2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2010.05.005
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Energy Conversion in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis

Abstract: Summary Modern civilization is dependent upon fossil fuels, a nonrenewable energy source originally provided by the storage of solar energy. Fossil fuel dependence has severe consequences including energy security issues and greenhouse gas emissions. The consequences of fossil fuel dependence could be avoided by fuel-producing artificial systems that mimic natural photosynthesis, directly converting solar energy to fuel. This review describes the three key components of solar energy conversion in photosynthesi… Show more

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“…Light harvesting in natural photosynthesis is accomplished by a hierarchical assembly of accessory pigments that funnel their excitation energy to chlorophyll molecules (3). The core of chlorophyll-a is a substituted chlorin (4), a porphyrin ring with a reduced exo double bond (5).…”
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“…Light harvesting in natural photosynthesis is accomplished by a hierarchical assembly of accessory pigments that funnel their excitation energy to chlorophyll molecules (3). The core of chlorophyll-a is a substituted chlorin (4), a porphyrin ring with a reduced exo double bond (5).…”
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“…The electron transfer (ET) 2 reactions in photosynthetic reaction center (RC) proteins are of prime interest because their high yield and effective stabilization of charge-separated states usually are unparalleled in artificial systems. Understanding all aspects of these reactions may inspire technical devices for sunlight-powered sustainable production of fuels, e.g.…”
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“…In addition, synthesis of a photonic macroporous morphology has been described previously. 5 The macroporous materials described here exhibit the inverse opal structure and the position of optical stop bands are given by Eqn. 1 which allows predictable modification of the stop band position. max is the stop band maximum, n is the relative refractive indices of the void and wall materials, d hkl is the void lattice plane spacing,  is the volume of the wall or 'fill factor', and m is the Bragg plane order.…”
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“…[1][2][3] Many challenges remain, requiring the discovery of new materials and structures for light capture, charge separation and catalysis, and the integration of these phenomena into a functioning device. 4,5 For light capture, the morphology of the absorbing material or structure supporting the light-active species is important to maximize absorption. 6 3-dimensional macroporous photonic structures exhibit potentially useful phenomena for increasing the efficiency of solar energy conversion.…”
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