Maximizing the efficiency of ferritin as a photocatalyst for applications in an artificial photosynthesis system

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7646, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Hilton, Robert J ^a   Keyes, Jeremiah D ^a   Watt, Richard K ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

artificial photosynthesis; ferrihydrite; ferritin; gold nanoparticles; photoreduction; photosystem II

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS; FERRIHYDRITES; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; PHOTO-REDUCTION; PHOTOSYSTEM II;

BIOSENSORS; CATALYSTS; ELECTRONS; FOSSIL FUELS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSENSORS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS; SULFUR;

GOLD;

EID: 77953426033     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.858830     Document Type: Conference Paper

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