title: Multifunctional Mesoporous Ionic Gels and Scaffolds Derived from Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes.
abstract: A new methodology for fabrication of inorganic-organic hybrid ionogels and scaffolds is developed through facile cross-linking and solution extraction of a newly developed ionic polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane with inorganic core. Through design of various cationic tertiary amines, as well as cross-linkable functional groups on each arm of the inorganic core, high-performance ionogels are fabricated with excellent electrochemical stability and unique ion conduction behavior, giving superior lithium ion battery performance. Moreover, through solvent extraction of the liquid components, hybrid scaffolds with well-defined, interconnected mesopores are utilized as heterogeneous catalysts for the CO2-catalyzed cycloaddition of epoxides. Excellent catalytic performance, as well as highly efficient recyclability are observed when compared to other previous literature materials.
authors.affiliation: Materials Architecturing Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology , Seoul 02972, Republic of Korea.|Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Process, Seoul National University , Seoul 151-744, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jin Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Materials Architecturing Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology , Seoul 02972, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Albert S
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1396-1244
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Process, Seoul National University , Seoul 151-744, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Chan
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Materials Architecturing Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology , Seoul 02972, Republic of Korea.|Nanomaterials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology , Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Soon Man
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: Materials Architecturing Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology , Seoul 02972, Republic of Korea.|Nanomaterials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology , Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Sang
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: Materials Architecturing Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology , Seoul 02972, Republic of Korea.|Nanomaterials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology , Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Chong Min
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8674-9236
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Koo
keywords: heterogeneous catalyst; ionic transport; ionogel; polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane; porous materials; supported ionic liquids