Semiconductive, one-dimensional, self-assembled nanostructures based on oligopeptides with π-conjugated segments

• Main Authors: Sun, Yinghui, Jiang, Lin, Schuermann, Klaus C., Adriaens, Wencke, Zhang, Li, Boey, Freddy Yin Chiang, Cola, Luisa De, Brunsveld, Luc, Chen, Xiaodong
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Nanostructured materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97726; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7299
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

π Stacking between the β sheets: A newly designed π-conjugated peptide can be assembled into a one-dimensional nanostructure with strong π–π intermolecular electronic communication. A nanoelectronic device based on the achieved individual nanostructure was used to measure conductivity.