Underlying mechanisms in microbial solar cells: how modeling can help

Léna Beauzamy , Frédéric Lemaître (1) , Julien Derr (2)

1 PASTEUR - Processus d'Activation Sélective par Transfert d'Energie Uni-électronique ou Radiatif (UMR 8640)
2 RDP - Reproduction et développement des plantes

Using modeling we uncoupled and quantified the different rate constants implicated in microbial solar cells: mediator fluxes in and out of microbes, oxidation at the electrode, photo-reduction inside the microbe, and degradation over time.

Domaines: Chimie

Léna Beauzamy, Frédéric Lemaître, Julien Derr. Underlying mechanisms in microbial solar cells: how modeling can help. Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2020, 4 (12), pp.6004-6010. ⟨10.1039/d0se01304h⟩. ⟨hal-04002891⟩