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Ryzhkov N, Colson N, Ahmed E, Pobedinskas P, Haenen K, Braun A, Janssen PJ. Electric Polarization-Dependent Absorption and Photocurrent Generation in Limnospira indica Immobilized on Boron-Doped Diamond. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:32949-32961. [PMID: 39100327 PMCID: PMC11292817 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c03925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2024] [Revised: 06/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
Abstract
We present the change of light absorption of cyanobacteria in response to externally applied electrical polarization. Specifically, we studied the relation between electrical polarization and changes in light absorbance for a biophotoelectrode assembly comprising boron-doped diamond as semiconducting electrode and live Limnospira indicaPCC 8005 trichomes embedded in either polysaccharide (agar) or conductive conjugated polymer (PEDOT-PSS) matrices. Our study involves the monitoring of cyanobacterial absorbance and the measurement of photocurrents at varying wavelengths of illumination for switched electric fields, i.e., using the bioelectrode either as an anode or as cathode. We observed changes in the absorbance characteristics, indicating a direct causal relationship between electrical polarization and absorbing properties of L. indica. Our finding opens up a potential avenue for optimization of the performance of biophotovoltaic devices through controlled polarization. Furthermore, our results provide fundamental insights into the wavelength-dependent behavior of a bio photovoltaic system using live cyanobacteria.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nikolay Ryzhkov
- Empa.
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Laboratory
for High Performance Ceramics, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Empa.
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Laboratory
for High Performance Ceramics, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
- Institute
for Materials Research (IMO), Hasselt University, Wetenschapspark 1, Diepenbeek B-3590, Belgium
- IMOMEC,
IMEC vzw, Wetenschapspark
1, Diepenbeek B-3590, Belgium
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- Institute
for Materials Research (IMO), Hasselt University, Wetenschapspark 1, Diepenbeek B-3590, Belgium
- IMOMEC,
IMEC vzw, Wetenschapspark
1, Diepenbeek B-3590, Belgium
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- Institute
for Materials Research (IMO), Hasselt University, Wetenschapspark 1, Diepenbeek B-3590, Belgium
- IMOMEC,
IMEC vzw, Wetenschapspark
1, Diepenbeek B-3590, Belgium
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- Institute
for Materials Research (IMO), Hasselt University, Wetenschapspark 1, Diepenbeek B-3590, Belgium
- IMOMEC,
IMEC vzw, Wetenschapspark
1, Diepenbeek B-3590, Belgium
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- Empa.
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Laboratory
for High Performance Ceramics, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Institute
for Nuclear Medical Applications, Belgian
Nuclear Research Centre, Mol B-2400, Belgium
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Xiao ST, Wu SM, Wu L, Dong Y, Liu JW, Wang LY, Chen XY, Wang YT, Tian G, Chang GG, Shalom M, Fornasiero P, Yang XY. Confined Heterojunction in Hollow-Structured TiO 2 and Its Directed Effect in Photodriven Seawater Splitting. ACS NANO 2023; 17:18217-18226. [PMID: 37668497 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c05174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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The high salinity of seawater often strongly affects the activity and stability of photocatalysts utilized for photodriven seawater splitting. The current investigation is focused on the photocatalyst H-TiO2/Cu2O, comprised of hydroxyl-enriched hollow mesoporous TiO2 microspheres containing incorporated Cu2O nanoparticles. The design of H-TiO2/Cu2O is based on the hypothesis that the respective hollow and mesoporous structure and hydrophilic surfaces of TiO2 microspheres would stabilize Cu2O nanoparticles in seawater and provide efficient and selective proton adsorption. H-TiO2/Cu2O shows hydrogen production performances of 45.7 mmol/(g·h) in simulated seawater and 17.9 mmol/(g·h) in natural seawater, respectively. An apparent quantum yield (AQY) in hydrogen production of 18.8% in water (and 14.9% in natural seawater) was obtained at 365 nm. Moreover, H-TiO2/Cu2O displays high stability and can maintain more than 90% hydrogen evolution activity in natural seawater for 30 h. A direct mass- and energy- transfer mechanism is proposed to clarify the superior performance of H-TiO2/Cu2O in seawater splitting.
