Unconventional hexagonal open Prussian blue analog structures

Abstract Prussian blue analogs (PBAs), as a classical kind of microporous materials, have attracted substantial interests considering their well-defined framework structures, unique physicochemical properties and low cost. However, PBAs typically adopt cubic structure that features small pore size a...

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Main Authors: Jinwen Yin, Jing Wang, Mingzi Sun, Yajie Yang, Jia Lyu, Lei Wang, Xinglong Dong, Chenliang Ye, Haibo Bao, Jun Guo, Bo Chen, Xichen Zhou, Li Zhai, Zijian Li, Zhen He, Qinxin Luo, Xiang Meng, Yangbo Ma, Jingwen Zhou, Pengyi Lu, Yunhao Wang, Wenxin Niu, Zijian Zheng, Yu Han, Daliang Zhang, Shibo Xi, Ye Yuan, Bolong Huang, Peng Guo, Zhanxi Fan
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55775-w
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author Jinwen Yin
Jing Wang
Mingzi Sun
Yajie Yang
Jia Lyu
Lei Wang
Xinglong Dong
Chenliang Ye
Haibo Bao
Jun Guo
Bo Chen
Xichen Zhou
Li Zhai
Zijian Li
Zhen He
Qinxin Luo
Xiang Meng
Yangbo Ma
Jingwen Zhou
Pengyi Lu
Yunhao Wang
Wenxin Niu
Zijian Zheng
Yu Han
Daliang Zhang
Shibo Xi
Ye Yuan
Bolong Huang
Peng Guo
Zhanxi Fan
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Jing Wang
Mingzi Sun
Yajie Yang
Jia Lyu
Lei Wang
Xinglong Dong
Chenliang Ye
Haibo Bao
Jun Guo
Bo Chen
Xichen Zhou
Li Zhai
Zijian Li
Zhen He
Qinxin Luo
Xiang Meng
Yangbo Ma
Jingwen Zhou
Pengyi Lu
Yunhao Wang
Wenxin Niu
Zijian Zheng
Yu Han
Daliang Zhang
Shibo Xi
Ye Yuan
Bolong Huang
Peng Guo
Zhanxi Fan
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description Abstract Prussian blue analogs (PBAs), as a classical kind of microporous materials, have attracted substantial interests considering their well-defined framework structures, unique physicochemical properties and low cost. However, PBAs typically adopt cubic structure that features small pore size and low specific surface area, which greatly limits their practical applications in various fields ranging from gas adsorption/separation to energy conversion/storage and biomedical treatments. Here we report the facile and general synthesis of unconventional hexagonal open PBA structures. The obtained hexagonal copper hexacyanocobaltate PBA prisms (H-CuCo) demonstrate large pore size and specific surface area of 12.32 Å and 1273 m2 g− 1, respectively, well exceeding those (5.48 Å and 443 m2 g− 1) of traditional cubic CuCo PBA cubes (C-CuCo). Significantly, H-CuCo exhibits much superior gas uptake capacity over C-CuCo toward carbon dioxide and small hydrocarbon molecules. Mechanism studies reveal that unsaturated Cu sites with planar quadrilateral configurations in H-CuCo enhance the gas adsorption performance.
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spelling doaj-art-0d1d6153184f4d43bef0f7e2fd4f45c22025-01-05T12:37:03ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-01-0116111110.1038/s41467-024-55775-wUnconventional hexagonal open Prussian blue analog structuresJinwen Yin0Jing Wang1Mingzi Sun2Yajie Yang3Jia Lyu4Lei Wang5Xinglong Dong6Chenliang Ye7Haibo Bao8Jun Guo9Bo Chen10Xichen Zhou11Li Zhai12Zijian Li13Zhen He14Qinxin Luo15Xiang Meng16Yangbo Ma17Jingwen Zhou18Pengyi Lu19Yunhao Wang20Wenxin Niu21Zijian Zheng22Yu Han23Daliang Zhang24Shibo Xi25Ye Yuan26Bolong Huang27Peng Guo28Zhanxi Fan29Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, KowloonNational Engineering Research Center of Lower-Carbon Catalysis Technology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China University of Chinese Academy of SciencesDepartment of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, KowloonKey Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal UniversityMulti-scale Porous Materials Center, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, & School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing UniversityDepartment of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, KowloonAdvanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Power Engineering, North China Electric Power UniversityState Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of SciencesDepartment of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, KowloonDepartment of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, KowloonDepartment of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, KowloonDepartment of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, KowloonDepartment of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, KowloonDepartment of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, KowloonDepartment of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, KowloonDepartment of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, KowloonDepartment of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, KowloonDepartment of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, KowloonDepartment of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, KowloonDepartment of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, KowloonState Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of SciencesDepartment of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, KowloonAdvanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyMulti-scale Porous Materials Center, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, & School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing UniversityInstitute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1 Pesek Road, Jurong IslandKey Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal UniversityDepartment of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, KowloonNational Engineering Research Center of Lower-Carbon Catalysis Technology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China University of Chinese Academy of SciencesDepartment of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, KowloonAbstract Prussian blue analogs (PBAs), as a classical kind of microporous materials, have attracted substantial interests considering their well-defined framework structures, unique physicochemical properties and low cost. However, PBAs typically adopt cubic structure that features small pore size and low specific surface area, which greatly limits their practical applications in various fields ranging from gas adsorption/separation to energy conversion/storage and biomedical treatments. Here we report the facile and general synthesis of unconventional hexagonal open PBA structures. The obtained hexagonal copper hexacyanocobaltate PBA prisms (H-CuCo) demonstrate large pore size and specific surface area of 12.32 Å and 1273 m2 g− 1, respectively, well exceeding those (5.48 Å and 443 m2 g− 1) of traditional cubic CuCo PBA cubes (C-CuCo). Significantly, H-CuCo exhibits much superior gas uptake capacity over C-CuCo toward carbon dioxide and small hydrocarbon molecules. Mechanism studies reveal that unsaturated Cu sites with planar quadrilateral configurations in H-CuCo enhance the gas adsorption performance.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55775-w
spellingShingle Jinwen Yin
Jing Wang
Mingzi Sun
Yajie Yang
Jia Lyu
Lei Wang
Xinglong Dong
Chenliang Ye
Haibo Bao
Jun Guo
Bo Chen
Xichen Zhou
Li Zhai
Zijian Li
Zhen He
Qinxin Luo
Xiang Meng
Yangbo Ma
Jingwen Zhou
Pengyi Lu
Yunhao Wang
Wenxin Niu
Zijian Zheng
Yu Han
Daliang Zhang
Shibo Xi
Ye Yuan
Bolong Huang
Peng Guo
Zhanxi Fan
Unconventional hexagonal open Prussian blue analog structures
Nature Communications
title Unconventional hexagonal open Prussian blue analog structures
title_full Unconventional hexagonal open Prussian blue analog structures
title_fullStr Unconventional hexagonal open Prussian blue analog structures
title_full_unstemmed Unconventional hexagonal open Prussian blue analog structures
title_short Unconventional hexagonal open Prussian blue analog structures
title_sort unconventional hexagonal open prussian blue analog structures
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55775-w
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