Mn₁₂O₁₂(O₂CC₆H₃(NH₂)₂)₁₆(H₂O)₄ (Mn₁₂DA) is a structural mimic of the oxygen-evolving-complex in photosystem II. Herein we describe a method to integrate the Mn₁₂DA with ITO electrodes using a layer-by-layer approach. Using (3-Aminopropyl)triethoxysilane, (APTES), glutaraldehyde, Mn₁₂DA, and sodium cyanoborohydride as a mild reducing agent, five layers of the electrocatalysts with maximal electrocatalytic currents were obtained. The integration method limits the ligand self-oxidation and prevents the catalyst failure. Furthermore, the developed configuration enables efficient water oxidation electrocatalytic reaction at pH = 7, with an overpotential of 430 mV, a faradaic efficiency of 92% and a high turn-over-number.

Mn ₁₂ O ₁₂（O ₂ CC ₆ H ₃（NH ₂）₂）₁₆（H ₂ O）₄（Mn ₁₂ DA）是光系统II中析氧复合物的结构模拟。在本文中，我们描述了一种使用逐层方法将Mn ₁₂ DA与ITO电极集成在一起的方法。使用（3-氨基丙基）三乙氧基硅烷（APTES），戊二醛，Mn ₁₂ DA，并用氰基硼氢化钠作为温和的还原剂，得到了五层电催化电流最大的电催化剂。积分方法限制了配体的自氧化并防止了催化剂失效。此外，开发的配置可在pH = 7时实现高效的水氧化电催化反应，超电势为430 mV，法拉第效率为92％，周转次数高。