Metallo-supramolecular modules as a paradigm for materials science

Abstract

Metal ion coordination in discrete or extended metallo-supramolecular assemblies offers ample opportunity to fabricate and study devices and materials that are equally important for fundamental research and new technologies. Metal ions embedded in a specific ligand field offer diverse thermodynamic, kinetic, chemical, physical and structural properties that make these systems promising candidates for active components in functional materials. A key challenge is to improve and develop methodologies for placing these active modules in suitable device architectures, such as thin films or mesophases. This review highlights recent developments in extended, polymeric metallo-supramolecular systems and discrete polyoxometalates with an emphasis on materials science.

Polyoxometallate als Bausteine für funktionelle Nanosysteme

“…Dadurch können die Verbindungen auch stabile und gut geordnete Filme bilden, beispielsweise gegossene Filme, Langmuir-Blodgett(LB)-Filme [91][92][93][94] oder schichtweise abgeschiedene Filme (Abbildung 22). [22,[95][96][97][98][99] Wegen der Redoxeigenschaften, Farben und Leitfähigkeiten sowie der magnetischen und katalytischen Eigenschaften der Polyoxometallate sind solche Strukturen vielversprechend für Anwendungen auf verschiedenen Gebieten, von der Katalyse bis hin zu elektronischen Funktionseinheiten. [96] Das LB-Verfahren kann zur Herstellung mehrschichtiger Filme in Nassverfahren verwendet werden, beispielsweise für Hybridfilme aus {PMo 12 } und organischen Kationen, die sich reversibel färben und entfärben.…”

Hierarchical assemblies of coordination supramolecules

“…In the past decades, accompanied by the burgeoning study on the synthesis and solution property of coordination supramolecules [12][13][14][15][16][17][18], some efforts were also made in construction of molecular devices utilizing these supramolecules [22][23][24][25]. These devices include both self-assembled nanostructures of coordination supramolecules themselves and co-assembled objects with other modules.…”

Investigating the Structure Directing Properties of Designer 1,8-Naphthalimide and Amphiphilic Sulfonate Anions and Their FeIII Thiosemicarbazone Complexes

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6] The preparation of such supramolecular materials often relies on controlling and understanding weak intermolecular interactions in both the solution and the solid states. [7][8][9][10] Introducing functional groups into a system that have particular structure directing properties is one method that researchers have been using to control the overall architecture and topology of functional systems.…”