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Photoelectric conversion on Earth's surface via widespread Fe- and Mn-mineral coatings.
Lu, Anhuai; Li, Yan; Ding, Hongrui; Xu, Xiaoming; Li, Yanzhang; Ren, Guiping; Liang, Jing; Liu, Yuwei; Hong, Hao; Chen, Ning; Chu, Shengqi; Liu, Feifei; Li, Yan; Wang, Haoran; Ding, Cong; Wang, Changqiu; Lai, Yong; Liu, Juan; Dick, Jeffrey; Liu, Kaihui; Hochella, Michael F.
Afiliação
  • Lu A; Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, People's Republic of China; ahlu@pku.edu.cn khliu@pku.edu.cn hochella@vt.edu.
  • Li Y; The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, People's Republic of China.
  • Ding H; The Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring, School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, 410083 Changsha, People's Republic of China.
  • Xu X; Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, People's Republic of China.
  • Li Y; The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, People's Republic of China.
  • Ren G; Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, People's Republic of China.
  • Liang J; The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, People's Republic of China.
  • Liu Y; Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, People's Republic of China.
  • Hong H; The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, People's Republic of China.
  • Chen N; Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, People's Republic of China.
  • Chu S; The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, People's Republic of China.
  • Liu F; Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, People's Republic of China.
  • Li Y; The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, People's Republic of China.
  • Wang H; State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, School of Physics, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, People's Republic of China.
  • Ding C; Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, People's Republic of China.
  • Wang C; The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, People's Republic of China.
  • Lai Y; State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, School of Physics, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, People's Republic of China.
  • Liu J; Hard X-ray MicroAnalysis (HXMA) Beamline, Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2V3, Canada.
  • Dick J; Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100039 Beijing, People's Republic of China.
  • Liu K; Beijing Key Laboratory of Mineral Environmental Function, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, People's Republic of China.
  • Hochella MF; The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 116(20): 9741-9746, 2019 05 14.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31010932
ABSTRACT
Sunlight drives photosynthesis and associated biological processes, and also influences inorganic processes that shape Earth's climate and geochemistry. Bacterial solar-to-chemical energy conversion on this planet evolved to use an intricate intracellular process of phototrophy. However, a natural nonbiological counterpart to phototrophy has yet to be recognized. In this work, we reveal the inherent "phototrophic-like" behavior of vast expanses of natural rock/soil surfaces from deserts, red soils, and karst environments, all of which can drive photon-to-electron conversions. Using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, micro-Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy, Fe and Mn (oxyhydr)oxide-rich coatings were found in rock varnishes, as were Fe (oxyhydr)oxides on red soil surfaces and minute amounts of Mn oxides on karst rock surfaces. By directly fabricating a photoelectric detection device on the thin section of a rock varnish sample, we have recorded an in situ photocurrent micromapping of the coatings, which behave as highly sensitive and stable photoelectric systems. Additional measurements of red soil and powder separated from the outermost surface of karst rocks yielded photocurrents that are also sensitive to irradiation. The prominent solar-responsive capability of the phototrophic-like rocks/soils is ascribed to the semiconducting Fe- and Mn (oxyhydr)oxide-mineral coatings. The native semiconducting Fe/Mn-rich coatings may play a role similar, in part, to photosynthetic systems and thus provide a distinctive driving force for redox (bio)geochemistry on Earth's surfaces.
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