DETECTION OF GLYCINE AND SEROTONIN NEUROTRANSMITTERS BY HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE 2-D NANOSHEET

Neurotransmitters, called as chemical messengers, play a significant role in human body by transmitting message or signal between neurons or neurons to muscles, and their disorder badly affects the human body. In this study we have analyzed the sensing capability ofhexagonal boron nitridenanosheet (BNNS), which is of great interest because of their remarkable physical and chemical properties, to detect several neurotransmitters like glycineand serotonin. Structuraland electronic properties of the materials have been calculated using density functional theory analysis by Gaussian09 package. A significant change has been observed inhexagonal boron nitridesheet when neurotransmitters come in contact with this. This study will be helpful for the detection of the chemical messengers in human body.