Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas: from simple to complex bridges; a comprehensive overview of functions, morphologies and applications.
Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas (PMOs) were developed in 1999 and are basically ordered templated mesoporous organosilicas, prepared by the combination of a surfactant as template and a silsesquioxane as the organosilica precursor. They were one of the first examples of the so-called "hybrid" organic/inorganic materials. In the years that followed, an amazing variety of functional groups, morphologies and applications has been developed. Some of these high-end applications, like low-k buffer layers in microelectronics, chiral catalysts, chromatographic supports, selective adsorbents and light-harvesting devices, have clearly shown their potential. In this review, we will give a comprehensive overview of all these different functionalities and applications that have been created for Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas.
Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Centre for Ordered Materials, Organometallics and Catalysis (COMOC), Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. pascal.vandervoort@ugent.be
Pascal
P
Van der Voort
Dolores
D
Esquivel
Els
E
De Canck
Frederik
F
Goethals
Isabel
I
Van Driessche
Francisco J
FJ
Romero-Salguero
D017646:Organosilicon Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D016062:Porosity; D013499:Surface Properties
D017646:Organosilicon Compounds