The design and preparation of novel hybrid organic/inorganic materials - the search for synergy between physical properties

在分子材料领域工作的合成化学家面临的主要挑战之一是设计双重性质的材料，例如将电子与磁性或光学性质结合起来。本提案中概述的方法解决了这一挑战。我的研究计划的目标是通过(i)发现合理的合成途径来开发新的四硫代富勒烯构建块及其金属配合物，（ii）了解分子结构如何影响化合物的性质，并从长远来看（iii）使用这些化合物来设计和构建具有技术上理想性质的新材料，特别是针对双重性质的磁性和电子材料。分子和超分子化学在影响所提出系统的设计方面发挥着重要作用，就像最近材料科学领域的挑战一样，如分子磁学、分子导体、自旋电子学和纳米技术。

One of the major challenges facing synthetic chemists working in the area of molecular materials is the design of dual property materials e.g. combining electronic with magnetic or optical properties. The approach outlined in this proposal addresses this challenge. The goals of my research program are to develop new materials through (i) the discovery of rational synthetic routes to new tetrathiafulvalene building blocks and their metal complexes, (ii) understanding how molecular structure influences the properties of the compounds and in the long term (iii) to use these compounds for the design and construction of new materials with technologically desirable properties, in particular to target dual property magnetic and electronic materials. Molecular and supramolecular chemistry play an important role in influencing the design of the proposed systems, as do recent challenges in the field of materials science such as molecular magnetism, molecular conductors, spintronics and nanotechnology.