Synthesis of Prussian blue nanoparticles with a hollow interior by controlled chemical etching

  • Ming Hu*
  • , Shuhei Furukawa
  • , Ryo Ohtani
  • , Hiroaki Sukegawa
  • , Yoshihiro Nemoto
  • , Julien Reboul
  • , Susumu Kitagawa
  • , Yusuke Yamauchi
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A facile route has been found to prepare Prussian blue (PB) hollow particles with a cubic shape (see picture). With PB mesocrystals used as a starting material, hollow interiors were created through controlled chemical etching in the presence of poly(vinylpyrrolidone). The hollow cavities and particle sizes could be tuned by changing the synthetic conditions, and the original PB crystallinity was preserved even after formation of interior hollows.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)984-988
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume51
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Jan 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Prussian blue
  • coordination polymers
  • hollow structures
  • mesoporous materials

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