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ReviewJournal of the American Chemical Society2025

Elucidating Energy Conversion Pathways at Biotic/Abiotic Interfaces in Microbe-Semiconductor Hybrids.

Weidong Zhang, Chenwei Xiong, Peng Chen, Bing Fu, Xianwen Mao

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Review in Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Weidong ZhangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117575, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-9556-3735
Chenwei XiongDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Peng ChenDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8582-7661
Bing FuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Xianwen MaoDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117575, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-5156-4493

Funding

Unusual mechanisms of metal regulation in bacteria: from single molecules to single cells to cell communitiesR01GM109993 · NIGMS · CORNELL UNIVERSITY · PI Peng Chen · 2014 to 2026
$3.9M
Mechanism of extracellular electron transfer in Gram-negative bacteriaR01GM154669 · NIGMS · CORNELL UNIVERSITY · PI Peng Chen · 2024 to 2026
$989k
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM109993NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM154669
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biotic/abiotic hybrid systems integrating microbes with light-absorbing semiconductor materials offer promising solutions for sustainable energy conversion and value-added chemical production. In this Perspective, we discuss the mechanistic insights into upstream energy conversion processes at the biotic-abiotic interfaces, underscoring their pivotal roles in determining biohybrid performance. We explore how biological, physicochemical, and electrochemical characterization techniques have advanced our understanding of energy conversion pathways and electron transport mechanisms within these complex systems. Moreover, we emphasize the growing importance of spatiotemporally resolved imaging in linking biological activity to physicochemical dynamics at the single-cell level. Moving forward, we propose that interdisciplinary collaborations and innovative methodologies will be critical in deepening the mechanistic understanding and unlocking the full potential of artificial photosynthetic biohybrid systems.

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SemiconductorsElectron TransportPhotosynthesis

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PMID40481781
PMCPMC13005704

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