Biological light-driven proton pumps which could transfer light energy to electrical energy have aroused intense interest in the past years.Many related researches have been conducted to mimic this process in vitro because of its potential significant applications.This review describes the progress in biomimetic photoelectric conversion systems based on different kinds of promising artificial membranes.Both biological bacteriorhodopsin and the photosensitive chemical molecules which could be used to achieve the photoelectric conversion function are discussed.Also a short outlook in this field is demonstrated at the end.
A Chinese research group,led by Jiang Lei who is a chemist at the Institute of Chemistry,Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS) and also a CAS academician,made a breakthrough achievement on the mechanism of spider silk's water collection.This significant work was published on Nature on Feb.4 2010(Na-
