Interaction of [FeFe]-Hydrogenases with Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes
Abstract
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) are promising candidates for use in energy conversion devices as an active photo-collecting elements, for dissociation of bound excitons and charge-transfer from photo-excited chromophores, or as molecular wires to transport charge. Hydrogenases are enzymes that efficiently catalyze the reduction of protons from a variety of electron donors to produce molecular hydrogen. Hydrogenases together with SWNT suggest a novel biohybrid material for direct conversion of sunlight into H{sub 2}. Here, we report changes in SWNT optical properties upon addition of recombinant [FeFe] hydrogenases from Clostridium acetobutylicum and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. We find evidence that novel and stable charge-transfer complexes are formed under conditions of the hydrogenase catalytic turnover, providing spectroscopic handles for further study and application of this hybrid system.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 940621
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-99-GO10337
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Resource Relation:
- Journal Name: Solar Hydrogen and Nanotechnology II; Journal Volume: 6650
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 08 HYDROGEN; 09 BIOMASS FUELS; 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; BINDING ENERGY; CARBON; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRONS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENZYMES; EXCITONS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENASES; NANOTUBES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PROTONS; VALENCE; Basic Sciences
Citation Formats
Chang, D. S., McDonald, T. J., Kim, Y.-H., Blackburn, J. L., Heben, M. J., and King, P. W. Interaction of [FeFe]-Hydrogenases with Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes. United States: N. p., 2007.
Web. doi:10.1117/12.736232.
Chang, D. S., McDonald, T. J., Kim, Y.-H., Blackburn, J. L., Heben, M. J., & King, P. W. Interaction of [FeFe]-Hydrogenases with Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes. United States. doi:10.1117/12.736232.
Chang, D. S., McDonald, T. J., Kim, Y.-H., Blackburn, J. L., Heben, M. J., and King, P. W. Mon .
"Interaction of [FeFe]-Hydrogenases with Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes". United States.
doi:10.1117/12.736232.
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title = {Interaction of [FeFe]-Hydrogenases with Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes},
author = {Chang, D. S. and McDonald, T. J. and Kim, Y.-H. and Blackburn, J. L. and Heben, M. J. and King, P. W.},
abstractNote = {Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) are promising candidates for use in energy conversion devices as an active photo-collecting elements, for dissociation of bound excitons and charge-transfer from photo-excited chromophores, or as molecular wires to transport charge. Hydrogenases are enzymes that efficiently catalyze the reduction of protons from a variety of electron donors to produce molecular hydrogen. Hydrogenases together with SWNT suggest a novel biohybrid material for direct conversion of sunlight into H{sub 2}. Here, we report changes in SWNT optical properties upon addition of recombinant [FeFe] hydrogenases from Clostridium acetobutylicum and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. We find evidence that novel and stable charge-transfer complexes are formed under conditions of the hydrogenase catalytic turnover, providing spectroscopic handles for further study and application of this hybrid system.},
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journal = {Solar Hydrogen and Nanotechnology II},
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year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2007},
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