Molecules to Materials: The Use of Nano-Magnets to Create Novel Multifunctional Materials

随着数字时代的不断发展，对新的更快、更低功耗的分子电子学的需求是显而易见的。基于单分子磁体（SMMs）的材料是一个很有前途的探索途径。通过在分子水平上控制smm的物理性质，通过设计和工程，我们可以创造出具有独特磁性的分子，从而有可能控制纳米磁性材料的组装和整体物理性质。这些材料在高密度存储、量子计算和自旋电子学等领域有广泛的应用。提出的研究将在无机合成和纳米磁性材料科学中应用新的合成方法，以解决目前这些材料在商业应用中面临的挑战。

With the ever increasing drive towards a digital age, the need for new faster and lower powered molecular electronics is apparent. Materials based on Single-Molecule Magnets (SMMs) are a promising avenue to explore. By controlling the physical properties of the SMMs at a molecular level, through design and engineering, we can create molecules with unique magnetic properties and in turn potentially control the assembly and overall physical properties of the nanomagnetic material. These materials have application in high-density memory storage, quantum computation and spintronics. The proposed research will apply novel synthetic methodologies in inorganic synthesis and nanomagnetic materials science to address the challenges currently faced in the commercially application on these materials.