Progress and perspectives in exploiting photosynthetic biomolecules for solar energy harnessing

SK Ravi, SC Tan - Energy & Environmental Science, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Photosynthetic proteins are emerging as a new class of photovoltaic materials as their
nature-designed architecture and internal circuitry are so sophisticated that they carry out …

Peridinin-chlorophyll-protein complex industry from algae: A critical review of the current advancements, hurdles, and biotechnological potential

S Qiu, Y Yuan, X Li, C Zhao, Y He, B Tang, W Wang… - Algal Research, 2023 - Elsevier
PCPs (Peridinin-chlorophyll a-proteins), water-soluble light-harvesting complexes only
found in dinoflagellates, have achieved tremendous research progress in the past few …

Time-dependent quantum/continuum modeling of plasmon-enhanced electronic circular dichroism

L Biancorosso, P D'Antoni, S Corni, M Stener… - The Journal of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, we present a multiscale real-time approach to study the plasmonic effects of a
metal nanoparticle (NP) on the electronic circular-dichroism (ECD) spectrum of a chiral …

The unique photophysical properties of the Peridinin-Chlorophyll-a-Protein

D Carbonera, M Di Valentin, R Spezia… - Current Protein and …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Peridinin-Chlorophyll-a-Proteins (PCPs) are water-soluble light harvesting complexes from
dinoflagellates. They have unique light-harvesting and energy transfer properties which …

Imaging of fluorescence enhancement in photosynthetic complexes coupled to silver nanowires

M Olejnik, B Krajnik, D Kowalska… - Applied Physics …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
Optical microscopy and spectroscopy of hybrid nanostructures composed of chlorophyll-
containing photosynthetic complexes and silver nanowires reveal strong enhancement of …

Plasmonic Enhancement of Biosolar Cells Employing Light Harvesting Complex II Incorporated with Core–Shell Metal@TiO2 Nanoparticles

Y Yang, HB Gobeze, F D'Souza… - Advanced Materials …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Here the study of effects of plasmonic nanoparticles (PNPs) conjugated with natural extract
light‐harvesting complex II (LHCII) is reported. Three types of core–shell metal@ TiO2 PNPs …

Metal‐Enhanced Fluorescence of Chlorophylls in Light‐Harvesting Complexes Coupled to Silver Nanowires

D Kowalska, B Krajnik, M Olejnik… - The Scientific World …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate metal‐enhanced fluorescence of peridinin‐chlorophyll protein coupled to
silver nanowires using optical microscopy combined with spectrally and time‐resolved …

Maskless fabrication of aluminum nanoparticles for plasmonic enhancement of lead halide perovskite lasers

S Wang, J Fang, C Zhang, S Sun… - Advanced Optical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Lead halide perovskite microlasers have been intensively studied in the past few years.
While a number of unique laser properties have been demonstrated, the main laser …

Silver nanowires enhance absorption of poly (3-hexylthiophene)

K Smolarek, B Ebenhoch, N Czechowski… - Applied Physics …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
Results of optical spectroscopy reveal strong influence of plasmon excitations in silver
nanowires on the fluorescence properties of poly (3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT), which is one of …

Plasmonic molecular nanohybrids—spectral dependence of fluorescence quenching

M Olejnik, Ł Bujak, S Mackowski - International Journal of Molecular …, 2012 - mdpi.com
We demonstrate strong spectral dependence of the efficiency of fluorescence quenching in
molecular systems composed of organic dyes and gold nanoparticles. In order to probe the …