2024
A Resilient Platform for the Discrete Functionalization of Gold Surfaces Based on N‑Heterocyclic Carbene Self-Assembled Monolayers
Palasz J, Long Z, Meng J, Videla P, Kelly H, Lian T, Batista V, Kubiak C. A Resilient Platform for the Discrete Functionalization of Gold Surfaces Based on N‑Heterocyclic Carbene Self-Assembled Monolayers. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2024, 146: 10489-10497. PMID: 38584354, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c14113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchN-heterocyclic carbeneSelf-assembled monolayersCalculations of vibrational spectraAu(I) complexesLigand exchange reactionFunctionalization of gold surfacesX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyDensity functional theoryExperimental spectroscopic signaturesSurface-enhanced Raman spectroscopyVibrational spectraBinding geometryFunctional theoryBinding modePhotoelectron spectroscopyExchange reactionGold surfaceOn-surfaceSpectroscopic signaturesRaman spectroscopyX-rayAmbient conditionsCarbeneSpectroscopyAcid-base
2022
Binding of the substrate analog methanol in the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II in the D1-N87A genetic variant of cyanobacteria
Kalendra V, Reiss KM, Banerjee G, Ghosh I, Baldansuren A, Batista VS, Brudvig GW, Lakshmi KV. Binding of the substrate analog methanol in the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II in the D1-N87A genetic variant of cyanobacteria. Faraday Discussions 2022, 234: 195-213. PMID: 35147155, DOI: 10.1039/d1fd00094b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxygen-evolving complexDensity functional theorySolar water-splitting protein complexTwo-dimensional hyperfine sublevel correlation spectroscopyPhotosystem IIQuantum mechanics/molecular mechanicsHyperfine sublevel correlation spectroscopyWater oxidation reactionWater oxidationCatalytic clustersOxidation reactionSubstrate waterMolecular mechanicsCorrelation spectroscopyFunctional theorySubstrate analoguesLight energyMethanolComplexesReactionIntermediatesDetailed mechanismCatalystSpectroscopyWaterA 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
Tuning the Conduction Band for Interfacial Electron Transfer: Dye-Sensitized Sn x Ti1–x O2 Photoanodes for Water Splitting
Spies J, Swierk J, Kelly H, Capobianco M, Regan K, Batista V, Brudvig G, Schmuttenmaer C. Tuning the Conduction Band for Interfacial Electron Transfer: Dye-Sensitized Sn x Ti1–x O2 Photoanodes for Water Splitting. ACS Applied Energy Materials 2021, 4: 4695-4703. DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.1c00305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDFT calculationsAbsorption spectroscopyInterfacial electron transfer dynamicsUltrafast transient absorption spectroscopyInterfacial electron transferElectron transfer dynamicsUltrafast electron injectionConduction bandPeriodic DFT calculationsTransient absorption spectroscopyLinear absorption spectroscopyDye sensitizersWater splittingElectron transferTransfer dynamicsComposition of SnElectron acceptorAbsorption spectraElectron injectionD characterElectronic statesSpectroscopyPhotoanodeSnDye
2020
Vibronic Dynamics of Photodissociating ICN from Simulations of Ultrafast X‐Ray Absorption Spectroscopy
Morzan U, Videla P, Soley M, Nibbering E, Batista V. Vibronic Dynamics of Photodissociating ICN from Simulations of Ultrafast X‐Ray Absorption Spectroscopy. Angewandte Chemie 2020, 132: 20219-20223. DOI: 10.1002/ange.202007192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUltrafast X-ray absorption spectroscopySoft X-ray spectral regionSpectral regionDetailed dynamical informationX-ray absorption spectroscopyPhotodissociation of ICNProbe spectroscopyCoherent vibrationsProbe spectraUltrafast resolutionVibronic dynamicsExcited statesAtomic specificitySpectral lineshapesAbsorption spectroscopyDynamical informationCN fragmentsTime-domain signaturesPhotochemical processesFrontier orbitalsDirect insightSpectroscopyProbability densityPhotodissociationLineshape
2018
Dopant-Dependent SFG Response of Rhenium CO2 Reduction Catalysts Chemisorbed on SrTiO3 (100) Single Crystals
