Plasmon-exciton coupling in photosystem I based biohybrid photoelectrochemical cells

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Taylor Levi Mabe (Creator)
Jianjun Wei, Associate Professor (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
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Abstract: The light-induced property of photosystem I (PSI) has been utilized to convert solar energy to electrical energy in photoelectrochemical cells. Here we provide new results on the relationship between surface plasmon generation (SPG) efficiency of nanoslits and the experimentally obtained photocurrent by immobilizing PSI on the gold nanoslit electrode surfaces regarding different nanoslit widths. The photocurrent increases with the increment of SPG efficiency. This finding can be attributed to the phenomenon of plasmon–exciton coupling effect on the PSI in the nanoslits. The enhancement of photocurrent generation is discussed on the basis of plasmonic light trapping and plasmon-induced resonance energy transfer. [The original abstract for this article contains (characters/images) that cannot be displayed here. Please click on the link below to read the full abstract and article.]

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Publication
ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2018, 1(3), 802-807. DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.8b00249
Language: English
Date: 2018
Keywords
photosystem I, surface plasmon resonance, plasmon-exciton coupling

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