“…Keggin-type heteropolyacids have remarkable physical and chemical properties, such as high polarizability and surface charge distribution, high acidity, , high solubility in aqueous and nonaqueous solvents, suitable redox potentials for electron and proton transfer/storage, − high miscibility with sol–gel and polymer matrices, − and the ability to form supramolecular complexes with organic compounds. , Applications for these compounds have been developed in a variety of fields, acting as catalyzers, sensors, fuel cells electrolytes, and electrochromic devices. − Some of these Keggin compounds, such as the 12-tungstophosphoric acid (PW 12 O 40 H 3 , HPW), show photochromic and photochemical properties. ,− Recent studies show the possibility of developing organically modified silica (ormosil) photochromic materials with HPW, which might be used for dosimetry in the UV range. − These materials are prepared by sol–gel methods and can be cast as films. Some of the properties relevant for the photochromic response may be tuned, varying the concentration and type of the organic functionalities.…”