SFB 1573: 4f for Future

以稀土金属及其化合物为基础的材料对我们现代高科技社会非常重要，但它们的分子化学令人惊讶地不发达。该领域最近的进展表明，这种情况现在正在发生戏剧性的变化。在过去的几年里，分子稀土化合物化学和物理的动态发展已经改变了边界，改变了以前几十年一直有效的范式。CRC涉及新的分子和纳米级稀土化合物的合成和物理性质。在这里，我们的目标是合成具有前所未有的光学和磁性的材料。该联盟将致力于三个主要研究领域，即：(A)分子的反应性和激活，(B)磁感应量子信息，(C)下一代光谱学和量子光学。这些领域进一步相互关联，并得到一个关于实施和应用新的量子化学方法(Q)的项目的支持。CRC的目标是显著提高关于分子和纳米稀土化合物化学的知识，并推动我们对其物理性质的理解走向新的应用。

Materials based on rare-earth metals and their compounds are important for our modern high-tech society but their molecular chemistry is surprisingly underdeveloped. Recent progress within the field shows that this is now dramatically changing. Over the last few years, dynamic developments in the chemistry and physics of molecular rare-earth compounds have moved boundaries and shifted paradigms previously valid for decades. The CRC deals with the synthesis and the physical properties of new molecular and nano-sized rare-earth compounds. Herein, we aim to synthesize materials with unprecedented optical and magnetic properties. The consortium will address three major research areas, which are: (A) reactivity and activation of molecules, (B) magnetically induced quantum information, (C) next-generation spectroscopy and quantum optics. These areas are further cross-linked and supported by a project dealing with the implementation and application of new quantum-chemical methodology (Q). The goal of the CRC is to significantly advance knowledge concerning the chemistry of molecular and nano-sized rare-earth compounds and to push forward our understanding of their physical properties towards novel applications.