The photochemical core of every photosynthetic apparatus is the reaction center, a transmembrane enzyme that converts photons into charge‐separated states across the biological membrane with an almost unitary quantum yield. A light‐responsive organic transistor architecture, which converts light into electrical current by exploiting the efficiency of this biological machinery, is presented. Proper surface tailoring enables the integration of the bacterial reaction center as photoactive element in organic transistors, allowing the transduction of its photogenerated voltage into photomodulation of the output current up to two orders of magnitude. This device architecture, termed light‐responsive electrolyte‐gated organic transistor, is the prototype of a new generation of low‐power hybrid bio‐optoelectronic organic devices.

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细菌光合酶单元调节光的有机晶体管

每个光合作用装置的光化学核心是反应中心，它是一种跨膜酶，可以跨生物膜将光子转换成电荷分离态，几乎具有统一的量子产率。提出了一种光敏有机晶体管架构，该架构通过利用这种生物机械的效率将光转换为电流。适当的表面修整可将细菌反应中心整合为有机晶体管中的光敏元件，从而将其光生电压转换为高达两个数量级的输出电流的光调制。这种称为光响应电解质门控有机晶体管的器件架构是新一代低功耗混合生物光电有机器件的原型。