Comparing photosynthetic and photovoltaic efficiencies and recognizing the potential for improvement

Science

Volumn 332, Issue 6031, 2011, Pages 805-809

  Blankenship, Robert E ^a   Tiede, David M ^b   Barber, James ^c,d   Brudvig, Gary W ^e   Fleming, Graham ^f,g   Ghirardi, Maria ^h   Gunner, M R ⁱ   Junge, Wolfgang ^j   Kramer, David M ^k   Melis, Anastasios ^f   Moore, Thomas A ^l   Moser, Christopher C ^m   Nocera, Daniel G ⁿ   Nozik, Arthur J ^h,o   Ort, Donald R ^p   Parson, William W ^q   Prince, Roger C ^r   Sayre, Richard T ^s  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^h NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

ⁱ CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^k Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

^l ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

ⁿ MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^q UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^r EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^s DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; FORMATE DEHYDROGENASE; FUEL; HYDROGEN; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; SILICON; WATER;

BIOMASS; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

ARABIDOPSIS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; CARBON FIXATION; CATERING SERVICE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHLOROPLAST; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORN; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INFRARED RADIATION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTON; PHOTORESPIRATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFICIENCY; PLANT BREEDING; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLAR ENERGY; SOYBEAN; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BIOMASS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY; SUNLIGHT; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 79956054956     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1200165     Document Type: Review

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