Journal article
Redox-polymers enable uninterrupted day/night photo-driven electricity generation in biophotovoltaic devices
L Darus, T Sadakane, P Ledezma, S Tsujimura, I Osadebe, D Leech, L Gorton, S Freguia
Journal of the Electrochemical Society | ELECTROCHEMICAL SOC INC | Published : 2017
DOI: 10.1149/2.0091703jes
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Abstract
Biophotovoltaic devices modified with immobilized polymeric osmium/azine redox-mediators exhibited a considerable electrical output enhancement (64/43-fold under light/dark conditions, respectively). More importantly, the systems exhibited uninterrupted current generation at same magnitude levels during day/night cycles, paving the way toward solar energy conversion bio-panels that will not require energy storage peripherals.
Grants
Awarded by Direktorat Jenderal Pendidikan Tinggi
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was funded by Australian Research Council grant DE130101168. Libertus Darus is funded by the Directorate General of Higher Education (DGHE) of Indonesia and Australian Research Council (ARC) DP120104415. Pablo Ledezma is funded by ARC DP120104415. Isioma Osadebe is funded by the National University of Ireland Galway. Donal Leech is funded by the European Commission ("Bioenergy" FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN-607793). Lo Gorton is funded by the Swedish Research Council (project 2014-5908) and The European Commission ("Bioenergy" FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN-607793). Stefano Freguia is funded by the fellowship ARC DE130101168.