Utilising nature's complexity - understanding fundamental organometallic binding modes of furans and coordination of bioderived furans. The earth's decreasing reserves of fossil fuels has prompted an intense push to utilise the renewable bioresources to replace the many products and fuels derived from petroleum. One of the promising developments is the production of so-called Furanics, useful molecules produced easily from carbohydrates found in waste materials from the sugar, corn and forestry ....Utilising nature's complexity - understanding fundamental organometallic binding modes of furans and coordination of bioderived furans. The earth's decreasing reserves of fossil fuels has prompted an intense push to utilise the renewable bioresources to replace the many products and fuels derived from petroleum. One of the promising developments is the production of so-called Furanics, useful molecules produced easily from carbohydrates found in waste materials from the sugar, corn and forestry industries. Given Australia's wealth of agricultural resources, discovering the full power of these potentially useful furanic compounds should be a major priority. This research aims to link Australia's biomass potential with the plastics, pharmaceutical, fine and agrichemical industries.Read moreRead less
Metal-rich materials for optical limiting. This project aims to create metal- and carbon-rich materials that function as optical limiters over a broad temporal range. The project will create robust molecules that are meant to be used to prepare functional materials. These materials could be used for optical devices and to protect personnel from accidental exposure to intense light sources such as high-power lasers.
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE200100450
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$425,398.00
Summary
Cooperativity by Design: Unlocking Metal-Metal-Ligand Cooperativity. This proposal aims to deliver efficient chemical hydrogen storage by designing new catalysts to facilitate the storage and release of hydrogen fuel. Hydrogen is an important zero-emission fuel for the low carbon energy future. However, to realise the potential of the hydrogen economy, efficient, cost-effective solutions are required for storage and transportation. This project seeks to provide technological and intellectual adv ....Cooperativity by Design: Unlocking Metal-Metal-Ligand Cooperativity. This proposal aims to deliver efficient chemical hydrogen storage by designing new catalysts to facilitate the storage and release of hydrogen fuel. Hydrogen is an important zero-emission fuel for the low carbon energy future. However, to realise the potential of the hydrogen economy, efficient, cost-effective solutions are required for storage and transportation. This project seeks to provide technological and intellectual advances in chemical hydrogen storage methods. These outcomes are expected to provide environmental and economic benefits for Australia’s developing hydrogen economy, both in the energy export market and locally in utilisation of hydrogen as a sustainable fuel.Read moreRead less
Electrochemically-sensitized luminescence: A new bio-detection paradigm. This project aims to create new science which will enable the development of a superior new class of bio-detection technique, suitable for medical diagnostics and other sensing applications. A multi-disciplinary approach will be taken, combining expertise in a number of fields to explore the use of electrical rather than traditional optical means to control energy transfer and luminescence in novel molecular and nanoparticl ....Electrochemically-sensitized luminescence: A new bio-detection paradigm. This project aims to create new science which will enable the development of a superior new class of bio-detection technique, suitable for medical diagnostics and other sensing applications. A multi-disciplinary approach will be taken, combining expertise in a number of fields to explore the use of electrical rather than traditional optical means to control energy transfer and luminescence in novel molecular and nanoparticle-based systems. It is expected that these advances will transform bio-analytical science by giving rise to innovative detection techniques which are low-cost, rapid and highly sensitive.Read moreRead less
Ultrafast optical non-linearities in robust organometallic materials. This project aims to create organometallic complexes with ultrafast nonlinear optical responses. These robust molecules are intended to be used to prepare surface-supported nanostructures. The project will create materials with reversibly switchable nonlinear optical properties that can control or process incident light beams in photonics technologies. These new materials will have possible applications in future photonics tec ....Ultrafast optical non-linearities in robust organometallic materials. This project aims to create organometallic complexes with ultrafast nonlinear optical responses. These robust molecules are intended to be used to prepare surface-supported nanostructures. The project will create materials with reversibly switchable nonlinear optical properties that can control or process incident light beams in photonics technologies. These new materials will have possible applications in future photonics technologies, potentially creating highly-skilled jobs in Australia and growing Australia’s reputation as a leader in molecular materials science.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE110100170
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$200,000.00
Summary
