title: Sonochemical growth of nanomaterials in carbon nanotube.
abstract: Recent achievements in investigations of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) filled with ternary chalcohalides (antimony sulfoiodide (SbSI) and antimony selenoiodide (SbSeI)) are presented. Parameters of sonochemical encapsulation of nanocrystalline semiconducting ferroelectric SbSI-type materials in CNTs are reported. This low temperature technology is convenient, fast, efficient and environmentally friendly route for producing novel type of hybrid materials useful for nanodevices. Structure as well as optical and electrical properties of SbSI@CNTs and SbSeI@CNTs are described. Advantages of ultrasonic joining of such filled CNTs with metal microelectrodes are emphasized. The possible applications of these nanomaterials as gas sensors are shown.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physics - Centre for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego 8,40-019 Katowice, Poland. Electronic address: Marcin.Jesionek@polsl.pl.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jesionek
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physics - Centre for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego 8,40-019 Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nowak
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physics - Centre for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego 8,40-019 Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mistewicz
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physics - Centre for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego 8,40-019 Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kępińska
authors.affiliation: Institute of Material Science, University of Silesia, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1A, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stróż
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Materials Science, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bednarczyk
authors.affiliation: Division of Microelectronics and Nanotechnology, Wrocław University of Technology, Długa 65, 53-633 Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paszkiewicz
keywords: Antimony selenoiodide (SbSeI); Antimony sulfoiodide (SbSI); Carbon nanotubes; Encapsulation; Sonochemistry; Ultrasonic joining