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Self-Nanocavity-Confined Halogen Anions Boosting the High Selectivity of the Two-Electron Oxygen Reduction Pathway over Ni-Based MOFs

Liu M., Li Y., Qi Z. et al. · Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters · 2021 · 8706-8712

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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

Br-Ni MOF is the best first-hand catalyst in this paper for two-electron ORR to H2O2, reaching about 90% selectivity, 86% FE, and 596 mmol gcat-1 h-1 H-cell productivity.

Caveat: Best-catalyst statement is within the studied Ni MOF family and the alkaline-electrolyte comparison table; no raw data were available.

main p.5, article p.8710 · Summary · Linked to 4 structured results

Application RelevanceSupport assessment: Medium

Br-Ni MOF retained high selectivity and current response during a 15 h ORR operation, indicating robust electrochemical H2O2 production stability.

Caveat: The paper reports unchanged ring/disk currents and selectivity; no replicated durability statistics are provided.

main p.4, article p.8709 · Results and discussion · Figure 3c and Figure S11 · Linked to 2 structured results

CaveatSupport assessment: High

The paper describes the Ni-HITP-type materials as conductive MOFs but does not report a first-hand electrical conductivity, mobility, Seebeck coefficient, or thermoelectric measurement.

Caveat: Conductivity is inferred from framework class and literature context only; not extracted as a numeric transport result.

main p.1-p.2, article p.8706-p.8707 · Introduction and Results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High

Confined halogen anions couple with positively charged Ni nodes in the structural nanocavity, producing lattice contraction and pore shrinkage in X-Ni MOFs.

Caveat: XRD peak shift and BJH contraction are reported for the family; individual contracted pore diameters for each halide were not tabulated.

main p.2, article p.8707 · Results and discussion · Figure 1 · Linked to 6 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High

Operando XAFS and SR-FTIR support a mechanism in which confined Br anions suppress dissociation of *OOH intermediates on Ni sites, favouring the two-electron ORR pathway.

Caveat: Mechanistic assignment is based on operando spectroscopy and impedance interpretation, not direct isolation of intermediates.

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Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
Br-Ni MOFBrowse family: Ni₃(HITP)₂ / Ni–HITPBr-confined Ni-HITP-type MOFPlanar Ni nodes interacting with confined bromide anions. · HITP.2D · PristineHalogen-anion-confined conductive Ni MOF showing lattice contraction and contracted nanocavity relative to pristine Ni MOF.main p.4, article p.8709 · Results and discussion · Figure 3d
Cl-Ni MOFBrowse family: Ni₃(HITP)₂ / Ni–HITPCl-confined Ni-HITP-type MOFPlanar Ni nodes interacting with confined chloride anions. · HITP.2D · PristineHalogen-anion-confined conductive Ni MOF showing lattice contraction relative to pristine Ni MOF.main p.2, article p.8707 · Results and discussion · Figure 1
F-Ni MOFBrowse family: Ni₃(HITP)₂ / Ni–HITPF-confined Ni-HITP-type MOFPlanar Ni nodes interacting with confined fluoride anions. · HITP.2D · PristineHalogen-anion-confined conductive Ni MOF showing lattice contraction relative to pristine Ni MOF.main p.2, article p.8707 · Results and discussion · Figure 1
I-Ni MOFBrowse family: Ni₃(HITP)₂ / Ni–HITPI-confined Ni-HITP-type MOFPlanar Ni nodes interacting with confined iodide anions. · HITP.2D · PristineHalogen-anion-confined conductive Ni MOF showing lattice contraction relative to pristine Ni MOF.main p.2, article p.8707 · Results and discussion · Figure 1
Pristine Ni MOFBrowse family: Ni₃(HITP)₂ / Ni–HITPNi-HITP-type MOF; exact empirical formula not directly reported in this paperPlanar Ni nodes; Ni2+ features observed by Ni 2p XPS. · 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaiminotriphenylene (HITP).2D · PristineConductive Ni-based MOF with periodic nanocavity array within the a-b plane; (100) diffraction peak at 2theta = 4.5 degrees and d spacing approx 1.8 nm.main p.2, article p.8707 · Results and discussion · Figure 1

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SampleForm and roleProcessing and geometrySource
Br-Ni MOF catalystresearch_0880__mat__br_ni_mofPowder · Target Sample · Guest LoadedBlack powder prepared by replacing NH4F with NH4Br, washed and vacuum-dried; used to fabricate catalyst inks/electrodes for RRDE, H-cell, flow-cell, XAFS, FTIR, and EIS tests.SI p.S2 · Preparation of X-Ni (X = F, Cl, Br, I) and Ni MOF catalysts
Cl-Ni MOF catalystresearch_0880__mat__cl_ni_mofPowder · Target Sample · Guest LoadedBlack powder prepared by replacing NH4F with NH4Cl, washed and vacuum-dried; used to fabricate catalyst inks/electrodes for ORR tests.SI p.S2 · Preparation of X-Ni (X = F, Cl, Br, I) and Ni MOF catalysts
F-Ni MOF catalystresearch_0880__mat__f_ni_mofPowder · Target Sample · Guest LoadedBlack powder prepared with NH4F, washed and vacuum-dried; used to fabricate catalyst inks/electrodes for ORR tests.SI p.S2 · Preparation of X-Ni (X = F, Cl, Br, I) and Ni MOF catalysts
I-Ni MOF catalystresearch_0880__mat__i_ni_mofPowder · Target Sample · Guest LoadedBlack powder prepared by replacing NH4F with NH4I, washed and vacuum-dried; used to fabricate catalyst inks/electrodes for ORR tests.SI p.S2 · Preparation of X-Ni (X = F, Cl, Br, I) and Ni MOF catalysts
Ni MOF catalystresearch_0880__mat__ni_mofPowder · Pristine Control · Pristine FrameworkBlack powder, washed with distilled water and ethanol and dried under vacuum at 60 deg C overnight; used to fabricate catalyst inks/electrodes for ORR tests.SI p.S2 · Preparation of X-Ni (X = F, Cl, Br, I) and Ni MOF catalysts