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Tuning the photocurrent generations from photosystem I assembled in tailored biotic–abiotic interfaces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2018

Hanieh Niroomand ,
Ravi Pamu ,
Dibyendu Mukherjee  and
Bamin Khomami
Hanieh Niroomand
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Sustainable Energy Education and Research Center (SEERC), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
Ravi Pamu
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering; Nano-BioMaterials Laboratory for Energy, Energetics & Environment (nbml-E3), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
Dibyendu Mukherjee*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Nano-BioMaterials Laboratory for Energy, Energetics & Environment (nbml-E3); Sustainable Energy Education and Research Center (SEERC), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
Bamin Khomami*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering; Sustainable Energy Education and Research Center (SEERC), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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Address all correspondence to Bamin Khomami and Dibyendu Mukherjee at bkhomami@utk.edu, dmukherj@utk.edu
Address all correspondence to Bamin Khomami and Dibyendu Mukherjee at bkhomami@utk.edu, dmukherj@utk.edu
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Abstract

Rational design of bio-hybrid photovoltaic and/or optoelectronic devices requires systematic electrochemical characterizations of photosystem I (PSI), the photosynthetic membrane protein, assembled onto tailored biotic–abiotic interfaces. This work communicates our research findings on the role of PSI microenvironment alterations at organic/inorganic interfaces, via biomimetic lipid membrane confinements and plasmonic coupling with Ag nano-pyramid structures, in tuning the photoactivated charge separation and photocurrent generations from surface-assembled PSI. The observed photocurrent enhancements and the associated mechanistic insights from this study will facilitate the future design of tailored interfaces that can optimally tune the photoactivity and photostability of PSI in solid-state bioelectronics.

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MRS Communications , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , September 2018 , pp. 823 - 829
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These authors contributed equally to this work.

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