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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 136, Issue 20, Pages 7435-7443Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ja5026529
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Science, ICT Future [2011-0011225]
- Global Frontier R&D Program on Center for Multiscale Energy System - National Research Foundation under the Ministry of Science, ICT Future, Korea [0420-20130104]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2011-0011225, 2011-0031574] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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The development of a water oxidation catalyst has been a demanding challenge in realizing water splitting systems. The asymmetric geometry and flexible ligation of the biological Mn4CaO5 cluster are important properties for the function of photosystem II, and these properties can be applied to the design of new inorganic water oxidation catalysts. We identified a new crystal structure, Mn-3(PO4)(2)center dot 3H(2)O, that precipitates spontaneously in aqueous solution at room temperature and demonstrated its high catalytic performance under neutral conditions. The bulky phosphate polyhedron induces a less-ordered Mn geometry in Mn-3(PO4)(2)center dot 3H(2)O. Computational analysis indicated that the structural flexibility in Mn-3(PO4)(2)center dot 3H(2)O could stabilize the Jahn-Teller-distorted Mn(III) and thus facilitate Mn(II) oxidation. This study provides valuable insights into the interplay between atomic structure and catalytic activity.
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