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Photosystem II Based Multilayers

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During billions of years of evolution and development, photosynthesis has formed an effective mechanism for solar energy fixation and conversion. The unique property of photosystem II (PSII) to split water in ambient condition makes it the key role in the process of photosynthesis. Assembly of PSII-based multilayers toward the construction of water splitting systems has attracted more and more attention. As a means to study PSII, it might lead to quicker solutions to understand the electron transfer mechanism in such hybrid systems and how activities of PSII can be affected by different physicochemical or environmental factors. Such systems might also provide guidelines for the design and fabrication of artificial photosynthetic energy conversion systems. In this chapter, we concentrate on the design and development of PSII-based water splitting systems, in which photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells utilizing PSII will be discussed in detail.

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    Peng Cai & Zhongfeng Zhang

  2. Beijing National Laboratory for Molecule Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China

    Peng Cai, Guangle Li, Jiao Li, Yi Jia & Junbai Li

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Cai, P., Li, G., Li, J., Jia, Y., Zhang, Z., Li, J. (2017). Photosystem II Based Multilayers. In: Li, J. (eds) Supramolecular Chemistry of Biomimetic Systems. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6059-5_6

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