The design and fabrication of supramolecular semiconductor nanowires formed by benzothienobenzothiophene (BTBT)-conjugated peptides


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Khalily M. A., USTA H., Ozdemir M., Bakan G., Dikecoglu F. B., Edwards-Gayle C., ...Daha Fazla

NANOSCALE, cilt.10, sa.21, ss.9987-9995, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 21
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1039/c8nr01604f
  • Dergi Adı: NANOSCALE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.9987-9995
  • Abdullah Gül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

pi-Conjugated small molecules based on a [1]benzothieno[3,2-b]benzothiophene (BTBT) unit are of great research interest in the development of solution-processable semiconducting materials owing to their excellent charge-transport characteristics. However, the BTBT -core has yet to be demonstrated in the form of electro-active one-dimensional (1D) nanowires that are self-assembled in aqueous media for potential use in bioelectronics and tissue engineering. Here we report the design, synthesis, and self-assembly of benzothienobenzothiophene (BTBT)-peptide conjugates, the BTBT-peptide (BTBT-C-3-COHN-Ahx-VVAGKK-Am) and the C-8-BTBT-peptide (C-8-BTBT-C-3-COHN-Ahx-VVAGKK-Am), as -sheet forming amphiphilic molecules, which self-assemble into highly uniform nanofibers in water with diameters of 11-13(+/- 1) nm and micron-size lengths. Spectroscopic characterization studies demonstrate the J-type - interactions among the BTBT molecules within the hydrophobic core of the self-assembled nanofibers yielding an electrical conductivity as high as 6.0 x 10(-6) S cm(-1). The BTBT -core is demonstrated, for the first time, in the formation of self-assembled peptide 1D nanostructures in aqueous media for potential use in tissue engineering, bioelectronics and (opto)electronics. The conductivity achieved here is one of the highest reported to date in a non-doped state.