Electrochemical synthesis on single cells as templates.
The cell surface is made electrochemically active by interfacing with graphene sheets. The electrical and thermal properties of graphene allow the control of cell surface potential for electrochemical synthesis. Using this approach radially projecting ZnO nanorods are templated on the surface of single cells. This reported single cell photosensor has superior performance than similar devices made on planar surfaces.
Dept of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute of Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. vmaheshw@uwaterloo.ca.
Jasper
J
Tam
Shehan
S
Salgado
Mark
M
Miltenburg
Vivek
V
Maheshwari
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