Metal telluride nanotubes: Synthesis, and applications

Abstract

Metal tellurides have been explored extensively just like their sulfide and selenide cousins due to their surface chemistry, quantum confinement and physical properties. Nanotubular metal tellurides are more promising in terms of their unique physics and chemistry. This review article presents synthesis of metal telluride nanotubes via hydro/solvothermal methods, electrochemical methods, chemical methods, microwave methods and combination processes. Thermoelectric applications, electrocatalytic activities for water oxidation and supercapacitive behavior of metal telluride nanotubes have also been discussed and compared with other materials.