Abstract
Aromatic organic molecules serve as optoelectronic materials owing to their intrinsic optical and electronic properties. Herein, self-assembled lamellar nanostructures as photoconductor hybrids, which are obtained from naphthalene-2-methoxycarbonyl (Nmoc)-capped peptide amphiphiles, are described. Hybrid nanostructures are constructed in a controlled manner by an electrochemical deposition technique in combination with the inorganic Zn(OH)2 phase. Inorganic Zn(OH)2 layers turn into semiconductor ZnO layers upon annealing at 150 °C and lamellar nanostructures are formed in a periodic manner. Synergistic effects of hydrogen bonding and π-π stacking interactions of aromatic peptide amphiphiles are the driving force for the formation of self-assembled lamellar nanostructures. Morphological, structural, and optical studies of such lamellar hybrid nanostructures are reported. Photoconduction of these hybrid nanostructures is also examined in detail. Peeling back the layers: Self-assembled lamellar nanostructures as photoconductor hybrids are constructed by an electrochemical deposition technique (see figure). Morphological, structural, photoconduction, and optical studies of such peptide-based hybrid nanostructures are examined in detail.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 583-590 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | ChemPlusChem |
Volume | 80 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:Copyright © 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Keywords
- electrochemistry
- nanostructures
- organic-inorganic hybrid composites
- peptides
- self-assembly