2024
A synergetic cocatalyst for conversion of carbon dioxide, sunlight, and water into methanol
Ye Z, Yang K, Zhang B, Navid I, Shen Y, Xiao Y, Pofelski A, Botton G, Ma T, Mondal S, Norris T, Batista V, Mi Z. A synergetic cocatalyst for conversion of carbon dioxide, sunlight, and water into methanol. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2408183121. PMID: 39172778, PMCID: PMC11363284, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2408183121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConversion of CO<sub>2</sub>Proton-coupled electron transfer pathwayConversion of carbon dioxideSynthesis of methanolTransfer of protonsElectron transfer pathwayVectorial transfer of protonsPhotocatalytic architecturesCore-shell nanoparticlesCore-shell interfaceCatalytic materialsProton reductionHydrogen spilloverProduct selectivityHydrogen atomsTransfer pathwayCore-shellAqueous solutionOxide shellHydrogenVectorial transferMethanolWireless systemsProtonSemiconducting nanowires
2022
Tools for analyzing protonation states and for tracing proton transfer pathways with examples from the Rb. sphaeroides photosynthetic reaction centers
Wei R, Khaniya U, Mao J, Liu J, Batista V, Gunner M. Tools for analyzing protonation states and for tracing proton transfer pathways with examples from the Rb. sphaeroides photosynthetic reaction centers. Photosynthesis Research 2022, 156: 101-112. PMID: 36307598, DOI: 10.1007/s11120-022-00973-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtonation stateMolecular dynamicsProton affinityReaction centersSide chainsElectron transfer reactionsProton transfer pathwayHydroxy side chainsBacterial reaction centersProton-transfer networkPhotosynthetic reaction centersChains of waterGrotthuss mechanismTransfer reactionsActive siteTransfer pathwayQB siteProton bindingProtein conformationTransmembrane electrochemical gradient