Solid state electroactive materials: synthesis and solid state electroactivity of some new materials derived from tris(2,2′-bipyridine- N, N′-dioxide)iron(III)-(IV) and hexacyanoferrate(II)-(III)

Abstract

The synthesis of new solid electroactive materials of mixed-valent multinuclear inorganic backbones, derived from tris(2,2′-bipyridine- N, N′-dioxide)iron(III) tris(2,2′-bipyridine- N, N′-dioxide)iron(IV), hexacyanoferrate(II) and hexacyanoferrate(III) in the presence of perchlorate and/or chloride salts of sodium and/or potassium, are reported. The solid state cyclic voltammetry results show that thin powder layers of some of these solid materials possess good conducting properties ( i.e. varying degrees of electron conduction and/or ion conduction) at room temperature as a result of simultaneous electron and ion transport capabilities generated during redox.