SGER: Templated Synthesis of Boron Nanostructures

丽莎D.耶鲁大学化学工程系的Pfefferle和Dragos Ciuparu得到了无机，生物无机和有机化学计划的支持，用于硼纳米管和纳米晶须的沸石模板合成的探索性研究。他们的方法是在中孔分子筛的孔内引发纳米管的生长，产生直径均匀的单壁管。硼纳米管和纳米线被预测具有有价值的电子性质，其根据纳米管的直径而变化。探索性研究小额赠款（SGER）支持分子电子学和纳米技术的高风险/高影响研究。这一跨学科项目还将提供这些重要领域的培训机会。

Lisa D. Pfefferle and Dragos Ciuparu, Department of Chemical Engineering, Yale University, are supported by the Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry Program for exploratory research in the zeolite-templated synthesis of boron nanotubes and nanowhiskers. Their approach is to initiate the nanotube growth inside the pore of a mesoporous molecular sieve, yielding single walled tubes of uniform diameter. Boron nanotubes and nanowires are predicted to have valuable electronic properties that vary depending on the diameter of the nanotube. This Small Grant for Exploratory Research (SGER) supports high risk/high impact research in molecular electronics and nanotechnology. This interdisciplinary project will also provide training opportunities in these important areas.