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Liang J, Xiao K, Wang X, Hou T, Zeng C, Gao X, Wang B, Zhong C. Revisiting Solar Energy Flow in Nanomaterial-Microorganism Hybrid Systems. Chem Rev 2024; 124:9081-9112. [PMID: 38900019 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Nanomaterial-microorganism hybrid systems (NMHSs), integrating semiconductor nanomaterials with microorganisms, present a promising platform for broadband solar energy harvesting, high-efficiency carbon reduction, and sustainable chemical production. While studies underscore its potential in diverse solar-to-chemical energy conversions, prevailing NMHSs grapple with suboptimal energy conversion efficiency. Such limitations stem predominantly from an insufficient systematic exploration of the mechanisms dictating solar energy flow. This review provides a systematic overview of the notable advancements in this nascent field, with a particular focus on the discussion of three pivotal steps of energy flow: solar energy capture, cross-membrane energy transport, and energy conversion into chemicals. While key challenges faced in each stage are independently identified and discussed, viable solutions are correspondingly postulated. In view of the interplay of the three steps in affecting the overall efficiency of solar-to-chemical energy conversion, subsequent discussions thus take an integrative and systematic viewpoint to comprehend, analyze and improve the solar energy flow in the current NMHSs of different configurations, and highlighting the contemporary techniques that can be employed to investigate various aspects of energy flow within NMHSs. Finally, a concluding section summarizes opportunities for future research, providing a roadmap for the continued development and optimization of NMHSs.
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- Jun Liang
- Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Zhou M, Zhang P, Zhang M, Jin X, Zhang Y, Liu B, Quan D, Jia M, Zhang Z, Zhang Z, Kong XY, Jiang L. Bioinspired Light-Driven Proton Pump: Engineering Band Alignment of WS 2 with PEDOT:PSS and PDINN. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2308277. [PMID: 38044301 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202308277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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Bioinspired two-dimensional (2D) nanofluidic systems for photo-induced ion transport have attracted great attention, as they open a new pathway to enabling light-to-ionic energy conversion. However, there is still a great challenge in achieving a satisfactory performance. It is noticed that organic solar cells (OSCs, light-harvesting device based on photovoltaic effect) commonly require hole/electron transport layer materials (TLMs), PEDOT:PSS (PE) and PDINN (PD), respectively, to promote the energy conversion. Inspired by such a strategy, an artificial proton pump by coupling a nanofluidic system with TLMs is proposed, in which the PE- and PD-functionalized tungsten disulfide (WS2) multilayers construct a heterogeneous membrane, realizing an excellent output power of ≈1.13 nW. The proton transport is fine-regulated due to the TLMs-engineered band structure of WS2. Clearly, the incorporating TLMs of OSCs into 2D nanofluidic systems offers a feasible and promising approach for band edge engineering and promoting the light-to-ionic energy conversion.
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- Min Zhou
- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control for Aerospace Structures, Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, and Institute for Frontier Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic/Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic/Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control for Aerospace Structures, Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, and Institute for Frontier Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
- Science and Technology Center for Quantum Biology, National Institute of Extremely-Weak Magnetic Field Infrastructure, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310051, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
- Science and Technology Center for Quantum Biology, National Institute of Extremely-Weak Magnetic Field Infrastructure, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310051, P. R. China
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Fukazawa H, Okada-Shudo Y. Photosynthetic Protein-Based Retinal Ganglion Cell Receptive Fields for Detecting Edges and Brightness Illusions. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:10983-10990. [PMID: 38048176 PMCID: PMC10723062 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c03257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
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Bacteriorhodopsin, isolated from a halophilic bacterium, is a photosynthetic protein with a structure and function similar to those of the visual pigment rhodopsin. A voltaic cell with bacteriorhodopsin sandwiched between two transparent electrodes exhibits a time-differential response akin to that observed in retinal ganglion cells. It is intriguing as a means to emulate excitation and inhibition in the neural response. Here, we present a neuromorphic device emulating the retinal ganglion cell receptive field fabricated by patterning bacteriorhodopsin onto two transparent electrodes and encapsulating them with an electrolyte solution. This protein-based artificial ganglion cell receptive field is characterized as a bandpass filter that simultaneously replicates excitatory and inhibitory responses within a single element, successfully detecting image edges and phenomena of brightness illusions. The device naturally emulates the highly interacting ganglion cell receptive fields by exploiting the inherent properties of proteins without the need for electronic components, bias power supply, or an external operating circuit.
