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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