Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0668302
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$210,000.00
Summary
Floating-zone Crystal Growth Facility. Optical floating-zone furnaces are powerful and efficient tools for the discovery and characterisation of new materials. They are widely used in the solid-state chemistry, condensed-matter physics, materials science, and engineering communities. This optical floating-zone furnace, the first in Australia, will support and encourage the growing number of local researchers in these fields. It will allow them to take much better advantage of the new research re ....Floating-zone Crystal Growth Facility. Optical floating-zone furnaces are powerful and efficient tools for the discovery and characterisation of new materials. They are widely used in the solid-state chemistry, condensed-matter physics, materials science, and engineering communities. This optical floating-zone furnace, the first in Australia, will support and encourage the growing number of local researchers in these fields. It will allow them to take much better advantage of the new research reactor and synchrotron being constructed in Australia by maximising their ability to grow crystals of technologically and scientifically important materials, particularly electronic and magnetic materials, for fundamental and applied research at those facilities.Read moreRead less
Structural and Electronic Properties of Layered Bismuth Oxides. A systematic study of the role of cation substitutions and temperature on the structural and electronic properties of a number of layered bismuth oxides will undertaken with the aim of developing improved ferroelectric materials for use in electronic devices.
Complex Phenomena and Phase Transitions in Ferroric Perovskites. The ultimate aim of this project is to identify high performance, multiferroic magnetoelectrics suitable for use in the next generation electronic devices. These oxides exhibit a strong interaction between the polarisation and magnetic response. Understanding the factors that control the response of such materials to applied magnetic and electric fields is critical to the discovery, optimization and, ultimately, industrial exploi ....Complex Phenomena and Phase Transitions in Ferroric Perovskites. The ultimate aim of this project is to identify high performance, multiferroic magnetoelectrics suitable for use in the next generation electronic devices. These oxides exhibit a strong interaction between the polarisation and magnetic response. Understanding the factors that control the response of such materials to applied magnetic and electric fields is critical to the discovery, optimization and, ultimately, industrial exploitation of such materials. Through comprehensive experimental and theoretical studies of a number of such materials this project will enhance the ability of industry to develop new and improved materials. Development of advanced materials is a designated National Research Priority area. Read moreRead less
Cooperativity in Spin Crossover Systems: Memory, Magnetism and Microporosity. Spin-crossover centres are a well known form of inorganic electronic switch for which variation of temperature, pressure and irradiation leads to a change in d-electron configuration and therefore changes to structure, colour and magnetism. Here we aim to synthesise and study a wide variety of new spin-crossover systems where cooperativitiy between centres, induced by careful supramolecular design, will lead to molecul ....Cooperativity in Spin Crossover Systems: Memory, Magnetism and Microporosity. Spin-crossover centres are a well known form of inorganic electronic switch for which variation of temperature, pressure and irradiation leads to a change in d-electron configuration and therefore changes to structure, colour and magnetism. Here we aim to synthesise and study a wide variety of new spin-crossover systems where cooperativitiy between centres, induced by careful supramolecular design, will lead to molecules and materials having memory retention, magnetic ordering and/or microporosity. The significance of these aims covers several fundamental questions in the science of electronic systems. We also identify a number of potential nanochemical switching applications for the unique systems proposed.Read moreRead less
Polynuclear Spin-Crossover Molecular Switches: Host-Guest Chemistry, Magnetism and Memory. The generation of advanced nanomaterials requires both a control of nanoscale structure and the incorporation of specific properties into that structure. This project will lead to significant new developments in this area, with the assembly of complex molecular systems containing electronic switches. The unique combination of nanoscale switching and guest-binding and/or magnetic ordering in these systems ....Polynuclear Spin-Crossover Molecular Switches: Host-Guest Chemistry, Magnetism and Memory. The generation of advanced nanomaterials requires both a control of nanoscale structure and the incorporation of specific properties into that structure. This project will lead to significant new developments in this area, with the assembly of complex molecular systems containing electronic switches. The unique combination of nanoscale switching and guest-binding and/or magnetic ordering in these systems will lead to entirely new materials properties, leading in turn to fundamental advances in the science of molecular electronics and nanomaterials. Benefits of the research are wide-ranging, and include the development of innovative new technologies for molecular sensing, molecular separations, data storage and visual displays.Read moreRead less
