Abstract

A nanotube from single-layer black phosphorus (BP) has never been discovered in experiments. The present study proposed a method for the fabrication of a BP nanotube (BPNT) from a parallelogram nanoribbon self-assembled on a carbon nanotube (CNT). The nanoribbon has a pair of opposite sides along the third principal direction. According to the numerical simulation via molecular dynamics approach, we discover that a wider BP nanoribbon can form into a series of chiral nanotube by self-assembly upon CNTs with different radii. The radius of a BPNT from the same ribbon has a wide range, and depends on both geometry of the ribbon and the CNT. One can obtain a BPNT with the specified radius by placing the ribbon nearby a given CNT. The method provides a clue for potential fabrication of BPNTs.

Details

Title
Self-assembly of a parallelogram black phosphorus ribbon into a nanotube
Author
Jiao, Shi 1 ; Cai, Kun 2 ; Ling-Nan, Liu 1 ; Qing-Hua, Qin 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

1  College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China 
2  College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China; Research School of Engineering, the Australian National University, ACT, Canberra, Australia 
3  Research School of Engineering, the Australian National University, ACT, Canberra, Australia 
Pages
1-10
Publication year
2017
Publication date
Oct 2017
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13328-w
ProQuest document ID
2117826510
Copyright
© 2017. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.