Thursday, 16th November 2006 (3868 views)

A top US scientist and his former graduate student have been recognised for their outstanding work with gold by Scientific American.

Daniel Morse and former student Angela Belcher both appear on the latest list of the country's top 50 most outstanding contributors to the scientific community to be published in the December issue of the magazine.

In particular, Professor Morse, a professor of molecular genetics and biochemistry and director of the Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies (ICB) at the University of California in Santa Barbara, has been praised for his work on molecules and gold surfaces.

The professor has conducted extensive research into developing nanostructured semiconductor thin films involving the use of molecules on gold surfaces. The process involves gold nanoparticles being coated with a layer of molecules that contribute one half of the structure required to catalyse silica at low level temperatures.

There are a wide range of applications for this unique synthesis method and Professor Morse's research could lead to the production of growing semiconductor films, longer life batteries as well as a variety of uses in microelectronics, optoelectronics, solar energy technology and medicine.

 

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