Lightning-driven plasma bubbles provide prebiotic synthesis and biogeochemical cycling

Dingwei Gan; Longfei Hong; Xiaofan Guo; Haoxuan Jiang; Santu Luo; Tianqi Zhang; Jianxi Ying; Rusen Zhou; Dingxin Liu; H. James Cleaves; Yufen Zhao; Renwu Zhou

doi:10.1039/d5cc04325e

Lightning-driven plasma bubbles provide prebiotic synthesis and biogeochemical cycling

Dingwei Gan
, Longfei Hong
, Xiaofan Guo
, Haoxuan Jiang
, Santu Luo
, Tianqi Zhang
, Jianxi Ying
, Rusen Zhou
, Dingxin Liu
, H. James Cleaves
, Yufen Zhao
, Renwu Zhou

School of Electrical Engineering

Xi'an Jiaotong University
Ningbo University
The University of Sydney
Carnegie Institution of Washington

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Abstract

Lightning–sea interactions generate plasma bubbles that act as electrochemical reactors, producing amino acids, nucleobases, and peptides with yields 100–300% higher than spark discharges. This process accelerates carbon-nitrogen coupling and enhances biogeochemical cycling, linking CO₂ and NH₃ to bioavailable organic compounds.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2558-2562
Number of pages	5
Journal	Chemical Communications
Volume	62
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc04325e
State	Published - 16 Jan 2026

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