Polyoxometalate-Based Molecular and Composite Materials
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical and Molecular Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 October 2021) | Viewed by 343
Related Special Issue: Paramagnetic Metal Ion-Containing Polyoxometalates
Special Issue Editor
Interests: polyoxometalate (POM); molecular magnetism; catalysis; 3d-POMs; 4f-POMs; 3d-4f-POMs; polyoxometalate-based inorganic frameworks (POMIF); extended frameworks
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Dear Colleagues,
Polyoxometalates (POMs) are anionic metal oxide clusters of early transition metals (Mo, W, V, and Nb) in their highest oxidation states. POM-based materials have attracted great attention due to their outstanding physical and chemical properties that make them promising candidates for applications in various areas. The electronic and topological structures of POM systems can be tuned by incorporation of transition metal ions or groups of transition metal ions at specific sites of the various lacunary POM ligands. Thus, the resultant properties directed by the structure–property relationship allows for a bottom-up approach to the development of multifunctional materials. Within the class of transition metal-substituted POMs, the paramagnetic metal ion-containing POMs represents the largest subclass due to their remarkable structural diversities, different chemical compositions, and potential applications in the field of molecular magnetism, magnetocaloric refrigerants, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), magnetic sensing, molecular spintronics, and quantum computing.
This Special Issue invites research papers covering all research areas related to paramagnetic metal ion-containing POMs (magnetic POMs with 3d-transition metals ions, lanthanide ions, actinide ions, main group elements, heterometallic ions, and organic–inorganic hybrids), their preparation, characterization, and various applications.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Magnetochemistry.
Dr. Masooma Ibrahim
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polyoxometalates (POMs)
- lacunary POMs
- magnetic POMs
- paramagnetic metal
- molecular magnetism
- heterometallic POMs
- magnetocaloric refrigerants
- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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