Photosystem I enhances the efficiency of a natural, gel-based dye-sensitized solar cell

JM Passantino, KD Wolfe, KT Simon… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The photosystem I (PSI) protein complex is known to enhance bioelectrode performance for
many liquid-based photoelectrochemical cells. A hydrogel as electrolyte media allows for …

Photosystem I multilayer films for photovoltage enhancement in natural dye-sensitized solar cells

MT Robinson, ME Armbruster, A Gargye… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Here, a new design for natural dye-sensitized solar cells is presented. A stacked assembly
consisting of a discrete Photosystem I protein multilayer film atop a natural dye-sensitized …

Linker-Free Deposition and Adhesion of Photosystem I onto Nanostructured TiO2 for Biohybrid Photoelectrochemical Cells

VB Shah, WR Henson, TS Chadha, G Lakin, H Liu… - Langmuir, 2015 - ACS Publications
Photosystem I (PSI) from oxygenic photosynthetic organisms is an attractive sensitizer for
nano-biohybrid solar cells as it has a combined light-harvesting and reaction center in one …

Photosystem I–Based biohybrid photoelectrochemical cells

PN Ciesielski, FM Hijazi, AM Scott, CJ Faulkner… - Bioresource …, 2010 - Elsevier
Photosynthesis is the process by which Nature coordinates a tandem of protein complexes
of impressive complexity that function to harness staggering amounts of solar energy on a …

Mediated approaches to Photosystem I-based biophotovoltaics

MT Robinson, EA Gizzie, F Mwambutsa… - Current Opinion in …, 2017 - Elsevier
The abundant photosynthetic protein Photosystem I (PSI) achieves 1.1 V charge separation
with nearly perfect quantum yield. Researchers from around the world have extracted PSI …

Effect of redox mediator on the photo-induced current of a photosystem I modified electrode

G Chen, G LeBlanc, GK Jennings… - Journal of the …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The increase in demand for energy has made Photosystem I (PSI), which can convert solar
energy into a charge separation with an efficiency near unity, a topic of great research …

Increasing the open-circuit voltage of photoprotein-based photoelectrochemical cells by manipulation of the vacuum potential of the electrolytes

SC Tan, LI Crouch, S Mahajan, MR Jones… - ACS …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The innately highly efficient light-powered separation of charge that underpins natural
photosynthesis can be exploited for applications in photoelectrochemistry by coupling …

Photosystem I protein films at electrode surfaces for solar energy conversion

G LeBlanc, E Gizzie, S Yang, DE Cliffel, GK Jennings - Langmuir, 2014 - ACS Publications
Over the course of a few billion years, nature has developed extraordinary nanomaterials for
the efficient conversion of solar energy into chemical energy. One of these materials …

Efficient photoelectrochemical energy conversion using spinach photosystem II (PSII) in lipid multilayer films

Y Zhang, NM Magdaong, M Shen, HA Frank… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The need for clean, renewable energy has fostered research into photovoltaic alternatives to
silicon solar cells. Pigment–protein complexes in green plants convert light energy into …

Effect of cross-linking on the performance and stability of photocatalytic photosystem I films

S Yang, MT Robinson, F Mwambutsa, DE Cliffel… - Electrochimica …, 2016 - Elsevier
Extracted from the chloroplasts of green plants, Photosystem I (PSI) is a multi-subunit protein
complex that can be deposited as a thin film onto electrodes and incorporated into biohybrid …