Author/Authors :
Hsu، نويسنده , , W.K and Terrones، نويسنده , , M and Terrones، نويسنده , , H and Grobert، نويسنده , , N and Kirkland، نويسنده , , A.I and Hare، نويسنده , , J.P and Prassides، نويسنده , , K and Townsend، نويسنده , , P.D and Kroto، نويسنده , , H.W and Walton، نويسنده , , D.R.M، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Novel and uniform β-Sn nanowires surrounded by graphitic material (fully filled tubes; 40–50% of the overall material, length ≤2 μm; ≤100 nm o.d.) are produced by passage of a current between graphite rods immersed in molten mixtures of LiCl and SnCl2 under argon at 600°C. Prolonged electron beam irradiation (under HRTEM) of the nanowires leads to axial growth, re-orientations and allied dynamic transformations. The technique may be applied to other soft metals in order to generate filled nanotubes.
