2023
The landscape of computational approaches for artificial photosynthesis
Yang K, Kyro G, Batista V. The landscape of computational approaches for artificial photosynthesis. Nature Computational Science 2023, 3: 504-513. PMID: 38177419, DOI: 10.1038/s43588-023-00450-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
A 300-fold conductivity increase in microbial cytochrome nanowires due to temperature-induced restructuring of hydrogen bonding networks
Dahl PJ, Yi SM, Gu Y, Acharya A, Shipps C, Neu J, O’Brien J, Morzan UN, Chaudhuri S, Guberman-Pfeffer MJ, Vu D, Yalcin SE, Batista VS, Malvankar NS. A 300-fold conductivity increase in microbial cytochrome nanowires due to temperature-induced restructuring of hydrogen bonding networks. Science Advances 2022, 8: eabm7193. PMID: 35544567, PMCID: PMC9094664, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abm7193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTemperature-sensitive switchNanowires exhibitNanowiresSynthetic molecular wireTemperature-induced restructuringRaman spectroscopyRational engineeringCarrier lossRespiratory electronsExtracellular respirationSystematic tuningMicrometersMolecular wiresNetworkConductivity increasesNanometersLong-range conductionElectronsEngineeringSpectroscopyReduction potentialTuning
2021
Heterogeneous Composition of Oxygen-Evolving Complexes in Crystal Structures of Dark-Adapted Photosystem II
Wang J, Gisriel CJ, Reiss K, Huang HL, Armstrong WH, Brudvig GW, Batista VS. Heterogeneous Composition of Oxygen-Evolving Complexes in Crystal Structures of Dark-Adapted Photosystem II. Biochemistry 2021, 60: 3374-3384. PMID: 34714055, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxygen-evolving complexMetal ionsPhotosystem IIElectron density peakIndividual metal ionsElectron density distributionNumber of electronsPSII dimersMetal centerWater oxidationOxidation stateElectron numberHomodimeric protein complexElectronsCrystal structurePSII structureDensity distributionDensity peaksComplexesRedox stateIonsDimersMonomersPeakOxidation
2016
Hot Hole Hopping in a Polyoxotitanate Cluster Terminated with Catechol Electron Donors
Bao J, Gundlach L, Yu Z, Benedict J, Snoeberger R, Batista V, Coppens P, Piotrowiak P. Hot Hole Hopping in a Polyoxotitanate Cluster Terminated with Catechol Electron Donors. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2016, 120: 20006-20015. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b06042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolyoxotitanate clustersQuantum dynamics simulationsIntramolecular vibrational relaxationHole hoppingUltrafast spectroscopyPolaronic excitonsWavepacket propagationInjected electronsPolaronic statesVibrational relaxationCharge transfer bandCharge-separated stateHot holesConduction bandMolecular orbitalsElectronsDepolarization measurementsCatechol ligandInorganic coreCatechol siteCatechol moietyHoppingHolesElectron donorTiO2 core
2005
The mechanism of photosynthetic water splitting
McEvoy J, Gascon J, Batista V, Brudvig G. The mechanism of photosynthetic water splitting. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 2005, 4: 940-949. PMID: 16307106, DOI: 10.1039/b506755c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein complex photosystem IIOxygen-evolving complexWater splittingPhotosynthetic water splittingGreen plant chloroplastsMolecular mechanics calculationsPhotosynthetic light reactionsRecent experimental resultsElectron transfer pathwayX-ray crystallographic modelSource of electronsProton concentration gradientPlant chloroplastsProduct protonsMechanics calculationsOxygenic photosynthesisDioxygen gasThylakoid lumenAerobic lifeElectronsThylakoid membranesCatalytic mechanismChemical energyPhotosystem IIManganese ions