A system, method, and articles of manufacture for a surface-modified transition metal cyanide coordination compound (TMCCC) composition, an improved electrode including the composition, and a manufacturing method for the composition. The composition, compound, device, and uses thereof according to AxMn(y-k)Mjk[Mnm(CN)(6-p-q)(NC)p(Che)rq]z.(Che)rw(Vac)(1-z).nH2O (wherein Vac is a Mn(CN)(6-p-q)(NC)p(Che)rq vacancy); wherein Che is an acid chelating agent; wherein: A=Na, K, Li; and M=Mg, Al, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Pd, Ag, Cd, In, Sn, Pb; and wherein 0<j≦4; 0≦k≦0.1; 0≦(p+q)<6; 0<x≦4; 0≦y≦1; 0<z≦1; 0<w≦0.2; 0<n≦6; −3≦r≦3; and wherein: x+2(y−k)+jk+(m+(r+1)q−6)z+wr=0.