基于新型DNA金属化工艺银纳米线的备

随着DNA金属化工艺逐渐发展,以DNA为模板进行金属纳米线的制备,使得生物与微细加工技术的结合变得可能．我们将DNA模板金属化工艺加以改进,利用半导体材料——硅作为样品衬底,并在硅片上利用Parafilm疏水膜斜向拉伸排列DNA分子,采用化学还原反应,成功地进行了银纳米线的制备．改进后的金属化工艺对DNA分子金属化程度较好,而且制备出了金属纳米网状结构．基于DNA构筑复杂纳米图形的实现,进行相关的金属化,有望构筑纳米集成电路．     

模板法制备枝状Pt纳米线

一维纳米材料的制备是近年来纳米材料的研究热点. 利用具有纳米尺度的孔洞阵列模板沉积各种材料构筑纳米线的方法具有制备简便和成本较低等优点[1,2]. 常用的模板有多孔阳极氧化铝(AAO)、多孔硅和聚合物等, 其中AAO模板具有耐高温, 绝缘性好, 孔洞分布均匀, 孔径、孔深大小可控等特点, 是模板法研究的热点. 通过模板法电化学沉积制备各种金属纳米线已有很多报道[3～8], 本研究小组也曾报道了模板法电化学沉积Au等纳米线的制备及性质[9～12], 但用该方法制备的金属纳米线都为单一的线状结构. 组成当代大规模集成电路的基本器件一般具有3个或3个以上的电极. 单一的线状结构纳米线, 不能满足纳米电子学对纳米材料和纳米器件性能研究的需要. 在纳米器件的特性研究和探索中, 枝状或Y形纳米结的制备有重要的意义, 它是纳米器件从理论到实用化的必备条件. Sui等[13]用模板法成功制备了枝状碳纳米管, 但用AAO模板制备枝状金属纳米线的研究至今还未见报道. 本文通过控制铝片的阳极氧化条件, 先制备出具有分枝状孔洞结构的AAO模板, 再用电化学法沉积金属Pt, 实现了枝状Pt纳米线的可控生长. 这对其它金属枝状纳米线的制备以及进一步掺杂、构筑纳米原型器件等具有显著的实用价值.     

金、铜金属纳米棒或纳米线的AFM和SERS的研究(英文)

通过电化学氧化法制备具有不同孔径氧化铝模板 ,利用交流电镀的方法在模板中沉积金属 ,再用酸溶解模板可以得到相应尺度的金属纳米线或纳米棒的阵列 .本文利用原子力显微镜和表面增强拉曼技术分别表征了金和铜两种金属纳米线阵列 .研究结果表明 ,作为探针分子的硫氰(SCN )在金属纳米线上的碳氮三键的振动频率随纳米线直径的增大而蓝移 .这一现象可能是因为尺寸效应对纳米线的费米能级造成影响 ,使不同直径的金属纳米线电子结构存在微小的差别 .     

以DNA为模板构造苯胺-DNA复合物纳米线和聚苯胺纳米导线

在溶液中, 以DNA为模板构造出了线性的苯胺-DNA复合物纳米线. 用压缩气流将得到的复合物纳米线拉直并固定到云母基底上. 用原子力显微镜(AFM)可观察到形貌规整的苯胺-DNA复合物纳米线. 苯胺单体在溶液中能从各个方向上组装到DNA分子上, 从而使DNA模板分子的表面包裹了一层苯胺. 以苯胺-DNA复合物纳米线为前驱体通过进一步化学氧化聚合得到了以DNA为模板的聚苯胺纳米导线.     

一维铜(核)-镍(壳)纳米结构的制备及其表面增强拉曼光谱

采用多孔阳极氧化铝模板(AAO)结合直流电化学沉积法, 通过一种新的两步法合成一维铜(核)-镍(壳)纳米结构. 首先制备铜纳米线, 然后对AAO进行扩孔, 利用铜纳米线和AAO孔壁之间的间隙,沉积镍纳米线/纳米管. 通过X射线衍射仪(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)对其结构和形貌进行表征分析, 所得结果验证了这种方法的可行性. 以腺嘌呤为探针分子研究此种纳米结构的表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)效应, 结果表明, 这种一维纳米材料是一种潜在的SERS活性基底, 拓宽了过渡金属在SERS中的应用.     

