Objective Molecular sciences offer unparalleled opportunities for the development of tailor-made materials. By chemical design, molecules with the desired features can be prepared and incorporated into hybrid systems to yield molecule-based materials with novel chemical and/or physical properties. The CHEMCOMP project aims to develop new hybrid materials targeting the study of new physical phenomena that have already been theoretically predicted or experimentally hinted. The main goals will be:i) Molecules with memory: Memory effect at the molecular scale is of great interest because it represents the size limit in the miniaturization of information storage media. My goal will be to develop spin crossover molecules with bulk-like hysteretic behavior where the switching between the low spin ground state and the high spin metastable state can be controlled through external stimuli.ii) Bistable organic conductors: Bistable molecules could also be embedded into hybrid organic conductors to induce structural phase transitions. This strategy will allow for the transport properties to be controlled through external stimuli in unprecedented switchable conducting media.iii) Hybrid conducting magnets: Combination of magnetism and electrical conductivity has given rise to new phenomena in the past, such as spin glass behavior or giant magnetoresistance. We propose to incorporate Single Molecule Magnets (molecules with magnet-like behavior) into organic (super)conductors to understand and optimize the synergy between these two physical properties.iv) Chiral magnets and conductors: New phenomena is expected to appear in optically active media. Experimental evidence for the so-called MagnetoChiral Dichroism has already been found. Electrical Magnetochiral Anisotropy has been predicted. I will develop systematic strategies for the preparation of hybrid chiral materials to understand and optimize the synergy between chirality and bulk physical properties. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicsengineering and technologymaterials engineering Programme(s) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) ERC-SG-PE5 - ERC Starting Grant - Materials and Synthesis Call for proposal ERC-2011-StG_20101014 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme ERC-SG - ERC Starting Grant Coordinator FUNDACIO PRIVADA INSTITUT CATALA D'INVESTIGACIO QUIMICA Address Avenida paissos catalans 16 43007 Tarragona Spain See on map Region Este Cataluña Tarragona Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Eva Mª Alcázar Expósito (Ms.) Principal investigator Jose Ramon Galan Mascaros (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Beneficiaries (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FUNDACIO PRIVADA INSTITUT CATALA D'INVESTIGACIO QUIMICA Spain EU contribution € 1 940 396,00 Address Avenida paissos catalans 16 43007 Tarragona See on map Region Este Cataluña Tarragona Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Eva Mª Alcázar Expósito (Ms.) Principal investigator Jose Ramon Galan Mascaros (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
