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A Simple Approach to the Visible-Light Photoactivation of Molecular Metal Oxides

Fujimoto, Satomi; Cameron, Jamie M.; Wei, Rong Jia; Kastner, Katharina; Robinson, David; Sans, Victor; Newton, Graham N.; Oshio, Hiroki

Authors

Satomi Fujimoto

Jamie M. Cameron

Rong Jia Wei

Katharina Kastner

David Robinson

Victor Sans

Hiroki Oshio



Abstract

© 2017 American Chemical Society. This study explores a new method to maximize the visible-light-driven photocatalytic performance of organic-inorganic hybrid polyoxometalates (POMs). Experimental and theoretical investigations of a family of phosphonate-substituted POMs show that modification of grafted organic moieties can be used to tune the electronic structure and photoactivity of the metal oxide component. Unlike fully inorganic polyoxotungstates, these organic-inorganic hybrid species are responsive to visible light and function as photocatalysts (λ > 420 nm) in the decomposition of a model environmental pollutant. The degree of photoactivation is shown to be dependent on the nature of the inductive effect exerted by the covalently grafted substituent groups. This study emphasizes the untapped potential that lies in an orbital engineering approach to hybrid-POM design and helps to underpin the next generation of bespoke, robust, and cost-effective molecular metal oxide photoactive materials and catalysts.

Citation

Fujimoto, S., Cameron, J. M., Wei, R. J., Kastner, K., Robinson, D., Sans, V., …Oshio, H. (2017). A Simple Approach to the Visible-Light Photoactivation of Molecular Metal Oxides. Inorganic Chemistry, 56(20), 12169-12177. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01499

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 7, 2017
Online Publication Date Aug 18, 2017
Publication Date Aug 18, 2017
Deposit Date Sep 8, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Inorganic Chemistry
Print ISSN 0020-1669
Electronic ISSN 1520-510X
Publisher American Chemical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 56
Issue 20
Pages 12169-12177
DOI https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01499
Keywords Polyoxometalates, Photocatalysis, Visible Light, Photochemistry, Electrochemistry, Hybrid materials, Redox Chemistry, Density Functional Theory.
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/878135
Publisher URL http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01499
Additional Information This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Inorganic Chemistry, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher.
To access the final edited and published work see http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01499

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