Nanostructured virus crystals for X-ray optics

Author

Prasad, Tushar ; Turner, Mary ; Falkner, Joshua ; Mittleman, Daniel ; Johnson, John ; Lin, Tianwei ; Colvin, Vicki

Author_Institution

Appl. Phys. Dept., Rice Univ., Houston, TX

Volume

5

Issue

2

fYear

2006

fDate

3/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

93

Lastpage

96

Abstract

Certain virus structures can be assembled in the form of a periodic lattice with nanometer-range ordering. Cowpea mosaic virus is crystallized in body-centered-cubic geometry and used as a template for fabrication of metallized thin films with three-dimensional morphology. Calculations predict that these crystals exhibit a normal-incidence reflectivity of 7% for wavelengths around 35 nm, which can be utilized for soft X-ray optical systems

Keywords

X-ray optics; metallic thin films; microorganisms; nanostructured materials; nanotechnology; proteins; reflectivity; Cowpea mosaic virus structure; bioinspired optics; body-centered-cubic geometry; metallized thin film; nanometer-range ordering; nanostructured virus crystals; normal-incidence reflectivity; periodic lattice; protein nanostructures; soft X-ray optical system; three-dimensional morphology; virus crystal array; Assembly; Crystallization; Crystals; Geometrical optics; Lattices; Metallization; Optical device fabrication; Optical films; Periodic structures; Transistors; Bio-inspired optics; X-ray optics; protein nanostructures; virus crystal array; virus-based devices;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nanotechnology, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-125X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNANO.2006.869692

Filename

1605220