Hollow tubes or fibers, methods of making hollow tubes or fibers, and uses thereof. In various examples, a hollow tube or
fiber (e.g., a borophene tube or
fiber or the like) comprises a single or plurality of single
layers of
boron atoms, where each single layer is crystalline, comprises χ3, β 12, δ6, α, Pmmn, Pmmm, α-icosohedral, or β-icosohedral phase borophene, comprises hexagonal pyramidal and / or icosahedral unit(s) or group(s), or any combination thereof. In various examples, a method of making a hollow tube or
fiber comprises exfoliation (e.g., by mechanically mixing and / or agitation) of a
boron precursor, such as, for example, a
boron powder or
crystal, under pressure. Hollow tubes or fibers can be used in various applications and devices, such as, for example, energy or gas storage, sensing, field emission,
thermal conductivity, molecular electronic, structural, fiber / fabric, biomedical, electronic, or molecular electronic,
filtration, or
catalysis, or the like applications or devices, or in materials, such as, for example, conducing adhesives, or thermal or reinforcing materials.