Synthesis and magnetic behavior of prussian blue analogues Mn3[Fe(CN)6]2·12H2O porous nanoparticles

Prussian Blue Analogues Mn3[Fe(CN)6]2·12H2O porous nanoparticles have been achieved by coprecipitation method and using polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) as a protective matrix. The obtained nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (IR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), thermogravimetric analysis (TG), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The X-ray diffraction measurement results show that all the obtained nanoparticles are face centered cubic structure. The infrared spectroscopy (IR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurement results indicate that Mn3[Fe(CN)6]2·12H2O nanoparticles are mixed-valence, and the ratios of MnIIFeIII to MnIIIFeII in obtained nanoparticles are different in water and water-methanol mixed solvent. The magnetic studies of nanocubes (about 480 nm, coming from water synthesis) and nanospheres (about 200 nm, from co-solvent synthesis) materials show that both samples have spin-glass behavior, but magnetic property measurement results indicated Tc, Tb and Tg temperatures of Mn3[Fe(CN)6]2·12H2O decreases as the size of nanoparticle reduces.