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Regulating Electronic Structure of Bimetallic NiFe-THQ Conductive Metal–Organic Frameworks to Boost Catalytic Activity for Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Zhao L., Yan J., Huang H. et al. · Advanced Functional Materials · 2024 · 2310902

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5synthesis routes
18measurements
175results
6claims and caveats

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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

Ni0.5Fe0.5-THQ is electrochemically durable under OER testing, maintaining current over 40 h and retaining surface valence/morphology after testing.

Caveat: Durability current trace value is qualitative in the paper text; only duration and applied voltage are numeric.

p005 · 2.2 Electrochemical Performances · Figure 3f; Figure S15-S16 · Linked to 2 structured results

Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

Ni0.5Fe0.5-THQ is the best OER catalyst in the series, with the lowest overpotential, lowest Tafel slope, largest Cdl/ECSA, highest mass activity and highest TOF.

Caveat: OER polarisation curves were given without iR compensation correction.

p005 · 2.2 Electrochemical Performances · Figure 3 · Linked to 6 structured results

Phase AssignmentSupport assessment: High

The NixFe1-x-THQ powders are successfully prepared and isostructural, with shared XRD peaks assigned to (100), (200), and (300) planes.

Caveat: Peak intensities decrease as Ni content increases, indicating lower crystallinity for Ni-rich samples.

p002 · 2.1 Material Synthesis and Structural Characterizations · Figure 1d · Linked to 3 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: Medium

Fe-THQ has the highest reported conductivity among the NixFe1-x-THQ series and the authors relate this to its high crystallinity.

Caveat: Conductivity device geometry is not specified in the extracted text.

p003 · 2.1 Material Synthesis and Structural Characterizations · Table S5 · Linked to 3 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

Ni/Fe coupling induces electron redistribution from Ni toward Fe through d-pi conjugation, shifting Fe d-band centres toward the Fermi level and enhancing intermediate adsorption.

Caveat: Mechanism combines XPS shifts with DFT charge density and DOS rather than direct transport measurement.

p008 · 2.3 DFT Calculations · Figure 4e-f · Linked to 3 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High

DFT indicates Fe sites in Ni0.5Fe0.5-THQ are the likely active OER centres because OH- adsorption is stronger on Fe than on adjacent Ni sites.

Caveat: Computational active-site inference; not a direct operando measurement.

p007 · 2.3 DFT Calculations · Figure 4b · Linked to 3 structured results

Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
Fe-THQFe-THQFe-O6 · THQ3D · PristineRefined cubic unit cell, space group Pm-3; used as structural analysis example.p002 · 2.1 Material Synthesis and Structural Characterizations · Figure S2/Table S2
Ni0.2Fe0.8-THQNi0.2Fe0.8-THQNi/Fe O6 sites · THQ3D · PristineBimetallic member of the isostructural NixFe1-x-THQ series.p002 · 2.1 Material Synthesis and Structural Characterizations · Figure 1a
Ni0.5Fe0.5-HHTPBrowse family: Ni/Fe–HHTP familyNi0.5Fe0.5-HHTPNi/Fe sites · HHTPunknown · PristineComparator conductive MOF catalyst used for Cdl, ECSA and TOF comparison.p005 · 2.2 Electrochemical Performances · Figure 3e; Figure S14
Ni0.5Fe0.5-THQNi0.5Fe0.5-THQNi/Fe O6 sites · THQ3D · PristineBimetallic THQ c-MOF target catalyst; DFT model uses Fe and Ni sites.p002 · 2.1 Material Synthesis and Structural Characterizations · Figure 1a
Ni0.8Fe0.2-THQNi0.8Fe0.2-THQNi/Fe O6 sites · THQ3D · PristineBimetallic member of the isostructural NixFe1-x-THQ series.p002 · 2.1 Material Synthesis and Structural Characterizations · Figure 1a
Ni-THQNi-THQNi-O6 · THQ3D · PristineIsostructural THQ c-MOF end member; Ni2+ oxidation state from XPS.p002 · 2.1 Material Synthesis and Structural Characterizations · Figure 1a
NixFe1-x-THQ conductive MOF seriesNixFe1-x-THQNi and/or Fe octahedral O6 sites · tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone hydrate (THQ)3D · PristineIsostructural c-MOF series with XRD peaks assigned to (100), (200), and (300); Fe-THQ refined as cubic Pm-3.p002 · 2.1 Material Synthesis and Structural Characterizations · Figure 1a
commercial RuO2RuO2Ru · none0D · UnknownCommercial oxide reference catalyst, not a MOF.p005 · 2.2 Electrochemical Performances · Figure 3

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SampleForm and roleProcessing and geometrySource
Fe-THQresearch_0449__mat__mat_fe_thqPowder · Pristine Control · Pristine Frameworkas-synthesised catalyst powderp003 · S1.2 Synthesis
Ni0.2Fe0.8-THQresearch_0449__mat__mat_ni02fe08_thqPowder · Target Sample · Mixed Metalas-synthesised catalyst powderp003 · S1.2 Synthesis
Ni0.5Fe0.5-HHTPresearch_0449__mat__mat_ni05fe05_hhtpPowder · Pristine Control · Mixed Metalcomparator catalystp005 · 2.2 Electrochemical Performances · Figure 3e
Ni0.5Fe0.5-THQresearch_0449__mat__mat_ni05fe05_thqPowder · Target Sample · Mixed Metalas-synthesised catalyst powder; also drop-cast as ink for OER testsp003 · S1.2 Synthesis
Ni0.8Fe0.2-THQresearch_0449__mat__mat_ni08fe02_thqPowder · Target Sample · Mixed Metalas-synthesised catalyst powderp003 · S1.2 Synthesis
Ni-THQresearch_0449__mat__mat_ni_thqPowder · Pristine Control · Pristine Frameworkas-synthesised catalyst powderp003 · S1.2 Synthesis
NixFe1-x-THQ seriesresearch_0449__mat__mat_nixfe_thq_seriesPowder · Paper Level Unspecified · Mixed Metalas-synthesised powder seriesp002 · 2.1 Material Synthesis and Structural Characterizations · Figure 1a
commercial RuO2research_0449__mat__mat_ruo2_referencePowder · Pristine Control · Unknowncommercial reference catalyst inkglassy carbon electrode for OER testingp005 · 2.2 Electrochemical Performances · Figure 3