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ArticleBeilstein journal of nanotechnology2016

Bacteriorhodopsin-ZnO hybrid as a potential sensing element for low-temperature detection of ethanol vapour.

Saurav Kumar, Sudeshna Bagchi, Senthil Prasad, Anupma Sharma, Ritesh Kumar, Rishemjit Kaur, Jagvir Singh, Amol P Bhondekar

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Saurav KumarCSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Sector 30C, Chandigarh 160030, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110011, India.
Sudeshna BagchiCSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Sector 30C, Chandigarh 160030, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110011, India.
Senthil PrasadCSIR- Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39A, Chandigarh 160036, India.
Anupma SharmaCSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Sector 30C, Chandigarh 160030, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110011, India.
Ritesh KumarCSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Sector 30C, Chandigarh 160030, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110011, India.
Rishemjit KaurCSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Sector 30C, Chandigarh 160030, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110011, India.
Jagvir SinghResearch Services, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G2E1.
Amol P BhondekarCSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Sector 30C, Chandigarh 160030, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110011, India.

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Abstract

Zinc oxide (ZnO) and bacteriorhodopsin (bR) hybrid nanostructures were fabricated by immobilizing bR on ZnO thin films and ZnO nanorods. The morphological and spectroscopic analysis of the hybrid structures confirmed the ZnO thin film/nanorod growth and functional properties of bR. The photoactivity results of the bR protein further corroborated the sustainability of its charge transport property and biological activity. When exposed to ethanol vapour (reducing gas) at low temperature (70 °C), the fabricated sensing elements showed a significant increase in resistivity, as opposed to the conventional n-type behaviour of bare ZnO nanostructures. This work opens up avenues towards the fabrication of low temperature, photoactivated, nanomaterial-biomolecule hybrid gas sensors.

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amphipolbacteriorhodopsinbio-hybridgas sensingITOZnO nanostructure

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