VQS (vapor-quasiliquid-solid, vapor-quasisolid-solid) mechanism presents a unified foundation for the syntheses of nanotubes, primarily carbon nanotubes
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DOI: 10.1063/1.4998192
Abstract: Nanotubes are synthesized almost entirely by metal-catalyst-free and metal-catalyst-mediated non-eutectic mechanism(s). An investigation has been carried out to understand the basics of this mechanism. Various possible chemical and physical processes involved in nanotube synthesis have… read more here.
Keywords: vqs vapor; nanotube synthesis; mechanism; vapor quasiliquid ... See more keywords
Single-chirality nanotube synthesis by guided evolutionary selection
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add4627
Abstract: Bringing to fruition the tantalizing properties, foreseen since the discovery of carbon nanotubes, has been hindered by the challenge to produce a desired helical symmetry type, single chirality. Despite progress in postsynthesis separation or somewhat… read more here.
Keywords: nanotube synthesis; chirality nanotube; synthesis guided; single chirality ... See more keywords