Novel Layered Silica/Organic Polymer Hybrid Films with the Interface Linked by Si–C Bonds

Inorganic-organic hybrids films composed of alternating layers of siloxane network and organic polymer assemblies linked by Si–C bonds have been prepared via co-hydrolysis and polycondensation of alkenyltriethoxysilane-tetraethoxysilane mixtures followed by organic polymerization, providing a new methodology for the design and construction of inorganic-organic nanostructured materials.