Patent ID: 8294135
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: B82Y,H01L,Y02E,Y02P,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A high power density photo-electronic and photo-voltaic material comprising a bio-inorganic nanophotoelectronic material with a photosynthetic reaction center protein encapsulated inside a multi-wall carbon nanotube; wherein the photosynthetic reaction center protein can be immobilized inside the multi-wall carbon nanotube by an organic linker to form a self-assembled monolayer on an inner carbon nanotube surface; wherein the protein encapsulation is in organized arrayed tubular electrode architecture; wherein the protein molecules have the same orientation and wherein the protein has a polyhistidine tag; and wherein protein oriented immobilization to inner carbon nanotube surface can be applied to a protein having a polyhistidine tag allowing for unidirectional protein orientation using a Ni(NTA)-alkane-pyrene linker.