DNA FCC

Jianing Zhang1, Dongbao Yao2, Wenqiang Hua3

  • 1State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies and Key Laboratory of Textile Fiber and Products of the Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China.

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|October 7, 2024
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概括

研究人员使用电场精确控制了DNA-金纳米粒子 (AuNP) 组件. 这种方法可以在没有温度变化的情况下创建面中心立方体 (FCC) 晶体结构,从而实现新的电子纳米复合材料.

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