Post-synthetic modification of Prussian blue type nanoparticles: tailoring the chemical and physical properties

Abstract

Prussian blue (PB) type nanoparticles belong to an exciting family of molecule-based nanomaterials. They combine the possibility of surface engineering with specific advantages related to their porous molecule-based structures and their fascinating chemical and physical properties including redox, magnetic, photothermal and host-guest features. In this review, we focus on recent advances in the Post-Synthetic Modification (PSM) of nano-sized PB and its analogues (PBA) and compare them with the current strategies used in Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOF) in order to give the outlooks on the future researches in this domain.