Rational growth of Bi2S3 nanotubes from quasi-two-dimensional precursors.
Synthesis of Bi2S3 nanotubes from rolling of the quasi-two-dimensional (2-D) layered precursor represents new progress in the synthetic approach and adds new members to the present inorganic fullerene family. These nanotubes display multiwalled structures that resemble that of a multiwalled carbon nanotube. The successful synthesis of Bi2S3 nanotubes highlights the feasibility of inorganic fullerene-like structures from other chemicals that possess layered crystalline structures, not only the well-known 2-D family, but possibly also those quasi-2-D members.
Ye
Changhui
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Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterials and Nanostructures, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China. chye@mail.issp.ac.cn
Meng
Guowen
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Jiang
Zhi
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Wang
Yinhai
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Wang
Guozhong
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Zhang
Lide
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