Enhanced photocurrents of photosystem I films on p-doped silicon.
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Tuning the Fermi energy of silicon through doping leads to alignment of silicon bands with the redox active sites of photosystem I. Integrating photosystem I films with p-doped silicon results in the highest reported photocurrent enhancement for a biohybrid electrode based on photosystem I.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Advanced materials
دوره 24 44 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012