 Powders  catalysts  adsorbents, chromatography/separations media  Films  low-k dielectric materials  optical devices, waveguides, sensors  coatings, membranes, packaging  Fibers  optical transmission & amplification  molecular wires  Monoliths  optical devices  sensors  structural materials Generalized synthetic routes for the preparation of inorganic and organic/inorganic hybrid materials with mesoscopic order:

N NO 2 O N O N N O N N NO 2 O + h 1 or heat h 1 or heat h 2 exposure (365 nm) after ~2 sec after 15 min as-synthesized PhotochromismpH control Dynamic Optical Responses in Mesostructured Materials Fluorescein isocyanate G. Wirnsberger et al., Chem. Comm., 119 (2001) G. Wirnsberger et al., Adv. Mater. 12, 1450 (2000)

Dr.Leonard Buckley, DARPA/DSO

Ultra Large Pore Materials: 5 – 50 nm Mesoporous Molecular Sieves: 2 – 10 nm Sub-Nanoporous Zeolites: < 1 nm MCM-41 Faujasite SBA-15 Nano- and Mesoscopic Architectures:

Meso/Macroporous Ceramic Membranes  high surface areas  separately adjustable pore sizes  regenerable  functionalizable  for filtration, adsorption & catalysis of large molecules D. Zhao et al., Chem. Mater., 11, 1174 (1999) Structural Control over Multiple Length Scales