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NNIN provided complementary processing to evaluate electronic properties of bio-templated electronic materials Broader impact of this approach Utilize molecular recognition, specificity and parallelism of biological processes to formulate ELECTRONIC, OPTICAL AND MAGNETIC devices and systems
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NNIN provided complementary processing to evaluate electronic properties of bio-templated electronic materials Broader impact of this approach Utilize molecular recognition, specificity and parallelism of biological processes to formulate ELECTRONIC, OPTICAL AND MAGNETIC devices and systems Possible robust, room-temperature synthesis of electronic materials and devices with non-toxic precursors Societal benefits Cheaper, multifunctional devices and materials manufacture utilizing environmentally benign techniques Bio-templated Interconnects • Use of M13 phage as genetically-programmable template for electronic building blocks • Modify pVIII (major coat) protein to nucleate wires M13 phage Au electrodes Virus-templated gold wire Ti/Au contact E-beam written E. Hu (UCSB) Work performed at UCSB NNIN_Nuggets.ppt