The acid and base catalyzed simultaneous twin polymerization (STP) of various 2,2′-disubstituted 4H-1,3,2-benzodioxasiline derivatives 2a–d with 2,2′-spirobi[4H-1,3,2-benzodioxasiline] (1) are presented in this paper. The products are nanostructured ternary organic–inorganic hybrid materials consisting of a cross-linked organic polymer, silica and a disubstituted polysiloxane. It can be demonstrated whether and in which extent the copolymerization of the two inorganic fragments of 1 and 2 takes place among the STP and how the molar ratio of the two components determines the structure formation of the resulting hybrid material. Steric and electronic effects of the substituents at the silicon center of 2 on the molecular structure formation and the morphology of the resulting hybrid material were investigated by means of solid state CP MAS 29Si and 13C NMR spectroscopy as well as high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM). The mechanical properties (hardness and Young's modulus) of the hybrid materials were analyzed by means of nanoindentation measurements. / Dieser Beitrag ist aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.

Les ligands carbéniques N-hétérocycliques sont généralement décrits comme des analogues aux ligands phosphines car ils présentent des propriétés électroniques comparables, bien que leur caractère σ-donneur soit plus prononcé. Ils ont donc été utilisés pour la synthèse de complexes organométalliques en remplacement des ligands phosphines et un nombre très important de complexes métal-NHC ont été développés ces 15 dernières années. Toutefois, ces complexes bien que très actifs dans de nombreuses réactions catalytiques clefs (métathèse des oléfines, couplages C-C, échange H/D…), présentent des problèmes de désactivation rapide et sont difficilement séparables des produits de réaction. L'hétérogénéisation de tels complexes pourrait remédier à ces inconvénients, et c'est la raison pour laquelle ce domaine a attiré beaucoup d'attention ces dix dernières années. La stratégie la plus courante pour l’immobilisation de tels complexes sur supports oxydes consiste à faire réagir des précurseurs de type organosilane avec des solides présentant des groupements hydroxyles de surface. Bien que cette méthode offre un moyen simple et efficace de fonctionnaliser des supports solides avec un éventail très large de fonctionnalités organiques, il ne permet cependant pas un contrôle de leur distribution et de la nature des espèces de surface dans le matériau final. La méthodologie alternative au greffage sur supports oxydes développée dans ce travail de thèse a consisté donc à générer des matériaux hybrides organiques-inorganiques mésostructurés, contenant des unités NHC dans leurs pores ou dans leurs murs. Ces matériaux sont obtenus par sol-gel hydrolytique en milieu structurant via des réactions de co-hydrolyse et de co-polycondensation d’un précurseur de type organotrialcoxysilane et de tétraalcoxysilane (TEOS). Cette voie de synthèse a été utilisée car elle permet de contrôler : la distribution des groupements organiques au sein de la matrice silicique, la nature des espèces siliciques de surface, et la concentration en fonctions organiques. Après synthèse des matériaux hybrides, des réactions in-situ ont permis l’obtention de matériaux contenant des unités uniques de type Au-NHC régulièrement distribuées au sein du support d’oxyde. Les matériaux ainsi obtenus ont été caractérisés à chacune des étapes menant au solide final par de nombreuses techniques : adsorption-désorption d’azote à 77 k, microscopie électronique à transmission, diffraction des rayons X aux petits angles, spectroscopie RMN multinoyaux à l'état solide et analyses élémentaires. Après avoir testé et comparé les performances catalytiques de ces matériaux avec celles de leurs homologues en phase homogène et ce, dans plusieurs réactions catalytiques (oxydation sélective des alcools, couplage croisé de Suzuki et diboration des oléfines), nous nous sommes focalisés sur la réaction d’addition d’alcools sur les alcynes et plus particulièrement sur l’addition du méthanol sur le 3-hexyne. C'est d’ailleurs, à notre connaissance, le premier exemple en littérature de l'usage des complexes carbéniques N-hétérocycliques d’or dans cette réaction. / N-heterocyclic carbene ligands have been described as interesting alternatives to tertiary phosphines in term of bonding and reactivity and have been therefore extensively studied as metallocarbene promotors. As a result, a large variety of homogeneous metal-NHC complexes have been developed and their impressive catalytic properties have been studied. However, such highly active homogeneous catalysts suffer from fast deactivation and separation problems from the reaction products. The immobilization of such complexes could overcome these drawbacks and that is the reason why this area has attracted much attention in the last ten years. The most common strategy for complexes immobilisation involves covalent grafting oforganosilane