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Polyelectrolytes of Inorganic Polyoxometalates: Prospecting New Charged Polymers for Advanced Applications

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Polyelectrolytes are charged polymers comprising macromolecules in which substantial portions of the constituent units contain cationic (e.g., pyridinium, ammonium) or anionic (e.g., sulfonate, carboxylate) groups, which possess special functions from the features of counterions, such as dissociation to charged species, mechanical stability, phase behavior, etc. Therefore, functional polyelectrolytes have been widely applied in many fields. In this perspective, we present some progresses in the studies of poly(polyoxometalate)s, denoted as poly(POM)s, as a kind of new charged polymers/polyelectrolytes, by covalent bonding between the inorganic polyoxometalate (POM) clusters and the organic polymer chains. According to the distinct positions of POMs in polymer chain and functions of poly(POM)s, they are divided into the following four categories: crosslinked poly(POM); side-chain poly(POM); backbone poly(POM), including poly(POM)-conjugated polymer hybrid and block poly(POM)-polymer; and POM-based covalent organic framework (PCOF). This perspective introduces the synthesis methods of poly(POM) polyelectrolytes and their macromolecular and aggregate structural characteristics, while also focusing on their properties and functions. Their application areas include catalysis, thermal resistance, optical functions, fuel cells and batteries, etc.

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This work was financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province of China (No. ZR2023QB278) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 92061120).

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    De-Yin Wang

  2. Center for Synthetic Soft Materials, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China

    Zhuo-Qun Lu & Wei Wang

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Zhuo-Qun Lu received his B.S. degree in Chemistry from School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University in 2016. He received his M.S. degree in Organic Chemistry from College of Chemistry, Nankai University in 2019, and Ph.D degree in Polymer Chemistry and Physics under the supervision of Prof. Wei Wang from the same college in 2022. His research interests focus on the synthesis of functional polyoxometalate hybrid polyelectrolyte/copolymer materials. He also works on organic synthesis of chiral molecules via transition metal-catalyzed transformations.

Wei Wang received his Ph.D. degree in Polymer Physics Chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Welheim Ruland from Philipps-University of Marburg in 1993, after he worked as a research associator at Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1984–1987) and Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research with Prof. Gerhard Wegner, funded by Max Planck Institute Scholarship Program (1988–1992). He did postdoctoral research at Kyoto University on the fundamental physics of liquid crystalline polymers with Prof. Takeji Hashimoto, funded by Japan Science Promotion Society Postdoctoral Fellowship, from 1993 to 1995. He worked as a research fellow at Toray Industries, Japan (1995–1997) and Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore (1997–2002). He joined College of Chemistry, Nankai University and was promoted as a distinguished professor in 2002. He leads a group working on the fabrication of novel hybrid materials through the bottom-up constructing strategy.

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Wang, DY., Lu, ZQ. & Wang, W. Polyelectrolytes of Inorganic Polyoxometalates: Prospecting New Charged Polymers for Advanced Applications. Chin J Polym Sci (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-024-3126-4

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