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
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 mechanismCatalystSpectroscopyWater