Production of cadmium sulfide quantum dots by the lithobiontic Antarctic strain Pedobacter sp. UYP1 and their application as photosensitizer in solar cells.

V CarrascoV AmarelleS Lagos-MoragaC P QuezadaR Espinoza-GonzálezR FaccioE FabianoJosé Manuel Pérez-Donoso

Published in: Microbial cell factories (2021)

We report a cheap, rapid and eco-friendly protocol for the production of CdS QDs by an Antarctic lithobiontic bacterium, Pedobacter, a genus that was not previously reported as a quantum dot producer. The application of the biosynthesized QDs as sensitizer material in solar cells was validated.

Keyphrases

solar cells
quantum dots
photodynamic therapy
randomized controlled trial
sensitive detection
energy transfer
risk assessment
loop mediated isothermal amplification
visible light