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- Hikaru Fukazawa
- Department of Engineering Science, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan
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- Department of Engineering Science, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan
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Espinoza-Araya C, Starbird R, Prasad ES, Renugopalakrishnan V, Mulchandani A, Bruce BD, Villarreal CC. A bacteriorhodopsin-based biohybrid solar cell using carbon-based electrolyte and cathode components. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOENERGETICS 2023; 1864:148985. [PMID: 37236292 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2023.148985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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There is currently a high demand for energy production worldwide, mainly producing renewable and sustainable energy. Bio-sensitized solar cells (BSCs) are an excellent option in this field due to their optical and photoelectrical properties developed in recent years. One of the biosensitizers that shows promise in simplicity, stability and quantum efficiency is bacteriorhodopsin (bR), a photoactive, retinal-containing membrane protein. In the present work, we have utilized a mutant of bR, D96N, in a photoanode-sensitized TiO2 solar cell, integrating low-cost, carbon-based components, including a cathode composed of PEDOT (poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) functionalized with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT) and a hydroquinone/benzoquinone (HQ/BQ) redox electrolyte. The photoanode and cathode were characterized morphologically and chemically (SEM, TEM, and Raman). The electrochemical performance of the bR-BSCs was investigated using linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), open circuit potential decay (VOC), and impedance spectroscopic analysis (EIS). The champion device yielded a current density (JSC) of 1.0 mA/cm2, VOC of -669 mV, a fill factor of ~24 %, and a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 0.16 %. This bR device is one of the first bio-based solar cells utilizing carbon-based alternatives for the photoanode, cathode, and electrolyte. This may decrease the cost and significantly improve the device's sustainability.
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- Christopher Espinoza-Araya
- Escuela de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago 30101, Costa Rica; Centro de Investigación y Extensión en Ingeniería de Materiales (CIEMTEC), Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago 30101, Costa Rica; Maestría en Ingeniería de Dispositivos Médicos, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago 30101, Costa Rica
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- Centro de Investigación y de Servicios Químicos y Microbiológicos (CEQIATEC), Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago 30101, Costa Rica; Escuela de Química, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago 30101, Costa Rica
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- Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh 160036, India
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- Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; MGB Center for COVID Innovation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Renewable Energy Technology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; Center for Environmental Research & Technology (CE-CERT), University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92507, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; Program in Genome Science and Technology, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, TN 37830, USA.
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- Escuela de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago 30101, Costa Rica; Centro de Investigación y Extensión en Ingeniería de Materiales (CIEMTEC), Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago 30101, Costa Rica.
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Rao A, Roy S, Jain V, Pillai PP. Nanoparticle Self-Assembly: From Design Principles to Complex Matter to Functional Materials. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:25248-25274. [PMID: 35715224 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c05378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The creation of matter with varying degrees of complexities and desired functions is one of the ultimate targets of self-assembly. The ability to regulate the complex interactions between the individual components is essential in achieving this target. In this direction, the initial success of controlling the pathways and final thermodynamic states of a self-assembly process is promising. Despite the progress made in the field, there has been a growing interest in pushing the limits of self-assembly processes. The main inception of this interest is that the intended self-assembled state, with varying complexities, may not be "at equilibrium (or at global minimum)", rendering free energy minimization unsuitable to form the desired product. Thus, we believe that a thorough understanding of the design principles as well as the ability to predict the outcome of a self-assembly process is essential to form a collection of the next generation of complex matter. The present review highlights the potent role of finely tuned interparticle interactions in nanomaterials to achieve the preferred self-assembled structures with the desired properties. We believe that bringing the design and prediction to nanoparticle self-assembly processes will have a similar effect as retrosynthesis had on the logic of chemical synthesis. Along with the guiding principles, the review gives a summary of the different types of products created from nanoparticle assemblies and the functional properties emerging from them. Finally, we highlight the reasonable expectations from the field and the challenges lying ahead in the creation of complex and evolvable matter.
