Synthesis and characterization of antimony and bismuth substituted Polyoxometalates

Polyoxometalates (POMs) represent a class of inorganic compounds, which are cluster compounds that can be formally described as oxo-metal complexes. Prominent transition metals are molybdenum and tungsten from group 6 and vanadium, niobium and tantalum from group 5 of the periodic table. A popular research area in POM chemistry is the selective substitution of one or more framework metals (also called addenda metals) with various foreign metals. This changes the electronic properties of a POM in particular, such as the oxidation and reduction behavior. The knowledge that can be gained from this research represents a basis for oxidative, homogeneous catalysis. In this project, the focus is on the incorporation of the elements bismuth and antimony into the POM structure. In contrast to the existing research, this project involves main group elements. The incorporation of main group elements into the addeda position of POMs is still a newly area of research.

Faculty Supervisor:

Saurabh Chitnis

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Partner:

Universität Hamburg

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Education

University:

Dalhousie University

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