Nanoparticles: A Light Harvesting Antenna Using Natural Extract Graminoids Coupled with Plasmonic Metal Nanoparticles for Bio-Photovoltaic Cells (Adv. Energy Mater. 18/2014).

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]