Geoinspired synthetic chrysotile nanotubes
- 1 November 2006
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Journal of Materials Research
- Vol. 21 (11), 2711-2725
- https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2006.0359
Abstract
Since the 1991 discovery of hollow cylindrical carbon-based unidimensional structures, the nanotubular form of matter has been thoroughly investigated leading to a wealth of literature. Their particular features are not limited to graphite but are common in many inorganic highly anisotropic two-dimensional layered compounds. The first non-mineral inorganic nanotubes, constituted of lamellar molybdenum and tungsten disulfides, were synthesized in 1992. Afterwards, a large number of inorganic nanotubes have been synthesized, opening the path to the development of nanoelectronics, due to their dielectric properties. The unique mineral phase that crystallizes with a tubular morphology is chrysotile, which has been tentatively used to prepare ultra-thin wires by filling its hollow nanodimensional core with a conductive material. To overcome its natural heterogeneity in composition, morphology, and structure, synthetic chrysotile-inspired nanotubes have been recently synthesized. These geoinspired nanotubes can be prepared with specific properties, finalized to focused achievements such as preparation of new quantum wires. The existing knowledge on the structural and physicochemical properties of mineral and synthetic chrysotile nanotubes is reviewed, with the aim of emphasizing their potential applications as nonlinear optical and conducting technological devices. Bibliography encompasses over one hundred references.Keywords
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