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Electronic Device Approach Using Photosynthesis Assembly of Photosynthetic Protein Complexes for the Development of Nanobiodevices

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Photosynthetic light-harvesting polypeptide/pigment complexes (LH ) play an essential role in the primary process of an efficient solar energy-transduction in photosynthetic membrane. In our research, we aim to use the LH complex and control its direction and orientation on electrodes for the development of nanobiodevices from solar to fuel. Specifically, we focus on the construction of an array of the LH on electrodes using a modified photosynthetic protein complex prepared from modern biosynthetic manufacturing methods and in lipid membranes.

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The authors thank to Dr. Ayumi Sumino and Dr. Kouji Iida for performing experiments and helpful discussions.  M.N. and T.D. thank AOARD for funding.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8555, Japan

    Masaharu Kondo

  2. Department of Frontier Materials, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8555, Japan

    Takehisa Dewa & Mamoru Nango

  3. The OCU Advanced Research Institude for Natural Science and Technology (OCARINA), Osaka City University, 3-3-138, Sugimoto, Sumiyosi-ku, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan

    Mamoru Nango

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Kondo, M., Dewa, T., Nango, M. (2016). Electronic Device Approach Using Photosynthesis Assembly of Photosynthetic Protein Complexes for the Development of Nanobiodevices. In: Sugiyama, M., Fujii, K., Nakamura, S. (eds) Solar to Chemical Energy Conversion. Lecture Notes in Energy, vol 32. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25400-5_26

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