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
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