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- Anish Rao
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, India
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Teodor AH, Monge S, Aguilar D, Tames A, Nunez R, Gonzalez E, Rodríguez JJM, Bergkamp JJ, Starbird R, Renugopalakrishnan V, Bruce BD, Villarreal C. PEDOT-Carbon Nanotube Counter Electrodes and Bipyridine Cobalt (II/III) Mediators as Universally Compatible Components in Bio-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Photosystem I and Bacteriorhodopsin. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:3865. [PMID: 35409224 PMCID: PMC8998335 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23073865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 03/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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In nature, solar energy is captured by different types of light harvesting protein-pigment complexes. Two of these photoactivatable proteins are bacteriorhodopsin (bR), which utilizes a retinal moiety to function as a proton pump, and photosystem I (PSI), which uses a chlorophyll antenna to catalyze unidirectional electron transfer. Both PSI and bR are well characterized biochemically and have been integrated into solar photovoltaic (PV) devices built from sustainable materials. Both PSI and bR are some of the best performing photosensitizers in the bio-sensitized PV field, yet relatively little attention has been devoted to the development of more sustainable, biocompatible alternative counter electrodes and electrolytes for bio-sensitized solar cells. Careful selection of the electrolyte and counter electrode components is critical to designing bio-sensitized solar cells with more sustainable materials and improved device performance. This work explores the use of poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) modified with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (PEDOT/CNT) as counter electrodes and aqueous-soluble bipyridine cobaltII/III complexes as direct redox mediators for both PSI and bR devices. We report a unique counter electrode and redox mediator system that can perform remarkably well for both bio-photosensitizers that have independently evolved over millions of years. The compatibility of disparate proteins with common mediators and counter electrodes may further the improvement of bio-sensitized PV design in a way that is more universally biocompatible for device outputs and longevity.
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- Alexandra H. Teodor
- Graduate School of Genome Science and Technology, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA;
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- Escuela de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago 30101, Costa Rica; (S.M.); (D.A.); (A.T.)
- Centro de Investigación y Extensión en Ingeniería de Materiales (CIEMTEC), Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago 30101, Costa Rica
- Maestría Ingeniería en Dispositivos Médicos, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago 30101, Costa Rica
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- Escuela de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago 30101, Costa Rica; (S.M.); (D.A.); (A.T.)
- Centro de Investigación y Extensión en Ingeniería de Materiales (CIEMTEC), Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago 30101, Costa Rica
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- Escuela de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago 30101, Costa Rica; (S.M.); (D.A.); (A.T.)
- Centro de Investigación y Extensión en Ingeniería de Materiales (CIEMTEC), Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago 30101, Costa Rica
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA 93311, USA; (R.N.); (E.G.); (J.J.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA 93311, USA; (R.N.); (E.G.); (J.J.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA 93311, USA; (R.N.); (E.G.); (J.J.B.)
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- Centro de Investigación y de Servicios Químicos y Microbiológicos (CEQIATEC), Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago 30101, Costa Rica;
- Escuela de Química, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago 30101, Costa Rica
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- Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 4 Blackfan Circle, Boston, MA 02115, USA;
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Renewable Energy Technology, Northeastern University, 317 Egan Center, Boston, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Escuela de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago 30101, Costa Rica; (S.M.); (D.A.); (A.T.)
- Centro de Investigación y Extensión en Ingeniería de Materiales (CIEMTEC), Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago 30101, Costa Rica
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Li Y, Shaheen SM, Rinklebe J, Ma NL, Yang Y, Ashraf MA, Chen X, Peng WX. Pyrolysis of Aesculus chinensis Bunge Seed with Fe 2O 3/NiO as nanocatalysts for the production of bio-oil material. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 416:126012. [PMID: 34492887 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The rapid thermal cracking technology of biomass can convert biomass into bio-oil and is beneficial for industrial applications. Agricultural and forestry wastes are important parts of China's energy, and their high-grade utilization is useful to solve the problem of energy shortages and environmental pollution. To the best of our knowledge, the impact of nanocatalysts on converting biowastes for bio-oil has not been studied. Consequently, we examined the production of bio-oil by pyrolysis of Aesculus chinensis Bunge Seed (ACBS) using nanocatalysts (Fe2O3 and NiO catalysts) for the first time. The pyrolysis products of ACBS include 1-hydroxy-2-propanone (3.97%), acetic acid (5.42%), and furfural (0.66%). These chemical components can be recovered for use as chemical feedstock in the form of bio-oil, thus indicating the potential of ACBS as a feedstock to be converted by pyrolysis to produce value-added bio-oil. The Fe2O3 and NiO catalysts enhanced the pyrolysis process, which accelerated the precipitation of gaseous products. The pyrolysis rates of the samples gradually increased at DTGmax, effectively promoting the catalytic cracking of ACBS, which is beneficial to the development and utilization of ACBS to produce high valorization products. Combining ACBS and nanocatalysts can change the development direction of high valorization agricultural and forestry wastes in the future.
