Issue 7, 2004
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Chemical Communications

Anatase assemblies from algae: coupling biological self-assembly of 3-D nanoparticle structures with synthetic reaction chemistry

Raymond R. Unocic,a   Frank M. Zalar,a   Peter M. Sarosi,a   Ye Caib  and  Kenneth H. Sandhage*b  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, 477 Watts Hall, 2041 College Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA

b School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
E-mail: ken.sandhage@mse.gatech.edu

Abstract

The shape-preserving conversion of biologically self-assembled 3-D nanoparticle structures (SiO2-based diatom frustules) into a new nanocrystalline material (anatase TiO2) via a halide gas/solid displacement reaction route is demonstrated.

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B400599F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
14 Jan 2004
Accepted
19 Feb 2004
First published
04 Mar 2004

Chem. Commun., 2004, 796-797

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Anatase assemblies from algae: coupling biological self-assembly of 3-D nanoparticle structures with synthetic reaction chemistry

R. R. Unocic, F. M. Zalar, P. M. Sarosi, Y. Cai and K. H. Sandhage, Chem. Commun., 2004, 796 DOI: 10.1039/B400599F

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