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ArticleThe journal of physical chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces2014

Engineering a Robust Photovoltaic Device with Quantum Dots and Bacteriorhodopsin.

Venkatesan Renugopalakrishnan, Bernardo Barbiellini, Chris King, Michael Molinari, Konstantin Mochalov, Alyona Sukhanova, Igor Nabiev, Peter Fojan, Harry L Tuller, Michael Chin and 3 more

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Article in The journal of physical chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Venkatesan RenugopalakrishnanChildren's Hospital, Harvard Medical School , 4 Blackfan Circle, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States ; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University , 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02138, United States.
Bernardo BarbielliniDepartment of Physics, Northeastern University , 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.
Chris KingDepartment of Mathematics, Northeastern University , 567 Lake Hall, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.
Michael MolinariLaboratoire de Recherche en Nanosciences, LRN-EA4682, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne , 51100 Reims, France.
Konstantin MochalovLaboratory of Nano-Bioengineering, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI "Moscow Engineering Physics Institute" , 31 Kashirskoe shosse, 115409 Moscow, Russian Federation.
Alyona SukhanovaLaboratoire de Recherche en Nanosciences, LRN-EA4682, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne , 51100 Reims, France ; Laboratory of Nano-Bioengineering, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI "Moscow Engineering Physics Institute" , 31 Kashirskoe shosse, 115409 Moscow, Russian Federation.
Igor NabievLaboratoire de Recherche en Nanosciences, LRN-EA4682, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne , 51100 Reims, France ; Laboratory of Nano-Bioengineering, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI "Moscow Engineering Physics Institute" , 31 Kashirskoe shosse, 115409 Moscow, Russian Federation.
Peter FojanDepartment of Physics and Nanotechnology, Aalborg University , Skjernvej 4, 9220 Aalborg Ø, Denmark.
Harry L TullerDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, MIT , 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.
Michael ChinLangmuir Center for Colloids and Interfaces, Columbia University , 500 West 120th Street, New York, New York 10027, United States.
Ponisseril SomasundaranLangmuir Center for Colloids and Interfaces, Columbia University , 500 West 120th Street, New York, New York 10027, United States.
Esteve PadrósUnitat de Biofísica, Departament de Bioquímica i de Biologia Molecular, Facultat de Medicina, and Centre d'Estudios en Biofísica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , Barcelona, Spain.
Seeram RamakrishnaNUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative, National University of Singapore , 2 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore 117576, Singapore.

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Abstract

We present a route toward a radical improvement in solar cell efficiency using resonant energy transfer and sensitization of semiconductor metal oxides with a light-harvesting quantum dot (QD)/bacteriorhodopsin (bR) layer designed by protein engineering. The specific aims of our approach are (1) controlled engineering of highly ordered bR/QD complexes; (2) replacement of the liquid electrolyte by a thin layer of gold; (3) highly oriented deposition of bR/QD complexes on a gold layer; and (4) use of the Forster resonance energy transfer coupling between bR and QDs to achieve an efficient absorbing layer for dye-sensitized solar cells. This proposed approach is based on the unique optical characteristics of QDs, on the photovoltaic properties of bR, and on state-of-the-art nanobioengineering technologies. It permits spatial and optical coupling together with control of hybrid material components on the bionanoscale. This method paves the way to the development of the solid-state photovoltaic device with the efficiency increased to practical levels.

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