Manganese compounds as water-oxidizing catalysts: from the natural water-oxidizing complex to nanosized manganese oxide structures

MM Najafpour, G Renger, M Hołynska… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
All cyanobacteria, algae, and plants use a similar water-oxidizing catalyst for water
oxidation. This catalyst is housed in Photosystem II, a membrane-protein complex that …

Manganese compounds as water oxidizing catalysts for hydrogen production via water splitting: from manganese complexes to nano-sized manganese oxides

MM Najafpour, SI Allakhverdiev - International journal of hydrogen energy, 2012 - Elsevier
For hydrogen production by water splitting, the water oxidation half reaction is
overwhelmingly rate limiting and needs high over-voltage (∼ 1 V), which results in low …

Water oxidation by a nickel complex: new challenges and an alternative mechanism

S Kalantarifard, SI Allakhverdiev… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Water splitting toward hydrogen production is a promising way for energy storage. The
catalytic role of the metal hydroxides formed by the decomposition of molecular catalysts …

Candidate for catalyst during water-oxidation reaction in the presence of manganese compounds, from nanosized particles to impurities: sleep with one eye open

MM Najafpour - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Water-oxidation reaction (WOR) catalysts are critical for energy conversion.
WOR is a four-electron oxidation and sluggish reaction. WOR needs a high thermodynamic …

Nano-sized manganese oxides as biomimetic catalysts for water oxidation in artificial photosynthesis: a review

MM Najafpour, F Rahimi, EM Aro… - Journal of the …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
There has been a tremendous surge in research on the synthesis of various metal
compounds aimed at simulating the water-oxidizing complex (WOC) of photosystem II (PSII) …

A tetranuclear nickel (II) complex for water oxidation: meeting new challenges

G Azadi, Z Zand, Y Mousazade, R Bagheri, J Cui… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ni complexes are promising catalysts for water splitting. Herein, a tetranuclear nickel (II)
complex with bis-[(E)-N′-(1-(pyridin-2-yl) ethylidene)] carbohydrazide (HL), was …

Reaction between nickel hydroxide and cerium (IV) ammonium nitrate in aqueous solution

N Hashemi, S Nandy, P Aleshkevych… - Inorganic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cerium (IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN) has been extensively used as a sacrificial oxidant to
study water-oxidation catalysts (WOCs). Although nickel hydroxide has been extensively …

Water oxidation by manganese oxides, a new step towards a complete picture: simplicity is the ultimate sophistication

MM Najafpour, DJ Sedigh - Dalton Transactions, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
We, for the first time, report that many Mn oxides (Mn3O4, α-Mn2O3, β-MnO2, CaMnO3,
Ca2Mn3O8, CaMn3O6 and CaMn4O8) in the presence of cerium (IV) ammonium nitrate, in …

Nano-size amorphous calcium–manganese oxide as an efficient and biomimetic water oxidizing catalyst for artificial photosynthesis: back to manganese

MM Najafpour, S Nayeri, B Pashaei - Dalton Transactions, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Nano-size amorphous calcium–manganese oxide as an efficient and biomimetic water
oxidizing catalyst for artificial photosynthesis: back to manganese - Dalton Transactions (RSC …

[HTML][HTML] Biological water oxidation: lessons from nature

MM Najafpour, AN Moghaddam… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2012 - Elsevier
Hydrogen production by water splitting may be an appealing solution for future energy
needs. To evolve hydrogen efficiently in a sustainable manner, it is necessary first to …