Rational Synthesis of sp2-Carbon-Based Nanomagnets on Metal Oxide Surfaces

• Applicant: Dr. Vladimir Akhmetov
• Subject Area: Solid State and Surface Chemistry, Material Synthesis ; Organic Molecular Chemistry - Synthesis and Characterisation
• Term: from 2022 to 2024
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 495424138

The key objective of this project is to develop new techniques enabling synthesis of elusive polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with magnetic properties directly on semiconducting surfaces. The importance of this goal lies in the fact that unlike conducting surfaces, which are commonly used in the current state-of-the-art techniques, semiconducting surfaces do not screen subtle electronic structure/properties of the target carbon-based molecules. Thus, achievment of this goal will enable thorough physical studies of previously unavailable or elusive materials and will likely allow significant advances in the field of quantum materials.To address the mentioned problem we will use bottom-up approach combining solution and on-surface organic chemistry, enabling atomically precise construction of carbon-based nanomaterials. The key challenge of this project is to discover and develop new chemical reactions on semiconducting surface. We will, therefore, primarily invest our efforts into investigation of different novel types of on-surface chemistry.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• International Connection: USA
• Cooperation Partner: Dr. Marek A. Kolmer
• Co-Investigator: Professor Dr. Konstantin Amsharov