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Structure, photochemistry and applications of metal-doped polyoxotitanium alkoxide cages.
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Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) [Chem Commun (Camb)] 2014 Nov 04; Vol. 50 (85), pp. 12815-23. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Metal-doped polyoxotitanium cages (M-POTs) of the type [TixOy(OR)zMnXm] (M = a main group, transition metal or lanthanide; X = an anion such as a halide) can be regarded as molecular fragments of metal-doped TiO2. As such M-POTs can be used as structural models for the inclusion of metal ions into the TiO2 lattice and the ways in which well-defined microstructural changes affect photo-induced hole-electron separation. They are also potential organically-soluble redox-catalysts for a range of organic transformations and have been shown to be useful single-source precursors for the deposition of metal-doped TiO2. The applications of M-POTs as molecular precursors to metal-doped TiO2 offers a high degree of atomic control in the low temperature fabrication of photocatalytic thin films, which have applications in pollution control and water splitting. This perspective highlights the structural trends in M-POTs, their electronic behaviour and their applications as single-source precursors, looking at current and future trends in the development of inorganic precursors for device applications.
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1364-548X
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 85
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25056360
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cc04421e