Linking metal oxidation to oxygen reactivity

Subjects Catalytic mechanismsElectrocatalysis Using multiple spectroscopies, it is shown that water oxidation on iridium oxides is driven by accumulated oxygen ligand holes. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution Access options Access through your institution Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription $32.99 / 30 days cancel any time Learn more Subscribe to this journal Receive 12 print issues and online access $259.00 per year only $21.58 per issue Learn more Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from$1.95 to$39.95 Learn more Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Fig. 1: Decoupling active species from spectators in the OER. ReferencesDiklić, N. et al. ACS Catal. 13, 11069–11079 (2023).Article Google Scholar Nong, H. N. et al. Nature 587, 408–413 (2020).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Pearce, P. E. et al. Chem. Mater. 31, 5845–5855 (2019).Article CAS Google Scholar Liang, C. et al. Nat. Mater. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02514-9 (2026).Article PubMed Google Scholar Ramachandran, H. et al. Nat. Mater. 25, 91–99 (2026).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Jones, T. E., Teschner, D. & Piccinin, S. Chem. Rev. 124, 9136–9223 (2024).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Liang, C. Nat. Catal. 7, 763–775 (2024).Article CAS Google Scholar Kasian, O., Grote, J. P., Geiger, S., Cherevko, S. & Mayrhofer, K. J. J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 57, 2488–2491 (2018).Article CAS Google Scholar Download referencesAuthor informationAuthors and AffiliationsTheoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USAA. R. Muñoz & T. E. JonesAuthorsA. R. MuñozView author publicationsSearch author on:PubMed Google ScholarT. E. JonesView author publicationsSearch author on:PubMed Google ScholarCorresponding authorCorrespondence to T. E. Jones.Ethics declarations Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests. Rights and permissionsReprints and permissionsAbout this articleCite this articleMuñoz, A.R., Jones, T.E. Linking metal oxidation to oxygen reactivity. Nat. Mater. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02540-7Download citationPublished: 17 March 2026Version of record: 17 March 2026DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02540-7Share this articleAnyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content:Get shareable linkSorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article.Copy shareable link to clipboard Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative Key role of oxidizing species driving water oxidation revealed by time-resolved optical and X-ray spectroscopies Caiwu LiangLucas Garcia VergaReshma R.

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