Photosynthetic reaction center-based biophotovoltaics

VM Friebe, RN Frese - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Photosynthesis is the principal solar energy conversion process on Earth, but is low in
overall efficiency due to numerous steps necessary to fix carbon. Tap** into the high …

Photosynthetic machineries in nano-systems

L Nagy, M Magyar, T Szabo, K Hajdu… - Current Protein and …, 2014 - benthamdirect.com
Photosynthetic reaction centres are membrane-spanning proteins, found in several classes
of autotroph organisms, where a photoinduced charge separation and stabilization takes …

Solar energy for electricity and fuels

O Inganäs, V Sundström - Ambio, 2016 - Springer
Solar energy conversion into electricity by photovoltaic modules is now a mature technology.
We discuss the need for materials and device developments using conventional silicon and …

Graphene nanoribbon-TiO2-quantum dots hybrid photoanode to boost the performance of photoelectrochemical for hydrogen generation

R Akilimali, GS Selopal, D Benetti… - Catalysis Today, 2020 - Elsevier
We report the effect of incorporation of graphene nanoribbons (GNR) into a TiO 2
mesoporous film sensitized with colloidal CdSe/CdS core/shell quantum dots (QDs) on the …

Structural and functional hierarchy in photosynthetic energy conversion—from molecules to nanostructures

T Szabó, M Magyar, K Hajdu, M Dorogi… - Nanoscale Research …, 2015 - Springer
Basic principles of structural and functional requirements of photosynthetic energy
conversion in hierarchically organized machineries are reviewed. Blueprints of …

Thermal effects and structural changes of photosynthetic reaction centers characterized by wide frequency band hydrophone: Effects of carotenoids and terbutryn

L Nagy, V Kiss, V Brumfeld, K Osvay… - Photochemistry and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Photothermal characteristics and light‐induced structural (volume) changes of carotenoid‐
containing and noncontaining photosynthetic reaction centers (RCs) were investigated by …

Functional nanohybrid materials from photosynthetic reaction center proteins

K Hajdu, T Szabo, AE Sarrai, L Rinyu… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Application of technical developments in biology and vice versa or biological samples in
technology led to the development of new types of functional, so‐called “biohybrid” …

Photosynthetic reaction center/graphene bio-hybrid for low-power optoelectronics

J Vu**, T Szabó, R Panajotovic, AG Végh, L Rinyu… - …, 2023 - real.mtak.hu
Photosynthetic reaction center (pRC) purified from Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4. 1 purple
bacteria was deposited on a graphene carrier exfoliated from the liquid phase and layered …

The light reactions of photosynthesis as a paradigm for solar fuel production

THP Brotosudarmo, MNU Prihastyanti, AT Gardiner… - Energy Procedia, 2014 - Elsevier
The overall process of photosynthesis can be deconstructed into four distinct stages, each of
which can be mimicked as a first step towards develo** robust, integrated, supra …

Effects of pH on the photophysics of conjugated polyelectrolyte complexes

P Schleissner, AL Ayzner - Polymer, 2018 - Elsevier
We have previously reported the formation of complexes between oppositely charged,
conjugated polyelectrolytes (CPECs), resulting in electronic energy transfer between the …