Exploratory Synthesis of Inorganic Solids Containing Frameworks of Electronic, Magnetic, and Catalytic Importance

本研究计划的主要重点是研究具有电子、磁性和/或催化重要性的新型扩展固体的固态化学。这项跨学科研究计划的目的是通过对新型固体的合成、表征和相关研究，为学生提供教育手段。拟议研究的目的与1998年美国国家科学基金会关于固态和材料化学的现状和未来发展的研讨会报告中提出的目标一致。该提案的范围是双重的：1)包含结构受限的过渡金属氧化物晶格的混合框架化合物，以及2)通过盐包合反应的开放框架固体。该项目涵盖了广泛的基础无机化学，包括合成、结构、键合、电子结构、磁化学和材料化学。化合物表征将直接指向揭示和理解键强度，自旋-自旋和自旋-晶格相互作用，带结构，与有限过渡金属氧化物结构相关的金属性质的开始，以及具有优越结构和物理性质的含金属微孔和介孔框架的形成。这项研究将为通过设计实现状态材料合成提供宝贵的知识。这个整合良好的研究和教育项目将培养科学技能的学生和博士后，能够及时影响材料研究的进步。

The major emphasis of this research project is the solid state chemistry of new classes of extended solids that are of electronic, magnetic, and/or catalytic importance. The purpose of this interdisciplinary research program is to provide means for student education through synthesis, characterization, and correlation studies of novel solids. The aim of the proposed research aligns with the goals set forth in the 1998 NSF Workshop Report on the Current Status and Future Developments in Solid State and Materials Chemistry. The scope of the proposal is two-fold: 1) mixed-framework compounds containing structurally confined transition-metal-oxide lattices, and 2) open-framework solids via salt-inclusion reactions. The project covers a broad range of fundamental inorganic chemistry, including synthesis, structure, bonding, electronic structure, magnetochemistry, and materials chemistry. Compound characterization will be directed toward revealing and understanding the bond strength, spin-spin and spin-lattice interactions, band structures, the onset of metallic properties associated with finite transition metal oxide structures, and the formation of metal-containing-microporous and mesoporous frameworks exhibiting superior structural and physical propertiesThis study will contribute valuable knowledge needed to achieve state materials synthesis by design. This well integrated research and education project will generate scientifically skilled students and postdoctoral fellows able to make a timely impact on the advancement of materials research.