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Non-Carbon Nanotubes (Review). Part 2. Types and Structure

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Various types and structures of synthesized non-carbon nanotubes (N-NT) based on carbonitrides B x C y N z , boron nitride BN, sulfides WS2, MoS2, selenides NbSe2, halides NiCl2, transition metal oxides SiO2, TiO2, MoO3, V2O5 are considered, as well as theoretically predicted N-NT based on P, Si, Ge, and III-V semiconductors. General criteria for the stability of non-carbon nanotubes are analyzed.

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Pokropivny, V.V. Non-Carbon Nanotubes (Review). Part 2. Types and Structure. Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics 40, 582–594 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015232003933

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