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Laser-induced bacteriorhodopsin LB films’ fast photoelectric dynamics

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Ten layers of oriented bacteriorhodopsin (BR) LB films are prepared on ITO conductive glass to constitute an ITO electrode/BR LB films/KCl solution/Cu electrode wet photocell. A Q-switched double frequency Nd:YAG laser with 10 Hz repetitive rate and 8 ns pulse width is used to excite the BR LB films. The photoelectric signal is directly captured by a 300 MHz digitizing oscilloscope. A theory on the BR photoelectric dynamics is established. By nonlinear least square fitting of the experimental curves acquired at different time bases, the experimental equation corresponding to the theoretical model is obtained, and the charge displacements and the decay time constants for each step in the BR photocycle are calculated.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Technology, Xi’ an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 710068, Xi’ an, China

    Baoli Yao, Dalun Xu & Xun Hou

  2. Institute of Photographic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China

    Baofang Li & Long Jiang

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Project supported by the State Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Technology and the Bureau of Foundamental Researches, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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Yao, B., Xu, D., Hou, X. et al. Laser-induced bacteriorhodopsin LB films’ fast photoelectric dynamics. Sci. China Ser. A-Math. 40, 761–766 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02878700

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