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- Shi-Tian Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste and ICCOM-CNR and INSTM Trieste Research Units, Via L. Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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Schrantz K, Wyss PP, Ihssen J, Toth R, Bora DK, Vitol EA, Rozhkova EA, Pieles U, Thöny-Meyer L, Braun A. Hematite photoanode co-functionalized with self-assembling melanin and C-phycocyanin for solar water splitting at neutral pH. Catal Today 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2016.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Doane TA. A survey of photogeochemistry. GEOCHEMICAL TRANSACTIONS 2017; 18:1. [PMID: 28246525 PMCID: PMC5307419 DOI: 10.1186/s12932-017-0039-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 01/28/2017] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
Abstract
The participation of sunlight in the natural chemistry of the earth is presented as a unique field of study, from historical observations to prospects for future inquiry. A compilation of known reactions shows the extent of light-driven interactions between naturally occurring components of land, air, and water, and provides the backdrop for an outline of the mechanisms of these phenomena. Catalyzed reactions, uncatalyzed reactions, direct processes, and indirect processes all operate in natural photochemical transformations, many of which are analogous to well-known biological reactions. By overlaying photochemistry and surface geochemistry, complementary approaches can be adopted to identify natural photochemical reactions and discern their significance in the environment.
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- Timothy A. Doane
- Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616-5270 USA
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Ostojic SM, Vojvodic-Ostojic A. Is melanin a source of bioactive molecular hydrogen? Pharmacol Res 2016; 103:177-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2015.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Revised: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Nichols EM, Gallagher JJ, Liu C, Su Y, Resasco J, Yu Y, Sun Y, Yang P, Chang MCY, Chang CJ. Hybrid bioinorganic approach to solar-to-chemical conversion. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:11461-6. [PMID: 26305947 PMCID: PMC4577177 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1508075112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Natural photosynthesis harnesses solar energy to convert CO2 and water to value-added chemical products for sustaining life. We present a hybrid bioinorganic approach to solar-to-chemical conversion in which sustainable electrical and/or solar input drives production of hydrogen from water splitting using biocompatible inorganic catalysts. The hydrogen is then used by living cells as a source of reducing equivalents for conversion of CO2 to the value-added chemical product methane. Using platinum or an earth-abundant substitute, α-NiS, as biocompatible hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysts and Methanosarcina barkeri as a biocatalyst for CO2 fixation, we demonstrate robust and efficient electrochemical CO2 to CH4 conversion at up to 86% overall Faradaic efficiency for ≥ 7 d. Introduction of indium phosphide photocathodes and titanium dioxide photoanodes affords a fully solar-driven system for methane generation from water and CO2, establishing that compatible inorganic and biological components can synergistically couple light-harvesting and catalytic functions for solar-to-chemical conversion.
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- Eva M Nichols
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720; Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720; Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720; Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720; Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute, Berkeley, CA 94720;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720; Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720; Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720; Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720; Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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Wang W, Wang Z, Zhu Q, Han G, Ding C, Chen J, Shen JR, Li C. Direct electron transfer from photosystem II to hematite in a hybrid photoelectrochemical cell. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:16952-5. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc06900a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A hybrid photoanode integrating photosystem II with a hematite film is constructed for photoelectrochemical water oxidation.
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- Wangyin Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy
- Dalian 116023
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy
- Dalian 116023
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- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100049
- China
- Photosynthesis Research Center
- Key Laboratory of Photobiology
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- Photosynthesis Research Center
- Key Laboratory of Photobiology
- Institute of Botany
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100093
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy
- Dalian 116023
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy
- Dalian 116023
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- Photosynthesis Research Center
- Key Laboratory of Photobiology
- Institute of Botany
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100093
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy
- Dalian 116023
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