A Radical Approach to Multifunctional Coordination Solids

多功能配位固体的开发是先进材料领域最重要的挑战之一，因为它们的性质为下一代技术有用的设备奠定了基础。利用晶体工程的高度针对性的理论和实验方法，该项目旨在产生将自由基作为电荷转移的分子成分的配位固体。在基本水平上，这些材料将对三维配位空间中的电荷离域和自由基诱导的开关现象提供前所未有的见解。预计该项目的成果将推动从固态传感到能量转换和存储等应用的设备的开发。

The development of multifunctional coordination solids represents one of the foremost challenges in the field of advanced materials as their properties underpin the next generation of technologically useful devices. Using a highly targeted theoretical and experimental approach for crystal engineering, this project aims to generate coordination solids that integrate radicals as molecular components for charge transfer. At a fundamental level these materials will offer unprecedented insights into charge delocalisation and radical-induced switching phenomena in three-dimensional coordination space. It is expected that the outcomes of the project will spur the development of devices for applications ranging from solid state sensing to energy conversion and storage.