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Published on: July 9, 2015
Protein-templated semiconductor nanoparticle chains
S Padalkar1, J D Hulleman, S M Kim
1School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Abstract:
Cadmium sulfide and lead sulfide semiconducting nanoparticle chains have been fabricated for the first time by exploiting a general property of proteins, amyloidogenicity. The diameter of the CdS and PbS nanowires was tuned in the range of ∼50 to ∼350 nm by changing the process parameters. 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.
