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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP220102729
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Boosting photosynthetic efficiency using a plant nanobionics approach. The project aims to improve light capture and enhance electron transport rates using a plant nanobionics approach. Biocompatible plasmonic low-dimensional transition metal oxides with unique optical and electronics properties will be selected as the bioinspired materials. The investigation will focus on developing oxide compounds as artificial antenna, capturing extended optical wavelengths that are not normally available to natural plants. Energetic hot electrons excited from plasmonic materials injected into the plant system will further be explored, achieving unprecedented energy conversion from solar to chemical. The anticipated findings will provide a strong base to develop new plant systems with improved photosynthetic efficiency.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 02-2022
End Date: 02-2025
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $405,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Agricultural Biotechnology not elsewhere classified | Functional Materials | Nanotechnology not elsewhere classified | Materials Engineering
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Environmentally Sustainable Energy Activities not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in Technology |
