Photosynthetica 2023, 61(4):465-472 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2023.041

Photosynthetic reaction center/graphene bio-hybrid for low-power optoelectronics

J. VUJIN1, T. SZABÓ2, R. PANAJOTOVIC1, A.G. VÉGH3, L. RINYU4, L. NAGY2, 5
1 Institute of Physics Belgrade, University of Belgrade, Pregrevica 118, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia
2 Institute of Medical Physics and Informatics, University of Szeged, Korányi Fasor 9, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
3 HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Institute of Biophysics, Temesvári Krt. 62, Szeged, Hungary
4 Isotope Climatology and Environmental Research Centre (ICER), HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research, Bem tér 18/c, 4026 Debrecen, Hungary
5 HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Institute of Plant Biology, Temesvári Krt. 62, Szeged, Hungary

Photosynthetic reaction center (pRC) purified from Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1 purple bacteria was deposited on a graphene carrier exfoliated from the liquid phase and layered on the surface of SiO2/Si substrate for optoelectronic application. Light-induced changes in the drain-source current vs. gate voltage are demonstrated. Dried photosynthetic reaction centers/graphene composite on SiO2/Si shows a photochemical/-physical activity, as a result of interaction with the current flow in the graphene carrier matrix. The current changes are sensitive to light, due to the contribution from the charge separation in the pRC, and to the applied gate and drain-source voltages.

Additional key words: field effect; graphene; liquid-phase exfoliation; optoelectronics; photosynthetic reaction center.

Received: September 11, 2023; Revised: October 25, 2023; Accepted: November 2, 2023; Prepublished online: November 10, 2023; Published: December 19, 2023  Show citation

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VUJIN, J., SZABÓ, T., PANAJOTOVIC, R., VÉGH, A.G., RINYU, L., & NAGY, L. (2023). Photosynthetic reaction center/graphene bio-hybrid for low-power optoelectronics. Photosynthetica, 61(SPECIAL ISSUE 2023-2), 465-472. doi: 10.32615/ps.2023.041
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