TY - JOUR
T1 - Stitching together a nm thick peptide-based semiconductor sheet using UV light
AU - Alvarez, Alain Bolaño
AU - Pino, Marcelo
AU - Petersen, Steffen B
AU - Fidelio, Gerardo Daniel
N1 - Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - Langmuir monolayer allows for a two-dimensional nano-scale organization of amphiphilic molecules. We have adapted this technique to measure lateral and transverse conductivity in confined peptide nanosheets for the first time. We reported that two retro-isomers amphipathic peptides form stable monolayers showing a semiconductor-like behavior. Both peptides exhibit the same hydrophobicity and surface stability. They differ in the lateral conductivity and current-voltage due to the asymmetric peptide bond backbone orientation at the interface. Both peptides contain several tyrosines allowing the lateral crosslinking in neighboring molecules induced by UVB. UVB-light induces changes in the lateral conductivity and current-voltage behavior as well as monolayer heterogeneity monitored by Brewster Angle Microscopy. The semiconductor properties depend on the peptide bond backbone orientation and tyrosine crosslinking. Our results indicate that one may design extended nano-sheets with particular electric properties, reminiscent of semiconductors. We propose to exploit such properties for biosensing and neural interfaces.
AB - Langmuir monolayer allows for a two-dimensional nano-scale organization of amphiphilic molecules. We have adapted this technique to measure lateral and transverse conductivity in confined peptide nanosheets for the first time. We reported that two retro-isomers amphipathic peptides form stable monolayers showing a semiconductor-like behavior. Both peptides exhibit the same hydrophobicity and surface stability. They differ in the lateral conductivity and current-voltage due to the asymmetric peptide bond backbone orientation at the interface. Both peptides contain several tyrosines allowing the lateral crosslinking in neighboring molecules induced by UVB. UVB-light induces changes in the lateral conductivity and current-voltage behavior as well as monolayer heterogeneity monitored by Brewster Angle Microscopy. The semiconductor properties depend on the peptide bond backbone orientation and tyrosine crosslinking. Our results indicate that one may design extended nano-sheets with particular electric properties, reminiscent of semiconductors. We propose to exploit such properties for biosensing and neural interfaces.
U2 - 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.111734
DO - 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.111734
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 33836369
SN - 0927-7765
VL - 203
JO - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
JF - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
M1 - 111734
ER -