Curved nanostructured materials

"Graphite is a layered material that is very flexible, in which each layer is able to curve in order to form cages, nanotubes, nanocoils, nanocones, etc. In this paper, we demonstrate that various synthetic routes are capable of producing graphite-like nanomaterials with fascinating electronic...

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Authors: Humberto Terrones Maldonado, MAURICIO TERRONES MALDONADO
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2003
Country:México
Institution:Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
Repository:Repositorio Institucional del IPICYT
OAI Identifier:oai:ipicyt.repositorioinstitucional.mx:1010/1971
Online Access:http://ipicyt.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1010/1971
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:info:eu-repo/classification/cti/1
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/22
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Summary:"Graphite is a layered material that is very flexible, in which each layer is able to curve in order to form cages, nanotubes, nanocoils, nanocones, etc. In this paper, we demonstrate that various synthetic routes are capable of producing graphite-like nanomaterials with fascinating electronic and mechanical properties. There are other layered systems, which could curl and bend, thus generating novel nanostructures with positive and negative Gaussian curvature. In this context, we will also demonstrate that hexagonal boron nitride, tungsten disulfide (WS2), molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) and rhenium disulfide (ReS2) are also able to create nanocages, nanotubes and nano-arrangements exhibiting novel physico-chemical properties that could revolutionize materials science in the 21st century."