We have developed a green method to reduce graphene oxide via a UV-irradiated photoreduction process in which H(3)PW(12)O(40) was used as photocatalyst. Moreover, H(3)PW(12)O(40) can adsorb on the reduced graphene oxide as anionic stabilizer and lead to water dispersible graphene sheets.

An overview of the synthesis, characterization and catalytic applications of polyoxometalates/zeolites composites is given. The solids obtained by direct synthesis of the polyoxometalate in the presence of the zeolite are first described with their applications in catalysis. Those obtained by a direct mixing of the two components are then reviewed. In all cases, special care is taken in the loc...

The design of organic-inorganic hybrid composites has revolutionized application-driven materials design. Here, we show how hierarchically structured, 3D-printed ABS polymers can be surface-functionalized with lacunary polyoxometalate anions ([α-PW9O34]9-) featuring heavy-metal binding sites. The resulting composite is highly porous and can be used for the removal of transition-metal pollutants...

We report the synthesis of Zn-based polyoxometalate (ZnPOM) and its application in photocatalytic CO2 reduction to CH4.

We report the formation of two polyoxotungstates of the general formula [M6(PW6O26)(α-P2W15O56)2(H2O)2](23-) (M = Co(II) or Mn(II)), which contain {PW6} fragments generated from the [P2W15O56](12-) precursor, which demonstrates for the first time the transformation of a Dawson lacunae into a Keggin lacunary building block. Solution analysis of the clusters has been conducted via electrospray io...

Artificial photosynthesis aims at capturing solar energy and using it to produce storable fuels. However, while there is reason to be optimistic that such approaches can deliver higher energy conversion efficiencies than natural photosynthetic systems, many serious challenges remain to be addressed. Perhaps chief among these is the issue of device stability. Almost all approaches to artificial ...

A new synthetic method for polynuclear lanthanoid complexes that are embedded in molecular polyoxotungstates has afforded the highest nuclearity polyoxometalate-encapsulated Gd complex and the first decanuclear Yb complex of any sort to be structurally characterized.

[Cu5(OH)4(H2O)2(A-α-SiW9O33)2](10-) (1) was tested as the first copper-containing polyoxometalate catalyst for O2 production via visible light-driven water oxidation. Multiple experiments confirm that 1 is an active and dominant catalyst during water oxidation.

Fluorescent microtubes based on α-Keggin tungstosilicate and fluorescein (SiW(12)-F) have been obtained by using a simple method, which present tunable photoluminescence from sky blue to green to red by variation of excitation light. The SiW(12) component can inhibit photobleaching of fluorescein.