Application of vertically aligned one-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures in lithium sulfur battery

2022 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20KK0114
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: 項 栄 東京大学, 大学院工学系研究科(工学部), 外国人客員研究員 (20740096)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 井ノ上 泰輝 大阪大学, 大学院工学研究科, 助教 (00748949) ; 熊本 明仁 東京大学, 大学院工学系研究科(工学部), 客員共同研究員 (70724590)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-10-27 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 一次元ファンデルワールスヘテロ構造

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

We reported the experimental synthesis of one-dimensional van der Waals (1D vdW) heterostructures, where single-crystal boron nitride nanotubes (BNNT) and/or molybdenum disulfide nanotubes seamlessly wrap around a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) and form a coaxial hetero-nanotube with a diameter of only several nm. Later, we performed a comprehensive study on the structural
details and formation mechanism of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) synthesized 1D heterostructures. Edge structures, nucleation sites, and crystal epitaxial relationships are clearly revealed using transmission electron microscopy
(TEM). Finally, we demonstrate the possibility of building 1D vdW heterostructures on atomically precise, single-chirality SWCNTs. This is achieved by dispersing, sorting, re-depositing and cleaning SWCNTs before performing the synthesis of 1D heterostructures. We employ five different single-chirality SWCNT solution and confirm that 1D heterostructures can be fabricated on these solution-sorted SWCNT templates if the surfactant can be readily removed. The obtained heterostructures show a very minor variation in inner diameter, suggesting the high uniformity of the starting SWCNT template.

