Hybrid and Structured Materials

"Hybrid" materials constitute a new class of materials that combine organic ligands linking inorganic units; they are being studied more and more, both from a fundamental and an applied perspective.

In this course unit, two main categories of hybrid materials will be covered:

• Coordination Networks and Metal-Organic Frameworks
• Organosilicon/carbon materials

CM: 10 a.m.

TD: 10 a.m.

• Provide an overview of hybrid materials by introducing general concepts of synthesis (solution-based coordination chemistry and sol-gel chemistry, etc.)
• Provide an overview of the standard characterization methods for these materials (NMR, IR, XRD, ATG, etc.)
• Expand our understanding of the solid state by studying the structures of certain reference materials
• Various categories of applications: gas storage, catalysis, optical/magnetic properties, biomedical applications, pollution control...

• Concepts in Coordination Chemistry (Complex Geometry, Spectrochemical Series)
• Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Complexes
• Responsiveness of the p block elements

• Properties of transition-metal complexes (optical, magnetic)
• Weak interactions (van der Waals forces, hydrogen bonding, π-stacking, etc.)
• Basics of NMR and Vibrational Spectroscopy

Electron Spectroscopy

Continuous Integral Control

"Hybrid" materials constitute a new class of materials that combine organic ligands linking inorganic units; they are being studied more and more, both from a fundamental and an applied perspective.

We will discuss two major categories of hybrid materials:

• - Coordination Networks and Metal-Organic Frameworks
• - Organosilicon/carbon-based materials

The main applications of these materials will be covered in both lectures and tutorials.

Objectives:

 - Provide an overview of hybrid materials by introducing general concepts of synthesis (solution-based coordination chemistry and sol-gel chemistry, etc.)

- Provide an overview of the standard characterization methods for these materials (NMR, IR, XRD, ATG, etc.)

- Expand our understanding of the solid state by studying the structures of certain reference materials

- Various application categories: gas storage, catalysis, optical/magnetic properties, biomedical applications, pollution control...

Program and Schedule:

• Teaching duties divided equally between:

- J. Long (Coordination Polymers and MOFs): 5 hours of lecture + 5 hours of tutorial

Introduction to Molecular Materials: Chemical Interactions, Principles of Crystal Engineering, Coordination Polymers, and MOFs

Properties and Applications: gas adsorption, catalysis, magnetic and optical properties, biomedical applications.

Concrete examples covering both synthesis and properties will be discussed during the lab sessions.

  - C. Charnay (Carbon and Silicon Materials): 5 hours of lectures + 5 hours of tutorials

  Introduction to carbon nanomaterials, particularly graphene and carbon nanotubes: synthesis and applications in biomedicine and sensors

• Sol-gel reactions applied to the synthesis of nanosilica and organosilica with controlled porosity. Presentation of several functionalization methods and complex core/shell structures. Study of selected properties and applications: liquid-phase adsorption and pollution control, catalysis, and control of optical properties for applications in bionanotechnology.
• Concrete examples covering both synthetic routes and properties for specific applications will be discussed during the lab sessions.

Administrative contact(s):

Master's in Chemistry Office

https://master-chimie.edu.umontpellier.fr/