precursors onto solid support surfaces, via reaction with surface OH groups. Although this method provides a convenient way for introducing all kinds of organic moieties into solids, it does not permit the control of either their distribution in the final material or the nature of the surface species. The alternative methodology, to classical grafting, developed in this PhD project, is based on the design of organic-inorganic hybrid mesostructured materials containing NHC units along their pore channels or into their walls and the subsequent coordination on the NHC units with the Au organometallic precursor. These materials were prepared by sol-gel process using a templating route, via co-hydrolysis and co-polycondensation of an organotrialkoxysilane precursor and tetraethoxysilane. This strategy permits a control of: the ligands distribution into the silica matrix, the nature of the silica surface species and the organic moieties concentration. All the solids, from the starting hybrid material to the Au-NHC containing one, were fully characterized using various techniques: nitrogen adsorption-desorption at 77 K, transmission electron microscopy, small angle X-Ray diffraction, solid state NMR spectroscopy and elementary analysis. After screening the catalytic performances of these Au-NHC containing materials in several catalytic reactions (selective oxidation of alcohols, Suzuki cross-coupling and olefins diboration), their high catalytic activity in alcohols addition to alkynes reactions prompted us to study more deeply their catalytic behaviour (and that of their homogeneous homologues) in the reaction of methanol addition to 3-hexyne. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first use in catalysis of gold Nheterocyclic carbene complexes in this reaction.

Actuellement, l'élaboration de matériaux nanohybrides organiques/inorganiques suscite l'engouement de nombreux chercheurs du fait de leurs diverses applications potentielles. Le but de ce projet de thèse a été de préparer et caractériser de nouveaux éléments inorganiques et organiques permettant la conception de nanohybrides multi-fonctionnels possédant des propriétés répondant aux problématiques actuelles. Dans cet objectif, nous avons préparé des nanoparticules d'oxyde de zinc (ZnO) en tant que composant inorganique par ablation laser. La surface de ces NPs peut être modifiée par des composés organiques possédant un groupe d'ancrage acide carboxylique. Nous avonssynthétisé et caractérisé des dérivés viologènes, bien connu comme de forts accepteurs d'électron, possédant le groupe d'ancrage. Les nanohybrides de ZnO/viologènes ont été préparés et caractérisés par diverses techniques de spectroscopie. Nous avons développé des voies de synthèse efficaces permettant d'obtenir une série de nouveaux hétérocycles possédant des propriétés de donneur d'électron : dérivés de dibenzo[2,3:5,6]pyrrolizino[1,7-bc]indolo[1,2,3-lm]carbazole. Ces nouvelles molécules présentent une forte stabilité thermique et une forte fluorescence dans le domaine du visible. Leurs propriétés d'absorption à un et deux photons (Proche-infrarouge) ainsi que leur habilité de donneur d'électron ont été étudiés expérimentalement et à l'aide de calculs de mécanique quantique. Les éléments organiques et inorganiques étudiés sont des motifs de choix pour l'élaboration future de nanohybrides utilisables pour diverses applications comme dans le domaine de l'énergie photovoltaïque ou encore l'imagerie médicale. / Currently, the development of organic/inorganic nanohybrid materials arouses the enthusiasm of many researchers owing to their potential applications. The aim of this thesis was to prepare and characterize new inorganic and organic components for the future design of new multi-functional nanohybrids with properties responding to the current challenges. For this purpose, we have prepared nanoparticles of zinc oxide (ZnO) as the inorganic component by laser ablation. The surface of these nanoparticles can be modified by an organic component bearing the carboxylic group as an anchor. We synthesized and characterized a number of viologen derivatives, well known as strong electron acceptors, involving the anchoring groups. The nanohybrids of ZnO/viologens were prepared and characterized by various spectroscopic techniques. We have developed efficient synthetic routes toward a series of new heterocycles possessing the electron donating properties: derivatives of dibenzo[2,3:5,6]pyrrolizino[1,7-bc]indolo[1,2,3-lm]carbazole. These new molecules exhibit high thermal stability and strong fluorescence in the visible range. Their one- and two-photon (Near-infrared) absorption properties and electron donor ability were investigated experimentally and by means of quantum mechanical calculations. The studied organic and inorganic components can serve as promising building blocks of choice for the future development of nanohybrids used in various application domains such as in the fields of photovoltaics and medical imaging.

