Vilà-Nadal, L. and Cronin, L. (2017) Design and synthesis of polyoxometalate-framework materials from cluster precursors. Nature Reviews Materials, 2, 17054. (doi: 10.1038/natrevmats.2017.54)
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Abstract
Inorganic oxide materials are used in semiconductor electronics, ion exchange, catalysis, coatings, gas sensors and as separation materials. Although their synthesis is well understood, the scope for new materials is reduced because of the stability limits imposed by high-temperature processing and top-down synthetic approaches. In this Review, we describe the derivatization of polyoxometalate (POM) clusters, which enables their assembly into a range of frameworks by use of organic or inorganic linkers. Additionally, bottom-up synthetic approaches can be used to make metal oxide framework materials, and the features of the molecular POM precursors are retained in these structures. Highly robust all-inorganic frameworks can be made using metal-ion linkers, which combine molecular synthetic control without the need for organic components. The resulting frameworks have high stability, and high catalytic, photochemical and electrochemical activity. Conceptually, these inorganic oxide materials bridge the gap between zeolites and metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and establish a new class of all-inorganic POM frameworks that can be designed using topological and reactivity principles similar to MOFs.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Vila-Nadal, Dr Laia and Cronin, Professor Lee |
Authors: | Vilà-Nadal, L., and Cronin, L. |
College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry |
Journal Name: | Nature Reviews Materials |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing |
ISSN: | 2058-8437 |
ISSN (Online): | 2058-8437 |
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