水热法制备ZnS纳米线

以十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)为表面活性剂，利用水热法通过二吡啶硫氰酸锌分解制备了ZnS纳米线，并用SEM、XRD、EDX和HR-TEM等方法对其纳米结构进行了表征。实验结果表明，反应时间和表面活性剂浓度是决定纳米ZnS最终形貌的关键因素，CTAB起到了纳米线生长的分子-诱导模板作用。     

模板法合成纳米结构材料

模板法（包括硬模板和软模板法）是制备纳米结构材料的常用方法,可用来制备多种物质的各种形状（如：球形粒子、一维纳米棒、纳米线、纳米管以及二维有序阵列等）的纳米结构,近年来关于这一领域的研究较为活跃。本文介绍了近年来利用氧化铝、二氧化硅、碳纳米管、表面活性剂、聚合物、生物分子等作模板制备多种物质的纳米结构材料的一些进展。     

金属辅助化学刻蚀法制备硅纳米线及应用

金属辅助化学刻蚀是近些年发展起来的一种各向异性湿法刻蚀,利用该方法可以制备出高长径比的半导体一维纳米结构。 本文综述了金属辅助化学刻蚀法可控制备硅纳米线的最新进展,简要概述了刻蚀的基本过程与机制,重点阐述了基于不同模板的金属辅助化学刻蚀可控制备高度有序、高长径比的硅纳米线阵列的具体流程与工艺,并介绍了其在锂离子电池、太阳能电池、气体传感检测和仿生超疏水等方面的潜在应用,探讨了目前存在的问题及其今后的研究发展方向。     

三维分级结构ZnO的制备及光催化性能

以聚乙烯醇/醋酸锌复合纳米纤维为模板, 采用模板辅助共沉积技术制备了三维尖晶石型ZnO纳米线/纳米纤维分级结构, 并采用SEM, XRD对其形貌和晶型结构进行了表征. 在光催化降解乙醛性能实验中, 三维分级结构ZnO表现出比纳米粒子和纤维更好的光催化性能. 这主要归因于ZnO纳米线的次级结构和开放的三维网络结构更有利于乙醛分子和氧分子的扩散和传输, 从而提高了乙醛的光降解速率.     

氧化铝模板中Ag纳米线阵列的选择性生长

利用Ag离子与Br离子之间的化学沉积作用在孔隙中充满明胶的阳极氧化铝(AAO)模板中制备了AgBr/AAO纳米介孔复合材料.材料选择性曝光后,利用原位显影液对其进行化学显影,在AAO模板中选择性得到Ag纳米线阵列.实验结果表明:Ag纳米线是连续的、致密的,且具有多晶结构,充满了曝光部分的模板孔隙.本文还对影响Ag纳米线选择性生长的因素进行了简单讨论.     

Formation and Electrical Evaluation of a Single Metallized DNA Nanowire in a Nanochannel

A novel fabrication process was developed for a single silver nanowire using DNA metallization in a nanochannel, and the electrical properties of this nanowire were evaluated using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. After being isolated using a nanochannel measuring 500 nm in depth and 500 nm in width, a single λDNA molecule was electrostatically stretched and immobilized between two electrodes separated by a gap of 15 μm by applying an AC voltage of 1 MHz and 20 V_p‐p. Then, naphthalene diimide molecules terminally‐labeled with galactose moieties were intercalated into the λDNA, and the reduction of silver ions along the λDNA led to its metallization with silver. Scanning electron microscopy observations revealed that two nanowires having different average widths of 154 nm and 250 nm were formed in two individual nanochannels. The nanowires showed the linear current‐voltage characteristics, and their combined resistance was estimated to be 45.5 Ω. The complex impedance of the nanowires was measured, and an equivalent circuit was obtained as a series connection of a resistance and a parallel resistance‐constant phase element circuit. Impedance analysis revealed that the nanowire included silver grain boundaries, and the bulk resistivity of silver grain was estimated to be 8.35×10^?8 Ωm.     

