title: Fabrication of ZnS nanoparticle chains on a protein template.
abstract: In the present study, we have exploited the properties of a fibrillar protein for the template synthesis of zinc sulfide (ZnS) nanoparticle chains. The diameter of the ZnS nanoparticle chains was tuned in range of ~30 to ~165 nm by varying the process variables. The nanoparticle chains were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy, UV-Visible spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, electron energy loss spectroscopy, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The effect of incubation temperature on the morphology of the nanoparticle chains was also studied.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA. Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Padalkar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hulleman
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tumkur
authors.forename: J-C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Rochet
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stach
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stanciu