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Fabrication of ZnS nanoparticle chains on a protein template
S Padalkar1, J Hulleman, S M Kim
1School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA. Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA.
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In the present study, we have exploited the properties of a fibrillar protein for the template synthesis of zinc sulfide (ZnS) nanoparticle chains. The diameter of the ZnS nanoparticle chains was tuned in range of ~30 to ~165 nm by varying the process variables. The nanoparticle chains were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy, UV-Visible spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, electron energy loss spectroscopy, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The effect of incubation temperature on the morphology of the nanoparticle chains was also studied.

