“…Polyoxometalates (POMs) are a diverse group of metal–oxygen clusters formed by oxygen bonding of transition-metal ions (such as Mo, W, V, Nb, etc. ), which have been discovered over the past 200 years . To date, 10 basic topology structures of POMs (Keggin, Dawson, Silverton, Anderson, Waugh, Lindqvist, Weakley, Standberg, Finke, and Preyssler) have been discovered, with Keggin and Dawson structures being most extensively studied. – Recently, emerging multidisciplinary research in POM chemistry further revealed a series of POM clusters with novel topologies and high-dimensional extended architectures, such as lanthanide-functionalized POMs, – POM-based supramolecular frameworks, POM-based inorganic–organic hybrids, – etc.…”