Catalytic coating of virus particles with zinc oxide
Balci, S.; Bittner, A. M.; Schirra, M.; Thonke, K.; Sauer, R.; Hahn, K.; Kadri, A.; Wege, C.; Jeske, H.; Kern, K.
2009

Abstract

We show that the rod-shaped Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) can be coated with the wide band gap semiconductor zinc oxide by electroless deposition under mild reaction conditions. The process involves pretreatment with aqueous Pd(II), followed by nucleation of ZnO, directed to palladium centers formed on the surface of TMV. The mechanism is based on the local pH change due to the reduction of nitrate by dimethylamine borane at the palladium. Morphology and chemical composition have been analyzed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and by energy filtering TEM, respectively. The optical properties were elucidated by cathodoluminescence, which showed the desired near-band edge emission. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Title Catalytic coating of virus particles with zinc oxide
Author(s) Balci, S. ; Bittner, A. M. ; Schirra, M. ; Thonke, K. ; Sauer, R. ; Hahn, K. ; Kadri, A. ; Wege, C. ; Jeske, H. ; Kern, K.
Published in Electrochimica Acta
Volume 54
Pages 5149-5154
Conference 59th Annual Meeting of the International-Society-of-Electrochemistry, Seville, SPAIN, Sep 07-12, 2008
Date 2009
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DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2009.03.036
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