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Biogenic Photovoltaics: A Biogenic Photovoltaic Material (Small 26/2018)
Author(s) -
Srivastava Sarvesh Kumar,
Piwek Przemyslaw,
Ayakar Sonal R.,
Bonakdarpour Arman,
Wilkinson David P.,
Yadav Vikramaditya G.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201870121
Subject(s) - photovoltaics , photovoltaic system , materials science , nanotechnology , carbonization , anode , solar cell , coating , organic solar cell , chemical engineering , chemistry , polymer , optoelectronics , composite material , electrode , engineering , scanning electron microscope , electrical engineering
Reliable generation and supply of clean energy is critical for de‐carbonization of the economy, and solar energy is a leading candidate for achieving this goal. In article number 1800729 , Sarvesh Kumar Srivastava, Vikramaditya G. Yadav, and co‐workers synthesize a class of biogenic photovoltaics by coating lycopene producing E. coli cells with TiO 2 nanoparticles using supramolecular chemistry. When this material is employed as an anode in a dye‐sensitized solar cell, it yields an excellent photovoltaic response, laying the foundation for truly “nature‐derived” organic optoelectronics.