Abstract: A nanostructure sensing device comprises a semiconductor nanostructure having an outer surface, and at least one of metal or metal-oxide nanoparticle clusters functionalizing the outer surface of the nanostructure and forming a photoconductive nanostructure/nanocluster hybrid sensor enabling light-assisted sensing of a target analyte.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 8, 2018
Date of Patent:
January 1, 2019
Assignees:
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERICE, GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Inventors:
Abhishek Motayed, Geetha Aluri, Albert V. Davydov, Mulpuri V. Rao, Vladimir P. Oleshko, Ritu Bajpai, Mona E. Zaghloul
Abstract: A nanostructure sensing device comprises a semiconductor nanostructure having an outer surface, and at least one of metal or metal-oxide nanoparticle clusters functionalizing the outer surface of the nanostructure and forming a photoconductive nanostructure/nanocluster hybrid sensor enabling light-assisted sensing of a target analyte.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 8, 2018
Date of Patent:
November 27, 2018
Assignees:
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERICE, GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Inventors:
Abhishek Motayed, Geetha Aluri, Albert V. Davydov, Mulpuri V. Rao, Vladimir P. Oleshko, Ritu Bajpai, Mona E. Zaghloul