Ion beam modification of one-dimensional nano materials: A review.

The distinctive properties in a variation of aspects of one dimensional (1D) nano materials, like the well-known carbon nanotubes, metal oxide nanorods (& tubes), hBN nanotubes etc. have piqued the interest of researchers from both fundamental research and industry. The ability to efficiently modify the properties of 1D nanomaterials has a lot of practical uses. Among them, the most unusual benefit of ion beam technology is that it provides definite advantages. The layer-to-layer structural engineering of 1D materials may be altered by the intense ion beams. On a microscopic scale, tailoring characteristics of 1D nanomaterials is based on the ion beam introduction generated defects and purposeful doping of certain ions. Novel properties in modified 1D materials that are not present in pristine ones may result from changing the parameters of ion beams (energies, species, fluences, incident angles, etc.). Promising applications based on these 1D materials with ion beam-customized properties have been created in a wide range of industries. In this review article, we cover the most recent research on the techniques used and property modifications of carbon nanotubes in detail and other 1D materials when exposed to several ion beams. Future developments are viewed from a variety of angles.&#xD.