Calculation of the electronic and thermal properties of C/BN nanotubular heterostructures

Modeling results are presented on the electronic, structural, and thermal properties of a (5,5)C@(17,0)BN-NT tubular heterostructure (a metal-like carbon nanotube inside a dielectric boron nitride nanotube) regarded as a prototype of nanocables. It is shown that the electronic properties of the nanocable remain unchanged up to about 3500 K. The properties of the nanocable are analyzed in comparison with those of a [C-60]-@(17,0)BN-NT peapod, a potential precursor to C/BN nanocables.