Ge A, Videla P, Rudshteyn B, Liu Q, Batista V, Lian T. Dopant-Dependent SFG Response of Rhenium CO2 Reduction Catalysts Chemisorbed on SrTiO3 (100) Single Crystals. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2018, 122: 13944-13952. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b01123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDensity functional theorySFG responseVibrational sum frequency generation spectroscopySum frequency generation spectroscopyCO2 reduction catalystsFrequency generation spectroscopySrTiO3 single crystalsSTO surfaceReduction catalystDFT calculationsSFG resultsGeneration spectroscopySingle crystalsMolecular probesElectronic structureFunctional theoryCl atomsMetallic natureConduction bandSubstrateSurfaceCrystalsCatalystSpectroscopyFacDirect Interfacial Electron Transfer from High-Potential Porphyrins into Semiconductor Surfaces: A Comparison of Linkers and Anchoring Groups
Jiang J, Spies J, Swierk J, Matula A, Regan K, Romano N, Brennan B, Crabtree R, Batista V, Schmuttenmaer C, Brudvig G. Direct Interfacial Electron Transfer from High-Potential Porphyrins into Semiconductor Surfaces: A Comparison of Linkers and Anchoring Groups. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2018, 122: 13529-13539. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b12405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetal oxide surfacesDirect interfacial electron transferTime-resolved terahertzInterfacial electron transferOxide surfaceSemiconductor surfacesPhotoelectrochemical stabilitySnO2 substratePhotoelectrochemical cellsInjection yieldTransient spectroscopySurfaceAqueous photoelectrochemical cellDye photosensitizerIET dynamicsTerahertzElectron transferSeries of linkersDirect contactSpectroscopyAbsorption spectroscopyTransferTransient absorption spectroscopyOverall length
2017
Linker Length-Dependent Electron-Injection Dynamics of Trimesitylporphyrins on SnO2 Films
Lee S, Regan K, Hedström S, Matula A, Chaudhuri S, Crabtree R, Batista V, Schmuttenmaer C, Brudvig G. Linker Length-Dependent Electron-Injection Dynamics of Trimesitylporphyrins on SnO2 Films. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2017, 121: 22690-22699. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b07855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cellsElectron injection dynamicsPhotoelectrochemical cellsLinker lengthMetal oxide filmsMolecular photosensitizersPorphyrin coreAnchor groupsElectron acceptorInjection dynamicsLinkerSnO2 filmsOxide filmsFilmsTerphenyleneSystematic studyPhenylenePorphyrinsBiphenyleneSpectroscopyComputational modelingAcceptorPhotosensitizerSynthesisOxide
2016
Orientation of Cyano-Substituted Bipyridine Re(I) fac-Tricarbonyl Electrocatalysts Bound to Conducting Au Surfaces
Clark M, Rudshteyn B, Ge A, Chabolla S, Machan C, Psciuk B, Song J, Canzi G, Lian T, Batista V, Kubiak C. Orientation of Cyano-Substituted Bipyridine Re(I) fac-Tricarbonyl Electrocatalysts Bound to Conducting Au Surfaces. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2016, 120: 1657-1665. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b10912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSum frequency generation spectroscopyGold surfaceAu surfaceCO2 reduction catalystsFrequency generation spectroscopyReduction of CO2Density functional theoryMolecular catalystsReduction catalystBipyridine ligandsElectrochemical experimentsGeneration spectroscopyCatalytic turnoverSFG spectraElectrocatalystsFunctional theoryCatalystWeak bindingTheoretical methodsSurfaceBipyridineCatalysisSpectroscopyLigandsTriply
2015
Accurate Line Shapes from Sub‑1 cm–1 Resolution Sum Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy of α‑Pinene at Room Temperature
