New Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials

弗朗西斯马里恩大学的LeRoy Peterson和Kenneth威廉姆斯以及南卡罗来纳州大学的Hans-Conrad zur Loye共同支持有机-无机杂化材料的研究。他们将制备和表征衍生自联吡啶的新配体，将其纳入新的有机-无机混合材料中，研究新的有机模板多卤铋酸盐，并合成新的II/VI和III/V超四面体簇。这些杂化材料通常具有多孔结构，可以负载催化剂或选择性地分离气体。它们还表现出有趣的电子和光学行为。该项目还建立了一个主要的本科院校和博士之间的合作项目。南卡罗来纳州的一所大学。来自弗朗西斯马里恩大学的本科生将进行尖端材料化学研究，并与南卡罗来纳州大学的教师和研究生进行互动。该项目还将涉及女性和非洲裔美国学生，为未来多样化和训练有素的劳动力做出贡献。

LeRoy Peterson and Kenneth Williams, Francis Marion University, and Hans-Conrad zur Loye, University of South Carolina, are jointly supported for research in organic-inorganic hybrid materials. They will prepare and characterize new ligands derived from bipyridines, incorporate them into new organic-inorganic hybrid materials, investigate new organically templated polyhalobismuthates, and synthesize new II/VI and III/V supertetrahedral clusters. These hybrid materials often have porous structures that can support catalysts or selectively separate gases. They also show interesting electronic and optical behaviors. This project also builds a collaborative project between a primarily undergraduate institution and a Ph.D. granting institution in South Carolina. Undergraduates from Francis Marion University will conduct cutting-edge materials chemistry research and interact with faculty and graduate students at the University of South Carolina. This project will also involve female and African-American students, contributing to a diverse and well-trained future workforce.