Synthesis, characterisation and applications of core-shell carbon-hexagonal boron nitride nanotubes

The recently published invited review article on the 'Synthesis, characterisation and applications of core-shell carbon-hexagonal boron nitride nanotubes' by our very own Materials DPhil student, Ruth Jones and her colleague Dr Barbara Maciejewska, both researchers in Professor Nicole Grobert's Nanomaterials by Design research group, addresses key aspects of the emerging and rapidly developing field of core-shell nanotube, consisting of hexagonal boron nitride-encapsulated 1D carbon structures in a neat and accessible way.

This article provides an insight into the production, processing and characterisation, and highlights prospects for the applications of these core-shell hybrid nanotubes as building blocks in high-temperature composites, nano-mechanical components, nano-electronics, field emitters, thermal management materials, and proposes future avenues of research.