RUI: New Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials

弗朗西斯·马里恩大学的Leroy Peterson和Kenneth Williams以及南卡罗来纳大学的Hans-Conrad Zur Loye共同支持有机-无机杂化材料的研究。他们将制备和表征从联吡啶衍生的新配体，将它们整合到新的有机-无机杂化材料中，研究新的有机模板多卤代铋盐，并合成新的II/VI和III/V超四面体簇合物。这些杂化材料通常具有多孔结构，可以支撑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。该项目还在南卡罗来纳州的一个主要本科生机构和一个博士授予机构之间建立了一个合作项目。弗朗西斯·马里恩大学的本科生将进行尖端材料化学研究，并与南卡罗来纳大学的教职员工和研究生互动。该项目还将包括女性和非裔美国学生，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.