SGER: Templated Synthesis of Boron Nanostructures

耶鲁大学化学工程系的Lisa D.Pfefferle和Dragos Ciuparu获得了无机化学、生物无机化学和金属有机化学计划的支持，在沸石模板合成硼纳米管和纳米晶须方面进行了探索性研究。他们的方法是在介孔分子筛孔内启动纳米管的生长，产生直径均匀的单壁管。据预测，硼纳米管和纳米线具有有价值的电子性质，这些性质取决于纳米管的直径。这一小笔探索性研究补助金(SGER)支持分子电子和纳米技术领域的高风险/高影响研究。这一跨学科项目还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.