Semiconducting Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Heteronanotubes with Controlled Outer-Wall Structures
Yohei Yomogida, Mai Nagano, Zheng Liu, Kan Ueji, Md. Ashiqur Rahman, Abdul Ahad, Akane Ihara, Hiroyuki Nishidome, Takashi Yagi, Yusuke Nakanishi, Yasumitsu Miyata, Kazuhiro Yanagi
Abstract
Transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) nanotubes exhibit unique physical properties due to their nanotube structures. The development of techniques for synthesizing TMDC nanotubes with controlled structures is very important for their science and applications. However, structural control efforts have been made only for the homostructures of TMDC nanotubes and not for their heterostructures that provide an important platform for their two-dimensional counterparts. In this study, we synthesized heterostructures of TMDC nanotubes, MoS 2 /WS 2 heteronanotubes, and demonstrated a technique for controlling features of their structures, such as diameters, layer numbers, and crystallinity. The diameter of the heteronanotubes could be tuned with inner nanotube templates and was reduced by using small-diameter WS 2 nanotubes. The layer number and crystallinity of the MoS 2 outer wall could be controlled by controlling their precursors and synthesis temperatures, resulting in the formation of high-crystallinity TMDC heteronanotubes with specific chirality. This study can expand the research of van der Waals heterostructures.