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Bio-based solar cell development

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A research project to create and improve a bio-based solar cell using organic materials and protein complexes (photosystem 1) combined with custom-made redox hydrogels to produce electrical power from sunlight.

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Ruhr-Universitat Bochum
Education and Research
institution Germany 1 mention

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Bio-based solar cell
A solar cell constructed from organic materials and biological components, specifically using protein complexes from photosynthesis.
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Photosystem 1 (PS1)
A protein complex essential to natural photosynthesis that is being utilized in the artificial photosynthesis research.
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Redox hydrogels
Custom-made synthetic hydrogels developed by the research team that conduct electricity and connect enzymes to electrodes.
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North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
DE 1 mention

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Artificial leaf / Bio-based solar cell
A prototype bio-based solar cell that uses organic materials, photosystem 1 protein complexes, and custom-made redox hydrogels to produce electrical power from sunlight. Currently produces nanowatts of electricity with expectations to reach microwatts.
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Artificial photosynthesis using bio-based solar cells
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