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- Yiyang Li
- School of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Laboratory of Soil, and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany; King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment, and Arid Land Agriculture, Department of Arid Land Agriculture, 21589 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; University of Kafrelsheikh, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, 33516 Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Laboratory of Soil, and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany; Department of Environment, Energy and Geoinformatics, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- School of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- School of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; Department of Geology Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
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The biological process of photosynthesis was critical in catalyzing the oxygenation of Earth’s atmosphere 2.5 billion years ago, changing the course of development of life on Earth. Recently, the fields of applied and synthetic photosynthesis have utilized the light-driven protein–pigment supercomplexes central to photosynthesis for the photocatalytic production of fuel and other various valuable products. The reaction center Photosystem I is of particular interest in applied photosynthesis due to its high stability post-purification, non-geopolitical limitation, and its ability to generate the greatest reducing power found in nature. These remarkable properties have been harnessed for the photocatalytic production of a number of valuable products in the applied photosynthesis research field. These primarily include photocurrents and molecular hydrogen as fuels. The use of artificial reaction centers to generate substrates and reducing equivalents to drive non-photoactive enzymes for valuable product generation has been a long-standing area of interest in the synthetic photosynthesis research field. In this review, we cover advances in these areas and further speculate synthetic and applied photosynthesis as photocatalysts for the generation of valuable products.
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Chen Z, Zhang H, Guo P, Zhang J, Tira G, Kim YJ, Wu YA, Liu Y, Wen J, Rajh T, Niklas J, Poluektov OG, Laible PD, Rozhkova EA. Semi-artificial Photosynthetic CO2 Reduction through Purple Membrane Re-engineering with Semiconductor. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:11811-11815. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b05564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Zhaowei Chen
- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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Krivenkov V, Samokhvalov P, Nabiev I. Remarkably enhanced photoelectrical efficiency of bacteriorhodopsin in quantum dot – Purple membrane complexes under two-photon excitation. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 137:117-122. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Revised: 04/14/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Wang B, Jiang Z, Yu JC, Wang J, Wong PK. Enhanced CO 2 reduction and valuable C 2+ chemical production by a CdS-photosynthetic hybrid system. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:9296-9301. [PMID: 31049528 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr02896j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Semi-artificial photosynthesis is an emerging technique in recent years. Here, we presented an inorganic-biological hybrid system composed of photosynthetic Rhodopseudomonas palustris and CdS nanoparticles coated on the bacterial surface. Under visible light irradiation, the CO2 reduction and valuable C2+ chemical production of R. palustris could be promoted by the photo-induced electrons from the CdS NPs. The increased energy-rich NADPH cofactor promoted the generation of the Calvin cycle intermediate, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate. As a result, the production of solid biomass, carotenoids and poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) was increased to 148%, 122% and 147%, respectively. The photosynthetic efficiency (PE) of CdS-R. palustris was elevated from the original 4.31% to 5.98%. The surface loaded NP amount and the material-cell interface both played important roles in the efficient electron generation and transduction. The CdS-R. palustris hybrid system also exhibited a survival advantage over its natural counterparts under the autotrophic conditions. Under a practical solar/dark cycle, the produced biomass, carotenoid and PHB from the hybrid system also reach 139%, 117% and 135%, respectively. The CdS-photosynthetic hybrid system represents a powerful and expandable platform for advanced CO2 reduction and solar-to-chemical (S2C) conversion.
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- Bo Wang
- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong 999077, P. R. China.