Mifflin A, Velarde L, Ho J, Psciuk B, Negre C, Ebben C, Upshur M, Lu Z, Strick B, Thomson R, Batista V, Wang H, Geiger F. Accurate Line Shapes from Sub‑1 cm–1 Resolution Sum Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy of α‑Pinene at Room Temperature. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry A 2015, 119: 1292-1302. PMID: 25647092, DOI: 10.1021/jp510700z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVibrational spectroscopySum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopyGeneration vibrational spectroscopySum frequency generation spectraMolecular dynamics calculationsΑ-pineneVibrational energy relaxationSFG spectroscopyRoom temperaturePhase-resolved spectraAccurate line shapesVibrational spectraFourier transformMolecular surfaceHigh spectral resolutionSpectroscopyRaman spectraDynamics calculationsSame moleculeCommon terpenesNew spectroscopyVibrational coherenceEnergy relaxationGeneration spectraSpectral linesUltrafast IR Spectroscopy of O-H Stretching Modes in 2-Naphthol-Acetonitrile Photoacid-Base Complexes
Psciuk B, Prémont-Schwartz M, Koeppe B, Keinan S, Xiao D, Batista V, Nibbering E. Ultrafast IR Spectroscopy of O-H Stretching Modes in 2-Naphthol-Acetonitrile Photoacid-Base Complexes. Springer Proceedings In Physics 2015, 162: 483-486. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-13242-6_118.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Photoelectrochemical Hole Injection Revealed in Polyoxotitanate Nanocrystals Functionalized with Organic Adsorbates
Negre CF, Young KJ, Oviedo M, Allen LJ, Sánchez C, Jarzembska KN, Benedict JB, Crabtree RH, Coppens P, Brudvig GW, Batista VS. Photoelectrochemical Hole Injection Revealed in Polyoxotitanate Nanocrystals Functionalized with Organic Adsorbates. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2014, 136: 16420-16429. PMID: 25337894, DOI: 10.1021/ja509270f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrganic adsorbatesVisible lightInterfacial charge transferQuantum dynamics simulationsEPR spectroscopyCharge transferPhotocathodic currentPhotoelectrochemical measurementsHole injectionCovalent attachmentCovalent bindingDynamics simulationsAdsorbatesNanocrystalsSurface statesThin layerAcetylacetonateNanoparticlesSpectroscopyElectrodeFirst timeTiO2FTO
2013
Efficiency of Interfacial Electron Transfer from Zn-Porphyrin Dyes into TiO2 Correlated to the Linker Single Molecule Conductance
Negre C, Milot R, Martini L, Ding W, Crabtree R, Schmuttenmaer C, Batista V. Efficiency of Interfacial Electron Transfer from Zn-Porphyrin Dyes into TiO2 Correlated to the Linker Single Molecule Conductance. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2013, 117: 24462-24470. DOI: 10.1021/jp408738b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDye-sensitized solar cellsSingle-molecule conductanceElectron injection efficiencyZn-porphyrin dyeMolecule conductanceLinker moleculesHigh performance dye-sensitized solar cellsZn-porphyrin complexInterfacial electron transferEfficient electron transportInjection efficiencyMolecular conductanceAdsorbate complexesElectron transferMolecular linkersSame chromophoreTiO2 nanoparticlesSolar cellsDyeModular assemblyMoleculesSpectroscopySemiconductor interfaceLinkerElectron transport
2011
Amphiphilic Adsorption of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Aggregates to Lipid/Aqueous Interfaces
Xiao D, Fu L, Liu J, Batista V, Yan E. Amphiphilic Adsorption of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Aggregates to Lipid/Aqueous Interfaces. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2011, 421: 537-547. PMID: 22210153, PMCID: PMC3350761, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.12.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLipid/aqueous interfaceAqueous interfaceΒ-sheet aggregatesAb initio quantum chemistry calculationsChiral sum frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopySum frequency generation spectroscopyQuantum chemistry calculationsFrequency generation spectroscopyHuman islet amyloid polypeptideHuman islet amyloid polypeptide aggregatesChemistry calculationsAmphiphilic propertiesGeneration spectroscopyΒ-sheetPolypeptide aggregatesIslet amyloid polypeptideΒ-strandsAggregatesAmyloid polypeptideAdsorbAdsorptionSpectroscopyAmyloid proteinInterfacePotential disruptive effectsEnergy Research: Computational Challenges
