Issue 2, 2011

Applications of advanced hybrid organic–inorganic nanomaterials: from laboratory to market

Abstract

Today cross-cutting approaches, where molecular engineering and clever processing are synergistically coupled, allow the chemist to tailor complex hybrid systems of various shapes with perfect mastery at different size scales, composition, functionality, and morphology. Hybrid materials with organic–inorganic or bio–inorganic character represent not only a new field of basic research but also, via their remarkable new properties and multifunctional nature, hybrids offer prospects for many new applications in extremely diverse fields. The description and discussion of the major applications of hybrid inorganic–organic (or biologic) materials are the major topic of this critical review. Indeed, today the very large set of accessible hybrid materials span a wide spectrum of properties which yield the emergence of innovative industrial applications in various domains such as optics, micro-electronics, transportation, health, energy, housing, and the environment among others (526 references).

Graphical abstract: Applications of advanced hybrid organic–inorganic nanomaterials: from laboratory to market

Article information

Article type
Critical Review
Submitted
07 Oct 2010
First published
12 Jan 2011

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011,40, 696-753

Applications of advanced hybrid organic–inorganic nanomaterials: from laboratory to market

C. Sanchez, P. Belleville, M. Popall and L. Nicole, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 696 DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00136H

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