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A Standard and Reliable Method to Fabricate Two-Dimensional Nanoelectronics

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Published on: August 28, 2018

Nanotube Slidetronics.

Wei Cao¹, Michael Urbakh¹, Oded Hod¹

¹Department of Physical Chemistry, School of Chemistry, The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences and The Sackler Center for Computational Molecular and Materials Science, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

|December 21, 2023

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One-dimensional slidetronics in boron-nitride nanotubes is predicted. Interwall sliding creates polarization patterns, enabling chiral spirals for nanogenerator applications.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Nanotechnology

Background:

Double-walled boron-nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) offer unique electronic properties.
Understanding nanoscale phenomena is crucial for advanced electronic devices.

Purpose of the Study:

To predict and analyze the phenomenon of one-dimensional slidetronics in BNNTs.
To explore the formation of electrostatic polarization patterns during interwall sliding.

Main Methods:

Theoretical modeling of coaxial interwall sliding in BNNTs.
Analysis of electrostatic polarization based on nanotube wall properties and configuration.
Investigation of chiral polarization patterns using chiral indices.

Main Results:

One-dimensional slidetronics is predicted for BNNTs.
Electrostatic polarization patterns are determined by wall nature, configuration, and sliding modulation.
Chiral polarization patterns can spiral around the nanotube circumference with specific chiral indices.

Conclusions:

The discovered slidetronic effect in BNNTs is a novel phenomenon.
This effect holds potential for developing low-dimensional nanogenerators.
Further research into BNNT slidetronics could lead to new energy harvesting technologies.