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Zhao Q. Tunable Excitation-Dependent Photoluminescences Using Energy Gap Regulating Photogenerated Electrons Injection Rate from Excited TiO2 Nanoparticles to MoS2 Nanosheets. RUSS J APPL CHEM+ 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070427218120133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Chen Z, De Queiros Silveira G, Ma X, Xie Y, Wu YA, Barry E, Rajh T, Fry HC, Laible PD, Rozhkova EA. Light‐Gated Synthetic Protocells for Plasmon‐Enhanced Chemiosmotic Gradient Generation and ATP Synthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201813963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Zhaowei Chen
- Center for Nanoscale Materials Argonne National Laboratory Argonne IL 60439 USA
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials Argonne National Laboratory Argonne IL 60439 USA
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- Applied Materials Division Argonne National Laboratory Argonne IL 60439 USA
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials Argonne National Laboratory Argonne IL 60439 USA
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- Applied Materials Division Argonne National Laboratory Argonne IL 60439 USA
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials Argonne National Laboratory Argonne IL 60439 USA
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials Argonne National Laboratory Argonne IL 60439 USA
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- Biosciences Division Argonne National Laboratory Argonne IL 60439 USA
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials Argonne National Laboratory Argonne IL 60439 USA
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Chen Z, De Queiros Silveira G, Ma X, Xie Y, Wu YA, Barry E, Rajh T, Fry HC, Laible PD, Rozhkova EA. Light-Gated Synthetic Protocells for Plasmon-Enhanced Chemiosmotic Gradient Generation and ATP Synthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:4896-4900. [PMID: 30701643 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201813963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Revised: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Herein, we present a light-gated protocell model made of plasmonic colloidal capsules (CCs) assembled with bacteriorhodopsin for converting solar energy into electrochemical gradients to drive the synthesis of energy-storage molecules. This synthetic protocell incorporated an important intrinsic property of noble metal colloidal particles, namely, plasmonic resonance. In particular, the near-field coupling between adjacent metal nanoparticles gave rise to strongly localized electric fields and resulted in a broad absorption in the whole visible spectra, which in turn promoted the flux of photons to bacteriorhodopsin and accelerated the proton pumping kinetics. The cell-like potential of this design was further demonstrated by leveraging the outward pumped protons as "chemical signals" for triggering ATP biosynthesis in a coexistent synthetic protocell population. Hereby, we lay the ground work for the engineering of colloidal supraparticle-based synthetic protocells with higher-order functionalities.
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- Zhaowei Chen
- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, USA
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, USA
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- Applied Materials Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, USA
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, USA
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- Applied Materials Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, USA
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, USA
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, USA
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, USA
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Chen Z, Rozhkova EA. Intracellular gold nanoclusters boost energy conversion. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 13:880-881. [PMID: 30275494 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-018-0280-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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- Zhaowei Chen
- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA.
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Johnson TJ, Gakhar S, Risbud SH, Longo ML. Development and Characterization of Titanium Dioxide Gel with Encapsulated Bacteriorhodopsin for Hydrogen Production. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:7488-7496. [PMID: 29874091 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We study bacteriorhodopsin (BR) in its native purple membrane encapsulated within amorphous titanium dioxide, or titania, gels and in the presence of titania sol particles to explore this system for hydrogen production. Förster resonance energy transfer between BR and titanium dioxide sol particles was used to conclude that there is nanometer-scale proximity of bacteriorhodopsin to the titanium dioxide. The detection of BR-titania sol aggregates by fluorescence anisotropy and particle sizing indicated the affinity amorphous titania has for BR without the use of additional cross-linkers. UV-vis spectroscopy of BR-titania gels shows that methanol addition did not denature BR at a 25 mM concentration presence as a sacrificial electron donor. Additionally, confinement of BR in the gels significantly limited protein denaturation at higher concentration of added methanol or ethanol. Subsequently, titania gels fabricated through the sol-gel process using a titanium ethoxide precursor, water, and the addition of 25 mM methanol were used to encapsulate BR and a platinum reduction catalyst for the production of hydrogen gas under white light irradiation. The inclusion of 5 μM bacteriorhodopsin resulted in a hydrogen production rate of about 3.8 μmol hydrogen mL-1 h-1, an increase of 52% compared to gels containing no protein. Electron transfer and proton pumping by BR in close proximity to the titania gel surface are feasible explanations for the enhanced production of hydrogen without the need to cross-link BR to the titania gel. This work sets the stage for further developments of amorphous, rather than crystalline, titania-encapsulated bacteriorhodopsin for solar-driven hydrogen production through water splitting.
