Prussian Blue Analogues (PBAs) have become a popular area of study due to their low cost and ability to store charge. Producing Nickel Hexacyanoferrate (a PBA) can be time consuming and expensive. In order to reduce time and streamline the production, one can use electrochemistry to plate a PBA film onto a metallic surface. Although this provides a more efficient and faster method for production, one major disadvantage is that the amount of PBA formed by this process is not precisely known. The purpose of this research is to develop a method to compare this electrochemical process of creation with other methods which allow one to know the amount of PBA formed.<br/><br/>The Nickel Hexacyanoferrate (a PBA) was analyzed with Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) to determine the amount of Fe and Ni deposited. These values were then compared to the amounts determined during electrochemical production. Early measurements of the amount of PBA show that the electrochemical calculations always report a greater value than the PIXE values measured. Future work will explore possible reasons for this discrepancy.

Comparing electrochemical calculations and particle induced X-ray emission measurements of Prussian Blue analogue deposits

255th National Meeting (2018)

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