Assembling Nano-Materials by Bio-Scaffolding: Crystal Engineering in Nano-Electronics

Abstract

Developing non-lithographic techniques for assembly of nano-scale materials (metals, semiconductors) at the interface between nano-materials and biology offers a glimpse into the design of potential materials for optical or electronic devices. Materials assembly using biological polymers (DNA, proteins) as scaffolds to direct the assembly of nano-scale components (semiconductors, metals) offers an exciting possibility of blending the inherent self-assembling properties of biological materials and the unique electronic and optical properties of nanomaterials. We have investigated the assembly of nano-scale materials (Au, Ag, CdSe) into 3-d super-lattices of nano-particles connected by biological polymers (DNA, polypeptides), in which the biological spacers act as molecular level scaffolds for nano-assembly.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2000
Accession Number
ADA390195

Entities

People

  • Geoffrey F Strouse

Organizations

  • University of California, Santa Barbara

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Amino Acids
  • Assembly
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemistry
  • Electronics
  • Engineered Materials
  • Engineering
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Nanomaterials
  • Optical Properties
  • Particles
  • Semiconductors
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics