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Diffusion Of Indigo Molecules Inside The Palygorskite Clay Channels
The search for durable dyes led several past civilizations to develop
artificial pigments. Maya Blue (MB), manufactured in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica,
is one of the best known examples of an organic-inorganic hybrid material. Its
durability is due to the unique association of indigo molecule and
palygorskite, a particular fibrous clay occurring in Yucatan. Despite 50 years
of sustained interest, the microscopic structure of MB and its relation to the
durability remain open questions. Combining new thermogravimetric and
synchrotron X-ray diffraction analyses, we show that indigo molecules can
diffuse into the channel of the palygorskite during the heating process,
replacing zeolitic water and stabilizing the room temperature phases of the
clay
Fabrication and Characterisation of Polyaniline/Laponite based Semiconducting Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Material
Novel organic-inorganic semiconducting hybrid material is developed by chemically grafting polyaniline (PANI) onto an inorganic template, Laponite. The surface active silanol groups of the Laponite sheets were silylated with an aniline functionalised 3-phenylaminopropyltrimethoxysilane (PAPTMOS) coupling agent followed by deposition of PANI onto the silylated surface. The method includes the reaction of Laponite with PAPTMOS dissolved in a very small amount of methanol at 110 °C for 44 h in a vacuum oven, interaction of the silylated product with PANI via in situ polymerisation of aniline and one-step isolation process by means of the removal of the non-connected PANI with N-methylpyrrolidinone-diethylamine binary solvent. After isolation and re-doping with methane sulfonic acid the Laponite-PAPTMOS-PANI hybrid becomes electrically conductive. The chemical attachment of PANI with silylated Laponite in the hybrids were characterised by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and scanning electron microscopy.Defence Science Journal, Vol. 64, No. 3, May 2014, pp. 193-197, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/dsj.64.718
Revisiting Maya Blue and Designing Hybrid Pigments by Archaeomimetism
Maya Blue is actually one of the best known examples of an organic-inorganic
hybrid material. Yet despite 50 years of sustained interest, its microscopic
structure and its relation to durability remain open questions. We address the
issue by archaeomimetism: engineering an archaeoinspired pigment,
satisfactorily reproducing the colour and chemical stability of Maya Blue. By
comparing and contrasting ancient pigment and the new analogue, we deduce a new
explanation for this durability
Magnetodielectric coupling of a polar organic-inorganic hybrid Cr(II) phosphonate
Cr[(H(3)N-(CH(2))(2)-PO(3))(Cl)(H(2)O)] represents a rare example of a polar organic-inorganic hybrid material that exhibits a canted antiferromagnetic order below T(N)=5.5 K. The unusual coexistence of a polar crystal structure and magnetic order triggered our investigation of the magnetodielectric coupling. The coupling is evidenced by an anomaly in the temperature dependence of the dielectric constant epsilon below the Neel temperature. The magnetocapacitance is enhanced by one order of magnitude below T(N). The main characteristics of the magnetodielectic response are interpreted by Landau theoretical coupling terms
Color Change Effect in an Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Material Based on a Porphyrin Diacid
Porphyrinic materials show a range of interesting and useful optical and
electrical properties. The less well-known sub-class of porphyrin diacids has
been used in this work to construct an ionic hybrid organic-inorganic material
in combination with a halogenidometalate anion. The resulting compound,
(1) (TPyP = tetra(4-pyridyl)porphyrin) has been obtained
via a facile solution based synthesis in single crystalline form. The material
exhibits a broad photoluminescence emission band between 650 and 850 nm at room
temperature. Single crystals of show a photocurrent in
the fA and a much higher dark current in the nA range. They also display an
unexpected reversible color change upon wetting with different liquids. This
phenomenon has been investigated with optical spectroscopy, SEM, XPS and NEXAFS
techniques, showing that a surface-based structural coloration effect is the
source of the color change. This stands in contrast to other materials where
structural coloration typically has to be introduced through elaborate,
multi-step processes or the use of natural templates. Additionally, it
underscores the potential of self-assembly of porphyrinic hybrid compounds in
