Résumé
Over the past decade, significant effort has been directed towards the elucidation of synthesis/structure/function correlations to guide the development of synthetic strategies for controlling the composition, size and shape of nanomaterials. In this context, organic–inorganic nanohybrids incorporating bridged silsesquioxanes have been of particular interest, due to their versatility and the structural control that can be achieved through independent modulation of the properties of the organic bridge and inorganic moieties. Such strategies have also been applied to the production of thin films on a variety of substrates, driven by the continuing need to develop new and enhanced materials with nanostructures engineered over multiple length scales for applications in electronics, optics, sensing, ferromagnetic, shape-selective membranes, etc.In this talk, I will first present a fundamental study of the nanostructuring mechanisms of model hybrid silica. Our experimental investigation was performed using an in operando approach (vibrational spectroscopies under pressure , light diffusion, microscopy) coupled to DFT calculations. Parameters controlling the evolution of the system during sol−gel processing: self-assembly, hydrolysis, polycondensation, and nucleation and growth of the hybrid solid in solution were investigated. The relation between structural properties and applications will be then highlighted[1,2, 3,4]. [1] Langmuir 2013, 29, 5581−5588[2] Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2019 accepted DOI: 10.1039/C8CP06625F[3] Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2016 18, 7946 [4] ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015 7(16), 8770 -8778