Fig. 3: Characterizations of In-O-Mn Lewis acid-base pairs.

Wavelet-transformed spectra of Mn K-edge EXAFS of 30In-Mn after being pretreated in 23 vol.%CO2/Ar at 4.0 MPa and a 100 °C, (b) 150 °C and c 200 °C; d C 1 s XPS spectra of 30In-Mn after being pretreated in 23 vol.%CO2/Ar at 4.0 MPa and 100 °C, 150 °C, and 200 °C; e Mn K-edge XANES spectra of 30In-Mn after being pretreated in 23 vol.%CO2/Ar at 4.0 MPa and 100 °C, 150 °C and 200 °C; f In K-edge XANES spectra of 30In-Mn, In foil and In2O3; g Mn 2p and h In 3 d XPS spectra of 30In-Mn after being pretreated in 23 vol.%CO2/Ar at 4.0 MPa and 100 °C, 150 °C and 200 °C; i Differential charge calculations of 30In-Mn.