Design of organosiloxane-based organic/inorganic hybrids by incorporating various inorganic components

Abstract

Organosiloxane-based organic/inorganic hybrid materials, which are synthesized using organoalkoxysilanes as a precursor of organic components, have a potential for providing numerous applications. The incorporation of various inorganic components other than siloxane into the organosiloxane structure is further expected to cause a wide variety of properties that arise from the large difference in electron-configuration and coordination number between silicon and other metallic elements. The inorganic components were incorporated into the organosiloxane structure by using metal alkoxides as a precursor. By incorporating an inorganic component, the strength, refractive index and thermal stability were improved and the solid acid/base property was controlled.