DNA-Templated Fabrication of Arbitrary-Structured Porous Carbon Materials
Abstract
The goal of this YIP project is to develop a toolset that will enable the fabrication of 2D and 3D porous carbon materials with arbitrary structures. We have achieved the original objective of the project. We have coated both 1D and 2D DNA nanostructures with a thin film of Al2O3 by atomic layer deposition (ALD) followed by heating the coated DNA nanostructure in low pressure H2 atmosphere at 800 - 1000 degrees Celsius. Raman spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM) data showed that carbon nanostructures were produced and their shape were the same as the DNA nanostructure. Conductive AFM measurement shows that the carbon nanostructures are electrically conductive. These research activities have resulted in 24 peer reviewed journal articles (23 published and 1 in revision) acknowledging the support of the AFOSR YIP grant. In recognition of his research contributions, the PI was awarded a Young Investigator Award by the European Materials Research Society 2013 Spring Meeting (Symposium Q: Bionanomaterials for imaging, sensing and actuating).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 11, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1011809
Entities
People
- Haitao Liu
Organizations
- University of Pittsburgh