Advances in Polyoxometalate Chemistry: Structure, Synthesis, and Applications
A special issue of Inorganics (ISSN 2304-6740). This special issue belongs to the section "Coordination Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 125
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polyoxometalate; coordination chemistry; heterogeneous catalysis; metal–organic frameworks; crystal structure; smart-response materials
Interests: polyoxometalate; coordination chemistry; crystal structure; catalysts; porous materials; water treatment; photoluminescence
Interests: polyoxometalate; coordination chemistry; crystal structure; electrolyzing (sea) water; photothermal conversion; stimulus–response materials; oxidation catalysis; photocatalysis; polyoxometalate-based metal–organic framework
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polyoxometalates (POMs) are a class of negatively charged molecular metal-oxo clusters characterized by well-defined structures, elegant geometries, and nanoscale dimensions, representing a significant branch of inorganic chemistry known as polyoxometalate chemistry. The study of POMs began in 1788 with Scheele's discovery of molybdenum blues, but it was not until 1934 that the structure of POMs was first elucidated. Since the 1980s, advancements in synthesis and characterization techniques have rapidly expanded POM research from structural synthesis to applications in catalysis, energy, magnetism, photoelectric devices, materials science, medicine, and biology. In recent years, the integration of POMs with emerging materials, such as zeolites, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), and graphene, has infused the field with renewed vitality. After more than two centuries of development, POM chemistry has now entered a new era brimming with unforeseeable innovations.
In this Special Issue, we expect to focus on the innovative breakthroughs of POMs in structural design, synthetic strategies, and fields for their application by publishing original research articles and comprehensive reviews and systematically presenting the latest theoretical progress and technological development in polyoxometalate chemistry.
Dr. Shenzhen Chang
Dr. Yaru Gong
Dr. Yanhong Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polyoxometalate
- metal–oxygen clusters
- crystal structure
- self assembly
- photo-/electro-/thermal catalysis
- magnetic
- energy storage/conversion
- antibacterial/antiviral
- hybrid materials
- photoluminescence
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