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Polyoxometalate (POM)-encapsulated Ag nanoclusters have attracted increasing research interest due to their intriguing structural diversities and synergistic catalytic properties; however, the types of POM ligands are limited to the multidentate lacunary or ring-shaped POMs. Herein, we develop an asymmetric POM-induced synthetic strategy to synthesize a superatomic {Ag} cluster encapsulated by six redox-active mixed-addendum ligands, (CHN)NaH[NaAg(PWNbO)]·36CHCN (). The oriented aggregation of Ag ions is attributed to the unevenly distributed electron density over the asymmetric mixed-addendum ligands. The resulting cluster exhibits interesting photothermal and photocatalytic performance due to the redox activity of ligands. This work presents a new research avenue for the construction of Ag nanoclusters induced by asymmetric all-inorganic POM ligands and will stimulate the structural exploration and catalytic applications of atomically precise metal nanoclusters.
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