Optics of Hybrid Nanostructures Group, Institute of Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland.
J Phys Condens Matter. 2010 May 19;22(19):193102. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/22/19/193102. Epub 2010 Apr 23.
Hybrid nanostructures are systems composed of two or more nanostructures designed for improving the performance over individual components. In this work we introduce the concept of bridging natural photosynthetic protein-pigment complexes with nanostructures fabricated in an artificial way, such as semiconductor nanocrystals, metallic nanoparticles or carbon nanotubes, with the purpose of enhancing the efficiency of light harvesting either via plasmon excitation in metals or absorption tunability characteristics of semiconductors. In addition to presenting basic features of inorganic nanostructures, we discuss recent advances in the field of hybrid nanostructures composed of photosynthetic pigment-protein complexes.
杂化纳米结构是由两种或多种纳米结构组成的系统，旨在通过提高单个组件的性能来进行设计。在这项工作中，我们引入了将天然光合蛋白-色素复合物与通过人工方式制造的纳米结构（如半导体纳米晶体、金属纳米粒子或碳纳米管）桥接的概念，目的是通过金属中的等离子体激元激发或半导体的吸收可调谐特性来提高光捕获效率。除了介绍无机纳米结构的基本特征外，我们还讨论了由光合色素-蛋白复合物组成的杂化纳米结构领域的最新进展。
