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Natural extract graminoids coordinated with plasmonic silver nanoparticles are reported to serve as efficient light harvesting antennas for bio‐photovoltaic cells, where emission quenching by silver nanoparticles facilitates electron collection from natural sensitizers. Moreover, the (100) nanosheet of titanium dioxide and the ligand tethering are demonstrated to be very important for efficient solar‐driven electron collection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In article number 1400470, Brian Yuliarto, Jeung Ku Kang, and co‐workers describe efficient light‐harvesting antenna made up of plasmonic silver nanoparticles coordinated with natural extracts of graminomids for bio‐photovoltaic cells. It is found that the photon quenching is critical for collecting electrons from the natural extracts, thus providing a new strategy to enhance the efficiency of bio‐photo‐voltaic cells. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]