title: Synthesis and optical properties of gallium phosphide nanotubes.
abstract: Gallium phosphide nanotubes with zinc blende structure were synthesized for the first time. The as-prepared GaP nanotubes are polycrystalline with diameters of 30-120 nm and occasionally partially filled. The growth has been reasonably proposed to follow vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) mechanism. The integration of the nanotubular structure with the unique intrinsic semiconducting properties of GaP might bring GaP nanotubes some novel optical and electronic properties and applications.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE and Jiangsu Provincial Laboratory for NanoTechnology, Department of Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xizhang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yinong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu