Fabrication of hybrid materials based on interlayer exchange reactions in layered single-metal hydroxide

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Layered basic zinc acetate (LBZA; Zn₅(OH)₈(CH₃COO)₂2H₂O) can be classified into "layered single-metal hydroxide", which is analogous to well-known layered double hydroxides (LDHs). We fabricated LBZA films on substrates through chemical bath deposition and examined their intercalation properties. It was found that neutral ethylene glycol molecules could be inserted between zinc hydroxide layers. We then show potential use of LBZA as organic-inorganic hybrid materials. Thermal decomposition of hybrids to nanostructured zinc oxide is also discussed.