Batista V. Energy Research: Computational Challenges. 2011 DOI: 10.1002/9781119951438.eibc0461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectron transferEarth abundant transition metal complexesTransition metal complexesInterfacial electron transferNovel photocatalytic materialsVisible light absorptionNanoporous TiO2 thin filmsMetal complexesManganese catalystsPhotocatalytic materialsPhotocatalytic mechanismTiO2 thin filmsLight absorptionSolar cellsRecent computational workSemiconductor materialsFuel productionThin filmsRenewable resourcesElectrochemistryOverall efficiencyCatalystSpectroscopyComputational workRecent advancesThe O–H Stretching Mode of a Prototypical Photoacid as a Local Dielectric Probe
Prémont-Schwarz M, Xiao D, Batista V, Nibbering E. The O–H Stretching Mode of a Prototypical Photoacid as a Local Dielectric Probe. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry A 2011, 115: 10511-10516. PMID: 21851092, DOI: 10.1021/jp207642k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDensity functional theoryFemtosecond mid-infrared spectroscopySolvatochromic effectH stretching modeB3LYP/TZVPVibrational frequency shiftsMid-infrared spectroscopyNuclear rearrangementsFrequency shiftPerturbative approachFunctional theoryDielectric responseStretching modeDielectric probeTZVP levelTheoretical modelPhotoacidSpectroscopyTZVPStateChromophoreTheoryProbeAgreementModeCovalent Attachment of a Rhenium Bipyridyl CO2 Reduction Catalyst to Rutile TiO2
Anfuso C, Snoeberger R, Ricks A, Liu W, Xiao D, Batista V, Lian T. Covalent Attachment of a Rhenium Bipyridyl CO2 Reduction Catalyst to Rutile TiO2. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2011, 133: 6922-6925. PMID: 21504161, DOI: 10.1021/ja2013664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSum frequency generation spectroscopyCO2 reduction catalystsDensity functional theory calculationsFrequency generation spectroscopyFunctional theory calculationsReduction catalystCarboxylate groupsGeneration spectroscopyTheory calculationsCovalent attachmentLinkage motifsCovalent bindingCatalystCatalysisMoietySpectroscopySurfaceTiO2Complexes
2009
Deposition of an oxomanganese water oxidation catalyst on TiO 2 nanoparticles : computational modeling, assembly and characterization
Li G, Sproviero E, Snoeberger R, Iguchi N, Blakemore J, Crabtree R, Brudvig G, Batista V. Deposition of an oxomanganese water oxidation catalyst on TiO 2 nanoparticles : computational modeling, assembly and characterization. Energy & Environmental Science 2009, 2: 230-238. DOI: 10.1039/b818708h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater oxidation catalystsOxidation catalystTiO2 nanoparticlesUV-visible spectroscopyTiO 2 nanoparticlesMixed valence stateAmorphous TiO2 nanoparticlesWater ligandsElectrochemical studiesElectrochemical measurementsEPR spectroscopySurface complexesMimic photosynthesisDirect adsorptionSitu synthesisTiO2 surfaceSuccessful attachmentEPR dataNanoparticlesCatalystSolar cellsSpectroscopyComputational modelingAdsorptionEPR
2007
Ultrafast Photooxidation of Mn(II)−Terpyridine Complexes Covalently Attached to TiO2 Nanoparticles
Abuabara S, Cady C, Baxter J, Schmuttenmaer C, Crabtree R, Brudvig G, Batista V. Ultrafast Photooxidation of Mn(II)−Terpyridine Complexes Covalently Attached to TiO2 Nanoparticles. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2007, 111: 11982-11990. DOI: 10.1021/jp072380h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterfacial electron transferTiO2 nanoparticlesColloidal thin filmsVisible light sensitizationElectron transferTime-resolved measurementsSurface modificationNanoparticlesThin filmsTiO2 surfaceAqueous suspensionTransient measurementsEPR signalPhotoexcitationMeasurementsComputational simulationsFilmsFSSpectroscopyComplexesPhotooxidationTransferSurfaceSignals
2005
Energy Research: Computational Challenges
Batista V. Energy Research: Computational Challenges. 2005 DOI: 10.1002/0470862106.ia812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectron transferEarth abundant transition metal complexesTransition metal complexesInterfacial electron transferNovel photocatalytic materialsVisible light absorptionNanoporous TiO2 thin filmsMetal complexesManganese catalystsPhotocatalytic materialsPhotocatalytic mechanismTiO2 thin filmsLight absorptionSolar cellsRecent computational workSemiconductor materialsFuel productionThin filmsRenewable resourcesElectrochemistryOverall efficiencyCatalystSpectroscopyComputational workRecent advances