Pressure-controlled oxygen activation at single metal atom sites in a manganese-cobalt coordination network on graphene: from triplet-singlet spin transition to superoxo dissociation

Asha Yadav; Stefania Baronio; Michela De Col; Danilo Comini; Valentine Mischke; Alessandro Namar; Nikolay A. Vinogradov; Mattia Scardamaglia; Mirko Cinchetti; Giovanni Zamborlini; Paolo Giannozzi; Erik Vesselli

doi:10.1039/d5nr04824a

January 1, 2026NanoscaleOpen Access

Pressure-controlled oxygen activation at single metal atom sites in a manganese-cobalt coordination network on graphene: from triplet-singlet spin transition to superoxo dissociation

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The research aims to explore the activation of molecular oxygen at single metal atom sites in a manganese-cobalt coordination network.
Investigate a manganese-cobalt bi-metallic coordination network on graphene.
Control pressure conditions to evaluate oxygen activation.
Analyze spin transitions from triplet to singlet states.
Demonstrated effective molecular oxygen activation at single atom sites.
Observed spin transitions from triplet to singlet states.
Highlighted superoxo dissociation as an integral part of the reaction process.

Implication

Reveals the influence of pressure on oxygen activation in a bi-metallic network, suggesting new pathways for catalysis.

Abstract

Molecular oxygen activation at single transition metal atom sites is critical for catalysis but remains challenging to control. Here we investigate a manganese-cobalt bi-metallic coordination network on graphene, where Co(I)...

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Yadav et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Pressure-controlled oxygen activation at single metal atom sites in a manganese-cobalt coordination network on graphene: from triplet-singlet spin transition to superoxo dissociation

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Pressure-controlled oxygen activation at single metal atom sites in a manganese-cobalt coordination network on graphene: from triplet-singlet spin transition to superoxo dissociation

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