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Tan L, Ke X, Song X, Yin Q, Qiao R, Guo K, Zhu L. Double-layered core–shell structure of NaYF 4 :Yb,Er@SiO 2 @Zn 1−x Mn x O for near-infrared-triggered photodegradation and antibacterial application. J IND ENG CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2017.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Dessì A, Monai M, Bessi M, Montini T, Calamante M, Mordini A, Reginato G, Trono C, Fornasiero P, Zani L. Towards Sustainable H 2 Production: Rational Design of Hydrophobic Triphenylamine-based Dyes for Sensitized Ethanol Photoreforming. CHEMSUSCHEM 2018; 11:793-805. [PMID: 29227040 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201701707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Revised: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Donor-acceptor dyes are a well-established class of photosensitizers, used to enhance visible-light harvesting in solar cells and in direct photocatalytic reactions, such as H2 production by photoreforming of sacrificial electron donors (SEDs). Amines-typically triethanolamine (TEOA)-are commonly employed as SEDs in such reactions. Dye-sensitized photoreforming of more sustainable, biomass-derived alcohols, on the other hand, was only recently reported by using methanol as the electron donor. In this work, several rationally designed donor-acceptor dyes were used as sensitizers in H2 photocatalytic production, comparing the efficiency of TEOA and EtOH as SEDs. In particular, the effect of hydrophobic chains in the spacer and/or the donor unit of the dyes was systematically studied. The H2 production rates were higher when TEOA was used as SED, whereas the activity trends depended on the SED used. The best performance was obtained with TEOA by using a sensitizer with just one bulky hydrophobic moiety, propylenedioxythiophene, placed on the spacer unit. In the case of EtOH, the best-performing sensitizers were the ones featuring a thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole internal unit, needed for enhancing light harvesting, and carrying alkyl chains on both the donor part and the spacer unit. The results are discussed in terms of reaction mechanism, interaction with the SED, and structural/electrochemical properties of the sensitizers.
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- Alessio Dessì
- Institute for the Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds (ICCOM), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, ICCOM-CNR Trieste Research Unit and INSTM Research Unit, University of Trieste, via L. Giorgieri 1, 34127, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for the Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds (ICCOM), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, ICCOM-CNR Trieste Research Unit and INSTM Research Unit, University of Trieste, via L. Giorgieri 1, 34127, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for the Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds (ICCOM), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Institute for the Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds (ICCOM), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Institute for the Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds (ICCOM), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Institute of Applied Physics "Nello Carrara" (IFAC-CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, ICCOM-CNR Trieste Research Unit and INSTM Research Unit, University of Trieste, via L. Giorgieri 1, 34127, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for the Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds (ICCOM), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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Johnson TJ, Gakhar S, Deng Y, Fong K, Risbud SH, Longo ML. Biomembrane-Compatible Sol-Gel-Derived Photocatalytic Titanium Dioxide. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:35664-35672. [PMID: 28948761 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b12673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Titanium dioxide gel monoliths were synthesized using an organic precursor and 0-30 vol % ethanol in water. The visible-light-activated proton pump, bacteriorhodopsin, in its native purple membrane form, was successfully encapsulated within the titanium dioxide gels. Absorption spectra showed that the folded functional state of the protein remained intact within gels made with 0 and 15 vol % ethanol and retained the ability to make reversible conformational changes associated with the photocycle within the gel made with 0 vol % ethanol. The photocatalytic activity of gels made with no ethanol was significantly detectable and gels made with 0-30 vol % ethanol were comparable to commercial crystalline nanoparticles in similar solution conditions when irradiated with UV light. Our results show that sol-gel-derived photocatalytic titanium dioxide can be made biocompatible for a membrane-associated protein by minimizing the amount of ethanol and maximizing the amount of water in the synthesis procedure. The entrapment of the membrane protein, bacteriorhodopsin, in sol-gel-derived titanium dioxide provides the first step in future explorations of this bionanocomposite for visible light photocatalysis, including hydrogen production.
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- Tristan J. Johnson
- Department of Chemical Engineering and ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Davis , Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Davis , Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Davis , Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Davis , Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Davis , Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Davis , Davis, California 95616, United States
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Sui Y, Liu S, Li T, Liu Q, Jiang T, Guo Y, Luo JL. Atomically dispersed Pt on specific TiO2 facets for photocatalytic H2 evolution. J Catal 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2017.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Wang P, Chang AY, Novosad V, Chupin VV, Schaller RD, Rozhkova EA. Cell-Free Synthetic Biology Chassis for Nanocatalytic Photon-to-Hydrogen Conversion. ACS NANO 2017; 11:6739-6745. [PMID: 28602073 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b01142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We report on an entirely man-made nano-bio architecture fabricated through noncovalent assembly of a cell-free expressed transmembrane proton pump and TiO2 semiconductor nanoparticles as an efficient nanophotocatalyst for H2 evolution. The system produces hydrogen at a turnover of about 240 μmol of H2 (μmol protein)-1 h-1 and 17.74 mmol of H2 (μmol protein)-1 h-1 under monochromatic green and white light, respectively, at ambient conditions, in water at neutral pH and room temperature, with methanol as a sacrificial electron donor. Robustness and flexibility of this approach allow for systemic manipulation at the nanoparticle-bio interface toward directed evolution of energy transformation materials and artificial systems.
