Prussian Blue Analogues (PBA) have been extensively studied for applications such as gas adsorption, catalysis, Na-ion batteries, etc. Additionally, these PBAs have been employed as single-source precursors in the thermal conversion from PBAs to heterometallic nanoalloys. Recent advances in the field demonstrated that under specific thermal conditions, PBAs exhibit a size-dependent conversion behavior. It has been speculated that the conversion follows a templated mechanism, in which the framework and size are motivating factors on the eventual composition and size. However, little is known about the templated conversion from analogue to alloy. In this study we present a thorough analysis of the conversion from FeCo-PBA to nanocarbide to nanoalloy through the systematic altering of reaction conditions (such as size, chain length, temperature, solvent, etc.) and their effect on the eventual outcome. These nanomaterials were characterized using pXRD, SEM, TEM, FT-IR.<br/>

Prussian blue analogues for templated nanoparticle growth

2019 Fall National Meeting

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