Hydrogen derived from water as a sustainable solar fuel: learning from biology

Light-induced structural changes and the site of O=O bond formation in PSII caught by XFEL

(2017) Michihiro Suga et al.   NATURE

Photosynthetic water splitting by the Mn4Ca2+OX catalyst of photosystem II: its structure, robustness and mechanism

(2017) James Barber   QUARTERLY REVIEWS OF BIOPHYSICS

Combining theory and experiment in electrocatalysis: Insights into materials design

(2017) Zhi Wei Seh et al.   SCIENCE

Crystallographic Data Support the Carousel Mechanism of Water Supply to the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II

(2017) Jimin Wang et al.   ACS Energy Letters

S3 State of the O2-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II: Insights from QM/MM, EXAFS, and Femtosecond X-ray Diffraction

(2016) Mikhail Askerka et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Earth-Abundant Heterogeneous Water Oxidation Catalysts

(2016) Bryan M. Hunter et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

570 mV photovoltage, stabilized n-Si/CoOx heterojunction photoanodes fabricated using atomic layer deposition

(2016) Xinghao Zhou et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Review of photocatalytic water-splitting methods for sustainable hydrogen production

(2016) Canan Acar et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH

Structure of photosystem II and substrate binding at room temperature

(2016) Iris D. Young et al.   NATURE

Carbon dioxide utilization via carbonate-promoted C–H carboxylation

(2016) Aanindeeta Banerjee et al.   NATURE

Coordination polymer structure and revisited hydrogen evolution catalytic mechanism for amorphous molybdenum sulfide

(2016) Phong D. Tran et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Scalable water splitting on particulate photocatalyst sheets with a solar-to-hydrogen energy conversion efficiency exceeding 1%

(2016) Qian Wang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Highly Efficient Bioinspired Molecular Ru Water Oxidation Catalysts with Negatively Charged Backbone Ligands

(2015) Lele Duan et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Photosynthetic water oxidation: binding and activation of substrate waters for O–O bond formation

(2015) David J. Vinyard et al.   FARADAY DISCUSSIONS

Organic Dye-Sensitized Tandem Photoelectrochemical Cell for Light Driven Total Water Splitting

(2015) Fusheng Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Perovskite–Hematite Tandem Cells for Efficient Overall Solar Driven Water Splitting

(2015) Gurudayal et al.   NANO LETTERS

Alternative mechanisms for O2 release and O–O bond formation in the oxygen evolving complex of photosystem II

(2015) Xichen Li et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

A synthetic Mn4Ca-cluster mimicking the oxygen-evolving center of photosynthesis

(2015) C. Zhang et al.   SCIENCE

Photosynthetic water oxidation: binding and activation of substrate waters for O–O bond formation

(2015) David J. Vinyard et al.   FARADAY DISCUSSIONS

Improving the Efficiency of Hematite Nanorods for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting by Doping with Manganese

(2014) Gurudayal et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Highly Active Mixed-Metal Nanosheet Water Oxidation Catalysts Made by Pulsed-Laser Ablation in Liquids

(2014) Bryan M. Hunter et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Native structure of photosystem II at 1.95 Å resolution viewed by femtosecond X-ray pulses

(2014) Michihiro Suga et al.   NATURE

Iron based photoanodes for solar fuel production

(2014) Prince Saurabh Bassi et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Electronic structure of the oxygen-evolving complex in photosystem II prior to O-O bond formation

(2014) N. Cox et al.   SCIENCE

Photochemical splitting of water for hydrogen production by photocatalysis: A review

(2014) Adel A. Ismail et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

The S2State of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II Explored by QM/MM Dynamics: Spin Surfaces and Metastable States Suggest a Reaction Path Towards the S3State

(2013) Daniele Bovi et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Reflections on substrate water and dioxygen formation

(2013) Nicholas Cox et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS

Novel cobalt/nickel–tungsten-sulfide catalysts for electrocatalytic hydrogen generation from water

(2013) Phong D. Tran et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Mechanism of light induced water splitting in Photosystem II of oxygen evolving photosynthetic organisms

(2012) Gernot Renger   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS

Recent advances in hybrid photocatalysts for solar fuel production

(2012) Phong D. Tran et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Catalysts made of earth-abundant elements (Co, Ni, Fe) for water splitting: Recent progress and future challenges

(2012) Pingwu Du et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

A Janus cobalt-based catalytic material for electro-splitting of water

(2012) Saioa Cobo et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Proton reduction to hydrogen in biological and chemical systems

(2012) Phong D. Tran et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Splitting Water with Cobalt

(2011) Vincent Artero et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Possible mechanisms for the O–O bond formation in oxygen evolution reaction at the CaMn4O5(H2O)4 cluster of PSII refined to 1.9Å X-ray resolution

(2011) S. Yamanaka et al.   CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS

Solar Water Splitting: Progress Using Hematite (α-Fe2O3) Photoelectrodes

(2011) Kevin Sivula et al.   ChemSusChem

Recent developments of molybdenum and tungsten sulfides as hydrogen evolution catalysts

(2011) Daniel Merki et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Photocatalytic H2 Evolution on CdS Loaded with WS2 as Cocatalyst under Visible Light Irradiation

(2011) Xu Zong et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Theoretical Evaluation of Structural Models of the S2State in the Oxygen Evolving Complex of Photosystem II: Protonation States and Magnetic Interactions

(2011) William Ames et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Crystal structure of oxygen-evolving photosystem II at a resolution of 1.9 Å

(2011) Yasufumi Umena et al.   NATURE

Wireless Solar Water Splitting Using Silicon-Based Semiconductors and Earth-Abundant Catalysts

(2011) S. Y. Reece et al.   SCIENCE

Structural Modifications of Mononuclear Ruthenium Complexes:  A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study on the Kinetics of Ruthenium-Catalyzed Water Oxidation

(2010) Lianpeng Tong et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Photosystems and global effects of oxygenic photosynthesis

(2010) Nathan Nelson   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS

Water electrolysis and photoelectrolysis on electrodes engineered using biological and bio-inspired molecular systems

(2010) Phong D. Tran et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Resource constraints in a hydrogen economy based on renewable energy sources: An exploration

(2010) Rene Kleijn et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Structures and Energetics for O2Formation in Photosystem II

(2009) Per E. M. Siegbahn   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Nucleophilic Attack of Hydroxide on a MnVOxo Complex: A Model of the O−O Bond Formation in the Oxygen Evolving Complex of Photosystem II

(2009) Yan Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Photosynthetic energy conversion: natural and artificial

(2008) James Barber   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics Study of the Catalytic Cycle of Water Splitting in Photosystem II

(2008) Eduardo M. Sproviero et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

In Situ Formation of an Oxygen-Evolving Catalyst in Neutral Water Containing Phosphate and Co2+

(2008) M. W. Kanan et al.   SCIENCE

Functional models for the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II

(2007) C CADY et al.   COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Water oxidation chemistry of photosystem II

(2007) G. W Brudvig   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES