Stabilization of NbTe, VTe, and TiTe via Nanotube Encapsulation.

The structure of MX transition metal trichalcogenides (TMTs, with M a transition metal and X a chalcogen) is typified by one-dimensional (1D) chains weakly bound together via van der Waals interactions. This structural motif is common across a range of M and X atoms (e.g.