Inorganic Materials Confined in Carbon and Boron Nitride Nanotubes

这个项目的目的是探索无机分子和扩展晶格材料的性质如何由于纳米尺度的限制而发生变化。我将开发包裹无机小分子的方法，并在纳米管中合成新型无机纳米材料。该项目将分为两个主要领域：1.碳纳米管和氮化硼纳米管中硒化铟的性质和包覆的研究。为了研究这些材料的性质，将用拉曼光谱和红外光谱来探测振动模式，用透射电子显微镜来确定被包裹物种的形态和性质，用XPS和荧光/磷光光谱来更好地了解被包裹物种的成键和结构。然后将进行电化学测量，以确定封装对硒化铟的电学性能的影响。碳和氮化硼纳米管中金属羰基化合物的性质和包封性研究。金属羰基化合物的光学性质得到了广泛的研究。碳纳米管内部的包裹已经被证明改变了这些性质，但关于氮化硼纳米管包裹效果的进一步研究尚未得到广泛的探索。成功地将金属羰基包裹在氮化硼纳米管中，可以创造出具有增强光活性的新材料。

The aim of this project is to explore how properties of inorganic molecules and extended lattice materials change due to the nanoscale confinement. I shall develop methods for entrapment of small inorganic molecules and synthesise novel inorganic nanomaterials inside nanotubes. The project will be divided into two main areas: 1. Investigation of the properties and encapsulation of Indium Selenide inside carbon and boron nitride nanotubes. To invesitgate the properties of these materials Raman and IR spectroscopy would be used to probe vibrational modes, TEM to determine morphology and properties of encapsulated species and XPS and fluorescence/phosphorescence spectroscopy to better understand the bonding and structure of encapsulated species. Electrochemical measurements will then be made to determine the effect of encapsulation on the electrical properties of Indium Selenide.2. Investigation of the properties and encapsulation of metal carbonyls inside carbon and boron nitride nanotubes. Metal carbonyls have well studied optical properties. Encapsulation inside carbon nanotubes has been shown to alter these properties, but further investigation into the effect of encapsulation by boron nitride nanotubes has not yet been extensively explored. Successful encapsulation of metal carbonyls inside boron nitride nanotubes could create new materials with enhanced photoactive properties.