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- Peng Wang
- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory , 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439-4855, United States
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University , Jinan, Shandong 250100, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory , Argonne, Illinois 60439-4855, United States
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- Laboratory Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, Department of General and Applied Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology , Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region 141701, Russia
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory , 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439-4855, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory , 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439-4855, United States
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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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Xu B, Wang X, Zhu C, Ran X, Li T, Guo L. Probing the inhomogeneity and intermediates in the photosensitized degradation of rhodamine B by Ag3PO4 nanoparticles from an ensemble to a single molecule approach. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra07163a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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This work reports the single-molecule observations of the photosensitized process and intermediates generation in the photodegradation of RhB by Ag3PO4 nanoparticles.
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- Beibei Xu
- School of Physics and Electronics
- Henan University
- Kaifeng 475004
- P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronics
- Henan University
- Kaifeng 475004
- P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronics
- Henan University
- Kaifeng 475004
- P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronics
- Henan University
- Kaifeng 475004
- P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronics
- Henan University
- Kaifeng 475004
- P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronics
- Henan University
- Kaifeng 475004
- P. R. China
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Highly efficient visible-light photocatalyst of nitrogen-doped TiO2 nanoparticles sensitized by hematoporphyrin. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2015.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Yuan YJ, Ye ZJ, Lu HW, Hu B, Li YH, Chen DQ, Zhong JS, Yu ZT, Zou ZG. Constructing Anatase TiO2 Nanosheets with Exposed (001) Facets/Layered MoS2 Two-Dimensional Nanojunctions for Enhanced Solar Hydrogen Generation. ACS Catal 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b02036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 343] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yong-Jun Yuan
- College
of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, People’s Republic of China
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- College
of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, People’s Republic of China
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- College
of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu
Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, College of Engineering and Applied
Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People’s Republic of China
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- College
of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, People’s Republic of China
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- College
of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu
Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, College of Engineering and Applied
Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu
Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, College of Engineering and Applied
Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People’s Republic of China
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Govind Rao V, Dhital B, Lu HP. Probing Driving Force and Electron Accepting State Density Dependent Interfacial Electron Transfer Dynamics: Suppressed Fluorescence Blinking of Single Molecules on Indium Tin Oxide Semiconductor. J Phys Chem B 2015; 120:1685-97. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b08807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Vishal Govind Rao
- Department
of Chemistry and
Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling
Green, Ohio 43403, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and
Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling
Green, Ohio 43403, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and
Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling
Green, Ohio 43403, United States
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Mahyad B, Janfaza S, Hosseini ES. Bio-nano hybrid materials based on bacteriorhodopsin: Potential applications and future strategies. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2015; 225:194-202. [PMID: 26506028 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2015.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2015] [Revised: 09/04/2015] [Accepted: 09/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This review presents an overview of recent progress in the development of bio-nano hybrid materials based on the photoactive protein bacteriorhodopsin (bR). The interfacing of bR with various nanostructures including colloidal nanoparticles (such as quantum dots and Ag NPs) and nanoparticulate thin films (such as TiO2 NPs and ZnO NPs,) has developed novel functional materials. Applications of these materials are comprehensively reviewed in two parts: bioelectronics and solar energy conversion. Finally, some perspectives on possible future strategies in bR-based nanostructured devices are presented.
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- Baharak Mahyad
- Department of Nanobiotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Jalal Ale Ahmad Highway, Tehran 14117, Iran
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- Young Researchers & Elite Club, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Department of Nanobiotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Jalal Ale Ahmad Highway, Tehran 14117, Iran.
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Jalal Ale Ahmad Highway, Tehran 14117, Iran
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Zhao Z, Wang P, Xu X, Sheves M, Jin Y. Bacteriorhodopsin/Ag Nanoparticle-Based Hybrid Nano-Bio Electrocatalyst for Efficient and Robust H2 Evolution from Water. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:2840-3. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b00200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Zhenlu Zhao
- State
Key Lab of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied
Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 5625 Renming Street, Changchun 130022, Jilin China
- Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State
Key Lab of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied
Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 5625 Renming Street, Changchun 130022, Jilin China
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- State
Key Lab of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied
Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 5625 Renming Street, Changchun 130022, Jilin China
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- State
Key Lab of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied
Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 5625 Renming Street, Changchun 130022, Jilin China
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Naseri N, Janfaza S, Irani R. Visible light switchable bR/TiO
2 nanostructured photoanodes for bio-inspired solar energy conversion. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra16188b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Bacteriorhodopsin, a visible light sensitizer for the water splitting reaction, adsorbed on TiO
2 nanoparticulate photoanode without any linker and caused a significant PEC enhancement.
