Polyoxometalates as chemically and structurally versatile components in self-assembled materials.

ABSTRACT: Polyoxometalates (POMs) are anionic molecular metal oxides with expansive diversity in terms of their composition, structure, nuclearity and charge. Within this vast collection of compounds are dominant structural motifs (POM platforms), that are amenable to significant chemical tuning with minimal perturbation of the inorganic oxide molecular structure. Consequently, this enables the systematic investigation of these compounds as inorganic additives within materials whereby structure and charge can be tuned independently i.e. [PW₁₂O₄₀]^3- vs. [SiW₁₂O₄₀]^4- while also investigating the impact of varying the charge balancing cations on self-assembly. The rich surface chemistry of POMs also supports their functiona

SUBMITTER: Gao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8890132 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature