Abstract
This review explores the rapidly emerging field of hetero-nanotubes consisting of a carbon core and hexagonal boron nitride shell.
Highlights
Growing research interest into nanomaterial synthesis over the last two decades has enabled the progression from conventional to generation, heterostructured nanomaterials
We have highlighted the major advances in synthesis and characterisation of carbon nanotube (CNT)@BN nanotubes, along with their properties that make them highly desirable for state-of-the-art applications in nano/ microelectronics, thermal management solutions, nanomechanical systems, eld emission devices and structural composites
The progress in synthesis of CNT@BN nanotubes is presented from a comparative perspective, with focus on the efficiency and accessibility of the synthesis methods and importantly, on the quality of the CNT@BN
Summary
Growing research interest into nanomaterial synthesis over the last two decades has enabled the progression from conventional to generation, heterostructured nanomaterials. Her research focuses on the synthesis of boron nitride nanotubes, carbon/boron nitride heterostructure nanotubes, and their assembly into macroscopic architectures for future application as thermal management and/or structural materials Her expertise in this subject led to her joining the NASA International Internship (NASA I2) in 2019, where she worked on carbon nanotube-based gas sensors. A molecular dynamics model has proposed the possibility of self-assembly of CNTs and h-BN nanotubes (BNNTs) into coaxial structures,[15] and some empirical evidence suggests covalent BxCyNz heteronanotubes exhibit radial phase separation to form h-BN enriched outer shells.[2,16,17,18,19] here we focus on presenting the advances in direct growth methods for CNT@BN heteronanotubes, where either the core CNT or outer h-BN layers are grown in position.
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