“…Thus, the average Mn valence state of LSM series is determined by interpolating to the calibration line connecting LaMnO 3 (+3.20) and CaMnO 3 (+3.99; Figure S6), which results in the valence state equaling to +3.27, +3.20, and +3.20 for C-LSM91, C-LSM82, and C-LSM73, respectively (Figure 5c and Table 2), which is in accordance with the reports elsewhere. 55, 56 The small gap (0.06) in the Mn valence state determined by Mn K-edge and iodometry confirms that the chemical shifts of Mn K-edge can properly probe the valence state of Mn atoms for all LSM (Figure 5c). Oxygen stoichiometry (3 + δ) of dehydrated La 1−x Sr x MnO 3+δ is calculated from the average Mn valence state determined by Mn K-edge, assuming that the stoichiometry of metal cations is the same as in the raw materials, and the valences of Sr, La, and O are fixed at +2, +3, and −2, respectively (Figure 5d and Table 2).…”