2024
Structure of a biohybrid photosystem I-platinum nanoparticle solar fuel catalyst
Gisriel C, Malavath T, Qiu T, Menzel J, Batista V, Brudvig G, Utschig L. Structure of a biohybrid photosystem I-platinum nanoparticle solar fuel catalyst. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 9519. PMID: 39496605, PMCID: PMC11535483, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53476-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLight-driven H2 productionFuel catalystUnity quantum efficiencyPhotosynthetic biohybrid systemsPigment-protein complexesLight-driven enzymePlatinum nanoparticlesH2 productionQuantum efficiencyPhotosystem I complexCatalystChemical energyCryo-EM structureResolution cryo-EM structureBiohybrid systemsFuel productionStored solar energyPhotosystem IBiology platformReducing equivalentsMolecular basisI complexSolar energyBinding sitesStructure
2013
Plasmonic Enhancement of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Core–Shell–Shell Nanostructures
Sheehan S, Noh H, Brudvig G, Cao H, Schmuttenmaer C. Plasmonic Enhancement of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Core–Shell–Shell Nanostructures. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2013, 117: 927-934. DOI: 10.1021/jp311881k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDye-sensitized solar cellsPlasmonic enhancementSolar cellsGold NP surfaceBroadband light absorptionVisible light regionShell nanostructuresPlasmonic nanoparticlesIsolated nanoparticlesPlasmonic effectBroadband enhancementCore–ShellPlasmonic aggregatesNP surfaceNanoparticlesPlasmonic systemsLight absorptionLight regionMolecular chromophoresDye absorptionEfficiency enhancementNanostructuresQuantum efficiencyTheoretical calculationsEnhancement