the fabrication of materials with unusual optical properties
Structural, magnetic and vibrational characterization of the new organic-inorganic hybrid material, (C9H14N)2CoCl4
A new organic–inorganic hybrid material, bis (N, N-dimethylbenzylammonium) tetrachlorocobaltate (II), (C9H14N)2 CoCl4 was synthesized and analyzed by X-ray diffraction. Magnetization was used to investigate the magnetic properties. The structure was determined at room temperature in the triclinic space group P-1 with the following parameters: a = 10.491 (5)Å, b = 14.207 (2)Å, c = 16.187 (3)Å, α = 87.76 (3)°, β = 88.436 (8)°, γ = 89.897 (10)° and Z = 2. The structure can be described by the alternation of organic-inorganic layers parallel to (110) plan. The different components are connected by the Nsingle bondH⋯Cl hydrogen bonds between the cation and the anionic group [CoCl4]2-. Raman and infrared spectra were used to gain more information of the title compound. An assignment of the observed vibration modes is reported. This compound exhibits an antiferromagnetic (AFM) to paramagnetic (PM) phase transition at a temperature (TN) lower than 2 K. The values of paramagnetic Curie–Weiss temperature θCW, the nearest neighbor interaction Jnn, the classical nearest neighbor J cl and the dipolar Dnn interactions’ emphasize the existence of an antiferromagnetic interaction between the neighboring cobalt ions.publishe
Vapor phase infiltration for transforming polymers into organic-inorganic hybrid materials: Processing science, structural complexity, and emerging applications
Vapor phase infiltration (VPI) exposes polymers to gaseous metalorganic molecules that sorb, diffuse, and become entrapped in the bulk polymer, transforming it into a complex organic-inorganic hybrid material.1 This process is pictured in Figure 1. While VPI’s gaseous dosing sequences may appear similar to other vapor deposition techniques (e.g., atomic layer deposition) the set of atomic scale processes occurring during synthesis constitute a fundamentally different process that results in not just a simple coating on the polymer but rather a complete alteration of the polymer’s bulk chemistry.
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Ambient-pressure molecular superconductor with a superlattice containing layers of tris(oxalato)rhodate enantiomers and 18-crown-6
We report a novel multilayered organic-inorganic hybrid material, β”-(BEDT-TTF)2[(H2O)(NH4)2Rh(C2O4)3].18-crown-6. This is the first molecular superconductor to have a superlattice with layers of both BEDT-TTF and 18-crown-6, and also the first with the anion tris(oxalato)rhodate. This is the 2D superconductor with the widest gap between conducting layers where only a single donor packing motif is observed (β”). The strong 2D nature of this system strong-ly suggests that the superconducting transition is a KT transition. A superconducting Tc of 2.7 K at ambient pressure was found by transport and 2.5 K by magnetic susceptibility measurements
Frontal Polymerization and Geopolymerization, the First Example: Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials
This work shows the first example of frontal geopolymerization, obtained in the same reactor in which the frontal polymerization of 1,6 hexanediolodiaacrylate occurs at the same time; the simultaneous frontal polymerization allows to obtain an organic-inorganic hybrid material in a single step and in a short time (a few minutes), thanks to the exothermicity of the two reactions which are mutually self-supporting. This technique represents the only way to obtain hybrid organic polymer-geopolymer mate-rials: using the classical polymerization (prolonged heating) the reaction is explosive due to the formation of gaseous products, while the polymerization at room temperature, due to the very long times, leads to a phase separation
Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Characterization of the first Organic Cation Hexaoxoperiodate
The title compound is an organic-inorganic hybrid material. The single crystal X-ray diffraction investigation reveals that the studied compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with the following lattice parameters:               𑎠= 7.551 (2) Ã…, ð‘ = 6.694 (3) Ã…, ð‘ = 14.783 (2) Ã…, β = 97.61 (2)° and ð‘ = 2. The crystal lattice is composed of a discrete (H4IO6)− anion surrounded by piperazinium cations and water molecules. Complex hydrogen bonding interactions between the different chemical spices form a three-dimensional network. Room temperature IR, 13C NMR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and optical absorption of the title compound were recorded and analyzed.Â
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