Conductive metal nanowires templated by the nucleoprotein filaments, complex of DNA and RecA protein

Development of preprogrammable conductive nanowires is a requisite for the future fabrication of nanoscale electronics based on molecular assembly. Here, we report the synthesis of conductive metal nanowires from nucleoprotein filaments, complexes of single- or double-stranded DNA and RecA protein. A genetically engineered RecA derivative possessing a reactive and surface accessible cysteine residue was reacted with functionalized gold particles, resulting in nucleoprotein filaments with gold particles attached. The template-based gold particles were enlarged by chemical deposition to form uniformly metallized nanowires. The programming information can be encoded in DNA sequences so that an intricate electrical circuit can be constructed through self-assembly of each component. As the RecA filament has higher degree of stiffness than double-stranded DNA, it provides a robust scaffold that allows us to fabricate more reliable and well-organized electrical circuitry at the nanoscale. Furthermore, the function of homologous pairing provides sequence-specific junction formation as well as sequence-specific patterning metallization.     

DNA-CNT nanowire networks for DNA detection

The ability to detect biological analytes in a rapid, sensitive, operationally simple, and cost-effective manner will impact human health and safety. Hybrid biocatalyzed-carbon nanotube (CNT) nanowire-based detection methods offer a highly sensitive and specific platform for the fabrication of simple and effective conductometric devices. Here, we report a conductivity-based DNA detection method utilizing carbon nanotube-DNA nanowire devices and oligonucleotide-functionalized enzyme probes. Key to our sensor design is a DNA-linked-CNT wire motif, which forms a network of interrupted carbon nanotube wires connecting two electrodes. Sensing occurs at the DNA junctions linking CNTs, followed by amplification using enzymatic metalization leading to a conductimetric response. The DNA analyte detection limit is 10 fM with the ability to discriminate single, double, and triple base pair mismatches. DNA-CNT nanowires and device sensing gaps were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and confocal Raman microscopy, supporting the enhanced conductometric response resulting from nanowire metallization.     

Nanocatalysts Fabricated by a Dealloying Method

Two types of nanomaterials with different morphologies are described in this article: nanoporous metals and titanate nanowires. Both materials are fabricated by a dealloying method. In the former case, the catalytic properties of nanoporous gold and palladium are exemplified by many chemical transformations. The reactions proceed without any support, stabilizer, or ligands. The catalyst can be easily recovered by a simple separation process and reused many times without significant loss of catalytic activity. In the latter case, the dealloying of Ti–Al alloy is described as a new fabrication method for producing ultrafine titanate nanowires. This method does not require high‐temperature conditions, which is advantageous for the construction of fine structures. The key to this process is achieving a fine dispersion of intermetallic TiAl₃ nanocrystals in the Al matrix in the mother alloy. The resulting nanowires exhibit remarkable Sr²⁺ ion‐exchange properties.     

Polyaniline nanowires on Si surfaces fabricated with DNA templates

It is essential to put individual, free-standing nanowires onto insulating substrates and integrate them to useful devices. Here we report a strategy for fabrication of conducting polymer nanowires on thermally oxidized Si surfaces by use of DNA as templates. The direct use of stretched and immobilized DNA strands as templates avoids the agglomeration of DNA caused by shielding of charges on DNA when polyaniline/DNA complexes formed in solution. Most importantly, the oriented DNA strands immobilized on the Si surface predetermine the position and the orientation of the nanowires. The approach described here is the first step toward uniting the programmable-assembly ability of DNA with the unique electronic properties of conducting polymers for high-density functional nanodevices. The conductivity of the nanowires is very sensitive to the proton doping-undoping process, suggesting that the nanowires hold great promise for sensitive chemical sensor applications.     

Fabrication of DNA nanowires by orthogonal self-assembly and DNA intercalation on a Au patterned Si/SiO2 surface

