Through diversity of composition, sequence, and interfacial structure, hybrid materials greatly expand the palette of materials available to access novel functionality. The NSF Division of Materials Research recently supported a workshop (October 17–18, 2019) aiming to (1) identify fundamental questions and potential solutions common to multiple disciplines within the hybrid materials community; (2) initiate interfield collaborations between hybrid materials researchers; and (3) raise awareness in the wider community about experimental toolsets, simulation capabilities, and shared facilities that can accelerate this research. This article reports on the outcomes of the workshop as a basis for cross-community discussion. The interdisciplinary challenges and opportunities are presented, and followed with a discussion of current areas of progress in subdisciplines including hybrid synthesis, functional surfaces, and functional interfaces.

通过组成，顺序和界面结构的多样性，混合材料极大地扩展了可用于获得新颖功能的材料的范围。美国国家科学基金会（NSF）材料研究部最近支持了一个研讨会（2019年10月17日至18日），旨在（1）确定混合材料社区中多个学科共有的基本问题和潜在解决方案; （2）发起混合材料研究人员之间的田间合作；（3）在更广泛的社区中提高人们对实验工具集，仿真功能以及可以加速这项研究的共享设施的认识。本文报告了研讨会的成果，以此作为跨社区讨论的基础。提出了跨学科的挑战和机遇，