2023
Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy of the Far-Red-Light Photosystem II Reaction Center
Silori Y, Willow R, Nguyen H, Shen G, Song Y, Gisriel C, Brudvig G, Bryant D, Ogilvie J. Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy of the Far-Red-Light Photosystem II Reaction Center. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry Letters 2023, 14: 10300-10308. PMID: 37943008, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTwo-dimensional electronic spectroscopyCharge separation mechanismPhotosystem II reaction centerElectronic spectroscopyPrimary charge separationReaction centersSpectral congestionPrimary energy conversionCharge separationVisible lightFar-red lightRadical pairSpectral overlapPrimary electron acceptorConstituent pigmentsFAR-REDSpectroscopyLightEnergy conversionSeparation mechanismElectron acceptorLigand Tuning in Cu(pyalk)2 Water Oxidation Electrocatalysis
Cody C, Caes Z, Capobianco M, Mercado B, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. Ligand Tuning in Cu(pyalk)2 Water Oxidation Electrocatalysis. Inorganics 2023, 11: 229. DOI: 10.3390/inorganics11060229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater oxidationWater oxidation electrocatalysisAnalogous copper complexesWater oxidation electrocatalystsArtificial photosynthetic systemsElectron-donating groupsSolar energy conversionPyalk ligandCatalyst tuningLigand tuningOxidation electrocatalystsCopper complexesFaradaic efficiencyLigand modificationCatalytic propertiesLigand formsAttractive scaffoldFirst-principles predictionPara positionGood activityMolecular systemsPhotosynthetic systemsEnergy conversionComplexesOxidation
2020
Nanotechnology for catalysis and solar energy conversion
Banin U, Waiskopf N, Hammarstrm L, Boschloo G, Freitag M, Johansson E, S J, Tian H, Johnston M, Herz L, Milot R, Kanatzidis M, Ke W, Spanopoulos I, Kohlstedt K, Schatz G, Lewis N, Meyer T, Nozik A, Beard M, Armstrong F, Megarity C, Schmuttenmaer C, Batista V, Brudvig G. Nanotechnology for catalysis and solar energy conversion. Nanotechnology 2020, 32: 042003. PMID: 33155576, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/abbce8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDye-sensitized solar cellsPerovskite solar cellsSolar energy conversionMultiple exciton generationSolar cellsEnergy conversionOrganic photovoltaicsNanoscale characterization methodsNanoscale material characterizationApplication of nanotechnologySolar energy conversion efficiencySolar water splittingConversion efficiencyStructure-property relationshipsNanomaterial synthesisSemiconductor nanoparticlesSingle nanoparticlesScalable manufacturingEnergy conversion efficiencySemiconductor nanostructuresWater splittingFuel conversion efficiencySmart engineeringHybrid halide perovskitesBio-catalysis
2011
Photosynthesis: Energy Conversion
Ulas G, Brudvig G. Photosynthesis: Energy Conversion. 2011 DOI: 10.1002/9781119951438.eibc0455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSolar fuel productionSustainable solar fuel productionWater oxidation catalysisWater oxidation catalystsLight-driven oxidationNatural photosynthetic systemsHigh-energy chemicalsEnergy conversionCarbon dioxide reductionSolar energy conversionFuel productionArtificial photosynthesisWater oxidationRedox levelingHalf reactionOxygenic photosynthesisElectron transferCatalytic turnoverCatalytic mechanismChemical energyDirect light absorptionElectron transport machineryLight absorptionPhotosynthetic systemsLight energy captureEnergy Conversion in Photosynthesis: A Paradigm for Solar Fuel Production
Moore G, Brudvig G. Energy Conversion in Photosynthesis: A Paradigm for Solar Fuel Production. Annual Review Of Condensed Matter Physics 2011, 2: 303-327. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-conmatphys-062910-140503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArtificial photosynthetic constructsSolar fuel productionEnergy conversionSource of electronsEnergy storage efficiencySolar fuelsPhotoelectrochemical systemMechanistic detailsFuel productionConversionAspects of photosynthesisHuman energy demandsStorage efficiencySolar energyElectronsWaterPhotosynthesisSolution
2010
Water -stable, hydroxamate anchors for functionalization of TiO 2 surfaces with ultrafast interfacial electron transfer
McNamara W, Milot R, Song H, Snoeberger R, Batista V, Schmuttenmaer C, Brudvig G, Crabtree R. Water -stable, hydroxamate anchors for functionalization of TiO 2 surfaces with ultrafast interfacial electron transfer. Energy & Environmental Science 2010, 3: 917-923. DOI: 10.1039/c001065k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterfacial electron transferUltrafast interfacial electron transferTiO2 nanoparticlesSolar energy conversionElectron transferPhotocatalytic cellsNanoparticlesOrganic dyesTiO 2 surfaceMetal oxidesEnergy conversionElectron injectionConduction bandTHz spectroscopyAqueous conditionsTiO2Transition metal complexesNeutral pHFunctionalizationMetal complexesCarboxylate anchorStrong bindingStable moleculesOxideCarboxylic acids
2005
Photosynthesis: Energy Conversion
Ulas G, Brudvig G. Photosynthesis: Energy Conversion. 2005 DOI: 10.1002/0470862106.ia805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSolar fuel productionSustainable solar fuel productionWater oxidation catalysisWater oxidation catalystsLight-driven oxidationNatural photosynthetic systemsHigh-energy chemicalsEnergy conversionCarbon dioxide reductionSolar energy conversionFuel productionArtificial photosynthesisWater oxidationRedox levelingHalf reactionOxygenic photosynthesisElectron transferCatalytic turnoverCatalytic mechanismChemical energyDirect light absorptionElectron transport machineryLight absorptionPhotosynthetic systemsLight energy capture