Host–Guest Hybrid Redox Materials Self‐Assembled from Polyoxometalates and Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Jordan, Jack W.; Lowe, Grace A.; McSweeney, Robert L.; Stoppiello, Craig T.; Lodge, Rhys W.; Skowron, Stephen T.; Biskupek, Johannes; Rance, Graham A.; Kaiser, Ute; Walsh, Darren A.; Newton, Graham N.; Khlobystov, Andrei N.

Abstract

The development of next‐generation molecular‐electronic, electrocatalytic, and energy‐storage systems depends on the availability of robust materials in which molecular charge‐storage sites and conductive hosts are in intimate contact. It is shown here that electron transfer from single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) to polyoxometalate (POM) clusters results in the spontaneous formation of host–guest POM@SWNT redox‐active hybrid materials. The SWNTs can conduct charge to and from the encapsulated guest molecules, allowing electrical access to >90% of the encapsulated redox species. Furthermore, the SWNT hosts provide a physical barrier, protecting the POMs from chemical degradation during charging/discharging and facilitating efficient electron transfer throughout the composite, even in electrolytes that usually destroy POMs.

Citation

Jordan, J. W., Lowe, G. A., McSweeney, R. L., Stoppiello, C. T., Lodge, R. W., Skowron, S. T., …Khlobystov, A. N. (2019). Host–Guest Hybrid Redox Materials Self‐Assembled from Polyoxometalates and Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Advanced Materials, 31(41), Article 1904182. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201904182

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 6, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Aug 26, 2019
• Publication Date: Oct 11, 2019
• Deposit Date: Sep 9, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 27, 2020
• Journal: Advanced Materials
• Print ISSN: 0935-9648
• Electronic ISSN: 1521-4095
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 41
• Article Number: 1904182
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201904182
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2591063
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adma.201904182
• Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Jordan, J. W., Lowe, G. A., McSweeney, R. L., Stoppiello, C. T., Lodge, R. W., Skowron, S. T., Biskupek, J., Rance, G. A., Kaiser, U., Walsh, D. A., Newton, G. N., Khlobystov, A. N., Host–Guest Hybrid Redox Materials Self‐Assembled from Polyoxometalates and Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Adv. Mater. 2019, 1904182, which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adma.201904182 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.