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Title: Aqueous light driven hydrogen production by a Ru–ferredoxin–Co biohybrid

Abstract

In this paper, we report the creation of a novel solar fuel biohybrid for light-driven H2 production utilizing the native electron transfer protein ferredoxin (Fd) as a scaffold for binding of a ruthenium photosensitizer (PS) and a molecular cobaloxime catalyst (Co). Finally, EPR and transient optical experiments provide direct evidence of a long-lived (>1.5 ms) Ru(III)–Fd–Co(I) charge separated state formed via an electron relay through the Fd [2Fe–2S] cluster, initiating the catalytic cycle for 2H+ + 2e- → H2.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division
  2. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division; Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States). Graduate Program in Biophysics
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1339164
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ChemComm
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 51; Journal Issue: 53; Journal ID: ISSN 1359-7345
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
08 HYDROGEN; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Soltau, Sarah R., Niklas, Jens, Dahlberg, Peter D., Poluektov, Oleg G., Tiede, David M., Mulfort, Karen L., and Utschig, Lisa M. Aqueous light driven hydrogen production by a Ru–ferredoxin–Co biohybrid. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1039/C5CC03006D.
Soltau, Sarah R., Niklas, Jens, Dahlberg, Peter D., Poluektov, Oleg G., Tiede, David M., Mulfort, Karen L., & Utschig, Lisa M. Aqueous light driven hydrogen production by a Ru–ferredoxin–Co biohybrid. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC03006D
Soltau, Sarah R., Niklas, Jens, Dahlberg, Peter D., Poluektov, Oleg G., Tiede, David M., Mulfort, Karen L., and Utschig, Lisa M. Mon . "Aqueous light driven hydrogen production by a Ru–ferredoxin–Co biohybrid". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC03006D. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1339164.
@article{osti_1339164,
title = {Aqueous light driven hydrogen production by a Ru–ferredoxin–Co biohybrid},
author = {Soltau, Sarah R. and Niklas, Jens and Dahlberg, Peter D. and Poluektov, Oleg G. and Tiede, David M. and Mulfort, Karen L. and Utschig, Lisa M.},
abstractNote = {In this paper, we report the creation of a novel solar fuel biohybrid for light-driven H2 production utilizing the native electron transfer protein ferredoxin (Fd) as a scaffold for binding of a ruthenium photosensitizer (PS) and a molecular cobaloxime catalyst (Co). Finally, EPR and transient optical experiments provide direct evidence of a long-lived (>1.5 ms) Ru(III)–Fd–Co(I) charge separated state formed via an electron relay through the Fd [2Fe–2S] cluster, initiating the catalytic cycle for 2H+ + 2e- → H2.},
doi = {10.1039/C5CC03006D},
journal = {ChemComm},
number = 53,
volume = 51,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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