Project description
New paths to quantum materials
In December 2023, EU Member States decided to make Europe a global leader in quantum technology, in particular spintronics. Historically, spintronics research has focused on inorganic solids and their limited density and chemical flexibility. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the SpinQc project will develop a quantitative superexchange (SE) model for magnetic coordination polymers. Using metal-spin states, ligand orbitals, and framework topology, SpinQc will investigate how ligands mediate SE via ionic and covalent bonds, going beyond the traditional Goodenough-Kanamori-Anderson rules. To inform the design of next-generation spintronic materials, SpinQc aims to discover SE mechanisms through creative synthesis, X-ray wave function refinements, and high-pressure experiments.
Objective
26 EU nations have signed a declaration on 5th December 2023 to make Europe a global leader in quantum technology. Spintronics, a key component to the advancement of quantum computation, are mainly explored in inorganic solids which suffer from high density and limited chemical tunability. Through SpinQc with Politecnico di Milano as my host, I aim to develop a ‘quantitative superexchange (SE) model’ to establish new rules that go beyond classical Goodenough-Kanamori-Anderson (GKA) rules-applicable only to ceramics. These rules will explain SE mechanism mediated by ligands that interact with metals through ionic/covalent bonding in magnetic coordination polymers (CP). In SpinQc, I will study parameters such as ground spin-state of metal, frontier molecular orbital (FMO) of ligand and framework topology and their respective control over SE in magnetic CPs through the following steps- i) Synthesis of high-quality single crystals and pure powder samples of reported magnetic CPs, ii) Determination of unprecedented experimental wavefunction on CP single crystals from X-ray wavefunction refinement method using accurate high resolution single crystal X-ray diffraction data. From these experimental wavefunctions, I will determine precise number of electrons exchanged due to overlap between metal d-orbitals and ligand FMO; iii) Modification in the magnetic nature of CP upon pressure application. I will use high-pressure X-ray crystallography to investigate changes in framework topology that can affect the SE coupling and hence modifies the overall magnetic ordering. Further, I will employ high-pressure neutron diffraction to study the changes in magnetic moment under compression. I will exploit the research outcomes from SpinQc to formulate updated GKA rules and subsequently use them to design new spintronic materials. Through SpinQc, I will mark my contribution in the field of spintronics and start an independent research career in coordination network-based materials.
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- natural sciences earth and related environmental sciences geology mineralogy crystallography
- natural sciences mathematics pure mathematics topology
- natural sciences chemical sciences polymer sciences
- natural sciences physical sciences electromagnetism and electronics spintronics
- engineering and technology materials engineering ceramics
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
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20133 Milano
Italy
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