{"id":5491,"date":"2024-02-21T15:27:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T20:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/vinsenews\/?p=5491"},"modified":"2024-02-21T15:28:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T20:28:25","slug":"spin-coating-photoactive-photosystem-i%e2%88%92pedotpss-composite-films-published-in-acs-applied-polymer-materials-selected-as-vinse-spotlight-publication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/vinsenews\/2024\/02\/spin-coating-photoactive-photosystem-i%e2%88%92pedotpss-composite-films-published-in-acs-applied-polymer-materials-selected-as-vinse-spotlight-publication\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Spin Coating Photoactive Photosystem I\u2212PEDOT:PSS Composite Films&#8221; published in ACS Applied Polymer Materials, selected as VINSE Spotlight Publication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5492\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my\/my-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1669\/2024\/02\/ACSAPM_2023_Nabhan_image-650x356.jpg\" alt=\"ACSAPM_2023_Nabhan_image\" width=\"650\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my\/my-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1669\/2024\/02\/ACSAPM_2023_Nabhan_image-650x356.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my\/my-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1669\/2024\/02\/ACSAPM_2023_Nabhan_image-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my\/my-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1669\/2024\/02\/ACSAPM_2023_Nabhan_image-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my\/my-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1669\/2024\/02\/ACSAPM_2023_Nabhan_image.jpg 1096w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>About the author: Marc Nabhan, a 2023 PhD graduate from the Department of Chemical Engineering, successfully defended his dissertation under the guidance of Dr. Kane Jennings. Currently serving as the co-founder and CEO of Optomar Technologies, Marc leads the development of a metabolic rate sensor designed for precise calorie counting in medical ICUs. During his tenure at Vanderbilt, Marc&#8217;s research primarily revolved around biohybrid solar energy conversion, with a particular focus on leveraging Photosystem I (PSI), a plant protein complex, as a promising alternative energy source within the realm of renewable energy and sustainability. His recent publication, co-authored alongside Dr. Carlos Batista and Dr. David Cliffel, delved into the deposition of PSI and a conducting polymer, PEDOT:PSS, for the fabrication of biohybrid thin films via spin-coating. Through the adoption of this straightforward and cost-effective deposition technique, Marc and his collaborators achieved uniform, reproducible, and rapid film formation, allowing for the easy adjustment of composite film composition and thickness, reaching up to a few hundred nanometers. This groundbreaking research showcases the capability to spin-coat a membrane protein from aqueous solution, significantly reducing deposition times by over tenfold compared to conventional drop casting methods. Moreover, the resulting PSI-PEDOT:PSS composite films demonstrated uniformity, conductivity, and photo-activity, all of which are scalable attributes. They exhibited excellent photoelectrochemical performance relative to comparable thin films and showcased robust polymer-protein interactions, marking a significant stride towards the commercialization of PSI-based photovoltaics in solar energy conversion technologies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/vinse\/ACSAPM_2023_Nabhan.pdf\">Read Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the author: Marc Nabhan, a 2023 PhD graduate from the Department of Chemical Engineering, successfully defended his dissertation under the guidance of Dr. Kane Jennings. Currently serving as the co-founder and CEO of Optomar Technologies, Marc leads the development of a metabolic rate sensor designed for precise calorie counting in medical ICUs. 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