Genie Cristallin Dans Les Solides Organo-Mineraux

Abstract

This contribution refers essentially to some trends in the design and development of hybrid organic/inorganic solid materials based principally on results from our laboratory. Two kinds of these systems are here considered; i) grafting materials, where the organic groups are covalently bonded to the inorganic substrate modifying its external surface (interface composites), and ii) intercalation compounds, where organic guest species (ions of molecules) are reversibily and topotactically inserted into the interlayer space of certain layered solids (host). Layered hybrid materials with covalent bonds between the organic guest and the inorganic host are also considered. The understanding of the basic principles controlling the interaction mechanism open way to design hybrid solids with desirable properties.