<div> <div> <div> <p>Organic-inorganic halide perovskite solar cells have increased efficiencies substantially (from 3% to > 22%), within a few years. However, these solar cells degrade very rapidly due to humidity and no longer are capable of converting photons into electrons. Methylammonium Lead Triiodide (CH3NH3PbI3 or MAPbI3) is the most common type of halide perovskite solar cell and is the crystal studied in this thesis. Graphene is an effective encapsulation method of MAPbI3 perovskite to reduce degradation, while also being advantageous because of its excellent optical and conductive properties. Using a PMMA transfer method graphene was chemical vapor depostion (CVD) grown graphene was transferred onto MAPbI3 and reduced the MAPbI3 degradation rate by over 400%. The PMMA transfer method in this study is scalable for roll-to- roll manufacturing with fewer cracks, impurites, and folds improving upon dry transfer methods. To characterize degradation a fluorescent microscope was used to capture photoluminescence data at initial creation of the samples up to 528 hours of 80% humidity exposure. Atomic force microscopy was used to characterize topographical changes during degradation. The study proves that CVD graphene is an effective encapsulation method for reducing degradation of MAPbI3 due to humidity and retained 95.3% of its initial PL intensity after 384 hours of 80% humidity exposure. Furthermore, after 216 hours of 80% humidity exposure CVD graphene encapsulated MAPbI3 retained 80.2% of its initial number of peaks, and only saw a 35.1% increase in surface height. Comparatively, pristine MAPbI3 only retained 16% of its initial number of peaks and saw a 159% increase in surface height. </p> </div> </div> </div>

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Submitted by Rosivalda Pereira (mrs.pereira@ufma.br) on 2017-06-06T20:07:41Z No. of bitstreams: 1 RaffaelPinto.pdf: 7905766 bytes, checksum: 7f7997961e840698d9d936cdea00b602 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-06T20:07:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RaffaelPinto.pdf: 7905766 bytes, checksum: 7f7997961e840698d9d936cdea00b602 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-05-21 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Maranhão (FAPEMA) / In this work have been investigated the dielectric and vibrational properties of the ORMOSIL membranes based on PDMS and TEOS doped with MDS using the Di erential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), impedance, Raman and infrareds spectroscopy technics. Such membranes are hybrid organic-inorganic materials with potential application in PEMFC (Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell) and were doped with concentrations 0%(Pure Membrane), 5%, 10%, 20% e 30% of MDS. The thermal measurements were performed in the range from room temperature and 550 oC. The results showed that, after the MDS inclusion, the membranes absorb water. Besides, then thermal stability of the membranes decreased with the MDS inclusion. The dielectrics measurements were performed in temperature range of 313K-373K. The results showed that room temperature conductivity increases linearly with the frequency, until 353K, suggesting a hopping conduction and leaving this linear behavior above 353K. Besides, it was observed that conductivity doesn't increases linearly with MDS concentration, but increases until maximal value for 20% MDS concentration and decreases again for 30% MDS concentration de ning a synergetic e ect, which probably is associate with con gurational arrange of microcristallites MDS. Another feature of that membranes is a relaxation process visible in the electrical module graphics which appear just in doped membranes, being however, due to the MDS. The vibrational properties of hybrids membranes were obtained through Raman scattering and infrared. The results con rmed the presence of Si¡O¡Si, Si¡C, Si¡OH, C2H5, Si¡CH3, CH3, CH2, C¡H, S=O and S¡O groups. Where the S=O and S¡O groups are presents just in MDS compound. Consequently, their respective peaks appear only in the doped membrane spectra. / Neste trabalho foram investigadas as propriedades térmicas, dielétricas e vibracionais das membranas de ORMOSIL baseadas em PDMS e TEOS dopadas com MDS através das técnicas de