Molecular System for Artificial Photosynthesis Research Team (IMAGE)

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

Molecular System for Artificial Photosynthesis Research Team

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Etsuko Fujita and Gerald Manbeck of Brookhaven Lab's Chemistry Division carried out a series of experiments to understand why their molecular system with six light-absorbing centers (made of ruthenium metal ions bound to organic molecules) produced more hydrogen than the system with three such centers. This understanding is key to designing more efficient molecular complexes for converting solar energy into chemical energy--a conversion that green plants do naturally during photosynthesis.

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Brookhaven National Laboratory

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