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Hauptverfasser: Huo, Pei-Ying, Jiang, Wei-Zhou, Yang, Rong-Yao, Zhang, Xiu-Rong
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Veröffentlicht: 2023
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author Huo, Pei-Ying
Jiang, Wei-Zhou
Yang, Rong-Yao
Zhang, Xiu-Rong
author_facet Huo, Pei-Ying
Jiang, Wei-Zhou
Yang, Rong-Yao
Zhang, Xiu-Rong
contents Water oxidation at the oxygen evolving complex (OEC) of the photosystem II is catalyzed by the core cluster CaMn$_4$O$_5$ which was projected to experience five intermediate states S$\rm_i$ in the Kok's cycle since 1970's. However, the detailed dynamics of state evolutions still remains unclear, albeit with the general fact that the process is initiated by the transfer of photoelectrons with the steady electron donors of the water molecules. Based on density functional simulations, we find that the spin flips of Manganese atoms between the consecutive states in the electric polarization field can be used as a marker to uncover the intricate dynamic evolutions and the underlying dynamics. The dynamic electron and proton transfers and water insertion and dissociation are traced to reveal the evolution pathways of S$_0$-S$_3$ with commensurate spin flips towards the exact spin configuration of the next state. In particular, the various water insertions and dissociations at coordination sites of the S$_2$ open and closed cubane isomers are predicted with constraints on the necessary spin flips. Our study paves a way to uncover the animated OEC evolutions with the spin flips that await for more experimental verifications and lays a solid ground for revealing the mechanism of dioxygen generation via the pending S$_4$ state.
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spellingShingle Dynamic evolution of S$_0$-S$_3$ at the oxygen evolving complex with spin markers under photoelectric polarization
Huo, Pei-Ying
Jiang, Wei-Zhou
Yang, Rong-Yao
Zhang, Xiu-Rong
Biological Physics
Water oxidation at the oxygen evolving complex (OEC) of the photosystem II is catalyzed by the core cluster CaMn$_4$O$_5$ which was projected to experience five intermediate states S$\rm_i$ in the Kok's cycle since 1970's. However, the detailed dynamics of state evolutions still remains unclear, albeit with the general fact that the process is initiated by the transfer of photoelectrons with the steady electron donors of the water molecules. Based on density functional simulations, we find that the spin flips of Manganese atoms between the consecutive states in the electric polarization field can be used as a marker to uncover the intricate dynamic evolutions and the underlying dynamics. The dynamic electron and proton transfers and water insertion and dissociation are traced to reveal the evolution pathways of S$_0$-S$_3$ with commensurate spin flips towards the exact spin configuration of the next state. In particular, the various water insertions and dissociations at coordination sites of the S$_2$ open and closed cubane isomers are predicted with constraints on the necessary spin flips. Our study paves a way to uncover the animated OEC evolutions with the spin flips that await for more experimental verifications and lays a solid ground for revealing the mechanism of dioxygen generation via the pending S$_4$ state.
title Dynamic evolution of S$_0$-S$_3$ at the oxygen evolving complex with spin markers under photoelectric polarization
topic Biological Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.10769