SGER: Templated Synthesis of Boron Nanostructures

耶鲁大学化学工程系的Lisa D. Pfefferle和Dragos Ciuparu受到无机、生物无机和有机金属化学项目的支持，对沸石模板合成硼纳米管和纳米须进行了探索性研究。他们的方法是在介孔分子筛的孔内开始纳米管的生长，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特性，这些特性取决于纳米管的直径。这项探索性研究小额赠款（SGER）支持分子电子学和纳米技术领域的高风险/高影响力研究。这个跨学科项目也将在这些重要领域提供培训机会。

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.