Cooperativity in Spin Crossover Systems: Memory, Magnetism and Microporosity. Spin-crossover centres are a well known form of inorganic electronic switch for which variation of temperature, pressure and irradiation leads to a change in d-electron configuration and therefore changes to structure, colour and magnetism. Here we aim to synthesise and study a wide variety of new spin-crossover systems where cooperativitiy between centres, induced by careful supramolecular design, will lead to molecul ....Cooperativity in Spin Crossover Systems: Memory, Magnetism and Microporosity. Spin-crossover centres are a well known form of inorganic electronic switch for which variation of temperature, pressure and irradiation leads to a change in d-electron configuration and therefore changes to structure, colour and magnetism. Here we aim to synthesise and study a wide variety of new spin-crossover systems where cooperativitiy between centres, induced by careful supramolecular design, will lead to molecules and materials having memory retention, magnetic ordering and/or microporosity. The significance of these aims covers several fundamental questions in the science of electronic systems. We also identify a number of potential nanochemical switching applications for the unique systems proposed.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0561249
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$651,096.00
Summary
Enhanced X-Ray Analysis and Characterisation Facility. The increasing demand from both academic and industrial sectors has created an urgent need for enhancement and extension of the "Integrated Victorian X-Ray Structural Determination and Materials Characterisation Facility". This proposal achieves this aim by extending the collaborating institutes to include Monash University and adding modern single-crystal, two-dimensional microdiffraction, and wavelength dispersive xrf systems. The result w ....Enhanced X-Ray Analysis and Characterisation Facility. The increasing demand from both academic and industrial sectors has created an urgent need for enhancement and extension of the "Integrated Victorian X-Ray Structural Determination and Materials Characterisation Facility". This proposal achieves this aim by extending the collaborating institutes to include Monash University and adding modern single-crystal, two-dimensional microdiffraction, and wavelength dispersive xrf systems. The result will provide significantly enhanced characterisation and analysis facilities and enable new areas of research to be developed in organic and inorganic synthesis, material chemistry, polymer chemistry, and food, environmental and forensic sciences.Read moreRead less
Cooperativity in Spin-Crossover Systems: Memory, Magnetism and Microporosity. Spin-crossover centres are a well known form of inorganic electronic switch for which variation of temperature, pressure and irradiation leads to a change in d-electron configuration and therefore changes to structure, colour and magnetism. Here we aim to synthesise and study a wide variety of new spin-crossover systems where cooperativity between centres, induced by careful supramolecular design, will lead to molecule ....Cooperativity in Spin-Crossover Systems: Memory, Magnetism and Microporosity. Spin-crossover centres are a well known form of inorganic electronic switch for which variation of temperature, pressure and irradiation leads to a change in d-electron configuration and therefore changes to structure, colour and magnetism. Here we aim to synthesise and study a wide variety of new spin-crossover systems where cooperativity between centres, induced by careful supramolecular design, will lead to molecules and materials having memory retention, magnetic ordering and/or microporosity. The significance of these aims covers several fundamental questions in the science of electronic systems. We also identify a number of potential nanochemical switching applications for the unique systems proposed.Read moreRead less
Nanomagnetic Molecular Materials. This research project involves the preparation of new molecular magnets using metals such as manganese and vanadium and a study of their physical properties. Metal compounds of the cluster type are significant since they are nanoscale in size and offer new quantum features, with an improved understanding of the magnetic properties as a primary outcome and long term possible use in future quantum computers. This fundamental study provides excellent training to p ....Nanomagnetic Molecular Materials. This research project involves the preparation of new molecular magnets using metals such as manganese and vanadium and a study of their physical properties. Metal compounds of the cluster type are significant since they are nanoscale in size and offer new quantum features, with an improved understanding of the magnetic properties as a primary outcome and long term possible use in future quantum computers. This fundamental study provides excellent training to post-graduate students and makes them ideally suited to take jobs in advanced materials, an area being emphasised in Australia's nanotechnological future.Read moreRead less
Nanomagnetic Materials from Molecular Clusters and Coordination Polymers. Magnetic materials are important through their use in recording tapes and other electronic devices. Traditional magnetic materials are metals, alloys or metal oxides made by high temperature methods. Our aims are to synthesize new chemical and molecule based solid materials which possess the properties of traditional magnets but which are made by careful chemical design at ambient temperatures. We will make materials which ....Nanomagnetic Materials from Molecular Clusters and Coordination Polymers. Magnetic materials are important through their use in recording tapes and other electronic devices. Traditional magnetic materials are metals, alloys or metal oxides made by high temperature methods. Our aims are to synthesize new chemical and molecule based solid materials which possess the properties of traditional magnets but which are made by careful chemical design at ambient temperatures. We will make materials which have three-dimensional network structures or large clusters of ions such as manganese bridged by organic molecules. Their magnetic properties will be studied in detail. The cluster compounds are significant since they are nanoscale in size and offer new features, with long term possible use in future quantum computers.Read moreRead less