Rhenium (IV) sulphide nanotube material and method of preparation
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1. Rhenium (IV) sulphide (ReS2) nanotube material comprising hollow cylinders of concentric rhenium (IV) sulphide layers, the ReS2 interlayer distance between 0.5 to 0.7 nm, each ReS2 layer consisting of a layer of rhenium atoms sandwiched between two layers of sulphur atoms.
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A rhenium (IV) sulphide (ReS2) nanotube material and a method of preparation of the rhenium (IV) sulphide (ReS2) nanotube material. The rhenium (IV) sulphide (ReS2) nanotube material comprises hollow cylinders of concentric rhenium (IV) sulphide layers, the ReS2 interlayer distance being between 0.5 to 0.7 nm. Each ReS2 layer consists of a layer of rhenium atoms sandwiched between two layers of sulfur atoms.
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- 1. Rhenium (IV) sulphide (ReS2) nanotube material comprising hollow cylinders of concentric rhenium (IV) sulphide layers, the ReS2 interlayer distance between 0.5 to 0.7 nm, each ReS2 layer consisting of a layer of rhenium atoms sandwiched between two layers of sulphur atoms.
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5. Method for the preparation of rhenium (IV) sulphide nanotube material comprising hollow cylinders of concentric rhenium (IV) sulphide layers, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a nanotube template material;
(b) impregnating the template material with a rhenium-containing solution;
(c) drying the impregnated template material; and
(d) treating the dried material from step (c) with a sulphiding agent. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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