Oxide Nanotube Analogues: CuO Nanobarrels
The principle 'form follows function' which dominated much of twentieth century architechture and industrial design has its parallel on the nanolevel in the concept of 'function follows form'. This has been realized in many technologically valuable ways on this level via nanoparticles such as nanotubes and quantum dots, for example. Now, a new material, copper oxide (CuO) nanobarrels, offers still another opportunity to exploit unusual form to obtain new functionality. Recently, CuO 'rings' on the order of 100 nm diameter have been observed experimentally by El-Azab and Liang (2003). In a separate effort, we have used first principles density functional calculations to investigate smaller, single walled CuO structures that appear to be nanotubes or nanobarrels with a square unit mesh rather than the hexagonal mesh of carbon nanotubes. These structures are unique and novel, and almost certainly will yield fascinating results when studied experimentally.
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE - SC
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC07-05ID14517
- OSTI ID:
- 1030672
- Report Number(s):
- INL/JOU-10-19759; TRN: US201124%%444
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, Vol. 29, Issue 6; ISSN 1071-1023
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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