Putting the Squeeze on Molecule-Based Magnets

对分子磁体施加压力

基本信息

批准号：
EP/N01331X/1
负责人：
Euan Brechin
金额：
$ 168.11万
依托单位：
University of Edinburgh
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2016
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2016 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FN01331X%2F1
关键词：
Putting Squeeze Molecule Based Magnets

项目摘要

How the physical properties of any material change as their structures change is a fundamentally important question to answer in science. If this relationship can be understood, it can then be exploited to tune properties in a specific manner, making the material useful in a range of important commercial applications. In chemistry one very important relationship is that between structure and magnetism. Magnetic materials find use in information storage in computer hard-drives and mobile electronic devices, in hospitals in MRI scanners and in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, in the security industry where they are employed in airport scanners, and in outer-space research where they are used in the cooling of analytical instrumentation. Before any magnetic material can be taken to the industrial marketplace the fundamental relationship between molecular structure and magnetic behaviour must be examined and understood. The best way of doing this is to apply pressure to the material and monitor its magnetic response. In this program of research we will continue to examine our core chemistry projects focusing on a variety of important magnetic materials under pressure, employing a breadth of complimentary characterisation techniques. We will also expand our research to examine high risk, high reward feasibility studies on more exotic, hitherto unexplored materials. For example, the application of extreme conditions to magnetic nanoparticles and the host-guest chemistry of micro- and mesoporous magnets. We will hire the best new researchers as they become available in order to explore ambitious and speculative new projects, employing PDRAs with expertise/skills in areas not currently covered by the team - for example the addition of theoretical expertise to cover a wide range of calculations. The PDRAs will be given licence to explore their own ideas within the theme of the award. Reactive projects will permit rapid response to exciting and unexpected new discoveries from our own research or from international groups, and exploratory projects will allow potentially ground-breaking research ideas with a high degree of technical risk. The platform grant will ensure a high profile for UK extreme conditions research and for CSEC, maintaining its position at the forefront of high pressure science. International collaborations will be strengthened by involving the whole Platform team, and will facilitate new links to other internationally-leading groups. Inviting research lecturers and exchanging research staff with such groups will be a further benefit. The Platform award will also augment the cross-disciplinary nature of the training that we can provide to our PDRAs. Working together in a common group will provide a stimulating atmosphere to generate new ideas and world-leading discoveries in extreme conditions research.

随着结构的变化，任何物质变化的物理特性如何是一个根本重要的问题，要回答科学。如果可以理解这种关系，则可以将其利用以特定方式调整特性，从而使材料在一系列重要的商业应用中有用。在化学中，一个非常重要的关系是结构和磁性之间。磁性材料可以在计算机硬盘和移动电子设备，MRI扫描仪的医院以及癌症的诊断和治疗中，在机场扫描仪中使用的安全行业以及用于冷却分析仪器冷却的外部空间研究中，可以在计算机硬盘和移动电子设备中使用信息。在可以将任何磁性物质带到工业市场之前，必须检查和理解分子结构与磁性行为之间的基本关系。最好的方法是向材料施加压力并监视其磁反应。在这项研究计划中，我们将继续研究我们的核心化学项目，这些项目着重于压力下的各种重要磁性材料，采用了额外的免费表征技术。我们还将扩大研究，以检查有关迄今未探索材料的高风险，高奖励可行性研究。例如，将极端条件应用于磁性纳米颗粒以及微孔和介孔磁体的宿主 - 阵阵化学。我们将聘请最好的新研究人员，因为它们可以探索雄心勃勃，投机性的新项目，并在团队当前未涵盖的领域中使用具有专业知识/技能的PDRA，例如增加理论专业知识来涵盖广泛的计算。 PDRA将获得许可，以奖励奖励以该奖项为主题。反应性项目将允许对我们自己的研究或国际团体中令人兴奋和意外的新发现的快速响应，探索性项目将允许具有高度技术风险的潜在突破性研究思想。该平台赠款将确保英国极端条件研究和CSEC的备受瞩目的知名度，并保持其位于高压科学的最前沿。通过让整个平台团队参与，将加强国际合作，并促进与其他国际领先团体的新链接。邀请研究讲师和与此类群体交换研究人员将是进一步的好处。平台奖还将增强我们可以向PDRA提供的培训的跨学科性质。在一个共同的小组中共同努力将提供一种令人兴奋的氛围，以在极端条件下产生新的想法和世界领先的发现。