calorimetria diferencial de varredura, espectroscopias de impedância, Raman e infravermelho. Essas membranas são materiais híbridos orgânico-inorgânico com grande potencialidade de aplicação em células combustíveis do tipo PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) e foram dopadas nas concentrações de 0%(Pura), 5%, 10%, 20% e 30% de MDS. As medidas térmicas foram realizadas entre a temperatura ambiente e 500 oC e mostraram que as membranas passam a absorver água quando o MDS é inserido. Mostraram também que as membranas têm sua estabilidade térmica reduzida quando o MDS é inserido. As medidas dielétricas foram realizadas no intervalo de temperatura entre 40 e 100oC. Os resultados mostraram que a condutividade à temperatura ambiente aumenta de maneira praticamente linear com a freqüência, mantendo-se assim até 80±C sugerindo uma condução por hopping e deixando de ter esse comportamento linear para temperaturas acima de 80±C. Observou-se também que a condutividade não aumenta linearmente com a concentração de MDS, mas atinge um valor máximo para a membrana com 20% de MDS e diminui novamente para a membrana com 30% de MDS caracterizando assim um efeito sinergético, que provavelmente está associado ao arranjo configuracional dos microcristalitos do MDS. Uma outra característica interessante dessas membranas, é um processo de relaxação visível nos grá cos do módulo elétrico o qual consta apenas nas membranas dopadas, sendo portanto, característico do MDS. As propriedades vibracionais desses materiais híbridos foram determinadas através de medidas do espalhamento Raman. Os resultados da espectroscopia Raman e infravermelho confirmaram a presença dos grupos Si¡O¡Si, Si¡C, Si¡OH, C2H5, Si¡CH3, CH3, CH2, C¡H, S=O e S¡O. Onde estes dois últimos estão presentes somente no MDS e, por essa razão, seus respectivos picos só se apresentaram no espectro das membranas dopadas.

This thesis deals with the conformation and phase-transitions in anchored alkyl chain bilayer assemblies in organic-inorganic hybrids. The alkyl chain bilayers in organic-inorganic hybrids bear a striking resemblances to the lipid bilayers that are an integral part of biomembranes. However, unlike the lipid bilayer where individual lipid molecules can undergo the total absence of translational mobility. The anchored bilayer are, therefore, the simplest model system for understanding the structure, organization and thermal behaviour of alkyl-chain assemblies. The anchored bilayer in the organic-inorganic hybrids also offer the advantage that unlike the lipid bilayers that are essentially fluid like, these are solids and therefore, amenable to study by a variety of solid-state spectroscopic techniques. The objective of the present works was to determine the organization, conformation and thermal behaviour of alkyl chains in these class of materials- the alkyl ammonium layered pervoskites and in zinc soaps of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. The preparation, conformation and orientation of alkyl chains assemblies in the layered(CH3CH2)nNH3)2PbI4 is described in chapter 2 and the phase-transitions and associated changes in conformation in presented in chapter 3. In chapter 4 the preparation, structure, conformation and phase-transitions of alkyl chains in the m = 2 member of the layered (CH3NH3)m-1(CH3CH2)nNH3)2PbmI3m+1 Ruddleson-Popper series is discussed. The thermal behavior of zinc soaps of saturated fatty acids is discussed in chapter 5 and formation and phase-transitions in solid solution between saturated zinc soaps of differing chain lengths, zinc stearate and zinc myristate is presented in chapter 6. The effect of a rigid link or double bond on the evolution of conformational disorder and phase-transitions of other-wise flexible hydrocarbon chains is explored in chapter 7 by comparing the thermal behavior of zinc oleate and zine elaidate with that of zinc stearate. A unique feature of the zinc soaps is that they form solid solutions over the entire composition range feature of the zinc soaps is that they form solid solutions over the entire composition range between soaps of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. The formation and conformation of alkyl chains in the solid solution of zinc stearate and zinc oleate is discussed in chapter 8.