A tuneable femtosecond light source for materials and biological sciences. Researchers at The Australian National University, Monash University and The University of Technology, Sydney are involved in a range of projects where new molecules are synthesised or discovered in nature. Molecules like these have applications in new photonics or energy technologies. This integrated facility will afford intense light of varying pulse durations to investigate the behaviour and performance of such molecul ....A tuneable femtosecond light source for materials and biological sciences. Researchers at The Australian National University, Monash University and The University of Technology, Sydney are involved in a range of projects where new molecules are synthesised or discovered in nature. Molecules like these have applications in new photonics or energy technologies. This integrated facility will afford intense light of varying pulse durations to investigate the behaviour and performance of such molecules.Read moreRead less
Programmable Organometallics for Spatiotemporal Light Control. This Project aims to develop new materials that control and modify light. The new organometallics from this Project are anticipated to display world record light intensity-dependent absorption and other phenomena. These new programmable molecules are expected to respond to environmental stimuli with precise spatial control. Anticipated outcomes of this Project include environmental sensors and a technology platform for targeted medic ....Programmable Organometallics for Spatiotemporal Light Control. This Project aims to develop new materials that control and modify light. The new organometallics from this Project are anticipated to display world record light intensity-dependent absorption and other phenomena. These new programmable molecules are expected to respond to environmental stimuli with precise spatial control. Anticipated outcomes of this Project include environmental sensors and a technology platform for targeted medical imaging and light-responsive therapies. This Project should provide significant benefits including possible commercialisation of the new materials, enhanced research capacity, training students and a postdoctoral fellow with unique skills, and the strengthening of research linkages with strategic partners.Read moreRead less
Metal Complexes for Activation and Scission of Small, Multiply-Bonded Molecules. The immediate outcome of this work is a series of new metal complexes capable of selectively cleaving the strong bonds present in a number of small molecules of industrial and synthetic importance. These outcomes will have a significant impact on the development of both novel transition metal systems for synthetic chemistry and new industrial procedures for the activation and cleavage of multiply-bonded molecules su ....Metal Complexes for Activation and Scission of Small, Multiply-Bonded Molecules. The immediate outcome of this work is a series of new metal complexes capable of selectively cleaving the strong bonds present in a number of small molecules of industrial and synthetic importance. These outcomes will have a significant impact on the development of both novel transition metal systems for synthetic chemistry and new industrial procedures for the activation and cleavage of multiply-bonded molecules such as molecular nitrogen and carbon dioxide. They will lead to new consumer products, better methods of production, and potential downstream applications such as nitric oxide/nitrogen dioxide converters and carbon dioxide emission controls.Read moreRead less
Activation and Scission of Small Molecules using Three-Coordinate Metal Complexes. Chemists have long admired the ease with which such fundamental molecules as nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide are processed in biological systems under mild conditions in contrast to existing industrial processes such as nitrogen 'fixation' which require drastic temperatures and pressures. Our project addresses this inbalance by using powerful computational methods to design highly-tuned chemical systems based ....Activation and Scission of Small Molecules using Three-Coordinate Metal Complexes. Chemists have long admired the ease with which such fundamental molecules as nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide are processed in biological systems under mild conditions in contrast to existing industrial processes such as nitrogen 'fixation' which require drastic temperatures and pressures. Our project addresses this inbalance by using powerful computational methods to design highly-tuned chemical systems based on three-coordinate metal complexes which are specific for the activation and scission of important small molecules possessing multiple bonds.Read moreRead less
Metal Complexes for Activation and Scission of Small, Multiply-Bonded Molecules. The immediate outcome of this work is a series of metal complexes capable of selectively cleaving the strong bonds present in a number of small molecules of chemical importance. This will have a significant impact on industry by providing cheaper and safer alternatives to currently expensive and hazardous processes for producing nitrogen and phosphorus containing compounds esential to the chemical and agricultural i ....Metal Complexes for Activation and Scission of Small, Multiply-Bonded Molecules. The immediate outcome of this work is a series of metal complexes capable of selectively cleaving the strong bonds present in a number of small molecules of chemical importance. This will have a significant impact on industry by providing cheaper and safer alternatives to currently expensive and hazardous processes for producing nitrogen and phosphorus containing compounds esential to the chemical and agricultural industries. It will also greatly benefit the chemical community by providing novel routes to constructing metal complexes with unusual and exotic ligands. These outcomes will lead to new consumer products and potential downstream applications such as nitric oxide/nitrogen dioxide converters and carbon dioxide emission controls.Read moreRead less