Pj. Kulesza et al., Hybrid metal cyanometallates - Electrochemical charging and spectrochemical identity of heteronuclear nickel/cobalt hexacyanoferrate, J ELCHEM SO, 146(10), 1999, pp. 3757-3761
Hybrid metal nickel/cobalt hexacyanoferrate (Ni/CoHCNFe) has been prepared
in the form of thin films on electrode surfaces and as bulk precipitates (p
owders). This heteronuclear metal hexacyanoferrate cannot be considered a s
imple mixture of hexacyano-ferrates of nickel and cobalt, and it shows diff
erent voltammetric and electrochromic characteristics in comparison to the
respective single-metal hexacyanoferrates. On the basis of X-ray absorption
, elemental analysis, and comparative voltammetric measurements, the follow
ing approximate formulas, (K2Ni0.5Co0.5II)-Co-II[Fe-II(CN)](6) and (KNi0.5C
o0.5II)-Co-II[Fe-III(CN)(6)], have been proposed for the predominant reduce
d and oxidized forms of hybrid Ni/CoHCNFe. The results are consistent with
the existence of linear units -Fe-CN-Co-NC-Fe-CN-Ni- in the structure. Hybr
id nickel/cobalt hexacyanoferrate film has unique electrochromic properties
, and it shows long-term stability and promising charge storage/transport c
apabilities during voltammetric potential cycling. (C) 1999 The Electrochem
ical Society. S0013-4651(98)12-008-4. All rights reserved.