In the present work a Metal / organic / inorganic semiconductor hybrid heterostructure (Ag / DiMe−PTCDI / GaAs) was built under UHV conditions and characterised in situ. The aim was to investigate the influence of the organic layer in the surface properties of GaAs(100) and in the electrical response of organic−modified Ag / GaAs Schottky diodes. The device was tested by combining surface−sensitive techniques (Photoemission spectroscopy and NEXAFS) with electrical measurements (current−voltage, capacitance−voltage, impedance and charge transient spectroscopies). Core level examination by PES confirms removal of native oxide layers on sulphur passivated (S−GaAs) and hydrogen plasma treated GaAs(100) (H+GaAs) surfaces. Additional deposition of ultrathin layers of DiMe−PTCDI may lead to a reduction of the surface defects density and thereby to an improvement of the electronic properties of GaAs. The energy level alignment through the heterostructure was deduced by combining UPS and I−V measurements. This allows fitting of the I−V characteristics with electron as majority carriers injected over a barrier by thermionic emission as a primary event. For thin organic layers (below 8 nm thickness) several techniques (UPS, I−V, C−V, QTS and AFM) show non homogeneous layer growth, leading to formation of voids. The coverage of the H+GaAs substrate as a function of the nominal thickness of DiMe−PTCDI was assessed via C−V measurements assuming a voltage independent capacitance of the organic layer. The frequency response of the device was evaluated through C−V and impedance measurements in the range 1 kHz−1 MHz. The almost independent behaviour of the capacitance in the measured frequency range confirmed the assumption of a near geometrical capacitor, which was used for modelling the impedance with an equivalent circuit of seven components. From there it was found a predominance of the space charge region impedance, so that A.C. conduction can only takes place through the parallel conductance, with a significant contribution of the back contact. Additionally a non linear behaviour of the organic layer resistance probably due to the presence of traps was deduced. ( ) ω ' R QTS measurements performed on the heterostructure showed the presence of two relaxations induced by deposition of the organic layer. The first one is attributed to the presence of a deep trap probably located at the metal / organic interface, while the second one has very small activation energy ( ~ 20 meV) which are probably due to disorder at the organic film. Those processes with small activation energies proved to be determinant for fitting the I−V characteristics of DiMe−PTCDI organic modified diodes using the expressions of a trapped charge limited current regime TCLC. Such a model was the best analytical approach found for fitting the I−V response. Further improving probably will involve implementation of numerical calculations or additional considerations in the physics of the device.

Cette thèse s'inscrit dans un contexte de recherche d'amélioration des propriétés d'extraction d'ions sur phase solide. Au travers de ces travaux est développée une méthodologie innovante visant à adapter la structuration, la morphologie ainsi que les fonctions d'extraction aux ions et aux milieux cibles. Pour cela, nous avons opté pour une méthode « tout-en-un » passant par l'utilisation d'organosilanes amphiphiles. Composées d'une tête condensable et d'une tête « extractante » aux extrémités d'une chaîne hydrophobe, ces molécules polyvalentes font office à la fois d'agent matriciel silicique, d'agent structurant et d'agent extractant. Par analogie avec un tensioactif, nous avons montré que l'auto-assemblage de telles molécules est gouverné par des paramètres liés notamment à la taille de la partie hydrophile de la molécule. En utilisant différents agents de courbure, il est possible de jouer sur la taille du couple agent de courbure/fonction extractante. La courbure à l'interface entre le milieu et l'agrégat est donc ajustable, ce qui conduit à différents types d'agrégation. Par cette méthode, des bicouches, des vésicules et des micelles directes cylindriques ont été obtenues. A l'inverse, l'ajout de précurseur de silice (TEOS) dans la préparation peut conduire au gonflement des structures et à l'inversion de l'agrégation vers des micelles inverses cylindriques. L'effet du solvant a également été étudié et a permis d'aboutir à des morphologies très diverses. Enfin, l'accessibilité des fonctions et les propriétés d'extraction des matériaux élaborés ont été évaluées au travers de modifications chimiques de la tête extractante et de tests d'extraction d'ions métalliques (Terres rares, platinoïdes …). / The aim of this study is to develop a suitable “all-in-one” approach involving amphiphilic organosilane precursors in order to prepare hybrid materials for solid phase extraction processes. Such molecules combine both condensable and functional parts around a long hydrophobic alkyl chain.Similarly to a surfactant, the amphiphilic behavior of the organosilane molecules is governed by the size of the hydrophilic extractant function. By playing with the curvature agent size, it is possible to adjust the size of the couple extractant part/curvature agent at the interface between the aggregates and the surrounding media. Therefore, the aggregation shape is tunable. This approach constitutes an efficient and original method in order to tune the nanostructure of highly functionalized silica at the early stage of the elaboration. Hybrid organic-inorganic planar objects and vesicles are obtained for smaller curvature agents. Increasing the size of the curvature agent results in a transition of the aggregation geometry from vesicles to cylindrical direct micelles, leading to highly functionalized nanofibers.Comparatively, the addition of a silica precursor as TEOS in the preparation results in the swelling of the condensable part of the amphiphilic organosilane molecules. Thereby, as a curvature agent, the addition of TEOS allows tuning the aggregation towards reverse cylindrical micelles. Solvent effects have also been evaluated, appearing as a critical morphological parameter. Macroporous materials, blackberry-like particles and elongated or spherical nanoparticles can be obtained depending on the solvent.Finally, the accessibility of the functions and the extraction properties of the materials have been studied through chemical modifications and metallic ion extraction experiments (Rare earth elements, platinoids …).

