Identification of biomolecule-based electronic materials from a first-principles study of aliphatic amino acids

Abstract

Biomolecule-based electronic materials can enable health innovations by virtue of their intrinsic bioactivity and physical properties. However, the ultra-wide bandgap and limited piezoelectric properties of most biomaterials prevent them from...

Self-Assembly of Metabolite Nanostructures toward Functional Biomaterials

“…133 In addition, the semiconductivity of Lserine, L-valine, L-leucine, and L-methionine has been demonstrated. 134,135 Interestingly, L-methionine with sulfur modification showed a significantly diminished band gap of 2.88 eV, 134 indicating its potential as a candidate for a wide bandgap semiconductor.…”