Boosting photosynthetic efficiency using a plant nanobionics approach

该项目旨在利用植物纳米仿生学方法改善光捕获和增强电子传输率。具有独特光学和电学性质的生物相容等离子体低维过渡金属氧化物将被选为仿生材料。调查的重点将是开发氧化物化合物作为人造天线，捕捉自然植物通常无法获得的延长的光学波长。注入植物系统的等离子体材料激发的高能热电子将进一步被探索，实现前所未有的从太阳能到化学的能量转换。这些预期的发现将为开发提高光合作用效率的新植物系统提供坚实的基础。

The project aims to improve light capture and enhance electron transport rates using a plant nanobionics approach. Biocompatible plasmonic low-dimensional transition metal oxides with unique optical and electronics properties will be selected as the bioinspired materials. The investigation will focus on developing oxide compounds as artificial antenna, capturing extended optical wavelengths that are not normally available to natural plants. Energetic hot electrons excited from plasmonic materials injected into the plant system will further be explored, achieving unprecedented energy conversion from solar to chemical. The anticipated findings will provide a strong base to develop new plant systems with improved photosynthetic efficiency.