Table 2. Overview of experimental conditions investigated to study the conditions affecting the formation of graphite-like carbon shells on Fe₇C₃ NPs.

Entry	Fe(CO)5	N,N-dimethylODA	ODA	CTAB	Atm.	Phase
	Volume (mL)	Volume (mL)	Mass (g)	Mass (g)
Std	1.4	30	—	—	NH3	Fe7C3@C
A	1.4	20	—	—	NH3	Fe7C3@C
B	1.4	40	—	—	NH3	Fe7C3@C
C	1.4	30	—	—	Ar	γ-Fe2O3
D	1.4	30	—	0.113	Ar	Fe5C2
E	1.4	—	14.5	—	NH3	γ-Fe2O3
F	1.4	—	14.5	0.113	NH3	Fe5C2
G	1.4	30	—	—	Ar : H2	Fe7C3@C
					95 : 5