“…To construct well-ordered polyoxometalate-ionic liquid hybrids, utilizing structure-directing species such as surfactant molecules [ 23 , 24 , 25 ] is advantageous. Polyoxometalate anions have been organized by surfactant cations to form inorganic-organic hybrids [ 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 ] and single crystals [ 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 ]. These polyoxometalate-surfactant hybrids allow flexible selection of the ionic components, which leads to precise engineering of the structure and function.…”