Self-assembly and photocatalytic H2evolution activity of two unprecedented polytantalotungstates based on the largest {Ta18} and {Ta18Yb2} clusters.
Two unprecedented polytantalotungstates (POTTs), Cs16K16Na4[Ta18P12W90(OH)6(H2O)2O360]·24H2O (1) and Cs26K2H2[Yb2Ta18P12W90(OH)6(H2O)16O360]·52H2O (2) based on the largest {Ta18} and {Ta18Yb2} clusters, respectively, were hydrothermally synthesized. A photocatalytic study revealed that 1 and 2 exhibit significant ultraviolet photocatalytic water splitting activity.
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, P. R. China. huangpeng@jsnu.edu.cn.
Peng
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Huang
Chao
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Qin
Yu
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Zhou
Yu-Mei
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Hong
Xin-Long
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Wang
Zhong-Min
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Su