Electrochromism in the mixed-valence hexacyanides. 1. Voltammetric and spectral studies of the oxidation and reduction of thin films of Prussian blue

D. Ellis; M. Eckhoff; V. D. Neff

doi:10.1021/j150609a026

Electrochromism in the mixed-valence hexacyanides. 1. Voltammetric and spectral studies of the oxidation and reduction of thin films of Prussian blue

D. Ellis, M. Eckhoff, V. D. Neff^*

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A thin film of Prussian blue (KFeFe(CN₆)), on a platinum or gold substrate, is reduced to Everitt's salt (K₂FeFe(CN₆)) at 0.195 V (vs. SCE) or is oxidized to Berlin green (K_1/3Fe(Fe^III(CN)₆)_2/3(Fe ^II(CN)₆)_1/3) at 0.870 V in 1 N KCl or K₂SO₄ solutions. It is shown that potassium ion migrates into or out of the film during the electrolysis. Both reactions are reversible at sweep rates of <5 mV/s in 1 N potassium ion solutions. Partial oxidation or reduction of Prussian blue leads to the formation of solid solutions. For the reduction reaction the solid solution formed is nonideal, and the voltammograms are explained in terms of the theory of strictly regular solutions with a negative interaction energy. For the oxidation reaction the solid solution appears to be almost ideal, but approximately one-third of the ferrocyanide ions remain unoxidized in the stable form of the completely oxidized compound.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1225-1231
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of physical chemistry
Volume	85
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/j150609a026
State	Published - 1981

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Electrochromism in the mixed-valence hexacyanides. 1. Voltammetric and spectral studies of the oxidation and reduction of thin films of Prussian blue

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