@inproceedings{90960b36d28944adb31aff9cf572094f,
title = "A high power-density, self-sustained hybrid bio-solar cell with co-culture of heterotrophic and photosynthetic bacteria",
abstract = "We demonstrated self-sustainable high power generation from a microliter-scale bio-solar cell by using syntrophic interaction between electricity-generating heterotrophic bacteria and phototrophs. The device continuously generated light-responsive electricity from the heterotrophic bacterial metabolic respiration with the organic substrates produced by the photosynthetic bacteria. Without the external input of organic fuels, the bio-solar cell utilizing the mixed culture generated self-sustained current more than 400 times greater than that of the bio-solar cell using only photosynthetic bacteria. The device featured (i) a small-scale microchamber to reduce the start-up time by increasing the probability of cell attachment/biofilm formation, (ii) a carbon-based anodic material to promote bacterial adhesion and (iii) a sandwich configuration of the anode/proton exchange membrane (PEM)/air-cathode to minimize the inter-electrode distance and significantly reduce the internal resistance.",
author = "X. Wei and W. Yang and S. Choi",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 TRF; 2016 Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop, Hilton Head 2016 ; Conference date: 05-06-2016 Through 09-06-2016",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.31438/trf.hh2016.106",
language = "English",
series = "2016 Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop, Hilton Head 2016",
publisher = "Transducer Research Foundation",
pages = "396--399",
editor = "Allen, \{Mark G.\} and Tina Lamers",
booktitle = "2016 Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop, Hilton Head 2016",
}