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EPSRC Reference:	GR/L72923/01
Title:	ROPA: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERISATION AND PROPERTIES OF POLYOXOMETALATE CONTAINING POLYMERS
Principal Investigator:	Marsden, Professor SP
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Department:	Chemistry
Organisation:	Imperial College London
Scheme:	ROPA
Starts:	01 March 1998	Ends:	28 February 1999	Value (£):	48,547
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Materials Synthesis & Growth
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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Polymer supported polyoxometalates (POMs) will be synthesised and characterised by complementary methods: surface modification of preformed organic polymers, and co-polymerisation of POMs bearing polymerisable monomer units. The latter approach will give rise to networked polymers with controllable architecture. The bound POMs will be analysed for chemical and physical properties (redox activity, electrical, optical and magnetic). The interaction of the bound POMs with electron donor molecules will also be examined, to create novel electronic materials. The potential applications of these modified polymers as inter alia fuel-cells catalysts and light emitting devices will be evaluated in collaboration with expert colleagues.
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