The biological water-oxidizing complex at the nano–bio interface

MM Najafpour, MZ Ghobadi, AW Larkum, JR Shen… - Trends in plant …, 2015 - cell.com
Photosynthesis is one of the most important processes on our planet, providing food and
oxygen for the majority of living organisms on Earth. Over the past 30 years scientists have …

Electrochemical induction of Mn (III) in the structure of Mn (IV) oxide: Toward a new approach for water splitting

H Feizi, SM Hosseini, Z Zand, MM Najafpour - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Oxygen-evolution reaction (OER) through water-oxidation reaction is an essential reaction
for water splitting, which provides electrons for hydrogen production. Mn oxides are among …

Toward Escherichia coli bacteria-machine for water-oxidation reaction at neutral conditions: Using Ruthenium Red

NJ Moghaddam, L Hassani, R Bagheri, Z Song… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water splitting into hydrogen and oxygen is a promising method for storing sustainable but
intermittent energies. Ruthenium compounds are promising for the water-oxidation reaction …

Electrocatalytic water oxidation at low energy cost by a highly active and robust calcium–manganese oxide thin film sintered on an FTO electrode with ethyl methyl …

ZN Zahran, EA Mohamed, Y Naruta - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a simple and novel method involving an ethyl methyl imidazolium triflate ionic
liquid (EMI OTf) to prepare highly mechanically stable crystalline α-Mn2O3 and calcium …

Direct preparation of oximes and Schiff bases by oxidation of primary benzylic or allylic alcohols in the presence of primary amines using Mn (III) complex of …

M Kazemnejadi, A Shakeri, M Mohammadi… - Journal of the Iranian …, 2017 - Springer
The present work introduced the new strategy for direct preparation of Schiff base as well as
oxime compounds through oxidation of primary benzylic or allylic alcohols in the presence of …

Polypeptide and Mn–Ca oxide: toward a biomimetic catalyst for water-splitting systems

MM Najafpour, MZ Ghobadi, B Sarvi… - international journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Water oxidation is the bottleneck for hydrogen production by water-splitting systems using
sunlight or other sustainable energies. Herein we report nano-sized Mn–Ca oxide in an …

Engineered polypeptide around nano-sized manganese–calcium oxide as an artificial water-oxidizing enzyme mimicking natural photosynthesis: toward artificial …

MM Najafpour, S Madadkhani, Z Zand… - international journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The solar energy is intermittent, and thus, to be practical at a huge scale, will require a large
capability for energy storage. One approach involves artificial photosynthesis to drive solar …

Rethink about electrolyte: Potassium fluoride as a promising additive to an electrolyte for the water oxidation by a nanolayered Mn oxide

MM Najafpour, MZ Ghobadi, SM Hosseini… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Water oxidation is a bottleneck of the hydrogen production through the water-splitting
reaction. Herein, the promising role of fluoride on the water-oxidizing activity of a …

Mesoporous tungsten oxide modified by nanolayered manganese-calcium oxide as robust photoanode for solar water splitting

K Li, C Zhang, A Liu, D Chu, C Zhang, P Yang… - Journal of colloid and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Described herein is the synthesis, characterization and photoelectrochemical behavior of a
novel composite consisting of nanolayered manganese-calcium oxide (MCO) and …

A nanosized Mn oxide/boron nitride composite as a catalyst for water oxidation

MM Najafpour, S Madadkhani, T Tomo… - New Journal of …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, a nanosized Mn oxide/boron nitride composite is reported as a catalyst for water
oxidation. This study is interesting because nanosized boron nitride is one of the most stable …