We report the syntheses and electrochemical properties of nine new clusters ([LLnMn(IV)3O4(OAc)3(DMF)n](+) (Ln = La(3+), Ce(3+), Nd(3+), Eu(3+), Gd(3+), Tb(3+), Dy(3+), Yb(3+), and Lu(3+), n = 2 or 3)) supported by a ligand (L(3-)) based on a 1,3,5-triarylbenzene motif appended with alkoxide and pyridine donors. All complexes were obtained by metal substitution of Ca(2+) with lanthanides upon t...

Manganese oxides with layer and tunnel structures occur widely in nature and inspire technological applications. Having variable compositions, these structures often are found as small particles (nanophases). This study explores, using experimental thermochemistry, the role of composition, oxidation state, structure, and surface energy in the their thermodynamic stability. The measured surface ...

[MnIV3(micro-O)4(phen)4(H2O)2]4+ (, phen=1,10-phenanthroline) equilibrates with its conjugate base [Mn3(micro-O)4(phen)4(H2O)(OH)]3+ in aqueous solution. Among the several synthetic multinuclear oxo- and/or carboxylato bridged manganese complexes known to date containing metal-bound water, to the best of our knowledge, only deprotonates (right harpoon over left harpoon+H+, pKa=4.00 (+/-0.15) at...

We developed two-step solution-phase reactions to form hybrid materials of Mn(3)O(4) nanoparticles on reduced graphene oxide (RGO) sheets for lithium ion battery applications. Selective growth of Mn(3)O(4) nanoparticles on RGO sheets, in contrast to free particle growth in solution, allowed for the electrically insulating Mn(3)O(4) nanoparticles to be wired up to a current collector through the...

Chemical Looping Combustion process allows combustion of gaseous, liquid or solid fuels with CO2 capture. The oxygen necessary for can be supplied using lattice (CLC) uncoupling (CLOU) mechanisms. present work studies the effects kaolin addition on CuMn carrier behavior CLC and CLOU processes. was prepared by granulation a composition: 27.2 wt% CuO, 52.8 Mn3O4 20 kaolin. Oxygen release rates fl...