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A Pair of Giant Mo Blue Wheels: {Mo 80 } Monomer and {Mo 160 } Dimer for Efficient Conversion From Light‐Dominated All‐Weather Environmental Energy to Electricity

Mingjun Hou, Xingwang Li, Congcong Zhao, Weichao Chen, Kuizhan Shao, Weilin Chen, Chao Qin, Xinlong Wang, Zhongmin Su

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 35· Issue 50

Abstract

Abstract Molybdenum blue (MB) clusters show promise for light‐dominated low‐value energy harvesting due to their broad‐spectrum absorption, tunable redox activity, and chemical stability. However, it is not available to date. Herein, a new type of MB wheels Mo 160 dimer and the precise synthesis of its monomer analogs Mo 80 is reported through an amino acid‐mediated assembly strategy. The half‐closed octameric frameworks featuring compressed wheels are orderly constructed by two {Mo 9/10 } and six classical {Mo 9 } building blocks as well as central {Mo 3 } or {Mo 8 } caps. Such structural analogs enable multifunctional light‐dominated energy conversion molecular‐based devices. Mo 160 /ethyl cellulose film delivers 430.8 µA photocurrent and 147.7 µV photovoltage under AM 1.5G light. When powered by simulated all‐weather environment combining light, wind, and rain energy, Mo 160 film achieves an ideal output power density of ≈0.11 mW m −2 at low impedance (≈10 Ω) with long‐term durability, which is 2.58 times higher than that of Mo 80 film and even tens of times better than other types of polyoxometalate film. Theoretical investigations focusing on the electronic characteristics of key building blocks in MB clusters have elucidated molecular‐level structure‐property relationships. This work advances the controlled synthesis of giant polyoxometalates and their implementation in light‐dominated low‐value energy conversion technologies.
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OpenAlex topics: Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications · Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques · MXene and MAX Phase Materials

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Affiliations

Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry Northeast Normal University Changchun 130024 China

Department of Mathematics and Physics Hebei University of Architecture Zhangjiakou 075024 China

State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials Institute of Theoretical Chemistry College of Chemistry Jilin University Changchun 130021 China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

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