High-performance photovoltaic behavior of oriented purple membrane polymer composite films

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2502-2507

  Zhang, Liangmin ^a   Zeng, Tingying ^a   Cooper, Kristie ^b   Claus, Richard O ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Nanosonic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; PROTON;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; FILM; HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM; ILLUMINATION; LASER; LIGHT; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PURPLE MEMBRANE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM;

EID: 0037380823     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)75055-3     Document Type: Article

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