Structure，Property and Application of Prussian Blue and Its Analogues

Li Yan; Mingxin Zheng; Zhenyu Wan; Jinying Yuan

doi:10.7536/PC20251001

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Prog Chem ›› 2026, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (6) : 1025-1037. DOI: 10.7536/PC20251001

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Structure，Property and Application of Prussian Blue and Its Analogues

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Prussian blue and its analogues represent a class of open porous framework transition metal coordination compounds with a long history. They possess distinctive structural features，including a unique three-dimensional metal framework and electronic structure，tunable chemical composition，as well as diverse properties such as excellent photothermal and catalytic performance，good biocompatibility，and multimetal synergistic effects. In recent years，researchers have developed various synthesis methods based on their structure and properties，and have achieved a series of applications across different fields. This has gradually expanded the role of Prussian blue and its analogues from traditional pigments and dyes to versatile functional materials with significant potential in modern domains like catalysis，energy storage，and device fabrication. This review summarizes the brief discovery history and structure of Prussian blue and its analogues，introduces common preparation methods，and highlights their recent applications in diverse fields such as catalysis，energy storage，electrochromics，biomedicine，and environmental remediation. Finally，the challenges and future research prospects for the practical application of them are summarized and prospected.

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1 Introduction

2 Discovery and structure of Prussian blue and its analogs

2.1 Discovery and structural analysis of Prussian blue

2.2 Prussian blue analogues

2.3 Preparation method

3 Progress in the application of Prussian blue and its analogues

3.1 Applications of catalysis

3.2 Applications of energy storage

3.3 Applications of electrochromic materials

3.4 Applications of biomedicine

3.5 Applications of environmental remediation

3.6 Applications of other fields

4 Conclusion and outlook

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prussian blue / prussian blue analogue / multifunctional applications / catalysis / energy storage

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Li Yan , Mingxin Zheng , Zhenyu Wan , et al. Structure，Property and Application of Prussian Blue and Its Analogues[J]. Progress in Chemistry. 2026, 38(6): 1025-1037 https://doi.org/10.7536/PC20251001

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