Inorganic fullerenes and nanotubes

Electron beam irradiation and laser ablation has been successful in producing the metal dichalcogenide nanotubes. Laser ablation of MoS2 and WS2 targets produces substantial amounts of inorganic fullerenes and nanotubes.64 Electron beam irradiation of bulk WS2 powder yields various nanostructures of WS2 including inorganic fullerenes, nanotubes and nanorods.65... 

Y. Feldman, E. Wasserman, D. J. Srolovitz and R. Tenne, High rate, gas-phase growth of M0S2 nested inorganic fullerenes and nanotubes. Science, 267, 222-225 (1995). 

Several methods have been developed to synthesize inorganic fullerenes and nanotubes based on layered MS2 [45-50]. They include arc discharge, laser ablation techniques, electron beam irradiation of MS2 crystals, chemical transport reaction, and precursor synthesis approach [50,54-58]. The chemical vapor transport method, which was discussed earlier, has also been used to synthesize both M0S2 and WS2 nanotubes. 

Chen, J. and F. Wu, Review of hydrogen storage in inorganic fullerene-like nanotubes. Appl. Phys. A, 78, 989-994, 2004. 

There has been considerable interest in the synthesis of fullerenes and nanotubes of inorganic materiaIs.4,21 These efforts have primarily been focused on layered inorganic compounds such as... 

Inorganic Nanoclusters with Fullerene-Like Structure and Nanotubes... 

II. CLASSIFICATION OF DIFFERENT INORGANIC COMPOUNDS FORMING FULLERENE-LIKE STRUCTURES AND NANOTUBES... 

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