Abstract
The formation of a rigid bilayer structure from two metal hexacyanoferrates: Prussian blue (PB) and nickel hexacyanoferrate (NiHCNFe), as inner and outer films, respectively, has been demonstrated. To avoid intermingling of the granular cyanometallate microstructures, namely of the outer film (NiHCNFe) into the inner film (PB), the morphology of outer film material was changed by forming a polymeric hybrid (composite) of NiHCNFe with poly(N-methylpyrrole). The outer NiHCNFe film is physically separated from the electrode surface, and it undergoes redox reactions at potentials characteristic of the inner PB film. This arrangement leads to the reversible charge state trapping and bistable switching during voltammetric potential cycling. Under solid-state voltammetric conditions in the absence of contact with the liquid electrolyte phase, when the bilayer structure of PB and the oxidized NiHCNFe was formed between two sandwich-forming carbon electrodes, unidirectional rectifying current flow has been observed.
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