Metalic nanowire and process for producing the same
AssigneesJapan Science and Technology Corporation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
InventorsMasaki Kogiso, Toshimi Shimizu
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Abstract
A nanowire comprising only metal having an average length of 1 μm or more which could not be produced in the prior art, and a method of manufacturing this wire. This invention provides a method of manufacturing a metal nanowire, which comprises the step of reducing a nanofiber comprising a metal complex peptide lipid formed from the two-headed peptide lipid represented by the general formula (I): in which Val is a valine residue, m is 1-3 and n is 6-18, and a metal ion, using 5-10 equivalents of a reducing agent relative to the two-headed peptide lipid. It further provides a metal nanowire having an average diameter of 10-20 nm and average length of 1 μm or more. It is preferred that the metal is copper.
Claims8
A method of manufacturing a metal nanowire, which comprises the step of reducing a nanofiber comprising a metal complex peptide lipid formed from the two-headed peptide lipid represented by the general formula (I):
- in which Val is a valine residue, m is 1-3 and n is 6-18, and a metal ion, using 5-10 equivalents of a reducing agent relative to the two-headed peptide lipid.
A metal nanowire having an average diameter of 10 to 20 mn and an average length of 1 micron or more, which is produced using as a template a nanofiber comprising a metal complex peptide formed from the two-headed peptide lipid represented by the general formula (I):
- in which Val is a valine residue, m is 1-3 and n is 6-18, and a metal ion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.