Citation
A. Abdelouas et al., Using cytochrome c(3) to make selenium nanowires, CHEM MATER, 12(6), 2000, pp. 1510
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
ISSN journal
08974756
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Volume
12
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0897-4756(200006)12:6<1510:UCCTMS>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
We report on a new method to make nanostructures in aqueous solution at roo
m temperature. We used the protein cytochrome c(3) to catalyze reduction of
selenate (SeO42-) to selenium Se-0 by dithionite. Reduction was instantane
ous. After a week spherical nanoparticles of red Se-0 (about 50 nm diameter
) precipitated, followed by self-assembling into crystalline nanowires, typ
ically 1 mu m long. The nanowires were composed of one strand of spherical
particles; thicker strands contained several nanoparticles in parallel.