Nano-size layered manganese–calcium oxide as an efficient and biomimetic catalyst for water oxidation under acidic conditions: comparable to platinum

King’ondu, Cecil K.; Najafpour, Mohammad M.; Leonard, Kevin C.; Fan, Fu-Ren F.; Tabrizi, Mahmoud A.; Bard, Allen J.; Suib, Steven L.; Haghighi, Behzad; Allakhverdiev, Suleyman I.

Nano-size layered manganese–calcium oxide as an efficient and biomimetic catalyst for water oxidation under acidic conditions: comparable to platinum

King’ondu, Cecil K.; Najafpour, Mohammad M.; Leonard, Kevin C.; Fan, Fu-Ren F.; Tabrizi, Mahmoud A.; Bard, Allen J.; Suib, Steven L.; Haghighi, Behzad; Allakhverdiev, Suleyman I.

URI: http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2013/dt/c3dt32864c/unauth#!divAbstract
http://repository.seku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1184

Date: 2013

Abstract:

Inspired by Nature's catalyst, a nano-size layered manganese–calcium oxide showed a low overvoltage for water oxidation in acidic solutions, which is comparable to platinum.