DEFINITIONS AND CATEGORIES OF HYBRID MATERIALS

摘要

A new systematic definition and the category of hybrid materials are proposed in this paper. The categories are (1) structurally-hybridized materials, (2) materials hybridized in chemical-bond, and (3) functionally-hybridized materials. Different categories of hybrid materials can be designed using different concepts of hybridization. A systematic design concept for of hybridization of functions is required for the development of new functionally-hybridized materials with superior properties and new functions.