Minerals can also convert solar energy? Peking University scholar to newly discovered mineral photosynthesis'

24, said in a news release of Peking University, school of earth and space sciences professor an-huai lu through cooperation with American scholars, such as the first confirmed inorganic minerals can also be into the solar system, the existence & other; Mineral photosynthesis & throughout; 。 The findings for the study of the origin of the photosynthesis system and artificial photosynthesis provides a new Angle of view, the work has been on April 22, 2019, published online in the proceedings of the national academy of sciences.

an-huai lu team in northern China's gobi, desert and the southern red soil and karst rock/soil samples of typical geomorphic in-depth system analysis, and found that directly exposed to the sunlight rock/soil particles body surface is widely a layer of iron and manganese, Hydrogen and oxygen) Oxide & other; Mineral membrane & throughout; Covered, & other; Mineral membrane & throughout; Output characteristics and developmental condition had close relations with the sunshine.

the study found that these natural & other; Mineral membrane & throughout; Has a stable, sensitive solar photon & ndash; Photoelectric conversion ability, confirmed the inorganic mineral on earth's land is also sun energy absorption and transformation of a class of important material.

extensively on the surface of iron manganese oxide & other; Mineral membrane & throughout; With sunlight photoelectric conversion semiconductor effect the discovery of the laws of nature, an-huai lu team in sun's surface iron manganese oxide & other; Mineral membrane & throughout; Is the most widely distributed on the earth's solar film & other; New spheres of & throughout; , that is, the sun not only ACTS on the surface of biological classic photosynthesis occurs, also has been applied to the surface minerals occurred the classical & other; Mineral photosynthesis & throughout; 。

known solar photonic in nature and the element valence electrons are based on two basic forms of energy, an-huai lu team new mineral photoelectron is common ground and the third theory in the form of energy. This new discovery to expand the classical model of photosynthesis, energy source for life on earth activity and surface geochemical process of absorption use of solar energy provides a new model, also for earth-like planets in the solar system such as the surface of Mars inorganic mineral transformation utilize solar energy, provides an important reference will have far-reaching influence.

Lin Rong, director of the biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, key laboratory of the researcher thinks, the discovery greatly expand the human new understanding of the nature of solar energy utilization way, namely natural inorganic mineral is also quite a conversion of solar energy utilization system with organic photosynthesis, but also to study the origin and artificial photosynthesis of photosynthesis system provides a new perspective.