Harnessing plant molecules to harvest solar energy

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-02-harnessing-molecules-harvest-solar-energy.html

"more efficient solar panels by harnessing plants' abilities to convert sunlight into chemical energy using biological molecules, like chlorophyll, that excel at absorbing sunlight... fluorophore transfers its light energy to metal nanoparticles, knocking off electrons and generating current... also applies to molecules that have high absorption of light such as chlorophyll, beta carotene, or lutein, which are inexpensive and easy to derive from plants... non-toxic, longer lasting and recyclable"