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Filling of Chrysotile Nanotubes with Metals

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Nanowires were produced by injection of molten Hg and Pb into chrysotile nanotubes. The breakdown of chrysotile and the surface tension of the molten metals are the limiting factors for the filling procedure. The thermal stability of chrysotile nanotubes was investigated by infrared spectrometry, thermogravimetry, differential thermal analysis, and x-ray diffraction analyses. For short-term thermal annealing (30 min) the tube morphology remains stable up to 700 °C. The high surface tension of both molten Pb and Hg (γLV > 200 mN/m) requires external pressure for the melts to penetrate into the tubes. Filling of the tubes was achieved under high pressure and high temperature conditions compatible with the stability range for chrysotile determined in the annealing experiments. Transmission electron microscopy observations confirmed high filling yields for both metals. Almost all nanotubes were partially filled with lead. The length of continuous wires ranged from tens to hundreds of nanometers. Additional experiments with tin were not successful.

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  1. Institute of Mineralogy and Petrography, University of Fribourg, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland

    C. Métraux & B. Grobéty

  2. Eidgenössishe Technische Hochschule Zürich, Institute of Mineralogy and Petrography, 8052, Zürich, Switzerland

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Métraux, C., Grobéty, B. & Ulmer, P. Filling of Chrysotile Nanotubes with Metals. Journal of Materials Research 17, 1129–1135 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.2002.0167

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