Table 2 Average O/M ratios in Co2FeO4 and CoFe2O4 nanoparticles during OER calculated by the total number of O and (Co+Fe) counts in all analysed datasets.

From: 3D atomic-scale imaging of mixed Co-Fe spinel oxide nanoparticles during oxygen evolution reaction

 

Co2FeO4

CoFe2O4

 

Segregated

Non-segregated

 

O/M

Fe-rich nanodomains

Co-rich nanodomains

Bulk

O-rich regions

Bulk

O-rich regions

Pristine

1.2 ± 0.1

1.3 ± 0.1

1.1 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.1

100 cycles

1.3 ± 0.1

1.4 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.1

1.4 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.1

500 cycles

1.3 ± 0.1

1.4 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.1

1.5 ± 0.1

1.3 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.1

1000 cycles

1.5 ± 0.1

1.6 ± 0.1

1.3 ± 0.1

1.8 ± 0.1

1.3 ± 0.1

1.8 ± 0.1

  1. The error bars for the ratio were calculated from \(R\sqrt{{(\frac{{\sigma }_{a}}{a})}^{2}+{(\frac{{\sigma }_{b}}{b})}^{2}}\) where R is the ratio of O/(Co+Fe), a and b are O and (Co+Fe) concentration and \(\sigma\)a and \(\sigma\)b are their standard deviation. (Source data is provided in a Source Data file).