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 sitesStructure
2023
The landscape of computational approaches for artificial photosynthesis
Yang K, Kyro G, Batista V. The landscape of computational approaches for artificial photosynthesis. Nature Computational Science 2023, 3: 504-513. PMID: 38177419, DOI: 10.1038/s43588-023-00450-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Photoexcited radical anion super-reductants for solar fuels catalysis
La Porte N, Martinez J, Chaudhuri S, Hedström S, Batista V, Wasielewski M. Photoexcited radical anion super-reductants for solar fuels catalysis. Coordination Chemistry Reviews 2018, 361: 98-119. DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2018.01.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetal centerCarbon-neutral energy economyCharge-separated lifetimeSolar fuel catalysisReduction of CO2Catalytic transformationsRadical anionFuel catalysisElectron transferImportant reactionsRedox potentialActive complexGlobal energy demandExcitation wavelengthSolar spectrumCarbon dioxideLargest possible portionReactionNsRylenediimidesCatalysisEnergy economyAnionsSolar energyChromophore