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Biotemplated Synthesis of Perovskite Nanomaterials for Solar Energy Conversion
Author(s) -
Nuraje Nurxat,
Dang Xiangnan,
Qi Jifa,
Allen Mark A.,
Lei Yu,
Belcher Angela M.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201200114
Subject(s) - nanomaterials , materials science , perovskite (structure) , nanotechnology , template , nanocrystal , bismuth , strontium titanate , thin film , chemical engineering , metallurgy , engineering
A synthetic method of using genetically engineered M13 virus to mineralize perovskite nanomaterials , particularly strontium titanate (STO) and bismuth ferrite (BFO), is presented. Genetically engineered viruses provide effective templates for perovskite nanomaterials. The virus‐templated nanocrystals are small in size, highly crystalline, and show photocatalytic and photovoltaic properties.