Water splitting using bacteriorhodopsin/TiO2 nanotubes

23 Jun 2011

HOT paper:

This Energy & Environmental Science article reports for the first time the use of bacteriorhodopsin(bR)/TiO2 hybrid electrodes in photoelectrochemical water oxidation cells.

water splitting It is thought the proton pumping property of bR can be used in a variety of applications, especially those related to third generation photovoltaic cells.