| AVS 65th International Symposium & Exhibition | |
| Nanometer-scale Science and Technology Division | Thursday Sessions |
| Session NS-ThP |
| Session: | Nanometer-scale Science and Technology Division Poster Session |
| Presenter: | Marko Chavez, University of Southern California |
| Authors: | M.S. Chavez, University of Southern California P.J. Edwards, University of Southern California M.Y. El-Naggar, University of Southern California V.V. Kresin, University of Southern California |
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Bacteria produce rotary filamentous appendages, known as flagella, for propulsion through their environment in response to various chemical signals. The flagella, of nanoscale width and of microscale length, can be easily isolated from the microorganisms at low cost and in large quantities. Once isolated, these nanofilaments of uniform size distribution can be deposited onto desired surfaces in controlled quantities and can act as novel templates for nanostructures. Flagella placed on a surface ahead of ionic, size-selected metallic cluster deposition could act as scaffolds in the construction of nanocluster networks. These organized nanocluster networks could then be used to investigate the various unique quantum and nanoscale properties exhibited by finite-size systems. These include enhanced surface plasmon resonance, catalytic applications, charge tunneling junctions, and Josephson current in potential superconducting arrays.