Exploring proton-coupled electron transfer at multiple scales

S Hammes-Schiffer - Nature computational science, 2023 - nature.com
The coupling of electron and proton transfer is critical for chemical and biological processes
spanning a wide range of length and time scales and often occurring in complex …

Bidirectional energy flow in the photosystem II supercomplex

C Leonardo, SJ Yang, K Orcutt, M Iwai… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The water-splitting capability of Photosystem II (PSII) of plants and green algae requires the
system to balance efficient light harvesting along with effective photoprotection against …

[HTML][HTML] Two-dimensional electronic–vibrational spectroscopy: Exploring the interplay of electrons and nuclei in excited state molecular dynamics

EA Arsenault, P Bhattacharyya, Y Yoneda… - The Journal of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Two-dimensional electronic–vibrational spectroscopy (2DEVS) is an emerging
spectroscopic technique which exploits two different frequency ranges for the excitation …

Coupling between harmonic vibrations influences quantum beating signatures in two-dimensional electronic spectra

JD Schultz, T Kim, JP O'Connor… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Launching and tracking wavepacket dynamics with two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy
(2DES) provides insight into the complex interactions that underlie coherent processes …

Controlled electron transfer by molecular wires embedded in ultrathin insulating membranes for driving redox catalysis

H Frei - Photosynthesis Research, 2023 - Springer
Organic bilayers or amorphous silica films of a few nanometer thickness featuring
embedded molecular wires offer opportunities for chemically separating while at the same …

The initial charge separation step in oxygenic photosynthesis

Y Yoneda, EA Arsenault, SJ Yang, K Orcutt… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Photosystem II is crucial for life on Earth as it provides oxygen as a result of photoinduced
electron transfer and water splitting reactions. The excited state dynamics of the …

Origins of the diffuse shared proton vibrational signatures in proton-coupled electron transfer model dyad complexes

L Chen, Z Ma, JA Fournier - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Phenol-benzimidazole and phenol-pyridine dyad complexes have served as popular model
systems for the study of proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) kinetics in solution-phase …

Solvent-modulated proton-coupled electron transfer in an iridium complex with an ESIPT ligand

S Kim, J Choi, DW Cho, M Ahn, S Eom, J Kim… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET), an essential process in nature with a well-known
example of photosynthesis, has recently been employed in metal complexes to improve the …

[HTML][HTML] Vibronic coupling in energy transfer dynamics and two-dimensional electronic–vibrational spectra

EA Arsenault, AJ Schile, DT Limmer… - The Journal of chemical …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
We introduce a heterodimer model in which multiple mechanisms of vibronic coupling and
their impact on energy transfer can be explicitly studied. We consider vibronic coupling that …

Concerted electron-nuclear motion in proton-coupled electron transfer-driven Grotthuss-type proton translocation

EA Arsenault, WD Guerra, J Shee… - The journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photoinduced proton-coupled electron transfer and long-range two-proton transport via a
Grotthuss-type mechanism are investigated in a biomimetic construct. The ultrafast …