Smart Molecular Materials for Sensors, Displays and Nanodevices

该项目的目的是合成新的智能分子材料，并阐明它们所表现出的物理性质的化学起源。将这些过渡金属基化合物暴露在热或光下会引起颜色和磁性行为的变化，为高密度数据存储提供了尽可能小的电子元件或可寻址实体的潜在作用。预计该材料还将表现出可调的热致变色和光致变色特性，这对于光响应器件或温度传感器的应用非常重要。所确定的结构-功能关系将为未来纳米器件、传感器或显示器的分子材料的发展提供信息。

The aims of this project are to synthesise new smart molecular materials and elucidate the chemical origin of the physical properties they exhibit. Exposure of these transition metal-based compounds to heat or light will induce changes in colour and magnetic behaviour, affording potential roles as the smallest possible electronic components or addressable entities for high density data storage. It is expected that the materials will also exhibit tunable thermochromic and photochromic properties, which are important for applications in photoresponsive devices or temperature sensors. The structure-function relationships determined will inform the development of molecular materials for future nanodevices, sensors or displays.