2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Artificial photosynthetic systems with light-harvesting ability
| Project Area | Chemical conversion of solar energy by artificial photosynthesis: a breakthrough by fusion of related fields toward realization of practical processes |
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| Project/Area Number |
24107002
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Review Section |
Science and Engineering
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
稲垣 伸二 株式会社豊田中央研究所, 稲垣特別研究室, 室長・シニアフェロー (30374086)
橋本 秀樹 関西学院大学, 理工学部, 教授 (50222211)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-06-28 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 生物物理 / 超分子化学 / ナノ材料 / 光物性 / バイオテクノロジー |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Supramolecular structures of light-harvesting antenna systems in phototrophs including brown algae, diatoms, cyanobacteria, purple bacteria, and green bacteria were elucidated and their excited energy migrating and transferring processes were revealed by various spectroscopies. Based on the above investigation, artificial photosynthetic antenna systems were constructed using natural and synthetic chlorophylls and carotenoids. Combination of the artificial antennas with energy conversion moieties producing high energy compounds (hydrogen, carbon monoxide, etc.) were performed on several solids containing mesoporous organosilica to afford artificial photosynthetic systems.
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| Free Research Field |
化学
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