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Biomimetic Crystallization of Sulfide Semiconductor Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solution
Author(s) -
Pejoux Christophe,
de la Rica Roberto,
Matsui Hiroshi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200902121
Subject(s) - aqueous solution , dispersity , sulfide , nanoparticle , nucleation , crystallization , materials science , semiconductor , cadmium sulfide , quantum dot , chemical engineering , urease , nanotechnology , catalysis , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer chemistry , enzyme , optoelectronics , engineering , metallurgy
A new biomimetic approach is introduced for quantum‐dot synthesis in aqueous solution. The sulfide concentration gradient around the nucleating urease is controlled by the degree of inhibition of the catalytic activity, and the optimized precursor gradient on the enzyme generates monodisperse and crystalline sulfide semiconductor nanoparticles.