4-8 July 2016
Kramer Law building
Africa/Johannesburg timezone
<a href="http://events.saip.org.za/internalPage.py?pageId=10&confId=86">The Proceedings of SAIP2016</a> published on 24 December 2017

Biological photovoltaic building blocks for solar energy harvesting

4 Jul 2016, 09:00
1h
LT3 (Kramer Law building)

LT3

Kramer Law building

UCT Middle Campus Cape Town
Oral Presentation Track F - Applied Physics Winter School: The Biophysics of Cells and Macromolecules

Speaker

Prof. Raoul Frese (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The harvesting of solar energy in photosynthesis is dependent upon an interconnected macromolecular network of membrane associated chlorophyll-protein complexes. In the past decade my workgroup and others have elucidated the structure and functioning of these networks to great detail. Here I will briefly discuss our efforts in high resolution AFM imaging of native membranes and the models derived from light spectroscopy. In the second part I will discuss our recent efforts in applying and mimicking the natural assemblies in hybrid biosolar cells, photosynthesis based electrodes as components for sensors, photovoltaics and, possibly, photofuels. If time allows, I end with our recently designed algae powered robot which showcases the possibilities and won the 18th Japan Media Arts Festival New Face Award.

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Prof. Raoul Frese (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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