title: Nano-size amorphous calcium-manganese oxide as an efficient and biomimetic water oxidizing catalyst for artificial photosynthesis: back to manganese.
abstract: A nano-size amorphous calcium-manganese oxide shows efficient water oxidation activity in the presence of cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan, 45137-66731, Iran. mmnajafpour@iasbs.ac.ir
authors.forename: Mohammad Mahdi
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Najafpour
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nayeri
authors.forename: Babak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pashaei
mesh_terms: D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D002118:Calcium / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D002563:Cerium / Q000737:chemistry; D017895:Manganese Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D009566:Nitrates / Q000737:chemistry; D016877:Oxidants / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D010788:Photosynthesis; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D017895:Manganese Compounds; D009566:Nitrates; D016877:Oxidants; D010087:Oxides; D014867:Water; D002563:Cerium; C027424:manganese oxide; D002118:Calcium; C006568:ammonium nitrate