Syntheses, crystal structures, and properties of heterometallic iodoplumbates with lanthanide complexes

Photocatalytic properties of iodometallates with in situ-generated organic bases as countercations

“…Countercations 20–23 play a vital role in the construction of organic–inorganic hybrid materials. 24–29 By acting as a template, 12,30 they directly affect the structure of inorganic anions, and subsequently the electronic structure of as-synthesized hybrid materials, including the band gap and the energy of their frontier orbitals.…”

“…Therefore, a hybrid material that can efficiently degrade dyes should have at least two advantages, i.e., an appropriate band gap [15][16][17] and proper HOMO and LUMO energy. 18,19 Countercations [20][21][22][23] play a vital role in the construction of organic-inorganic hybrid materials. [24][25][26][27][28][29] By acting as a template, 12,30 they directly affect the structure of inorganic anions, and subsequently the electronic structure of as-synthesized hybrid materials, including the band gap and the energy of their frontier orbitals.…”