Cooperativity in Spin-Crossover Systems: Memory, Magnetism and Microporosity. Spin-crossover centres are a well known form of inorganic electronic switch for which variation of temperature, pressure and irradiation leads to a change in d-electron configuration and therefore changes to structure, colour and magnetism. Here we aim to synthesise and study a wide variety of new spin-crossover systems where cooperativity between centres, induced by careful supramolecular design, will lead to molecule ....Cooperativity in Spin-Crossover Systems: Memory, Magnetism and Microporosity. Spin-crossover centres are a well known form of inorganic electronic switch for which variation of temperature, pressure and irradiation leads to a change in d-electron configuration and therefore changes to structure, colour and magnetism. Here we aim to synthesise and study a wide variety of new spin-crossover systems where cooperativity between centres, induced by careful supramolecular design, will lead to molecules and materials having memory retention, magnetic ordering and/or microporosity. The significance of these aims covers several fundamental questions in the science of electronic systems. We also identify a number of potential nanochemical switching applications for the unique systems proposed.Read moreRead less
Spin Switching in Nanoporous, Nanomolecular and Multifunctional Hybrid Systems. The generation of molecular nanomaterials with advanced chemical and physical properties requires both the control of nanoscale structure and the incorporation of specific function into that structure. This project will lead to significant new advances in this area through the generation of molecules and materials in which nanoscale switching is combined with guest-binding, magnetic ordering, and multiple other prope ....Spin Switching in Nanoporous, Nanomolecular and Multifunctional Hybrid Systems. The generation of molecular nanomaterials with advanced chemical and physical properties requires both the control of nanoscale structure and the incorporation of specific function into that structure. This project will lead to significant new advances in this area through the generation of molecules and materials in which nanoscale switching is combined with guest-binding, magnetic ordering, and multiple other properties. Entirely new materials functionalities will emerge, leading in turn to fundamental advances in the science of molecular electronics and nanomaterials and to the development of innovative new technologies for molecular sensing, molecular separations and data storage.Read moreRead less
Polynuclear Spin-Crossover Molecular Switches: Host-Guest Chemistry, Magnetism and Memory. The generation of advanced nanomaterials requires both a control of nanoscale structure and the incorporation of specific properties into that structure. This project will lead to significant new developments in this area, with the assembly of complex molecular systems containing electronic switches. The unique combination of nanoscale switching and guest-binding and/or magnetic ordering in these system ....Polynuclear Spin-Crossover Molecular Switches: Host-Guest Chemistry, Magnetism and Memory. The generation of advanced nanomaterials requires both a control of nanoscale structure and the incorporation of specific properties into that structure. This project will lead to significant new developments in this area, with the assembly of complex molecular systems containing electronic switches. The unique combination of nanoscale switching and guest-binding and/or magnetic ordering in these systems will lead to entirely new materials properties, leading in turn to fundamental advances in the science of molecular electronics and nanomaterials. Benefits of the research are wide-ranging, and include the development of innovative new technologies for molecular sensing, molecular separations, data storage and visual displays.Read moreRead less
UNDERSTANDING PHASE TRANSITIONS THROUGH PRECISE STRUCTURAL STUDIES. This project will examine the fundamental nature of the structural phase transitions that are critical for the utilisation of numerous advanced materials. Researchers at Sydney University and the Australian National University in collaboration with staff at ANSTO are world leaders in the structural analysis of such materials. Through comprehensive experimental and theoretical studies of a number of such materials this project w ....UNDERSTANDING PHASE TRANSITIONS THROUGH PRECISE STRUCTURAL STUDIES. This project will examine the fundamental nature of the structural phase transitions that are critical for the utilisation of numerous advanced materials. Researchers at Sydney University and the Australian National University in collaboration with staff at ANSTO are world leaders in the structural analysis of such materials. Through comprehensive experimental and theoretical studies of a number of such materials this project will enhance the ability of industry to develop new and improved materials.Read moreRead less
An Innovative Solid-State Approach to Enhanced Solar-Hydrogen Production. The project will make a major step towards the development of solar-hydrogen technology, which promises to deliver a clean and renewable fuel - hydrogen - from water (seawater or other) using sunlight and a suitable photo-catalytic material. Not only will solar-hydrogen assist Australia to reduce its dependence on imported energy, but will also reduce Australia's carbon emissions and overall contribution to climate change. ....An Innovative Solid-State Approach to Enhanced Solar-Hydrogen Production. The project will make a major step towards the development of solar-hydrogen technology, which promises to deliver a clean and renewable fuel - hydrogen - from water (seawater or other) using sunlight and a suitable photo-catalytic material. Not only will solar-hydrogen assist Australia to reduce its dependence on imported energy, but will also reduce Australia's carbon emissions and overall contribution to climate change. When commercialized, solar-hydrogen technology may also enable Australia to become a global leader in the export of clean fuel, which will have very positive, far-reaching consequences for the economy.Read moreRead less