Photoelectric performance of bacteria photosynthetic proteins entrapped on tailored mesoporous WO3-TiO2 films

Langmuir. 2005 Apr 26;21(9):4071-6. doi: 10.1021/la0470129.

Abstract

Novel three-dimensional wormlike mesoporous WO(3)-TiO(2) films with tailored pore size (approximately 7.1 nm) were applied to prepare the bio-photoelectrodes (Bio-PEs) through direct entrapping the bacteria photosynthetic reaction center (RC) proteins. These mesoporous WO(3)-TiO(2) films exhibited unique characteristics in the specific loading of RC with high activity retained. Moreover, well-matched energy levels of WO(3)-TiO(2) and RC contributed to the photoelectric performance, especially in the red to near-infrared (NIR) region, of the derived Bio-PEs. Such strategy of manipulating the Bio-PEs based on well-designed mesoporous metal oxides and RC provides an alternative system to probe the photoinduced multiple-pathway electron transfer of photosensitive chromophores, which may open a new perspective to develop versatile bio-photoelectric devices.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry*
  • Electrochemistry
  • Electrodes
  • Electron Transport
  • Electronics / instrumentation
  • Electronics / methods*
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Nitrogen / chemistry
  • Particle Size
  • Photochemistry
  • Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins / chemistry*
  • Porosity
  • Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared
  • Surface Properties
  • Time Factors
  • Titanium / chemistry*
  • Tungsten Compounds / chemistry*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins
  • Tungsten Compounds
  • titanium dioxide
  • Titanium
  • Nitrogen