Porous and low-dimensional molybdates

Major advancement in the development of porous and low-dimensional molybdates lies on the realisation of directed self-assembly of molecular clusters through tethering units. Combining the hydrothermal technique with structure-directing templates functioning as charge-compensating ions, ligands, covalent network constituents and cationic scaffolding provides a promising strategy leading to this goal. Research effort is continuously driven by the curiosity of the range of structural versatility of composite molybdates evolving from the introduction of templating agents and heteroatoms.