| Abstract
| - The polyoxometalates, or POMs (clusters comprising at least two metal and many oxygen atoms), have recentlygained significant interest, owing to their versatile architecture and especially catalytic activities. Due to their highcatalytic activity but low surface area, there is always a demand for making high-surface-area POMs, particularlyhigh-surface-area Keggins. Our present work demonstrates the ‘gluing' of the anionic phosphomolybdate Keggin ongibbsite nanoplatelets with a residual positive charge to form large-surface-area composites. The resulting compositereported here has been characterized using TEM imaging, EDX/TEM (elemental) analysis, FTIR spectroscopy,potentiometric titrations, electrophoretic mobility determination, and XRD. The composite reported here could beuseful in catalysis.
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