Nanotechnology of Molecular Layering in Production of Inorganic and Hybrid Materials for Various Functional Purposes (a Review): I. History of the Development of the Molecular Layering Method

The history of the development of the molecular layering method is described, the fields and results of using the nanotechnology based on this method in various branches of industry in the past 20 years are analyzed, and the prospects for further development and commercialization of this method are evaluated. The first part of the review briefly describes the principal results of basic and experimental research in the field of the solid-state chemistry, including studies performed using the molecular deposition method in the former Soviet Union and in Russia, where this method was developed in the early 1960s. The main results obtained by researchers from other countries starting from the late 1970s are also discussed.

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The paper outlines the development history of the molecular layering method, analyzes the application fields and results of nanotechnology based on this method in various industries over the past 20 years, and evaluates the prospects for further development and commercialization of this method. It briefly describes the main results of basic and experimental research in the field of solid-state chemistry, including the development and origins of molecular deposition methods, with a focus on the research achievements of researchers from other countries since the late 1970s.