title: Bio-inspired band gap engineering of zinc oxide by intracrystalline incorporation of amino acids.
abstract: Bandgap engineering of zinc oxide semiconductors can be achieved using a bio-inspired method. During a bioInspired crystallization process, incorporation of amino acids into the crystal structure of ZnO induces lattice strain that leads to linear bandgap shifts. This allows for fine tuning of the bandgap in a bio-inspired route.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 32000, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brif
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ankonina
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Drathen
authors.forename: Boaz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pokroy
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D001120:Arginine / Q000737:chemistry; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization; D003545:Cysteine / Q000737:chemistry; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D064347:Microscopy, Electrochemical, Scanning; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D056951:Photoelectron Spectroscopy; D017279:Selenocysteine / Q000737:chemistry; D012666:Semiconductors; D012694:Serine / Q000737:chemistry; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D017279:Selenocysteine; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D012694:Serine; D001120:Arginine; D003545:Cysteine; D009584:Nitrogen; D015034:Zinc Oxide
keywords: ZnO; band gap engineering; bio-inspired crystal growth; biomineralization; lattice strain