The Yano / Yachandra group at Lawrence Berkley National Lab, primarily apply X-ray spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography techniques using X-rays at X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) and synchrotron sources, and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy to investigate molecular and electronic structure of the catalytic Mn4CaO5 cluster and the mechanism of water oxidation.
The XFEL studies undertaken allow the tracking of catalytic reaction at room temperature in a time-resolved manner.
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