title: Photoactive films of photosystem I on transparent reduced graphene oxide electrodes.
abstract: Photosystem I (PSI) is a photoactive electron-transport protein found in plants that participates in the process of photosynthesis. Because of PSI's abundance in nature and its efficiency with charge transfer and separation, there is a great interest in applying the protein in photoactive electrodes. Here, we developed a completely organic, transparent, conductive electrode using reduced graphene oxide (RGO) on which a multilayer of PSI could be deposited. The resulting photoactive electrode demonstrated current densities comparable to that of a gold electrode modified with a multilayer film of PSI and significantly higher than that of a graphene electrode modified with a monolayer film of PSI. The relatively large photocurrents produced by integrating PSI with RGO and using an opaque, organic mediator can be applied to the facile production of more economic solar energy conversion devices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University , Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Darby
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: LeBlanc
authors.forename: Evan A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Gizzie
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: G Kane
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Jennings
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Cliffel
mesh_terms: D015086:2,6-Dichloroindophenol / Q000737:chemistry*; D004566:Electrodes; D004579:Electron Transport; D005292:Ferricyanides / Q000737:chemistry; D005295:Ferrocyanides / Q000737:chemistry; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010087:Oxides; D045331:Photosystem I Protein Complex / Q000737:chemistry*; D017975:Ruthenium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D012993:Solar Energy
chemical_list: D005292:Ferricyanides; D005295:Ferrocyanides; D010087:Oxides; D045331:Photosystem I Protein Complex; D017975:Ruthenium Compounds; C007931:hexacyanoferrate III; C031584:hexammineruthenium; D006108:Graphite; D015086:2,6-Dichloroindophenol; C020354:hexacyanoferrate II