Solid State and Materials Chemistry Workshop: Hybrids and Interfaces

第一部分：非技术概述混合材料将两种或两种以上的组分结合在一个扩展固体中，提供了单组分材料无法提供的新结构和新性能的潜力。混合材料在气体捕获、能量转换和存储等应用中发挥着关键作用。同时，这些材料的复杂性对它们的控制合成和精确表征提出了特殊的挑战。本次研讨会由材料研究部固态和材料化学项目支持，为初级和高级研究人员提供了讨论混合材料和界面主题的机会，汇集了材料化学不同子领域的研究人员，这些研究人员通常不会交叉授粉知识。通过报告和工作组讨论，研讨会将解决混合材料研究前沿的首要问题。已计划为讲习班做广告和邀请，以促进讨论领导人和参加者在人口、地理和科学方面的多样性。本次研讨会的预期成果是为混合材料和界面的受控合成、表征和理论提供更好的方法，并改善在这一跨学科领域工作的研究人员之间的交流。所有种类的扩展杂化材料——包括不同长度尺度的无机-有机、有机-有机和无机-无机组合——在发现、表征和建立结构-性质关系方面提出了独特的挑战和机遇。研讨会将于2019年10月在弗吉尼亚州亚历山大市举行，主题为混合材料和界面，由材料研究部的固态和材料化学项目提供支持。主题包括混合材料的合成，功能表面的控制，埋藏界面的控制，以及合作的机会和获得先进的表征设施。研讨会日程安排包括邀请演讲，其他参与者的“闪电轮”贡献，以及针对总体问题的分组会议。已计划为讲习班做广告和邀请，以促进讨论领导人和参加者在人口、地理和科学方面的多样性。研讨会的预期成果是确定混合材料和界面的受控合成、表征和理论的策略和研究机会，以及改善在这一跨学科领域工作的研究人员之间的交流。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

PART I: NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARYHybrid materials that combine two or more components in an extended solid offer the potential for new structures and emergent properties not available in single-component materials. Hybrid materials play critical roles in applications such as gas capture and energy conversion and storage. At the same time, the complexity of these materials presents particular challenges regarding their controlled synthesis and precise characterization. This workshop, supported by the Solid State and Materials Chemistry program in the Division of Materials Research, offers the opportunity for junior and senior researchers to discuss the topic of Hybrid Materials and Interfaces by bringing together researchers in diverse sub-fields of materials chemistry that often do not cross-pollinate knowledge. Through presentations and working group discussions, the workshop will address overarching questions at the frontier of hybrid materials research. Advertising and invitations for the workshop have been planned to foster demographic, geographic, and scientific diversity among discussion leaders and participants. The anticipated outcomes of the workshop are better approaches for the controlled synthesis, characterization, and theory of hybrid materials and interfaces as well as improved communication among researchers working in this interdisciplinary area.PART II: TECHNICAL SUMMARYExtended hybrid materials of all kinds -- including inorganic-organic, organic-organic, and inorganic-inorganic combinations at different length scales -- pose unique challenges and opportunities in discovery, characterization, and establishment of structure-property relationships. A workshop will be held in Alexandria, VA, on the topic of Hybrid Materials and Interfaces in October 2019, supported by the Solid State and Materials Chemistry program in the Division of Materials Research. Themes include hybrid materials synthesis, control of functional surfaces, control of buried interfaces, and opportunities for collaboration and access to advanced characterization facilities. The workshop schedule is designed to include invited talks, "lightning round" contributions from other participants, and breakout sessions addressing overarching questions. Advertising and invitations for the workshop have been planned to foster demographic, geographic, and scientific diversity among discussion leaders and participants. The anticipated outcomes of the workshop are identification of strategies and research opportunities for the controlled synthesis, characterization, and theory of hybrid materials and interfaces as well as improved communication among researchers working in this interdisciplinary area.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.