A recombinant protein ChiSifiCa,which was originally designed for regulation of calcium carbonate,was utilized to direct the mineralization of PbI_(2).By the regulation of ChiSifiCa protein,PbI_(2)nanoparticles compos...A recombinant protein ChiSifiCa,which was originally designed for regulation of calcium carbonate,was utilized to direct the mineralization of PbI_(2).By the regulation of ChiSifiCa protein,PbI_(2)nanoparticles composed of crystalline nanoflakes and amorphous nanorods were fabricated under environmental benign conditions.Synthetic PbI_(2)was successfully applied for preparation of perovskite precursors to fabricate solar cells.This regulation of ChiSifiCa on PbI_(2)improves the power conversion efficiency of corresponding perovskite solar cells to 16%.The present study may open a new avenue in the design and synthesis of materials with novel structures and functions.展开更多
In living organisms,confined space with specific chemical composition and elaborate spatial distribution regulates the formation of natural structures.Learning from the natural structure-forming process,novel synthesi...In living organisms,confined space with specific chemical composition and elaborate spatial distribution regulates the formation of natural structures.Learning from the natural structure-forming process,novel synthesis approaches in deliberated confined systems have been proposed for obtaining designed structures.Artificial confined systems can effectively regulate the synthesis of materials with defined structures according to the geometry of confinements.Collagen fibrils provide biological confinements for the formation of hierarchical structure with periodic arrangement.Genetically engineered living organisms with designed confinements can direct the synthesis of three-dimensional nanostructures.More novel structures will be rationally fabricated in the future with the aid of deeper understanding of biological processes.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51521001,51832003)。
文摘A recombinant protein ChiSifiCa,which was originally designed for regulation of calcium carbonate,was utilized to direct the mineralization of PbI_(2).By the regulation of ChiSifiCa protein,PbI_(2)nanoparticles composed of crystalline nanoflakes and amorphous nanorods were fabricated under environmental benign conditions.Synthetic PbI_(2)was successfully applied for preparation of perovskite precursors to fabricate solar cells.This regulation of ChiSifiCa on PbI_(2)improves the power conversion efficiency of corresponding perovskite solar cells to 16%.The present study may open a new avenue in the design and synthesis of materials with novel structures and functions.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51521001)the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2015DFR50650)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central University(WUT 2016IB006).
文摘In living organisms,confined space with specific chemical composition and elaborate spatial distribution regulates the formation of natural structures.Learning from the natural structure-forming process,novel synthesis approaches in deliberated confined systems have been proposed for obtaining designed structures.Artificial confined systems can effectively regulate the synthesis of materials with defined structures according to the geometry of confinements.Collagen fibrils provide biological confinements for the formation of hierarchical structure with periodic arrangement.Genetically engineered living organisms with designed confinements can direct the synthesis of three-dimensional nanostructures.More novel structures will be rationally fabricated in the future with the aid of deeper understanding of biological processes.
