A mixed-valent nonanuclear [Mn<sub>5</sub><sup>II</sup>Mn<sub>4</sub><sup>III</sup>] molecular cluster with cubic topology of highest symmetry as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for efficient water splitting
Chandan K. Sarkar, Tapan Sarkar, Aditi De, Nityananda Dutta, Julia Kłak, Allen G. Oliver, Ranjay K. Tiwari, J. N. Behera, Subrata Kundu, Manindranath Bera
Abstract
A mixed-valent nonanuclear molecular cluster [Mn 9 L 4 (μ 2 -O) 4 (μ 3 -Cl) 2 ] with cubic topology has been explored as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for efficient water splitting that produces molecular H 2 and O 2 .
Topics & Concepts
BifunctionalElectrocatalystTopology (electrical circuits)Water splittingCluster (spacecraft)Symmetry (geometry)Materials scienceChemistryCatalysisComputer scienceMathematicsOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryCombinatoricsElectrodeElectrochemistryGeometryProgramming languagePhotocatalysisAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion