Recent Progress in Prussian Blue/Prussian Blue Analogue-Derived Metallic Compounds

Abstract

Prussian blue (PB) and its analogues (PBAs) are promising coordination polymers (CPs) with an adjustable composition and open framework. Nonetheless, their intrinsic electrochemical activity and electrical conductivity are poor, which hinder their applications in energy conversion and storage. In catalytic applications, metal compounds derived from PB/PBAs have a lot of advantages, such as outstanding stability, selectivity, and electrical conductivity. Furthermore, they can be used as electrode materials for electrochemical energy storage and conversion, while having preferable electronic conductivity, sufficient catalytic active sites, as well as a larger specific surface area and tunable size to achieve an optimized performance. This review summarizes the current achievements of PB/PBAderived metallic nanomaterials, as well as the existing limitations, urgent challenges and future development.