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- Naimeh Naseri
- Department of Physics
- Sharif University of Technology
- Tehran
- Iran
- School of Physics
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology
- Tarbiat Modares University
- Tehran
- Iran
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Chan CK, Tüysüz H, Braun A, Ranjan C, La Mantia F, Miller BK, Zhang L, Crozier PA, Haber JA, Gregoire JM, Park HS, Batchellor AS, Trotochaud L, Boettcher SW. Advanced and In Situ Analytical Methods for Solar Fuel Materials. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2015; 371:253-324. [PMID: 26267386 DOI: 10.1007/128_2015_650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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In situ and operando techniques can play important roles in the development of better performing photoelectrodes, photocatalysts, and electrocatalysts by helping to elucidate crucial intermediates and mechanistic steps. The development of high throughput screening methods has also accelerated the evaluation of relevant photoelectrochemical and electrochemical properties for new solar fuel materials. In this chapter, several in situ and high throughput characterization tools are discussed in detail along with their impact on our understanding of solar fuel materials.
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- Candace K Chan
- School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA.
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
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- Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600, Dübendorf, Switzerland.
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, 45470, Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
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- Semiconductor and Energy Conversion - Center for Electrochemical Sciences, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany.
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- School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA
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- School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA
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- School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA.
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- Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 9112, USA
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- Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 9112, USA.
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- Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 39-1 Hawolgok-dong, Seoul, 136-791, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403, USA.
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Braun A, Boudoire F, Bora DK, Faccio G, Hu Y, Kroll A, Mun BS, Wilson ST. Biological components and bioelectronic interfaces of water splitting photoelectrodes for solar hydrogen production. Chemistry 2014; 21:4188-99. [PMID: 25504590 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201405123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Artificial photosynthesis (AP) is inspired by photosynthesis in nature. In AP, solar hydrogen can be produced by water splitting in photoelectrochemical cells (PEC). The necessary photoelectrodes are inorganic semiconductors. Light-harvesting proteins and biocatalysts can be coupled with these photoelectrodes and thus form bioelectronic interfaces. We expand this concept toward PEC devices with vital bio-organic components and interfaces, and their integration into the built environment.
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- Artur Braun
- Laboratory for High Performance Ceramics, Empa. Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf (Switzerland).
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Wang P, Dimitrijevic NM, Chang AY, Schaller RD, Liu Y, Rajh T, Rozhkova EA. Photoinduced electron transfer pathways in hydrogen-evolving reduced graphene oxide-boosted hybrid nano-bio catalyst. ACS NANO 2014; 8:7995-8002. [PMID: 25050831 DOI: 10.1021/nn502011p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Photocatalytic production of clean hydrogen fuels using water and sunlight has attracted remarkable attention due to the increasing global energy demand. Natural and synthetic dyes can be utilized to sensitize semiconductors for solar energy transformation using visible light. In this study, reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and a membrane protein bacteriorhodopsin (bR) were employed as building modules to harness visible light by a Pt/TiO2 nanocatalyst. Introduction of the rGO boosts the nano-bio catalyst performance that results in hydrogen production rates of approximately 11.24 mmol of H2 (μmol protein)(-1) h(-1). Photoelectrochemical measurements show a 9-fold increase in photocurrent density when TiO2 electrodes were modified with rGO and bR. Electron paramagnetic resonance and transient absorption spectroscopy demonstrate an interfacial charge transfer from the photoexcited rGO to the semiconductor under visible light.
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- Peng Wang
- Center for Nanoscale Materials and ‡Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory , Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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Wang F, Wang Y, Zhan X, Safdar M, Gong J, He J. Pt nanoparticle and CdS quantum dot assisted WO3 nanowires grown on flexible carbon fibers for efficient oxygen production. CrystEngComm 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ce41826j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Deligonul N, Gray TG. Azadipyrromethene Complexes of d8 Metal Centers: Rhodium(I), Iridium(I), Palladium(II), and Platinum(II). Inorg Chem 2013; 52:13048-57. [DOI: 10.1021/ic4017239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Nihal Deligonul
- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid
Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid
Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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