Significant developments in rare-earth-containing polyoxometalate chemistry: synthetic strategies, structural diversities and correlative properties

Abstract

Owing to their unique and abundant structures and potential multi-fold applications in various fields such as luminescence, magnetism, catalysis, etc., rare-earth-containing polyoxometalates (RECPs) play an important role in the development of polyoxometalate chemistry. In this article, the major progress in RECPs made in the past decade involving synthetic strategies, structural characteristics and some significant properties related to optics, catalysis and magnetism is highlighted and discussed. The final section is committed to looking forward to some future perspectives in this field and providing some personal insights or viewpoints for the ongoing trends in the future.