Method of encapsulating a material in a carbon nanotube
First Claim
1. A method of encapsulating a material in a nanotube comprising vaporizing the material to be encapsulated, vaporizing a material comprising carbon in the presence of at least 50 Torr of molecular hydrogen to provide encapsulating material having hydrogen terminated carbon bonds, and contacting the vaporized material and said encapsulating material so that said encapsulating material forms a nanotube in-situ about said material.
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Abstract
A method of encapsulating a material in a carbon nanotube comprising generating a vapor of the material to be encapsulated, generating a hydrogen arc discharge that discharges encapsulating products, and contacting the vapor of the material and the products discharged from the hydrogen arc discharge proximate a surface to encapsulate the material in a carbon nanotube. A carbon nanotube encapsulating a metallic material (e.g. copper), a semi-conductor material (e.g. germanium) and other materials can be produced.
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16 Claims
- 1. A method of encapsulating a material in a nanotube comprising vaporizing the material to be encapsulated, vaporizing a material comprising carbon in the presence of at least 50 Torr of molecular hydrogen to provide encapsulating material having hydrogen terminated carbon bonds, and contacting the vaporized material and said encapsulating material so that said encapsulating material forms a nanotube in-situ about said material.
- 7. A method of forming a nanotube, comprising vaporizing a first material, vaporizing a material comprising carbon in the presence of at least 50 Torr of molecular hydrogen to provide encapsulating material having hydrogen terminated carbon bonds, and contacting the vaporized material and said encapsulating material so that said encapsulating material forms a nanotube in-situ about said material.
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14. A method of making a nanowire, comprising vaporizing a material to be encapsulated, vaporizing a second material for encapsulating said material, contacting the vaporized material and the vaporized second material to form a nanotube in-situ about said material, and removing the nanotube, leaving a nanowire comprising said material.
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15. A method of making a nanowire, comprising vaporizing a first material to be encapsulated, vaporizing a second material for encapsulating said first material, contacting the vaporized first material and the vaporized second material to form a nanotube in-situ about said first material, and removing the nanotube, leaving a nanowire comprising said first material.
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16. A method of encapsulating a material in a nanotube comprising vaporizing a material to be encapsulated selected from the group consisting of metals and semiconductor materials, providing encapsulating material having hydrogen terminated carbon bonds by vaporizing a material comprising a source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and contacting the vaporized material to be encapsulated and said encapsulating material so that said encapsulating material forms a nanotube in-situ about said vaporized material to be encapsulated.
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