Are Keggin's POMs charged nano-colloids or multicharged anions?

POM−POM structure factor considering a pair potential of spherical charged particles using the Hayter mean spherical approximation (MSA).

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Owing to their multiple charges and their nanometric size, polyoxometalates (POMs) are at the frontier between ions and charged colloids.
We investigated here the effect of POM−POM electrostatics repulsions on their self-diffusion in water by varying POM and supporting salt concentrations. 

Lire l'article DOI : 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03640
A. Malinenko, A. Jonchère, L. Girard, S. Parrès-Maynadié, O. Diat and P. Bauduin. Langmuir 34 (5), 2026 (2018)