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Applications of Polyoxometalates as Electron Mediators

Date

2009-10-15

Author

Gu, Chaokang

Type of Degree

dissertation

Department

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Abstract

The large variety of size, structure and elemental composition of polyoxometalates leads to a wide range of different properties. The primary goal of this dissertation is to study the structure-property relationship of polyoxometalates and to employ these versatile molecules as electron mediator in nano-scale. Stability of some polyoxometalates in the presence of metal ions in aqueous environment will also be discussed.