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Title: Semi-synthetic strategy

Abstract

Semi-artificial photosynthesis offers advantages over purely natural or synthetic routes to producing chemicals from solar energy, but devices based on it have remained elusive. Now, researchers couple a dye-sensitized photoanode with natural components to generate H2 photoelectrochemically from water without additional bias.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1482891
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-2700-72356
Journal ID: ISSN 2058-7546
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nature Energy
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 3; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 2058-7546
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; artificial photosynthesis; hydrogen fuel; solar fuels

Citation Formats

King, Paul W. Semi-synthetic strategy. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1038/s41560-018-0274-1.
King, Paul W. Semi-synthetic strategy. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-018-0274-1
King, Paul W. Mon . "Semi-synthetic strategy". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-018-0274-1. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1482891.
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title = {Semi-synthetic strategy},
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abstractNote = {Semi-artificial photosynthesis offers advantages over purely natural or synthetic routes to producing chemicals from solar energy, but devices based on it have remained elusive. Now, researchers couple a dye-sensitized photoanode with natural components to generate H2 photoelectrochemically from water without additional bias.},
doi = {10.1038/s41560-018-0274-1},
journal = {Nature Energy},
number = 11,
volume = 3,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Mon Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}

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Fig. 1 Fig. 1: Semi-artificial photosynthetic device for solar-driven hydrogen production. a, Photosystem II (PSII) is composed of the reaction centre and oxygen-evolving complex and light-absorbing antenna protein complex. PSII is wired to a light-absorbing dye by a conducting polymer. Photon absorption by the PSII antenna complex drives the water oxidation reaction,more » and the resulting electrons (e) transfer through the conducting polymer to be re-energized by the dye, which has a complementary absorption spectrum to PSII. Energized electrons are transferred to a second electrode where the hydrogenase (brown spheres, with the catalytic site represented in orange) catalyses the production of H2. b, The combined light absorption by PSII and the dye captures a much wider range of the solar spectrum than would PSII alone, as shown in the solution’s UV–visible spectrum. Panel b is adapted with permission from ref. 3, Nature Publishing Group.« less

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