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Biohybrid solar cell
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<p>A biohybrid solar cell is a <a href="/facts/Solar_cell/3L814UCC">solar cell</a> made using a combination of organic matter (<a href="/facts/Photosystem_I/z9hRH0kt">photosystem I</a>) and inorganic matter. Biohybrid solar cells have been made by a team of researchers at <a href="/facts/Vanderbilt_University/xut8ASAf">Vanderbilt University</a>. The team used the photosystem I (a photoactive protein complex located in the <a href="/facts/Thylakoid_membrane/d9PEe649">thylakoid membrane</a>) to recreate the natural process of <a href="/facts/Photosynthesis/TMV7w693">photosynthesis</a> to obtain a greater efficiency in solar energy conversion. These biohybrid solar cells are a new type of <a href="/facts/Renewable_energy/6Bu6IrpF">renewable energy</a>. </p>