1D lanthanide halide crystals inserted into single-walled carbon nanotubes

Authors
Xu, CG Sloan, J Brown, G Bailey, S Williams, VC Friedrichs, S Coleman, KS Flahaut, E Hutchison, JL Dunin-Borkowski, RE Green, MLH
Citation
Cg. Xu et al., 1D lanthanide halide crystals inserted into single-walled carbon nanotubes, CHEM COMMUN, (24), 2000, pp. 2427-2428
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
13597345 → ACNP
Issue
24
Year of publication
2000
Pages
2427 - 2428
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-7345(2000):24<2427:1LHCII>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
1D crystals of lanthanide halides of the form LnCl(3) (Ln = La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb or Yb) have been inserted into single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT s) using the molten salt capillary filling method; ca. 20-40% of all the ob served SWNTs were filled with melts in the range 650-910 degreesC with no o bservable damage to the carbon tubules; high resolution transmission electr on microscopy (HRTEM) studies showed that the nanostructures of the encapsu lated crystals varied with tubule diameter.