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Carbon conversion on biophotonic leaf

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A photodiode can trigger bias-free redox reactions but is often hindered by thermodynamic barriers. Now, a bacteria-conjugated silicon biophotochemical diode allows simultaneous conversion of various carbon molecules with high efficacy.

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Fig. 1: Biophotonic silicon leaf with adaptive bacterium Sporomusa ovata for robust anodic and cathodic catalysis.

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This work was performed at the Center for Nanoscale Materials, a US Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility, and supported by the US DOE, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under contract number DE-AC02-06CH11357.

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Jang, J., Rozhkova, E.A. Carbon conversion on biophotonic leaf. Nat Catal 7, 953–954 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-024-01216-2

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