A novel Ru complex bearing both an acridine group and anchoring phosphonate groups was immobilized on a surface in order to capture double-stranded DNAs (dsDNAs) from solution. At low surface coverage, the atomic force microscopy (AFM) image revealed the "molecular dot" morphology with the height of the Ru complex ( approximately 2.5 nm) on a mica surface, indicating that four phosphonate anchor groups keep the Ru complex in an upright orientation on the surface. Using a dynamic molecular combing method, the DNA capture efficiency of the Ru complex on a mica surface was examined in terms of the effects of the number of molecular dots and surface hydrophobicity. The immobilized surface could capture DNAs; however, the optimal number of molecular dots on the surface as well as the optimal pull-up speed exist to obtain the extended dsDNAs on the surface. Applying this optimal condition to a Au-patterned Si/SiO 2 (Au/SiO 2) surface, the Au electrode was selectively covered with the Ru complex by orthogonal self-assembly of 4-mercaptbutylphosphonic acid (MBPA), followed by the formation of a Zr (4+)-phosphonate layer and the Ru complex. At the same time, the remaining SiO 2 surface was covered with octylphosphonic acid (OPA) by self-assembly. The selective immobilization of the Ru complex only on the Au electrode was identified by time-of-flight secondary-ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) imaging on the chemically modified Au/SiO 2 surface. The construction of DNA nanowires on the Au/SiO 2 patterned surface was accomplished by the molecular combing method of the selective immobilized Ru complex on Au electrodes. These interconnected nanowires between Au electrodes were used as a scaffold for the modification of Pd nanoparticles on the DNA. Furthermore, Cu metallization was achieved by electroless plating of Cu metal on a priming of Pd nanoparticles on the Pd-covered DNA nanowires. The resulting Cu nanowires showed a metallic behavior with relatively high resistance.     

DNA-templated nickel nanostructures and protein assemblies

We report a straightforward method for the fabrication of DNA-templated nickel nanostructures on surfaces. These nickel nanomaterials have potential to be applied as nanowires, as templated catalyst lines, as nanoscale magnetic domains, or in directed protein localization. Indeed, we show here that histidine-tagged phosducin-like protein (His-PhLP) binds with high selectivity to both Ni2+-treated surface DNA and DNA-templated nickel metal to create linear protein assemblies on surfaces. The association of His-PhLP with DNA-templated nickel ions or metal is reversible under appropriate rinsing conditions. Nanoscale DNA-templated protein assemblies might be useful in the construction of high-density protein lines for proteomic analysis, for example. Importantly, these nanofabrication procedures are not limited to linear DNA and can be applied readily to other self-assembled DNA topologies.     

DNA-templated three-branched nanostructures for nanoelectronic devices

Three-branched DNA molecules have been designed and assembled from oligonucleotide components. These nucleic acid constructs contain double- and single-stranded regions that control the hybridization behavior of the assembly. Specific localization of a single streptavidin molecule at the center of the DNA complex has been investigated as a model system for the directed placement of nanostructures. Highly selective silver and copper metallization of the DNA template has also been characterized. Specific hybridization of these DNA complexes to oligonucleotide-coupled nanostructures followed by metallization should provide a bottom-up self-assembly route for the fabrication and characterization of discrete three-terminal nanodevices.     

Au nanowire fabrication from sequenced histidine-rich peptide

A new biological approach to fabricate Au nanowires was examined by using sequenced histidine-rich peptide nanowires as templates. The sequenced histidine-rich peptide molecules were assembled as nanowires, and the biological recognition of the sequenced peptide toward Au lead to efficient Au coating on the nanowires. Monodisperse Au nanocrystals were uniformly coated on the histidine peptide nanowires with the high-density coverage, and the crystalline phases of the Au nanocrystals were observed as (111) and (220). The uniformity of the Au coating on the nanowires without contamination of precipitated Au aggregates is advantageous for the fabrication of electronics and sensor devices when the nanowires are used as the building blocks. We believe this simple metal nanowire fabrication method can be applied to various metals and semiconductors with peptides whose sequences are known to mineralize specific ions.     

Metallization of dna on the surface

A method to develop DNA fibrils with a length more than a few tens of micrometers, oriented in one direction on the n- and p-type silicon surface is described. A new simple and effective technique is proposed to produce silver nanowires by electrochemical reduction of silver ions bound to DNA using the obtained fibrils as a template, as a result of which DNA molecules fixed on the surface of the n-type silicon single crystal are uniformly covered by silver clusters with a size of about 30 nm. The proposed metallization procedure of DNA on the n-type silicon surface has an advantage in comparison with a similar one for macromolecules fixed on freshly cleaved mica, glass surface, and p-type silicon. n-Type silicon is not only a substrate, but also a source of electrons for silver reduction. The absence of an additional chemical component (reducer) principally distinguishes the proposed method from the others currently known. Atomic force microscopic images of fixed DNA molecules and prepared nanowires are obtained.