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Two-Dimensional Bicapped Supramolecular Hybrid Semiconductor Material Constructed from the Insulators α‑Keggin Polyoxomolybdate and 4,4′-Bipyridine
journal contribution
posted on 2014-01-06, 00:00 authored by Abishek K. Iyer, Sebastian C. PeterA new organic–inorganic hybrid
material [SiMo14O44](H4,4′-bpy)2·xH2O (4,4′-bpy = 4,4′-bipyridine)
was synthesized using a hydrothermal method. The compound was characterized
using single crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy
(IR), ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy (UV–vis), and
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). XRD studies on selected single
crystals suggested that the compound consists of supramolecular 2D
layer structures composed of capped α-Keggin polyoxomolybdate
anions and 4,4′-bpy organic ligands. Absorption measurements
show a band gap of 2.99 eV in the hybrid which suggests a semiconducting
nature compared to the insulating free α-Keggin and 4,4′-bpy.
The magnetic susceptibility of the hybrid material was investigated
in the temperature range 1.8–300 K obeying the Curie–Weiss
law above 70 K. Experimentally measured magnetic moment of 2.71 μB/formula indicates possible mixed valent molybdenum in the
compound. The XPS measurements confirm the presence of both MoV and MoVI in the ratio 15:85 resulting in the structural
formula of the hybrid as [SiMoV2MoVI12O44](H4,4′-bpy)2·xH2O.