Advanced Materials (FRG) 2012-06-05

Biotemplated synthesis of perovskite nanomaterials for solar energy conversion.

Nurxat Nuraje, Xiangnan Dang, Jifa Qi, Mark A Allen, Yu Lei, Angela M Belcher

Index: Adv. Mater. 24(21) , 2885-9, (2012)

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Abstract

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.Copyright © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.