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
2023
Chapter 22 Photosynthesis and nanotechnology present status and future perspectives
Hou H, Brudvig G. Chapter 22 Photosynthesis and nanotechnology present status and future perspectives. 2023, 493-501. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-98391-4.00008-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArtificial catalytic systemsApplication of bioenergyFuture perspectivesSolar energyExciting fieldHigher plantsPhotosynthetic mechanismNanomaterialsNanotechnologyField of photosynthesisCatalytic systemPhotosynthesisPotential challengesCurrent statusFood productionApplicationsBioenergyPresent statusPlants
2021
Toward understanding the S2-S3 transition in the Kok cycle of Photosystem II: Lessons from Sr-substituted structure
Amin M, Kaur D, Gunner M, Brudvig G. Toward understanding the S2-S3 transition in the Kok cycle of Photosystem II: Lessons from Sr-substituted structure. Inorganic Chemistry Communications 2021, 133: 108890. DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2021.108890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDensity functional theoryS3 transitionPhotosystem IIWater oxidation mechanismS2-S3 transitionKok cycleOxidation mechanismContinuum electrostaticsHydrogen fuelFunctional theoryS2 stateSolar energyArtificial systemsCatalystDeprotonationWaterMn4CalculationsElectrostaticsSr2OxygenEnergeticsTransitionFuelStructureForging O–O Bonds
Cody C, Brudvig G. Forging O–O Bonds. Joule 2021, 5: 1923-1925. DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2021.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Energy 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