Patent ID: 6277304
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: C08K,H01B

Abstract:
A process for preparing an inorganic organic hybrid material comprising:(a) preparing a solution comprising (i) solvent, and (ii) electronically or ionically conductive organic polymer or a polymeric precursor thereof;(b) preparing a solution comprising (i) solvents (ii) monomers that can form an inorganic matrix according to sol-gel chemistry, (iii) a catalyst, and (iv) water;(c) combining the solutions of steps (a) and (b) to allow a sol-gel reaction to proceed and form a homogeneous gel; and(d) removing components having a molecular weight of less than about 300 daltons from the homogeneous gel of step (c) to provide an inorganic organic hybrid comprising a conductive organic polymer and an inorganic matrix; wherein the inorganic organic hybrid is: (i) electronically conductive or (ii) ionically conductive and has an ionic conductivity level of at least about