Nanocage materials - the design and characterisation of multifunctional materials of tomorrow

• Unité de recherche: PCRD EU
• Numéro de projet: 02.0437
• Titre du projet anglais: Nanocage materials - the design and characterisation of multifunctional materials of tomorrow

Mots-clé (Anglais)

Education; Training; Scientific Research; Social Aspects

Autre Numéro de projet (Anglais)

EU project number: HPRN-CT-2002-00193

Programme de recherche (Anglais)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 4.1.1 Research training networks

Description succincte (Anglais)

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Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Anglais)

The present proposal will focus on fundamental studies of nanocage materials based on inorganic clathrates involving the synthesis and characterisation of new materials for electronic, spectral, magnetic, conducting and catalytic applications. The inorganic clathrates work as hosts for the stabilisation of guest atoms in unusual oxidation states or aggregates (e.g. clusters, molecular wires). The interaction and exchange between the member teams will allow:- The development of methods of synthesis involving in situ as well as ship-in-the-bottle techniques.- A detailed evaluation of clathrate structures using vibrational spectroscopy, NMR and ESR spectroscopy, electron microscopy, X-ray and neutron diffraction, LAXS and EXAFS.- Characterisation and correlation of structure-property relationships by magnetic and conductivity measurements supported by quantum chemical modelling.- A unique opportunity to use a strategy of research, where synthesis, structural and property characterisation iteratively can be developed and exploited in the synthesis of new materials. The project activities will involve the study of zeolite hosts and nano-porous materials as well as clathrates based on main-group Zintl phases and ions. The inorganic clathrates represent a new family of high-technological materials attractive to the chemical, electrochemical and electronic industries because of the wide range of physical properties offered in combination with physical robustness. The research training network will involve about 50 scientists (of which the vast majority is 'young'), that will be offered a good and versatile interdisciplinary training of benefit to the future needs of European high-technological industry.

Références bases de données (Anglais)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Swiss Project-Number: 02.0437