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Non‐carbon nanotubes
Author(s) -
Zettl Alex
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19960080516
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , materials science , boron nitride , nanotechnology , nanotube , transition metal , catalysis , organic chemistry , chemistry
Nanotube formation is not limited to carbon , and in fact seems to be a general feature of layered materials. The classes of new nanotubes that have been synthesized, e.g., boron‐nitride‐containing compounds and transition‐metal dichalcogenides, are briefly reviewed. Theoretical predictions, such as the type II BC 2 N nanocoil, the smallest possible solenoid, point to enticing research and application opportunities, for example miniature transformers and magnetic storage or on‐nanotube devices (pn junctions, etc.).