title: Solid-state biophotovoltaic cells containing photosystem I.
abstract: The large multiprotein complex, photosystem I (PSI), which is at the heart of light-dependent reactions in photosynthesis, is integrated as the active component in a solid-state organic photovoltaic cell. These experiments demonstrate that photoactive megadalton protein complexes are compatible with solution processing of organic-semiconductor materials and operate in a dry non-natural environment that is very different from the biological membrane.
authors.affiliation: Polymer Chemistry and Bioengineering Group, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Pavlo I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Gordiichuk
authors.forename: Gert-Jan A H
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Wetzelaer
authors.forename: Dolev
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rimmerman
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gruszka
authors.forename: Jan Willem
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: de Vries
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saller
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gautier
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Catarci
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pesce
authors.forename: Shachar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: Paul W M
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Blom
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herrmann
mesh_terms: D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D004566:Electrodes; D004735:Energy Transfer / Q000528:radiation effects; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008422:Materials Testing; D045331:Photosystem I Protein Complex / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D012666:Semiconductors; D012993:Solar Energy; D014159:Transducers
chemical_list: D045331:Photosystem I Protein Complex
keywords: biomimetics; biophotovoltaic cell; light harvesting; photosystem I; solar cell