Analysis of nickel sulfoselenide materials by XPS

Metal chalcogenides are of interest as electrocatalysts, battery materials, and more. XPS is a valuable tool for studying changes to these materials before and after catalysis, making reference spectra for the pristine materials valuable. Here, we present XPS spectra for a family of nickel sulfoselenide (NiSSe) materials based on the Ni3X2 crystal structure, Ni3S2−xSex. XPS surveys and high-resolution spectra of Ni 2p, S 2p, S 2s, Se 3d, Se 3p, and Se 3s were recorded using Al Kα radiation.