Photocurrent generation by direct electron transfer using photosynthetic reaction centres

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Mahmoudzadeh, A ^a   Saer, R ^a   Jun, D ^a   Mirvakili, S M ^a   Takshi, A ^b   Iranpour, B ^a   Ouellet, E ^a,c   Lagally, E T ^a,c   Madden, J D W ^a   Beatty, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b University of South Florida   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUNTER ELECTRODES; DIRECT ELECTRON TRANSFER; DYE-SENSITISED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRODE SURFACES; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; ELECTRON DONORS; ELECTRON TRANSFER PATHWAYS; ELECTRON-ACCEPTING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED; GOLD ELECTRODES; GOLD SURFACES; GRAPHITE SURFACES; OPPOSITE CHARGE; PHOTOCURRENT GENERATIONS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; GRAPHITE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

GRAPHITE ELECTRODES;

EID: 80052429438     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/20/9/094019     Document Type: Article

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