Organic: Inorganic Hybrid Materials and Their Applications

Author: Wu Biyao / Zhang Chaocan / Zhang Wengong, etc.
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: Based on the main work of the authors, this book combines research progress in organic-inorganic hybrid materials at home and abroad with relevant theories, providing a detailed introduction to the preparation methods of organic-inorganic hybrid materials, as well as the research on their structures and properties in optical materials, electronic materials, biological materials, medical materials, structural materials, luminescent materials, catalysts, and magnetic materials, along with their application prospects. This book is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students in chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, and polymer materials science and engineering. It can also serve as a reference for scientific and technical researchers engaged in the research and development of composite materials, polymer materials, chemical building materials, and powder processing. Based on the main work of the authors, this book combines research progress in organic-inorganic hybrid materials at home and abroad with relevant theories, providing a detailed introduction to the preparation methods of organic-inorganic hybrid materials, as well as the research on their structures and properties in optical materials, electronic materials, biological materials, medical materials, structural materials, luminescent materials, catalysts, and magnetic materials, along with their application prospects. This book is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students in chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, and polymer materials science and engineering. It can also serve as a reference for scientific and technical researchers engaged in the research and development of composite materials, polymer materials, chemical building materials, and powder processing.
[Preface] Hybrid materials are the fourth-generation materials following single-component materials, composite materials, and gradient functional materials. Hybrid materials are homogeneous multiphase materials in which at least one phase has dimensions and scales at the nanoscale. The nanoscale phases are compounded with other phases through chemical (covalent bonds, chelating bonds) and physical (hydrogen bonds, etc.) interactions at the nanoscale, meaning the phase separation scale does not exceed the nanoscale. Compared to traditional composite materials with larger microphase sizes, they exhibit significant differences in structure and performance. Currently, they have become an interdisciplinary frontier field in polymer chemistry and physics, physical chemistry, and materials science, attracting widespread attention from material researchers worldwide. Currently, the research and development of hybrid materials are still in the initial stage, and there are many theoretical and practical issues awaiting further study. For example, the hybridization mechanisms of various organic-inorganic hybrid materials (primarily polymers); the interfaces and bonding types between organic and inorganic materials, the stability of interfaces, and the behavior of interfaces under shear forces; the relationship between material structure and performance, the development of various functionalities, and the influence of raw material types, content, and hybridization conditions on the performance of finished materials—all are important research topics. The application prospects of hybrid materials are extremely broad. Their excellent physical and mechanical properties, good toughness, and thermal stability make them suitable for use as structural materials. Their superior optical properties will make them highly useful in optics, particularly nonlinear optics. Different hybrid components can impart excellent electrical properties to hybrid materials, making them suitable for the development of electrical, electronic, and optoelectronic products. As people delve deeper into the composition, preparation, structure, and performance of hybrid materials and develop new functional hybrid materials, they will undoubtedly play an even greater role as high-performance novel materials.