Deposition of an oxomanganese water oxidation catalyst on TiO2 nanoparticles: Computational modeling, assembly and characterization

Gonghu Li; Eduardo M. Sproviero; Robert C. Snoeberger; Nobuhito Iguchi; James D. Blakemore; Robert H. Crabtree; Gary W. Brudvig; Victor S. Batista

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Deposition of an oxomanganese water oxidation catalyst on TiO₂ nanoparticles: Computational modeling, assembly and characterization

Gonghu Li, Eduardo M. Sproviero, Robert C. Snoeberger, Nobuhito Iguchi, James D. Blakemore, Robert H. Crabtree, Gary W. Brudvig, Victor S. Batista

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Inexpensive water oxidation catalysts are needed to develop photocatalytic solar cells that mimic photosynthesis and produce fuel from sunlight and water. This paper reports the successful attachment of a dinuclear di - oxo manganese water oxidation catalyst [H₂O(terpy)Mnⁱⁱⁱ(-O)₂ Mn^iv(terpy)H₂O](NO₃)₃ (1, terpy = 2,2′:6′2″-terpyridine) onto TiO₂ nanoparticles (NPs) via direct adsorption, or in situ synthesis. The resulting surface complexes are characterized by EPR and UV-visible spectroscopy, electrochemical measurements and computational modeling. We conclude that the mixed-valence (iii,iv) state of 1 attaches to near-amorphous TiO₂ NPs by substituting one of its water ligands by the TiO₂ NP, as suggested by low-temperature (7 K) EPR data. In contrast, the analogous attachment onto well-crystallized TiO₂ NPs leads to dimerization of 1 forming Mn(iv) tetramers on the TiO₂ surface as suggested by EPR spectroscopy and electrochemical studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	230-238
Number of pages	9
Journal	Energy and Environmental Science
Volume	2
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/b818708h
Publication status	Published - Aug 31 2009

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Li, G., Sproviero, E. M., Snoeberger, R. C., Iguchi, N., Blakemore, J. D., Crabtree, R. H., Brudvig, G. W., & Batista, V. S. (2009). Deposition of an oxomanganese water oxidation catalyst on TiO₂ nanoparticles: Computational modeling, assembly and characterization. Energy and Environmental Science, 2(2), 230-238. https://doi.org/10.1039/b818708h

Deposition of an oxomanganese water oxidation catalyst on TiO₂ nanoparticles : Computational modeling, assembly and characterization. / Li, Gonghu; Sproviero, Eduardo M.; Snoeberger, Robert C.; Iguchi, Nobuhito; Blakemore, James D.; Crabtree, Robert H.; Brudvig, Gary W.; Batista, Victor S.

In: Energy and Environmental Science, Vol. 2, No. 2, 31.08.2009, p. 230-238.

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Li, Gonghu ; Sproviero, Eduardo M. ; Snoeberger, Robert C. ; Iguchi, Nobuhito ; Blakemore, James D. ; Crabtree, Robert H. ; Brudvig, Gary W. ; Batista, Victor S. / Deposition of an oxomanganese water oxidation catalyst on TiO₂ nanoparticles : Computational modeling, assembly and characterization. In: Energy and Environmental Science. 2009 ; Vol. 2, No. 2. pp. 230-238.

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