Scholars@Duke
David N. Beratan

David N. Beratan

R.J. Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry
david.beratan@duke.edu
Box 90346, Durham, NC 27708-0346
5311 French Science Center, Durham, NC 27708

Featured Works

Predicting Dexter Energy Transfer Interactions from Molecular Orbital Overlaps

Journal article Journal of Physical Chemistry C · September 3, 2020 Featured Publication Dexter energy transfer (DET), also known as spin forbidden energy transfer (e.g., 3D1A → 1D3A), is undergoing a resurgence of interest because of its utility in energy science, photocatalysis, and biomedical imaging. The DET reactions enable exciton fissio ... Full text Cite

Universal free-energy landscape produces efficient and reversible electron bifurcation.

Journal article Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · September 2020 Featured Publication For decades, it was unknown how electron-bifurcating systems in nature prevented energy-wasting short-circuiting reactions that have large driving forces, so synthetic electron-bifurcating molecular machines could not be designed and built. The underpinnin ... Full text Cite

Mutation effects on charge transport through the p58c iron-sulfur protein.

Journal article Chemical science · July 2020 Featured Publication Growing experimental evidence indicates that iron-sulfur proteins play key roles in DNA repair and replication. In particular, charge transport between [Fe4S4] clusters, mediated by proteins and DNA, may convey signals to coordinate e ... Full text Cite