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-08T17:19:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 01_Capa_Sumario.pdf: 97224 bytes, checksum: 84cdd855f48b9820d3374a610091b98c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-02-19 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The main goal of this work was the synthesis of silsesquioxane oligomers containing amine and phenyl groups, and the subsequent formation of an organic-inorganic hybrid by reaction of amine groups of the silsesquioxane precursor with the epoxy rings of bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE). The sol-gel process adopted in the oligomers syntheses proved to be efficient for the condensation reaction between 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane and phenyltriethoxysilane. Epoxy-silsesquioxane hybrids prepared from oligomers with different condensation degrees were studied. These matrices were further reinforced with 0.25 % (w/w) of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT). Resin transfer molding (RTM) was also used to produce reinforced nanocomposites with carbon fiber (CF) and MWCNT (0.25 and 0,50 % (w/w)). Liquid state 29Si nuclear magnetic resonance analysis indicated that T3 structure is the major phase forming the synthesized oligomer. Infrared spectroscopy analyses confirmed the formation of epoxy-copolysilsesquioxane hybrid and showed that a high degree of cure was achieved after the addition of an aliphatic polyamine, however, an increase in thermal stability of produced hybrids was not observed. Glass transition temperatures (Tg) obtained by dilatometry and DMA did not show a trend of increase or decrease in this property for the produced hybrids by casting. The cured hybrids presented a brittle type fracture, similar to epoxy resin. The addition of MWCNT to the hybrid matrix did not influence the tensile mechanical properties (Young modulus and tensile strength) and caused a reduction in the Tg of the nanocomposites. Good wettability of CF by resin was observed in the nanocomposites obtained by RTM, providing significant increases in mechanical properties under tensile and impact, however, the Tg s decreased by 30 % in relation to epoxy. Unlike casting molding, the addition of MWCNT in the RTM process provided a significant increase in the mechanical properties analyzed. / Este trabalho teve por objetivo a síntese de oligômeros de silsesquioxanos contendo grupos amino e fenil, e a posterior formação de um híbrido orgânico-inorgânico pela reação dos grupos amino do precursor silsesquioxano com o anel epoxídico da resina diglicidil éter de bisfenol A (DGEBA). O processo sol-gel adotado na síntese dos oligômeros demonstrou ser eficiente na reação de condensação entre o 3-aminopropiltrietoxissilano e feniltrietoxissilano. Matrizes híbridas com silsesquioxanos de diferentes graus de condensação foram estudadas. A estas matrizes foram adicionados 0,25 % (m/m) de nanotubos de carbono de paredes múltiplas (MWCNT). A moldagem por transferência de resina (RTM) foi utilizada na produção de nanocompósitos reforçados com fibra de carbono (CF) e MWCNT (0,25 e 0,50 % (m/m)). Análise de ressonância magnética nuclear 29Si em solução revelou que o sítio T3 é a maior fase constituinte do oligômero sintetizado. Espectroscopia de infravermelho confirmou a formação do híbrido epóxidocopolissilsesquioxano e mostrou que um alto grau de cura foi atingido após a adição de uma poliamina alifática, contudo, não se observou aumento na estabilidade térmica dos híbridos produzidos. As temperaturas de transição vítrea (Tg) obtidas por dilatometria e DMA não apresentaram uma tendência de aumento ou decréscimo nesta propriedade dos híbridos produzidos por casting. Os híbridos curados apresentaram caráter de fratura do tipo frágil, semelhante à resina epoxídica. A adição de MWCNT às matrizes híbridas não influenciou as propriedades mecânicas sob tração (módulo de elasticidade e tensão máxima) e provocou uma diminuição da Tg nos respectivos nanocompósitos. Uma boa molhabilidade das CF pela resina foi observada nos nanocompósitos obtidos por RTM proporcionando aumentos expressivos nas propriedades mecânicas sob tração e impacto, contudo, as Tg s apresentaram uma queda de 30 % em relação ao epóxido. Ao contrário da moldagem por casting, no RTM a adição de MWCNT proporcionou aumentos significativos nas propriedades mecânicas analisadas.