Virus‐Templated Synthesis of ZnO Nanostructures and Formation of Field‐Effect Transistors

A bioinspired approach to the fabrication of nanostructured functional devices is described. ZnO nanowires are formed by self-assembly of nanosized ZnO building blocks controlled by tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) templates at nearly ambient conditions. This process allows the integration of TMV/ZnO nanostructures into field-effect transistors (FETs) with prestructured electrodes. The FETs operate as-deposited, without further treatment. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.