Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Materials—In Search of Synergic Activity

Abstract

REVIEWThis review surveys the work developed in the field of functional hybrid materials, especially those containing conducting organic polymers (COPs), in combination with a variety of inorganic species, from molecular to extended phases, including clusters and nano-sized inorganic particles. Depending on the dominating structural matrix, we distinguish and analyze organic±inorganic (OI) hybrids, nanocomposite materials, and inorganic±organic (IO) phases. These materials have been used in a wide variety of applications, including energy-storage applications, electrocatalysis, the harnessing of electrochromic and photoelectrochromic properties, application in display devices, photovoltaics, and novel energy-conversion systems, proton-pump electrodes, sensors, or chemiresistive detectors, which work as artificial ªnosesº. Fig. 1. Schematic representation of the three major groups of compounds considered in this work and their combinations to form OI and IO hybrids. Ó WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH, D-69469 Weinheim, 2001 0935-9648/01/0302-0166 $ 17.50+.50/0 Adv. Mater. 2001, 13, No. 3, February 5 REVIEW P. Gomez-Romero/Hybrid Organic±Inorganic Materials Fig. 2. Structures of representative examples of polyoxometalates of the heteropolyanion type. a) Keggin structure [XM 12 O 40 ] n± . The phosphomolybdate anion presents this structure. b) Wells±Dawson structure [X 2 M 18 O 62 ] n± .

Theoretical Investigation of the Mechanism of Primary Amines Reacting with Hexamolybdate: An Insight into the Organoimido Functionalization and Related Reactions of Polyoxometalates

“…Polyoxometalates (POMs) represent a rich family of inorganic metal-oxygen clusters, which have versatile applications in the fields of materials, [1][2][3] catalysis, [4][5][6] and medicines [7][8][9] because of their molecular and electronic structural diversity [10] and fascinating photonic, electronic, and magnetic properties. [11,12] For the elaboration of new inorganic-organic hybrid materials and their deeper exploitation with their desirable attributes, modification of these POMs is required.…”

Multifunctional Photostable Nanocomplex of ZnO Quantum Dots and Avobenzone via the Promotion of Enolate Tautomer

“…Rational blending of inorganic and organic components at the molecular scale is shown to form hybrid materials with synergistic properties. [34][35][36] Hence, the current study explores the said possibility by utilizing metal oxide catalyzed aldol condensation reaction for stabilizing Av on the surface of ZnO QDs, resulting in the formation of a hybrid enolate-ZnO QDs based nanocomplex (NCx). These NCx are shown to protect the radiative surface defects of ZnO QDs and suppress the undesired photochemical enol-to-keto transformation in avobenzone, thereby solving the stability problem raised by FDA for sunscreen formulation based on ZnO and Av combination.…”

Thermal stability, low gap energy and high Temperature order–disorder Phase Transition in Hybrid Material: [N (CH3)4]2PdCl4

“…[1][2][3][4][5] All these properties were related to the processes of several factors such as temperature transitions and chemical composition. [6] Many studies of these hybrid compounds exhibit an atomic arrangement which can be described by an alternation of an organic cation and inorganic anion. These two ions are connected by the C-H---Cl hydrogen bonds.…”