Photoelectrochemical cells based on photosynthetic systems: a review
Photosynthesis is a process which converts light energy into energy contained in the chemical bonds of organic compounds by photosynthetic pigments such as chlorophyll (Chl a, b, c, d, f) or bacteriochlorophyll. It occurs in phototrophic organisms, which include higher plants and many types of photo...
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| author | Roman A. Voloshin Vladimir D. Kreslavski Sergey K. Zharmukhamedov Vladimir S. Bedbenov Seeram Ramakrishna Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev |
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| description | Photosynthesis is a process which converts light energy into energy contained in the chemical bonds of organic compounds by photosynthetic pigments such as chlorophyll (Chl a, b, c, d, f) or bacteriochlorophyll. It occurs in phototrophic organisms, which include higher plants and many types of photosynthetic bacteria, including cyanobacteria. In the case of the oxygenic photosynthesis, water is a donor of both electrons and protons, and solar radiation serves as inexhaustible source of energy. Efficiency of energy conversion in the primary processes of photosynthesis is close to 100%. Therefore, for many years photosynthesis has attracted the attention of researchers and designers looking for alternative energy systems as one of the most efficient and eco-friendly pathways of energy conversion. The latest advances in the design of optimal solar cells include the creation of converters based on thylakoid membranes, photosystems, and whole cells of cyanobacteria immobilized on nanostructured electrode (gold nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, nanoparticles of ZnO and TiO2). The mode of solar energy conversion in photosynthesis has a great potential as a source of renewable energy while it is sustainable and environmentally safety as well. Application of pigments such as Chl f and Chl d (unlike Chl a and Chl b), by absorbing the far red and near infrared region of the spectrum (in the range 700-750 nm), will allow to increase the efficiency of such light transforming systems. This review article presents the last achievements in the field of energy photoconverters based on photosynthetic systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b15766ba5daf408ab65a9ec9fffacf9e2024-03-26T15:13:22ZengAlpha Creation EnterpriseBiofuel Research Journal2292-87822292-87822015-06-01222272358880Photoelectrochemical cells based on photosynthetic systems: a reviewRoman A. Voloshin0Vladimir D. Kreslavski1Sergey K. Zharmukhamedov2Vladimir S. Bedbenov3Seeram Ramakrishna4Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev5Controlled Photobiosynthesis Laboratory, Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 127276, Russia.Controlled Photobiosynthesis Laboratory, Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 127276, Russia.|Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 142290, Russia.Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 142290, Russia.Controlled Photobiosynthesis Laboratory, Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 127276, Russia.Center for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117576, Singapore.Controlled Photobiosynthesis Laboratory, Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 127276, Russia.| Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 142290, Russia.|Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia.Photosynthesis is a process which converts light energy into energy contained in the chemical bonds of organic compounds by photosynthetic pigments such as chlorophyll (Chl a, b, c, d, f) or bacteriochlorophyll. It occurs in phototrophic organisms, which include higher plants and many types of photosynthetic bacteria, including cyanobacteria. In the case of the oxygenic photosynthesis, water is a donor of both electrons and protons, and solar radiation serves as inexhaustible source of energy. Efficiency of energy conversion in the primary processes of photosynthesis is close to 100%. Therefore, for many years photosynthesis has attracted the attention of researchers and designers looking for alternative energy systems as one of the most efficient and eco-friendly pathways of energy conversion. The latest advances in the design of optimal solar cells include the creation of converters based on thylakoid membranes, photosystems, and whole cells of cyanobacteria immobilized on nanostructured electrode (gold nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, nanoparticles of ZnO and TiO2). The mode of solar energy conversion in photosynthesis has a great potential as a source of renewable energy while it is sustainable and environmentally safety as well. Application of pigments such as Chl f and Chl d (unlike Chl a and Chl b), by absorbing the far red and near infrared region of the spectrum (in the range 700-750 nm), will allow to increase the efficiency of such light transforming systems. This review article presents the last achievements in the field of energy photoconverters based on photosynthetic systems.http://www.biofueljournal.com/pdf_8880_1f3df63f4b675694bdbbd3b55f5332ef.htmlPhotobioelectrochemical cellself-assembling layerthylakoidsphotosystem 1photosystem 2Nanostructures |
| spellingShingle | Roman A. Voloshin Vladimir D. Kreslavski Sergey K. Zharmukhamedov Vladimir S. Bedbenov Seeram Ramakrishna Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev Photoelectrochemical cells based on photosynthetic systems: a review Biofuel Research Journal Photobioelectrochemical cell self-assembling layer thylakoids photosystem 1 photosystem 2 Nanostructures |
| title | Photoelectrochemical cells based on photosynthetic systems: a review |
| title_full | Photoelectrochemical cells based on photosynthetic systems: a review |
| title_fullStr | Photoelectrochemical cells based on photosynthetic systems: a review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Photoelectrochemical cells based on photosynthetic systems: a review |
| title_short | Photoelectrochemical cells based on photosynthetic systems: a review |
| title_sort | photoelectrochemical cells based on photosynthetic systems a review |
| topic | Photobioelectrochemical cell self-assembling layer thylakoids photosystem 1 photosystem 2 Nanostructures |
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