Metal-Based Molecular Materials: From Electronic Structure to Functionality

该项目旨在开发和探索新的金属基分子材料，重点是可以充当磁体或通过加热/冷却在多个状态之间切换的分子。该项目希望能更好地理解分子电子结构如何在目标物种中产生所需的物理性质。这种洞察力将使人们能够为纳米设备或先进材料的坚固系统开发设计原则。除了在基础化学方面取得重要进展外，该项目还有望为高密度数据存储、量子计算、分子电子学/自旋电子学、光学显示器或温度/溶剂传感器等新型材料的开发奠定基础。

This project aims to develop and explore new metal-based molecular materials, focusing on molecules that can act as magnets or be switched between multiple states by heating/cooling. This project expects to deliver an improved understanding of how the molecular electronic structure engenders desired physical properties in the target species. This insight will allow development of design principles for robust systems for nanodevices or advanced materials. As well as achieving important advances in fundamental chemistry, this project is anticipated to help lay the foundations for development of novel materials for high density data storage, quantum computing, molecular electronics/spintronics, optical displays or temperature/solvent sensors.