Methane transformation by photocatalysis

X Li, C Wang, J Tang - Nature Reviews Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Methane hydrate and shale gas are predicted to have substantial reserves, far beyond the
sum of other fossil fuels. Using methane instead of crude oil as a building block is, thus, a …

Machine learning for electronically excited states of molecules

J Westermayr, P Marquetand - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Electronically excited states of molecules are at the heart of photochemistry, photophysics,
as well as photobiology and also play a role in material science. Their theoretical description …

Rapidly determining the 3D structure of proteins by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

H Ma, S Yan, X Lu, YF Bao, J Liu, L Liao, K Dai… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Despite great advances in protein structure analysis, label-free and ultrasensitive methods
to obtain the natural and dynamic three-dimensional (3D) structures are still urgently …

Infrared difference spectroscopy of proteins: from bands to bonds

VA Lorenz-Fonfria - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Infrared difference spectroscopy probes vibrational changes of proteins upon their
perturbation. Compared with other spectroscopic methods, it stands out by its sensitivity to …

The local vibrational mode theory and its place in the vibrational spectroscopy arena

E Kraka, M Quintano, HW La Force… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
This Feature Article starts highlighting some recent experimental and theoretical advances
in the field of IR and Raman spectroscopy, giving a taste of the breadth and dynamics of this …

Free charge carriers in homo-sorted π-stacks of donor–acceptor conjugates

M Madhu, R Ramakrishnan, V Vijay… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Inspired by the high photoconversion efficiency observed in natural light-harvesting systems,
the hierarchical organization of molecular building blocks has gained impetus in the past …

Engineering large-scaled electrochromic semiconductor films as reproductive SERS substrates for operando investigation at the solid/liquid interfaces

L Yang, J Feng, JN Wang, Z Gao, J Xu, Y Mei… - Chinese Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has been applied for gathering
fingerprint information, even in single molecule analysis, the decayed Raman signals in …

In situ and real-time monitoring of mitochondria–endoplasmic reticulum crosstalk in apoptosis via surface-enhanced resonance Raman spectroscopy

J Tang, L Song, H Xie, J Zhu, W Li, G Xu, L Cai… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
The crosstalk between mitochondria and endoplasmic reticula plays a crucial role in
apoptotic pathways in which reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by microsomal …

In Situ Raman Spectroscopy Reveals Cytochrome c Redox-Controlled Modulation of Mitochondrial Membrane Permeabilization That Triggers Apoptosis

J Zhu, J Zhu, H Xie, J Tang, Y Miao, L Cai… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
The selective interaction of cytochrome c (Cyt c) with cardiolipin (CL) is involved in
mitochondrial membrane permeabilization, an essential step for the release of apoptosis …

Mechanisms of Biomolecular Self‐Assembly Investigated Through In Situ Observations of Structures and Dynamics

SY Schmid, K Lachowski, HT Chiang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biomolecular self‐assembly of hierarchical materials is a precise and adaptable bottom‐up
approach to synthesizing across scales with considerable energy, health, environment …