Harnessing electroactivity in nanoporous materials. The development of electroactive nanoporous solids is a highly sought after goal in the field of advanced materials as their properties underpin the next generation of technologically and industrially useful devices. Using a combined experimental, theoretical and computational approach for redox-active metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), this project expects to provide new insights into fundamental electron transfer mechanisms in three-dimensional ....Harnessing electroactivity in nanoporous materials. The development of electroactive nanoporous solids is a highly sought after goal in the field of advanced materials as their properties underpin the next generation of technologically and industrially useful devices. Using a combined experimental, theoretical and computational approach for redox-active metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), this project expects to provide new insights into fundamental electron transfer mechanisms in three-dimensional coordination space, of relevance to understanding biological photosynthetic systems and porous semiconductors. An expected benefit will be the development of devices for applications in energy storage and conversion, including electrochromic devices, electrocatalysts, and battery materials.Read moreRead less
A Radical Approach to Multifunctional Coordination Solids. 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 le ....A Radical Approach to Multifunctional Coordination Solids. 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.Read moreRead less
Advanced functional properties in metal-organic frameworks. The design and construction of advanced nanomaterials is a key step in the push towards more efficient energy systems and smarter technologies. Through the strategic assembly of new classes of molecular nanomaterials this project will lead to important fundamental advances in nanoscience and will underpin a range of new high-level technologies.
Conducting nanoporous materials: toward molecular devices. This project addresses one of the foremost challenges in the field of advanced functional materials, namely the design and synthesis of nanoporous materials that conduct electrons. The outcomes on both a fundamental and applied level will pave the way toward molecular electronics devices for solid-state sensing to solar energy harvesting.