Victor Batista
John Gamble Kirkwood Professor of ChemistryCards
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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 sitesStructureSubspace-Search Quantum Imaginary Time Evolution for Excited State Computations
Cianci C, Santos L, Batista V. Subspace-Search Quantum Imaginary Time Evolution for Excited State Computations. Journal Of Chemical Theory And Computation 2024, 20: 8940-8947. PMID: 39352769, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.4c00915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNoisy intermediate-scale quantumQuantum imaginary time evolutionImaginary time evolutionExcited statesQuantum (NISQStudy of excited statesComputation of excited statesLow-lying excited statesTime evolutionVariational quantum imaginary time evolutionCalculation of low-lying excited statesExcited state computationsQuantum systemsSmall molecular systemsVariational quantumLiH moleculeQuantum devicesGround stateQuantum computationQuantumMolecular systemsState algorithmState computationsLocal minimaVariational algorithmRapid Quantification of Protein Secondary Structure Composition from a Single Unassigned 1D 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrum
Li H, Tuttle M, Zilm K, Batista V. Rapid Quantification of Protein Secondary Structure Composition from a Single Unassigned 1D 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrum. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2024, 146: 27542-27554. PMID: 39322561, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c08300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary structure compositionSecondary structureProtein secondary structure compositionEnsemble of secondary structuresSecondary structure elementsThree-dimensional foldC-NMR spectraSecondary structure contentProtein secondary structurePrimary sequenceProtein structureA-helixLiquid-liquid phase separationCharacterization of protein secondary structureMembrane-boundChemical shift assignmentsProteinBenchtop NMR spectrometersNuclear magnetic resonance spectraSolid-state NMRStructure contentRandom coilMagnetic resonance spectraB sheetsStructural compositionSimulating Cavity-Modified Electron Transfer Dynamics on NISQ Computers
Lyu N, Khazaei P, Geva E, Batista V. Simulating Cavity-Modified Electron Transfer Dynamics on NISQ Computers. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry Letters 2024, 15: 9535-9542. PMID: 39264851, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c02220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectron transfer dynamicsElectron transfer rateTransfer dynamicsIntramolecular electron transfer reactionElectron transfer reactionsNISQ computersCavity frequencyMolecular triadMolecular systemsTransfer reactionsQuantum (NISQ) computersNoisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) computersThermo field dynamicsIncreasing coupling strengthTetrahydrofuranTransfer rateCoupling strengthQuantum computationQuantum mechanicsEffect of couplingElectronNISQRate processesOscillatory dynamicsReactionSite-specific template generative approach for retrosynthetic planning
Shee Y, Li H, Zhang P, Nikolic A, Lu W, Kelly H, Manee V, Sreekumar S, Buono F, Song J, Newhouse T, Batista V. Site-specific template generative approach for retrosynthetic planning. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 7818. PMID: 39251606, PMCID: PMC11385523, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52048-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplexity of chemical spaceRetrosynthetic planningGenerative machine learning methodsChemical spaceTarget compoundsChemical transformationsChemical synthesisReaction templatesSynthetic pathwaySmall moleculesGenerative machine learningMoleculesReactionMachine learning methodsSynthesisUser selectionSynthonsLearning methodsMachine learningGeneration approachReactantsRetrosynthesisInterconversionCompoundsBeyond the “spine of hydration”: Chiral SFG spectroscopy detects DNA first hydration shell and base pair structures
Perets E, Konstantinovsky D, Santiago T, Videla P, Tremblay M, Velarde L, Batista V, Hammes-Schiffer S, Yan E. Beyond the “spine of hydration”: Chiral SFG spectroscopy detects DNA first hydration shell and base pair structures. The Journal Of Chemical Physics 2024, 161: 095104. PMID: 39230381, PMCID: PMC11377083, DOI: 10.1063/5.0220479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChiral SFG spectraProbe water moleculeWater moleculesChiral SFG spectroscopyHydration shellSFG spectraMinor grooveSFG spectroscopyHydration shell water moleculesWater structureO-H stretching of waterSum frequency generation spectroscopyShell water moleculesPhosphate backboneN-H stretchingO-H stretchingDNA base pairsDNA minor grooveSpine of hydrationSpectra of DNAN-HVibrational spectroscopyO-HSFG responseSFG signalSimilarity Metrics for Subcellular Analysis of FRET Microscopy Videos
Burke M, Batista V, Davis C. Similarity Metrics for Subcellular Analysis of FRET Microscopy Videos. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry B 2024, 128: 8344-8354. PMID: 39186078, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c02859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchForster resonance energy transferProtein-RNA interactionsHigh-resolution microscopySubcellular localizationResonance energy transferSpecialized compartmentsSubcellular analysisMicroscopy dataCellsMolecular populationsCompartmentHigh-resolution microscopy dataMolecular environmentMicroscopy videosDynamic heterogeneityA 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 nanowiresPhotoinduced Surface Oxidation of GaN Nanowires Facilitates Hydrogen Evolution
Menzel J, Dong W, Gruszecki E, Yang K, Mi Z, Batista V. Photoinduced Surface Oxidation of GaN Nanowires Facilitates Hydrogen Evolution. ACS Catalysis 2024, 14: 13314-13323. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c00308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHydrogen evolutionDensity functional theoryEffect of surface oxidationGaN NWsSurface oxidationPhotocatalytic hydrogen evolutionWater oxidation capabilityPhotoelectrochemical hydrogen evolutionLinear sweep voltammetrySolar energy storageCatalytic performanceGallium nitride nanowiresPhotocatalytic surfacesWater oxidationLight irradiationSweep voltammetryGallium oxynitrideFunctional theoryChronoamperometric measurementsElectronic structureValence band edge statesOxide surfaceAdsorbed hydroxideOxidation capabilityNitride nanowiresSimulating Chemistry on Bosonic Quantum Devices
Dutta R, Cabral D, Lyu N, Vu N, Wang Y, Allen B, Dan X, Cortiñas R, Khazaei P, Schäfer M, Albornoz A, Smart S, Nie S, Devoret M, Mazziotti D, Narang P, Wang C, Whitfield J, Wilson A, Hendrickson H, Lidar D, Pérez-Bernal F, Santos L, Kais S, Geva E, Batista V. Simulating Chemistry on Bosonic Quantum Devices. Journal Of Chemical Theory And Computation 2024, 20: 6426-6441. PMID: 39068594, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.4c00544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuantum devicesQuantum two-level systemTwo-level systemMolecular vibronic spectraCalculations of electronic structureQuantum simulationBoson operatorsSystem HamiltonianQuantum computationVibronic spectraElectronic structureChemical dynamicsSolution-phaseReview recent progressGas-phaseChemical structureChemical problemsRecent progressCalculationsSimulate chemistryBosonsHamiltonianOscillationsDynamicsDevices