Photoelectric Effects of Thin-Films Formed with Chlorophyll-a and/or Chlorophyll-b at Liquid/Liquid Interfaces

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Photoelectric effects are studied in the thin-films of chlorophyll-a and/or chlorophyll-b formed at liquid/liquid interfaces without other surface-active components. The open circuit photovoltages of chlorophyll-a thin-films are greater than that of BLM (bilayer lipid membranes) of widely used chloroplast extracts under the symmetrical 0.1 M KCl solution. Futhermore, the chemical stability of chlorophyll molecules in the film is checked by using both thin-layer chromatography and spectrophotometry.