Chemistry of Molecular Materials

我们的技术、经济和文化的未来需要材料设计和发现的进步。具有多种功能的材料的开发预计将提供巨大的技术飞跃。最有前途的途径之一是设计所谓的“自旋电子”材料，该材料利用导电和半导电材料中电荷载流子（电子）的量子力学自旋。因此，材料的导电性和磁性的同时操纵是感兴趣的。这项研究提案涉及一种全新的，基于分子的方法来开发材料，这些材料作为铁磁体排列并表现出活化的导电性，这是未来自旋电子学材料的一种非常理想的组合。预计结果将作出重大贡献的技术相关材料的发展和在这一领域的结构/功能设计的基本理解。

The future of our technology, our economy, and our culture demands advancement in materials design and discovery. The development of materials with multiple functionalities is anticipated to provide an enormous technological leap forward. One of the most promising avenues is the design of so-called "spintronic" materials that take advantage of the quantum mechanical spin of charge carriers (electrons) in conducting and semi-conducting materials. Thus, simultaneous manipulation of both the electrical conductivity and magnetic properties of a material are of interest. This research proposal deals with an entirely novel, molecule-based approach to the development of materials that order as ferromagnets and exhibit activated conductivity, a highly desirable combination for future spintronics materials. The results are expected to make a significant contribution to the development of technologically relevant materials and the fundamental understanding of structure/function design in this field.