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
(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 applications
2017
Photodriven Oxidation of Surface-Bound Iridium-Based Molecular Water-Oxidation Catalysts on Perylene-3,4-dicarboximide-Sensitized TiO2 Electrodes Protected by an Al2O3 Layer
Kamire R, Materna K, Hoffeditz W, Phelan B, Thomsen J, Farha O, Hupp J, Brudvig G, Wasielewski M. Photodriven Oxidation of Surface-Bound Iridium-Based Molecular Water-Oxidation Catalysts on Perylene-3,4-dicarboximide-Sensitized TiO2 Electrodes Protected by an Al2O3 Layer. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2017, 121: 3752-3764. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b11672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMolecular water oxidation catalystsDye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cellsWater oxidation catalystsCharge transfer dynamicsSolar fuel productionCharge recombinationAtomic layer depositionHigher photocurrentTransfer dynamicsDye-sensitized TiO2 photoanodesFemtosecond transient absorption spectroscopyCharge transfer rateTransient absorption spectroscopyALD layersFuel productionDicarboximide chromophorePhotodriven oxidationMononuclear catalystsDinuclear catalystsCatalyst oxidationDye moleculesInitial charge injectionMolecular structurePhotoelectrochemical experimentsAbsorption spectroscopy
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 energyElectronsWaterPhotosynthesisSolutionThermal stability of [Mn(III)(O)2Mn(IV)(H2O)2(Terpy)2](NO3)3 (Terpy=2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine) in aqueous solution
Zhang F, Cady C, Brudvig G, Hou H. Thermal stability of [Mn(III)(O)2Mn(IV)(H2O)2(Terpy)2](NO3)3 (Terpy=2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine) in aqueous solution. Inorganica Chimica Acta 2011, 366: 128-133. DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2010.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOxo dimerMn4Ca clusterAqueous solutionThermal stabilitySolar fuel productionOxygen evolution activityFirst fast stepMn valence changeAtomic absorption spectroscopyCatalytic materialsElemental analysisPS IIManganese dioxideAbsorption spectroscopyConversion of waterNovel MnDimer compoundsMn valenceSlow stepFast stepSolid MnThermal decompositionValence changeUnique materialFuel production
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