Nanotubes from the Misfit Layered Compound (SmS)_1.19TaS₂: Atomic Structure, Charge Transfer, and Electrical Properties.

ABSTRACT: Misfit layered compounds (MLCs) MX-TX₂, where M, T = metal atoms and X = S, Se, or Te, and their nanotubes are of significant interest due to their rich chemistry and unique quasi-1D structure. In particular, LnX-TX₂ (Ln = rare-earth atom) constitute a relatively large family of MLCs, from which nanotubes have been synthesized. The properties of MLCs can be tuned by the chemical and structural interplay between LnX and TX₂ sublayers and alloying of each of the Ln, T, and X elements. In order to engineer them to gain desirable performance, a detailed understanding of their complex structure is indispensable. MLC nanotubes are a relative newcomer and offer new opportunities. In particular, like WS₂ nanotubes before, the confinement of the free carr

SUBMITTER: Sreedhara MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8874355 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature