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Many prototype molecular optoelectronic devices utilize a membrane or a thin film as the substrate in which photoactive elements are embedded.1,2 This type of design strategy is implemented in nature as photosynthetic and visual membranes (for reviews, see Refs. 3–6). Thus, insights into the operating mechanisms in these structures via “reverse engineering” may be useful in the development of molecular devices. Not only can the associated biopigments be exploited as bioelectronic materials, but a better understanding of the fundamental design principle of these structures can also inspire new strategies to build novel devices from synthetic organic materials.
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Hong, F.T. (1989). An Electrochemical Approach to the Design of Membrane-Based Molecular Optoelectronic Devices. In: Hong, F.T. (eds) Molecular Electronics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7482-8_12
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