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Composition-dependent electrocatalytic activities of NiFe-based selenides for the oxygen evolution reaction

Xuan C., Xia K., Lei W. et al. · Electrochimica Acta · 2018 · 64-72

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9synthesis routes
39measurements
79results
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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

Combining Ni-Fe-Se1:1-180 with N,S-CNT improves Zn-air battery power density and cycling stability compared with Pt/C+Ir/C benchmark behaviour.

Caveat: The N,S-CNT component is from previous work, not synthesised first-hand here; composite ratio is not specified in the main text.

p008 · Results and discussion · Fig. 6 · Linked to 4 structured results

CaveatSupport assessment: High

The assigned office SI text file was empty, but the rendered SI surrogate supplied captions, tables, and page images sufficient for extraction; SI-only plot numbers remain visual estimates unless reported in text/tables.

Caveat: Visual estimates from small rendered plots have limited precision.

S-7 · Supporting Information · Figures S9-S10 · Linked to 4 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High

Selenization of the NiFe-PBA precursor to mixed NiSe2/NiFe2Se4 lowers OER overpotential and charge-transfer resistance relative to the oxide and PBA controls.

Caveat: Numeric EIS resistance values are not reported in the main text; supplied SI text has the Fig. S7 caption but no readable Nyquist plot values.

p008 · Conclusions · Linked to 5 structured results

Synthesis MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

The optimal Ni-Fe-Se sample was obtained at 180 °C with a NiFe-PBA:Se mass ratio of 1:1 because lower temperatures or non-1:1 ratios left residual precursor or produced less favourable phases.

Caveat: Detailed XRD/FTIR/LSV plots for variants are in SI; supplied SI text provides captions but not readable plot-axis values, while main text provides qualitative summaries and the 200 C overpotentials.

p005 · Results and discussion · Fig. S9/S10 (SI cited) · Linked to 7 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

During OER, Ni-Fe-Se1:1-180 forms an in-situ oxy/hydroxide surface while retaining the bulk selenide phase, enabling electronic transfer from the conductive selenide core to active oxy/hydroxide sites.

Caveat: Post-OER XRD/XPS figures are SI-only; supplied SI text confirms captions but no SI figure rendering was available, so the claim relies mainly on main-text summary.

p006 · Results and discussion · Fig. S11/S12 (SI cited) · Linked to 3 structured results

Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
Ni-Fe-O control oxideNiFe2O4Ni and Fe · none; derived from NiFe-PBA precursor without Se powderunknown · DerivedNiFe2O4, JCPDS 74-2081.p004 · Results and discussion · Fig. 2b
nickel iron Prussian blue analogue (NiFe-PBA)Ni3[Fe(CN)6]2·10H2O (reported phase assignment)Ni and Fe · cyanide / ferricyanide framework3D · PristineFace-centred cubic Prussian blue analogue, JCPDS 46-0906; nanocube morphology.p003 · Results and discussion · Fig. 2a
NiFe-based selenide (Ni-Fe-Se)mixed NiSe2 and NiFe2Se4Ni and Fe · none; derived from NiFe-PBA precursorunknown · DerivedMixed crystalline phases: NiSe2 major phase and smaller NiFe2Se4 fraction for Ni-Fe-Se1:1-180.p003 · Results and discussion · Fig. 2b
Ni-Fe-Se1:1-180 + N,S-CNT air-electrode compositeNi-Fe-Se1:1-180 + nitrogen/sulfur co-doped carbon nanotubesNi and Fe in selenide component · noneunknown · CompositeComposite air cathode prepared by mixing Ni-Fe-Se1:1-180 with previously reported N,S-CNT ORR catalyst.p007 · Results and discussion · Fig. 6
Ir/C and Pt/C+Ir/C benchmark catalystsIr/C; Pt/C + Ir/CIr; Pt · noneunknown · CompositeCommercial/benchmark carbon-supported noble-metal catalysts used for comparison.p005 · Results and discussion · Fig. 5

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SampleForm and roleProcessing and geometrySource
Ir/C (20 wt% Ir)research_0233__mat__noble_metal_benchmarksElectrode · Pristine Control · CompositeBenchmark catalyst ink loaded on GCE for OER comparison.glassy carbon electrodep005 · Results and discussion · Fig. 5
Ni-Fe-Oresearch_0233__mat__ni_fe_oPowder · Pristine Control · Mixed MetalPrepared by the same method as Ni-Fe-Se without adding Se powder.p002 · Experimental methods, Synthesis of Ni-Fe-Se
NiFe-PBAresearch_0233__mat__ni_fe_pbaPowder · Pristine Control · Pristine FrameworkRoom-temperature coprecipitated nanocube precursor, washed and dried at 60 °C overnight.p002 · Experimental methods, Synthesis of Ni-Fe-Se
Ni-Fe-Se1:1-140research_0233__mat__ni_fe_sePowder · Target Sample · Mixed MetalNiFe-PBA:Se mass ratio 1:1, hydrothermal temperature 140 °C; otherwise prepared by the Ni-Fe-Se route.p004 · Results and discussion · Fig. S2a/S3a (SI cited)
Ni-Fe-Se1:1-160research_0233__mat__ni_fe_sePowder · Target Sample · Mixed MetalNiFe-PBA:Se mass ratio 1:1, hydrothermal temperature 160 °C; otherwise prepared by the Ni-Fe-Se route.p004 · Results and discussion · Fig. S2a/S3a (SI cited)
Ni-Fe-Se1:1-180research_0233__mat__ni_fe_sePowder · Target Sample · Mixed MetalNiFe-PBA:Se mass ratio 1:1, hydrothermal treatment at 180 °C, dried, then annealed at 300 °C under N2.p002 · Experimental methods, Synthesis of Ni-Fe-Se
Ni-Fe-Se1:1-200research_0233__mat__ni_fe_sePowder · Target Sample · Mixed MetalNiFe-PBA:Se mass ratio 1:1, hydrothermal temperature 200 °C; otherwise prepared by the Ni-Fe-Se route.p005 · Results and discussion · Fig. S9 (SI cited)
Ni-Fe-Se1:3-180research_0233__mat__ni_fe_sePowder · Target Sample · Mixed MetalNiFe-PBA:Se mass ratio 1:3, hydrothermal temperature 180 °C; otherwise prepared by the Ni-Fe-Se route.p004 · Results and discussion · Fig. S2b/S3b (SI cited)
Ni-Fe-Se3:1-180research_0233__mat__ni_fe_sePowder · Target Sample · Mixed MetalNiFe-PBA:Se mass ratio 3:1, hydrothermal temperature 180 °C; otherwise prepared by the Ni-Fe-Se route.p004 · Results and discussion · Fig. S2b/S3b (SI cited)
Ni-Fe-Se1:1-180 + N,S-CNT air electroderesearch_0233__mat__ni_fe_se_ns_cnt_compositeElectrode · Composite Sample · CompositeMixture loaded onto prepared gas-diffusion layer for Zn-air battery air cathode.gas diffusion layerp007 · Results and discussion · Fig. 6
Pt/C+Ir/C air electroderesearch_0233__mat__noble_metal_benchmarksElectrode · Pristine Control · CompositeBenchmark noble-metal catalyst air electrode for Zn-air battery comparison.gas diffusion layerp008 · Results and discussion · Fig. 6