Table 1. List of precursors used for the synthesis of hybrids.

Full name	Structural formula	Abbreviation
Bis(triethoxysilyl)methane		S1
1,2-Bis(triethoxysilyl)ethane		S2
1,2-Bis(trimethoxysilyl)ethane		S3
1,8-Bis(triethoxysilyl)octane		S4
1,4-Bis(triethoxysilyl)benzene		S5
1,3-Bis(triethoxysilyl)benzene		S6
4,4-Bis(triethoxysilyl)-1,1′-biphenyl		S7
1,2-Bis(triethoxysilyl)ethene		S8
Bis[3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl]tetrasulfide		S9
Bis[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl]-N-methylamine		S10
N-[3(Trimethoxysilyl)propyl]ethylenediamine		S11
Vinyltrimethoxysilane		S12
Triethoxyphenylsilane		S13
Triethoxy-p-tolylsilane		S14
(4-Biphenyl)triethoxysilane		S15
(Pentafluorophenyl)triethoxy-silane		S16
Dimethoxydiphenylsilane		S17
PSS-hydrate-octakis(tetramethylammonium) substituted		P1
PSS-octa(2-trichlorosilylethyl) substituted		P2
PSS-octakis(dimethylsilyloxy) substituted		P3
PSS-octakis[2-(chlorodimethylsilyl)ethyl] substituted		P4
PSS-octamethyl substituted		P5
PSS-octaphenyl substituted		P6