Yelena Gorlin

TL;DR: Physical and chemical characterization of the nanostructured Mn oxide bifunctional catalyst reveals an oxidation state of Mn(III), akin to one of the most commonly observed Mn oxidation states found in the OEC.

TL;DR: In situ XAS measurements on a bifunctional manganese oxide catalyst with high electrochemical activity for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) demonstrate that the OER activity scales with film thickness, which suggests that the films have porous structure, which does not restrict electrocatalysis to the top geometric layer of the film.

TL;DR: The combination of first-principles theoretical analysis and experimental methods offers an understanding of manganese oxide oxygen electrocatalysis at the atomic level, achieving fundamental insight that can potentially be used to design and develop improved electrocatalysts for the ORR and the OER and other important reactions of technological interest.

TL;DR: In this article, a conformal catalytic thin film was used as a catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), two reactions that are of growing interest in alternative energy technologies.

TL;DR: A consistent experimental methodology is employed to evaluate the electrochemical reactivity and stability of seven potential substrate materials for electrocatalyst and photoelectrode evaluation and makes recommendations about which materials may be most suitable for application under different experimental conditions.