POSS-peptoid molecules self-assemble into rhomboid-shaped nanocrystals.
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(Illustration by Stephanie King | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
Abstract:
Inspired by nature, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), along with collaborators from Washington State University, created a novel material capable of capturing light energy. This material provides a highly efficient artificial light-harvesting system with potential applications in photovoltaics and bioimaging.
Harvesting light like nature does:Synthesizing a new class of bio-inspired, light-capturing nanomaterials
Richland, WA | Posted on May 14th, 2021
The research provides a foundation for overcoming the difficult challenges involved in the creation of hierarchical functional organic-inorganic hybrid materials. Nature provides beautiful examples of hierarchically structured hybrid materials such as bones and teeth. These materials typically showcase a precise atomic arrangement that allow