2025
Water Oxidation Catalysis by an Iridium Complex Stabilized with an N,N,O-Donor Tripodal Ligand
Luciani G, Decavoli C, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. Water Oxidation Catalysis by an Iridium Complex Stabilized with an N,N,O-Donor Tripodal Ligand. Energy & Fuels 2025, 39: 6549-6558. DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5c00578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater oxidation catalysisWater oxidation catalystsO2 yieldIridium complexesOxidation catalysisOxide catalystsSolution speciesHighest O2 yieldNMR spectroscopic characterizationTripodal ligandTridentate NCatalytic speciesTurnover frequencyNMR spectraWater oxidationDormant speciesMolecular structureWater moleculesSpectroscopic characterizationMolecular configurationAmbient conditionsReaction rateO2 evolutionPrecatalystLigand
2024
Photochemical Oxidation of Substrate Water Analogs and Halides by Photosystem II
Shin J, Kanyo J, Debus R, Brudvig G. Photochemical Oxidation of Substrate Water Analogs and Halides by Photosystem II. Advanced Energy Materials 2024, 14 DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202401292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater oxidation catalysisRedox-active cofactorsOxidation catalysisWater oxidationSubstrate photooxidationProtein-pigment complexesRedox chemistryPhotochemical reductionSubstrate waterNative PSIISmall moleculesO 2 evolutionHalidesO-2ChloridePhotooxidationPhotochemical oxidationPSII complexesBound chlorideKinetic profilesPhotosystem IISubstratePutative water channelsCatalystCatalysis
2023
(Invited) Water Oxidation Catalysis with Atomically Defined Active Sites on Nanostructured Materials for Solar Energy Applications
Brudvig G. (Invited) Water Oxidation Catalysis with Atomically Defined Active Sites on Nanostructured Materials for Solar Energy Applications. ECS Meeting Abstracts 2023, MA2023-01: 2149-2149. DOI: 10.1149/ma2023-01372149mtgabs.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater oxidation catalystsMolecular catalystsSolar fuel productionWater oxidationMolecular water oxidation catalystsPhoto-electrochemical water oxidationWater oxidation catalysisNatural photosynthetic systemsPhotoelectrochemical water oxidationMetal oxide surfacesMetal oxide photoanodesFuel productionOxidation catalysisCatalytic performanceOxide photoanodesOxide surfaceNanostructured materialsBioinspired materialsCatalystLimited stabilityActive siteOxide materialsHigh activityPhotosynthetic systemsSolar energy applicationsObservation of Support-Dependent Water Oxidation Kinetics on Molecularly-Derived Heterogeneous Ir-Oxide Catalysts
Zhang H, Liu T, Dulock N, William B, Wang Y, Chen B, Wikar H, Wang D, Brudvig G, Wang D, Waegele M. Observation of Support-Dependent Water Oxidation Kinetics on Molecularly-Derived Heterogeneous Ir-Oxide Catalysts. ECS Meeting Abstracts 2023, MA2023-01: 2154-2154. DOI: 10.1149/ma2023-01372154mtgabs.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater oxidation activityIndium tin oxideActive siteHeterogeneous catalystsOxidation activityHeterogeneous water oxidation catalysisHigh water oxidation activityMost heterogeneous catalystsWater oxidation catalysisWater oxidation catalystsWater oxidation kineticsRate-determining stepOxidation catalysisCeO2 supportSurface chemistryOxidative chargeCatalyst influenceOxidation catalystMolecular structurePhotocatalytic activityCatalystElectronic structureDifferent oxidesTin oxideOxidation kineticsAtomically dispersed Ir catalysts exhibit support-dependent water oxidation kinetics during photocatalysis
Zhang H, Liu T, Dulock N, Williams B, Wang Y, Chen B, Wikar H, Wang D, Brudvig G, Wang D, Waegele M. Atomically dispersed Ir catalysts exhibit support-dependent water oxidation kinetics during photocatalysis. Chemical Science 2023, 14: 6601-6607. PMID: 37350819, PMCID: PMC10283500, DOI: 10.1039/d3sc00603d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater oxidation activityIndium tin oxideActive siteOxidation activityHeterogeneous water oxidation catalysisHigh water oxidation activityWater oxidation catalysisWater oxidation kineticsOxidation catalysisWater oxidationIr catalystHeterogeneous catalystsDistinct active sitesLight sensitizerPrototypical reactionReaction mechanismDifferent supportsElectron scavengerCatalystTin oxideOxidation kineticsHigh temperatureLow temperatureStudied rangeCatalysis
2018
Cover Feature: Behavior of Ru–bda Water‐Oxidation Catalysts in Low Oxidation States (Chem. Eur. J. 49/2018)
Matheu R, Ghaderian A, Francàs L, Chernev P, Ertem M, Benet‐Buchholz J, Batista V, Haumann M, Gimbert‐Suriñach C, Sala X, Llobet A. Cover Feature: Behavior of Ru–bda Water‐Oxidation Catalysts in Low Oxidation States (Chem. Eur. J. 49/2018). Chemistry - A European Journal 2018, 24: 12736-12736. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201803661.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Synthesis and evaluation of phenylalanine-derived trifluoromethyl ketones for peptide-based oxidation catalysis
Featherston AL, Miller SJ. Synthesis and evaluation of phenylalanine-derived trifluoromethyl ketones for peptide-based oxidation catalysis. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 2016, 24: 4871-4874. PMID: 27452284, PMCID: PMC5053897, DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Structural Studies of Oxomanganese Complexes for Water Oxidation Catalysis
Rivalta I, Brudvig G, Batista V. Structural Studies of Oxomanganese Complexes for Water Oxidation Catalysis. 2014, 1-14. DOI: 10.1002/9781118698648.ch1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOxygen-evolving complexBiomimetic oxomanganese complexesOxomanganese complexesDensity functional theoryQuantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) hybrid methodsHigh-resolution spectroscopyPhotosystem IIStructure of PSIIX-ray absorption fine structure spectraX-ray radiationExtended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectraProteinaceous side chainsWater oxidation catalysisArtificial photosynthetic devicesFine structure spectraO bond formationWater splitting mechanismX-ray crystallographyOxomanganese clusterResolution spectroscopyX-ray diffraction dataSemiconductor surfacesOxidation catalysisPhotosynthetic devicesX-ray model
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