Applications of the “nano to bulk” Mn oxides: Mn oxide as a Swiss army knife

Nano-sized Mn3O4 and β-MnOOH from the decomposition of β-cyclodextrin–Mn: 1. Synthesis and characterization

“…Each form shows useful physical, chemical, magnetic and electrochemical properties [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. Similar to other oxides, the Mn oxides are polynuclear and could favor the occurrence of multi-electron and complicated reactions [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14].…”

“…Mn oxides are cheap, non-toxic and can be synthesized in different defects, size, morphology, porosity and textures [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. Each form shows useful physical, chemical, magnetic and electrochemical properties [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10].…”

“…Solvothermal [15,16], decomposition [17], oxidation/ reduction [18,19], polymeric-precursor [20] and surfactantmediated routes [21] are among popular methods to synthesize Mn oxides. The compounds can be used for different applications [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][22][23][24].…”

Formation of Self-Organized Mn3O4 Nanoinclusions in LaMnO3 Films

“…Furthermore, manganese oxides are extremely attractive for potential applications due to their electrochemical, optical, or catalytic properties [21][22][23][24]. In spite of their abundance in nature reproducible properties of manganese oxides require the fabrication of uniform structures and a large effort is devoted to produce MnO x nanostructures (for recent Reviews see, for example, [23,24] and references therein). In the present study, we report on the spontaneous formation of regular vertically aligned nanocolumns composed of manganese oxide embedded in antiferromagnetic LaMnO 3 matrix grown by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) on (001)-oriented single crystal perovskite substrates of LaAlO 3 (LAO) and SrTiO 3 (STO).…”

“…It is important, from a fundamental point of view, to understand the formation of manganese oxide segregates, as it is a characteristic secondary phase in several REMnO 3 (RE = Rare Earth) thin films and heterostructures, thus modifying their structural quality and functional properties [18][19][20]. Furthermore, manganese oxides are extremely attractive for potential applications due to their electrochemical, optical, or catalytic properties [21][22][23][24]. In spite of their abundance in nature reproducible properties of manganese oxides require the fabrication of uniform structures and a large effort is devoted to produce MnO x nanostructures (for recent Reviews see, for example, [23,24] and references therein).…”