Abstract:
The present invention provides a new composite material comprising a porous matrix made of metal, metal alloy or semiconducting material and hollow fullerene-like nanoparticles of a metal chalcogenide compound or mixture of such compounds. The composite material is characterized by having a porosity between about 10% and about 40%. The amount of the hallow nanoparticles in the composite material is 1-20 wt. %.
Abstract:
Fullerene-like (IF) nanostructures of the formula A1-x-Bx-chalcognide are described. A being a metal or transition metal or an alloy of metals and/or transition metals, B being a metal or transition metal B different from that of A and x being ? 0.3. A process for their manufacture and their use for modifying the electronic character of A-chalcognide are described.
Abstract:
Nanotubes of transition metal chalcogenides as long as 0.2-20 microns or more, perfect in shape and of high crystallinity, are synthesized from a transition metal material, e.g., the transition metal itself or a substance comprising a transition metal such as an oxide, water vapor and a H 2 X gas or H 2 gas and X vapor, wherein X is S, Se or Te, by a two-step or three-step method. The transition metal chalcogenide is preferably WS 2 or WSe 2 . Tips for scanning probe microscopy can be prepared from said long transition metal chalcogenide nanotubes.