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] Peking University/Tsinghua University/CAS(中国)
  • Country Name: CHINA
  • Counterpart Institution: Peking University/Tsinghua University/CAS
• [Int'l Joint Research] Aalto University/Canatu Ltd.(フィンランド)
  • Country Name: FINLAND
  • Counterpart Institution: Aalto University/Canatu Ltd.
• [Int'l Joint Research] University of Warwick(英国)
  • Country Name: UNITED KINGDOM
  • Counterpart Institution: University of Warwick
• [Int'l Joint Research] MIT(米国)
  • Country Name: U.S.A.
  • Counterpart Institution: MIT
• [Int'l Joint Research] CNRS(フランス)
  • Country Name: FRANCE
  • Counterpart Institution: CNRS
• [Journal Article] Horizontal Arrays of One-Dimensional van der Waals Heterostructures as Transistor Channels (2023)
  • Author(s): Matsushita, S.; Otsuka, K.; Sugihara, T.; Zhu, G.Y.; Kittipaisalsilpa, K.; Lee, M.; Xiang, R.; Chiashi, S. Maruyama, S.
  • Journal Title: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces Volume: 24 Pages: 10965-10973
  • DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c22964
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Drastically reduced thermal conductivity of self-bundled single-walled carbon nanotube (2023)
  • Author(s): Feng, Y.; Sato, Y.; Inoue, T.; Liu, M.; Chiashi, S.; Xiang, R.; Suenaga, K. Maruyama, S.
  • Journal Title: Carbon Volume: 201 Pages: 433-438
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2022.09.024
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Nanotube-based heterostructures for electrochemistry: A mini-review on lithium storage, hydrogen evolution and beyond (2022)
  • Author(s): Zheng, Y.; Dai, W.; Zhang, X.; Huang, J.-Q.; Maruyama, S.; Yuan, H. Xiang, R.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Energy Chemistry Volume: - Pages: -
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.jechem.2022.02.029
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] SWCNT@BNNT With 1D van der Waals Heterostructure With a High Optical Damage Threshold for Laser Mode-Locking (vol 39, pg 5875, 2021) (2022)
  • Author(s): Zhang, Z.Y.; Sun, X.N.; Yuan, P.T.; Yokokawa, S.; Zheng, Y.J.; Jiang, H.B.; Jin, L.; Anisimov, A.S.; Kauppinen, E.I.; Xiang, R.; Maruyama, S.; Yamashita, S. Set, S.Y.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Lightwave Technology Volume: 40 Pages: 6052-6052
  • DOI: 10.1109/Jlt.2022.3192946
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Fabricating one-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures on chirality-sorted single-walled carbon nanotubes (2022)
  • Author(s): Zhang, R.X.; Feng, Y.; Li, H.A.; Kumamoto, A.; Wang, S.H.; Zheng, Y.J.; Dai, W.Y.; Fang, N.; Liu, M.; Tanaka, T.; Kato, Y.K.; Kataura, H.; Ikuhara, Y.; Maruyama, S. Xiang, R.
  • Journal Title: Carbon Volume: 199 Pages: 407-414
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2022.07.076
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Tailoring Highly Ordered Graphene Framework in Epoxy for High-Performance Polymer-Based Heat Dissipation Plates (vol 15, pg 12922, 2021) (2022)
  • Author(s): Ying, J.F.; Tan, X.; Lv, L.; Wang, X.Z.; Gao, J.Y.; Yan, Q.W.; Ma, H.B.; Nishimura, K.; Li, H.; Yu, J.H.; Liu, T.H.; Xiang, R.; Sun, R.; Jiang, N.; Wong, C.P.; Maruyama, S.; Lin, C.T. Dai, W.
  • Journal Title: ACS Nano Volume: 16 Pages: 19607-19608
  • DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c10767
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Building Blocks for One-dimensional van der Waals Heterostructures (2022)
  • Author(s): Xiang, R.; Maruyama, S. Li, Y.
  • Journal Title: National Science Open Volume: 1 Pages: 20220016
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Multi-Functional MoO3 Doping of Carbon-Nanotube Top Electrodes for Highly Transparent and Efficient Semi-Transparent Perovskite Solar Cells (2022)
  • Author(s): Seo, S.; Akino, K.; Nam, J.-S.; Shawky, A.; Lin, H.-S.; Nagaya, H.; Kauppinen, E.I.; Xiang, R.; Matsuo, Y.; Jeon, I. Maruyama, S.
  • Journal Title: Advanced Materials Interfaces Volume: n/a Pages: 2101595
  • DOI: 10.1002/admi.202101595
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Universal Map of Gas-Dependent Kinetic Selectivity in Carbon Nanotube Growth (2022)
  • Author(s): Otsuka, K.; Ishimaru, R.; Kobayashi, A.; Inoue, T.; Xiang, R.; Chiashi, S.; Kato, Y.K. Maruyama, S.
  • Journal Title: ACS Nano Volume: 16 Pages: 5627-5635
  • DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c10569
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Synthesis of vertically aligned boron nitride nanotubes with a template of single-walled carbon nanotubes (2022)
  • Author(s): Liu, M.; Wang, S.H.; Zheng, Y.J.; Takeuchi, M.; Inoue, T.; Xiang, R. Maruyama, S.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Materials Research Volume: 37 Pages: 4428-4437
  • DOI: 10.1557/s43578-022-00759-z
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Formation of organic color centers in air-suspended carbon nanotubes using vapor-phase reaction (2022)
  • Author(s): Kozawa, D.; Wu, X.J.; Ishii, A.; Fortner, J.; Otsuka, K.; Xiang, R.; Inoue, T.; Maruyama, S.; Wang, Y.H. Kato, Y.K.
  • Journal Title: Nature Communications Volume: 13 Pages: 2814
  • DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30508-z
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Surfactant-Assisted Isolation of Small-Diameter Boron-Nitride Nanotubes for Molding One-Dimensional van der Waals Heterostructures (2022)
  • Author(s): Furusawa, S.; Nakanishi, Y.; Yomogida, Y.; Sato, Y.; Zheng, Y.J.; Tanaka, T.; Yanagi, K.; Suenaga, K.; Maruyama, S.; Xiang, R. Miyata, Y.
  • Journal Title: ACS Nano Volume: 16 Pages: 16636-16644
  • DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c06067
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Enhancement of oxygen reduction reactivity on TiN by tuning the work function via metal doping (2022)
  • Author(s): Chisaka, M.; Abe, T.; Xiang, R.; Maruyama, S. Daiguji, H.
  • Journal Title: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume: 24 Pages: 29328
  • DOI: 10.1039/d2cp04326b
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Micro- and Macrostructures of Aligned Boron Nitride Nanotube Arrays (2022)
  • Author(s): Acauan, L.H.; Wang, H.Z.; Zheng, Y.J.; Liu, M.; Maruyama, S.; Xiang, R. Wardle, B.L.
  • Journal Title: ACS Nano Volume: 16 Pages: 18178-18186
  • DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c05229
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
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