Functional Hybrid Materials

Weinheim: WILEY-VCH Verlag, 2004. — 434 p. — ISBN: 978-3-527-30484-4. Functional Hybrid Materials consist of both organic and inorganic components, assembled for the purpose of generating desirable properties and functionalities. The aim is twofold: to bring out or enhance advantageous chemical, electrochemical, magnetic or electronic characteristics and at the same time to reduce or wholly suppress undesirable properties or effects. Another target is the creation of entirely new material behavior. The vast number of hybrid material components available has opened up a wide and diversified field of fascinating research. In this book, a team of highly renowned experts gives an in-depth overview, illustrating the superiority of well-designed hybrid materials and their potential applications. Preface. Hybrid Materials, Functional Applications. An Introduction. Organic-Inorganic Materials: From Intercalation Chemistry to Devices. Bridged Polysilsesquioxanes. Molecular-Engineering Nanostructured Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Materials. Porous Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Materials. Optical Properties of Functional Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Nanocomposites. Electrochemistry of Sol-Gel Derived Hybrid Materials. Multifunctional Hybrid Materials Based on Conducting Organic Polymers. Nanocomposite Systems with Photo-Electro-Ionic Properties and Applications. Layered Organic-Inorganic Materials: A Way Towards Controllable Magnetism. Building Multifunctionality in Hybrid Materials. Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Electronics. Bioactive Sol-Gel Hybrids. Index.

Functional Hybrid Materials consist of both organic and inorganic components, assembled for the purpose of generating desirable properties and functionalities. The aim is twofold: to bring out or enhance advantageous chemical, electrochemical, magnetic or electronic characteristics and at the same time to reduce or wholly suppress undesirable properties or effects. Another target is the creation of entirely new material behavior. The vast number of hybrid material components available has opened up a wide and diversified field of fascinating research. In this book, a team of highly renowned experts gives an in-depth overview, illustrating the superiority of well-designed hybrid materials and their potential applications.

Gives an overview of the facets of industrial chemistry, illustrating the superiority of well designed hybrid materials over conventional materials, and their potential applications as structural or functional materials in various fields.