Design of Microwave Selective Oygen Atom Transfer Reagents for Controlled Metal Oxide Formation

在这个由化学系无机、生物无机和有机化学项目资助的项目中，佛罗里达州立大学的杰弗里·斯特劳斯和阿尔伯特·斯蒂格曼将开发吸收微波辐射的氧原子转移剂。 在计算方法的帮助下，PI将估计一系列化合物的微波吸收截面，然后在测试化学反应中制备和检查它们。 有前景的试剂将用于金属氧化物纳米材料的合成，对于该项目，PI将针对氧化锆，氧化锌和氧化镓。 这种方法有可能实现对纳米材料生长的前所未有的控制，这将对纳米材料相关应用产生变革性影响。 PI还将继续促进本科生的研究经验，并将把高中生带到他的实验室，以实习生的身份获得研究经验。

In this project funded by the Inorganic, Bioinorganic, and Organometallic Chemistry Program of the Chemistry Division, Geoffrey Strouse and Albert Stiegman of Florida State University will develop oxygen atom transfer agents that absorb microwave radiation. With the help of computational methods the PIs will estimate the microwave absorption cross section for a range of compounds, and then prepare and examine them in test chemical reactions. Promising reagents will then be used in the synthesis of metal oxide nanophase materials, and for this project the PIs will target zirconium oxide, zinc oxide and gallium oxide. This method could potentially enable unprecedented control over nanocrystal growth that would have transformative impacts on nanomaterials related applications. The PIs will also continue to promote research experiences for undergraduate students and will bring high school students to his laboratory to gain research experience as interns.