Doctoral Programme in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
3167 Nanoscience and nanotechnology
1. Supramolecular chemistry, molecular recognition and molecular self-assembly in Nanoscience
Design of molecules and molecule-based nanostructures. Organisation of molecules in surfaces and interfaces. Studies of crystalline materials under extreme conditions. Crystalline Engineering and Molecular Materials Design, Molecular Electronics, Molecular Nanomagnetism and Molecular Nanoscience Applications.
2. Crystalline Engineering and Molecular Materials Design
Molecular conductors and superconductors, Molecular Magnetic Materials, Molecular Photonic Materials. Multifunctional Molecular Materials. Switchable molecular materials. Porous coordination polymers (MOFs) and 2D materials.
3. Molecular electronics
Preparation, study and theoretical modelling of materials, nanostructures and optoelectronic devices (solar cells, OLEDs, OFETs, molecular lasers, ...). Carbon nanostructures (fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, graphene) and their use in molecular electronics. Preparation, study and theoretical modelling of unimolecular devices.
4. Molecular Nanomagnetism
Preparation, study and theoretical modelling of molecular nanomagnets and molecular nanostructures. Molecules and materials for molecular spintronics. Magnetic molecules for quantum computing. Structural, electronic and magnetic characterisation of magnetic molecules and nanomaterials by proximity microscopy techniques (STM, AFM, MFM).
5. Applications of Molecular Nanoscience
Applications of Coordination Chemistry in Molecular Magnetism and Spintronics. Applications of coordination chemistry in molecular electronics. Biomedical applications of molecular molecules and nanomaterials. Molecular sensors. Molecular optoelectronic devices (solar cells, OLEDs, molecular lasers...). Direct production of fuel oil with sunlight. Molecular spintronic devices (spinmolecular valves, spin-OLEDs, spin-OFETs...).
