Strong light-matter interaction in tungsten disulfide nanotubes.

Transition metal dichalcogenide materials have recently been shown to exhibit a variety of intriguing optical and electronic phenomena. Focusing on the optical properties of semiconducting WS2 nanotubes, we show here that these nanostructures exhibit strong light-matter interaction and form exciton-polaritons. Namely, these nanotubes act as quasi 1-D polaritonic nano-systems and sustain both excitonic features and cavity modes in the visible-near infrared range.

Torsional Resonators Based on Inorganic Nanotubes.

We study for the first time the resonant torsional behaviors of inorganic nanotubes, specifically tungsten disulfide (WS) and boron nitride (BN) nanotubes, and compare them to that of carbon nanotubes. We have found WS nanotubes to have the highest quality factor (Q) and torsional resonance frequency, followed by BN nanotubes and carbon nanotubes. Dynamic and static torsional spring constants of the various nanotubes were found to be different, especially in the case of WS, possibly due to a velocity-dependent intershell friction.

Nanotube Electromechanics beyond Carbon: The Case of WS2.

The incorporation of nanostructures into nanoelectronic and nanoelectromechanical systems is a long sought-after goal. In the present article, we report the first torsional electromechanical measurements of pure inorganic nanotubes. The WS2 nanotubes exhibited a complex and reproducible electrical response to mechanical deformation.

Field-effect transistors based on WS2 nanotubes with high current-carrying capacity.

We report the first transistor based on inorganic nanotubes exhibiting mobility values of up to 50 cm(2) V(-1) s(-1) for an individual WS2 nanotube. The current-carrying capacity of these nanotubes was surprisingly high with respect to other low-dimensional materials, with current density at least 2.4 × 10(8) A cm(-2).

Stability Criteria of Fullerene-like Nanoparticles: Comparing V₂O to Layered Metal Dichalcogenides and Dihalides.

Numerous examples of closed-cage nanostructures, such as nested fullerene-like nanoparticles and nanotubes, formed by the folding of materials with layered structure are known. These compounds include WS₂, NiCl₂, CdCl₂, Cs₂O, and recently V₂O₅. Layered materials, whose chemical bonds are highly ionic in character, possess relatively stiff layers, which cannot be evenly folded.

Hollow V(2)O(5) nanoparticles (fullerene-like analogues) prepared by laser ablation.

Nanoparticles of materials with layered structure are able to spontaneously form closed-cage nanostructures such as nested fullerene-like nanoparticles and nanotubes. This propensity has been demonstrated in a large number of compounds such as WS(2), NiCl(2), and others. Layered metal oxides possess a higher ionic character and consequently are stiffer and cannot be evenly folded.