Rewiring photosynthetic electron transport chains for solar energy conversion

JM Lawrence, RM Egan, T Hoefer… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Photosynthetic organisms have evolved versatile electron transport chains that efficiently
convert solar energy into chemical energy. Researchers can engineer these electron …

Photosynthetic nanomaterial hybrids for bioelectricity and renewable energy systems

YJ Kim, H Hong, JH Yun, SI Kim, HY Jung… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Harvesting solar energy in the form of electricity from the photosynthesis of plants, algal
cells, and bacteria has been researched as the most environment‐friendly renewable …

Enhanced interfacial electron transfer between thylakoids and RuO2 nanosheets for photosynthetic energy harvesting

H Hong, JM Lee, JH Yun, YJ Kim, SI Kim, HI Shin… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The harvesting of photosynthetic electrons (PEs) directly from photosynthetic complexes has
been demonstrated over the past decade. However, their limited efficiency and stability have …

MnO 2-decorated highly porous 3D-printed graphene supercapacitors for photosynthetic power systems

HY Jung, SI Kim, JH Kim, YJ Kim, H Hong… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Harvesting of photosynthetic electrons (PEs) from photosynthetic cells or isolated
photosynthetic apparatus holds great prospects for environmentally friendly energy …

Thylakoid membrane–based photobioelectrochemical systems: Achievements, limitations, and perspectives

D Pankratov, G Pankratova, L Gorton - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
During the few past decades, intensive efforts have been focused toward optimizing
'wiring'of thylakoid membranes (TMs) to conductive surfaces for their further application for …

Formation of Supported Thylakoid Membrane Bioanodes for Effective Electron Transfer and Stable Photocurrent

YS Chang, HC Yang, L Chao - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022 - ACS Publications
The light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis use light energy to generate photoelectrons
traveling through the thylakoid membranes (TMs). Extracting the photoelectrons from the …

Conductive thylakoid composites with mussel-adhesive protein-coated carbon nanotubes for harvesting photosynthetic electrons

JH Yun, T Kim, H Hong, YJ Kim, SI Kim, Y Park… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Photosynthetic electrons (PEs) can be extracted electrochemically from photosynthetic
apparatus such as photosystems I & II, cytochrome b 6 f complex, and plastocyanin of …

The influence of surface composition of carbon nanotubes on the photobioelectrochemical activity of thylakoid bioanodes mediated by osmium-complex modified …

D Pankratov, J Zhao, MA Nur, F Shen, D Leech, Q Chi… - Electrochimica …, 2019 - Elsevier
A combination of photosynthetic biocatalysts with high surface area conductive materials
mediated by an osmium-complex modified redox polymer (OsRP) holds promising features …

Photosynthesis-based hybrid nanostructures: electrochemical sensors and photovoltaic cells as case studies

A Antonacci, V Scognamiglio - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
The recall of attention regarding the environment safeguard roused the scientific world,
which currently addressed the issue by cutting-edge technologies merger. In particular …

Plasmon-stimulated biophotovoltaic cells based on thylakoid–AuNR conjugates

YJ Kim, G Moon, H Hong, JH Yun, SI Kim… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite the high quantum efficiency of solar energy conversion by photosynthesis, practical
development of photosynthetic solar energy has been limited so far. One of the main …