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Photosynthetic reaction center-functionalized electrodes for photo-bioelectrochemical cells

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During the last few years, intensive research efforts have been directed toward the application of several highly efficient light-harvesting photosynthetic proteins, including reaction centers (RCs), photosystem I (PSI), and photosystem II (PSII), as key components in the light-triggered generation of fuels or electrical power. This review highlights recent advances for the nano-engineering of photo-bioelectrochemical cells through the assembly of the photosynthetic proteins on electrode surfaces. Various strategies to immobilize the photosynthetic complexes on conductive surfaces and different methodologies to electrically wire them with the electrode supports are presented. The different photoelectrochemical systems exhibit a wide range of photocurrent intensities and power outputs that sharply depend on the nano-engineering strategy and the electroactive components. Such cells are promising candidates for a future production of biologically-driven solar power.

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Abbreviations

A:

Acceptor

BOD:

Bilirubin oxidase

CNT:

Carbon nanotube

cyt:

Cytochrome

D:

Donor

DCPIP:

2,6-Dichlorophenolindophenol

DSSC:

Dye-sensitized solar cell

ET:

Electron transfer

FTO:

Fluorine-doped tin oxide

ITO:

Indium tin oxide

LH1:

Light-harvesting 1 pigment protein

LHC:

Light-harvesting complexes

MV2+ :

N,N′-Dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridinium, methyl viologen

NC:

Nanocluster

NHE:

Normal hydrogen electrode

NP:

Nanoparticle

NTA:

Nitrilo triacetic acid

NQS:

1,4-Naphthoquinone-2-sulfonate

PC:

Plastocyanine

pMBQ:

Poly-mercapto benzoquinone

PSI:

Photosystem I

PSII:

Photosystem II

RC:

Reaction center

SCE:

Standard calomel electrode

SWCNT:

Single-walled carbon nanotube

TMPD:

N,N,N′,N′-Tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine

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The support of the photo-bioelectrochemical project by the Minerva Foundation is gratefully acknowledged. O.Y. acknowledges the Levi Eshkol fellowship, The Ministry of Science and Technology, Israel.

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    Omer Yehezkeli, Ran Tel-Vered & Itamar Willner

  2. Department of Plant Sciences, The Minerva Center for Biohybrid Systems, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904, Jerusalem, Israel

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Yehezkeli, O., Tel-Vered, R., Michaeli, D. et al. Photosynthetic reaction center-functionalized electrodes for photo-bioelectrochemical cells. Photosynth Res 120, 71–85 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-013-9796-3

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