2024
BODIPY Chemisorbed on SnO2 and TiO2 Surfaces for Photoelectrochemical Applications
Jayworth J, Decavoli C, Capobianco M, Menzel J, Adler S, Kocoj C, Freeze J, Crabtree R, Guo P, Batista V, Brudvig G. BODIPY Chemisorbed on SnO2 and TiO2 Surfaces for Photoelectrochemical Applications. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2024, 16: 14841-14851. PMID: 38488153, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c18827.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCarboxylic acid anchoring groupsAnchoring groupsElectron injectionSolar-driven water splittingTransient absorption spectroscopic studiesDye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cellsEfficiency of electron injectionSacrificial electron donorEfficient electron injectionElectron-hole recombinationAbsorption spectroscopic studiesBODIPY-based dyesWater splittingPhotoelectrochemical applicationsPhotoelectrochemical cellsSemiconducting photoelectrodesTiO2 surfacePhotoelectrochemical studiesPhotoexcited dyeSolar fuelsCharge transferMetal oxidesBinding modeCarboxylic acidsSpectroscopic studies
2016
Ferrocene‐Promoted Long‐Cycle Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
Mi Y, Liu W, Yang K, Jiang J, Fan Q, Weng Z, Zhong Y, Wu Z, Brudvig G, Batista V, Zhou H, Wang H. Ferrocene‐Promoted Long‐Cycle Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Angewandte Chemie 2016, 128: 15038-15042. DOI: 10.1002/ange.201609147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLithium polysulfidesEffective polysulfideCycling stabilityLong-cycle Li–S batteriesOrganometallic molecular compoundsSulfur cathode materialsSulfur electrode materialsLi-S batteriesLithium-sulfur batteriesLong‐Cycle LithiumMolecular-level interactionsCyclopentadienyl ligandSulfur batteriesElectrode materialsFerrocene moleculesCapacity decaySpectroscopic studiesMolecular compoundsSurface sitesCapacity fadePolysulfidesGraphene oxideFerroceneTheoretical calculationsBatteries
2012
Bioinspired High-Potential Porphyrin Photoanodes
Moore G, Konezny S, Song H, Milot R, Blakemore J, Lee M, Batista V, Schmuttenmaer C, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. Bioinspired High-Potential Porphyrin Photoanodes. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2012, 116: 4892-4902. DOI: 10.1021/jp210096m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPorphyrin radical cationRadical cationPhotoelectrochemical cellsReduction potentialDye-sensitized solar cellsElectrochemical reduction potentialsMetal oxide surfacesRedox coupleAppropriate energeticsElectron mediatorOxidation powerSpectroscopic studiesPhotoelectrochemical measurementsSnO2 nanoparticlesBare anodeVisible regionTerahertz spectroscopic studyReaction centersCationsSolar cellsPhotoanodeAnodeNatural counterpartsConduction bandSensitizers
2008
Redox Reactions of the Non-Heme Iron of Photosystem II: An EPR Spectroscopic Study
McEvoy J, Brudvig G. Redox Reactions of the Non-Heme Iron of Photosystem II: An EPR Spectroscopic Study. 2008, 141-144. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6709-9_32.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSecondary electron donorNon-heme ironElectron donorRedox activityElectron transfer reactionsEPR spectroscopic studiesProton transfer reactionsProton transfer pathwayPhotosystem IIRedox chemistryRedox reactionsEPR spectroscopySpectroscopic studiesCharge recombinationEPR quantitationQB sitePotassium ferricyanideReactionFe3Fe2IronLow temperatureAcceptor sitesDonor yieldChemistry
2000
Characterization of Carotenoid and Chlorophyll Photooxidation in Photosystem II †
Tracewell C, Cua A, Stewart D, Bocian D, Brudvig G. Characterization of Carotenoid and Chlorophyll Photooxidation in Photosystem II †. Biochemistry 2000, 40: 193-203. PMID: 11141071, DOI: 10.1021/bi001992o.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarotenoidsChlorophyllCyanobacteriaElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyFree RadicalsLight-Harvesting Protein ComplexesOxidation-ReductionPhotosynthetic Reaction Center Complex ProteinsPhotosystem II Protein ComplexSpectroscopy, Near-InfraredSpectrum Analysis, RamanSpinacia oleraceaTemperatureThylakoidsConceptsSpinach PSII membranesPSII core complexesPSII membranesIR bandsElectron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopyAccessory chlorophyllPhotosystem IIParamagnetic resonance spectroscopyResonance Raman bandsPrevious spectroscopic studiesCation radicalsRaman difference spectroscopySpectroscopic studiesAlternate electron donorsElectron donorInfrared absorbanceCharacterization of carotenoidsRaman bandsResonance spectroscopyDifference spectroscopyHeme cofactorProtein conformersCore complexDifferent stabilitiesMultiphasic kinetics
1987
The tetranuclear manganese complex of Photosystem II
Brudvig G. The tetranuclear manganese complex of Photosystem II. Journal Of Bioenergetics And Biomembranes 1987, 19: 91-104. PMID: 3034873, DOI: 10.1007/bf00762719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManganese complexesElectron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopic studiesManganese ionsS2 stateTetranuclear manganese complexPhotosystem IIFour-electron oxidationIntermediate oxidation statesDisplacement of O2Coordination chemistryOxidation stateO bondSpectroscopic studiesS4 stateMagnetic propertiesComplexesIonsLike structureManganeseMn4O4ChemistryStructureBondsOxidationProperties