CAREER: Synthesis of Multifunctional Hybrids

Paul A. Maggard (North Carolina State University) DMR 0644833

A chemically diverse family of new structurally-adaptable solids is targeted that possess an advanced functionality useful for probing and tuning electronic and magnetic properties.

Zn(pyz)V4O1

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Yan, B.; Olmstead, M.M.; Maggard, P.A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 12646.

Multifunctional materials present new routes for tuning the electronic properties at the molecular level, such as also investigated in M(pyz)V4O10 (M = Co, Ni) and M’(bpy)V4O10 (M’ = Ag, Cu).

Magnetic susceptibility (left) and the solid-state structure at 10K (right) below the low-temperature magnetic transition found in the new Zn(pyz)V4O10.

CAREER: Synthesis of Multifunctional Hybrids

Paul A. Maggard (North Carolina State University) DMR 0644833

Undergraduate research student Benjamin Greve (right), as highlighted on the cover of an NCSU publication.

Broader Impacts: Education and Training in Solid-State Chemistry

Professional Training and Research Experiences:

Graduate students: David Arney, Lindsay Fuoco, Haisheng Lin, Xiaomeng Wu

Undergraduate students: Benjamin Greve, Christopher Hardy, Kathryn Knowles (Summer), Meghann Moreau (Summer)

• Organized solid-state symposium sessions at 2007 SERMACS in Greenville, South Carolina.

• Co-director of summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at NCSU.

• Ongoing development of research-related (solid-state) demonstrations for undergraduate and graduate-level courses.