TY - JOUR
T1 - Limits on Natural Photosynthesis
AU - van Grondelle, Rienk
AU - Boeker, Egbert
PY - 2017/8/3
Y1 - 2017/8/3
N2 - Photosynthesis in nature does not use the far infrared part of the solar spectrum (lambda > 900 nm), comprising about 30% of the incoming solar energy. By simple thermodynamic arguments it is explained that this is due to the unavoidable back reactions during the night. It follows that lambda approximate to 900 nm provides a natural limit on artificial photosynthesis. The same limit holds for a two-tandem Si solar cell.
AB - Photosynthesis in nature does not use the far infrared part of the solar spectrum (lambda > 900 nm), comprising about 30% of the incoming solar energy. By simple thermodynamic arguments it is explained that this is due to the unavoidable back reactions during the night. It follows that lambda approximate to 900 nm provides a natural limit on artificial photosynthesis. The same limit holds for a two-tandem Si solar cell.
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U2 - 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b03024
DO - 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b03024
M3 - Article
VL - 121
SP - 7229
EP - 7234
JO - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
JF - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
SN - 1520-6106
IS - 30
ER -
