Smart Inorganic Surfactants: More than Surface Tension

Abstract

Hot under the surface: Surfactants with purely inorganic head groups, comprising a ruthenium-substituted polyoxotungstate cluster, are used to unlock the enormous potential of a synergistic combination of surfactant self-assembly and stimuli-responsive properties. The system can dynamically respond to a chemical trigger (such as a change in micelle shape; see scheme), and could lead to new applications for surfactants in light harvesting. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.