Dynamic Organic Crystals

Place: conference room, IMDEA Nanociencia.

Abstract:

The anticipated shift in focal point of interest of solid- state chemists, crystal engineers and crystallographers from structure to properties to function of organic solids parallels the need to apply our accumulated understanding of the intricacies of crystal structure to explaining the related properties, with the ultimate goal of harnessing that knowledge in applications that require soft, light-weight, and/or biocompatible organic solids. In these developments, the adaptive molecular single crystals [1-5] warrant a particular attention as a new class of materials for light, flexible, and environmentally benign devices, primarily memories, capacitors, sensors, and actuators. United under the umbrella term “crystal adaptronics”, the recent research efforts aim to realistically assess the appositeness of dynamic crystals for applications that require fast, reversible and continuous operation over prolonged periods of time. With the aim to highlight the most recent developments in the research of adaptive molecular crystals, this lecture will discuss their assets and pitfalls.

Keywords: Organic Crystals; Dynamics; Mechanical Properties; Optical Properties; Smart Materials

References
[1] Mahmoud Halabi, J., Al-Handawi, M. B., Ceballos, R. & Naumov, P. (2023) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 145, 12173.
[2] Awad, W. M., et al. (2023) Chem. Soc. Rev. 52, 3098.
[3] Karothu, D. P., Mahmoud Halabi, J., Ahmed, E., Ferreira, R., Spackman, P. R., Spackman, M. A. & Naumov, P. (2022) Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 61, e202113988.
[4] Spackman, P. R., Grosjean, A., Thomas, S. P., Karothu, D. P., Naumov, P. & Spackman, M. A. (2022) Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 134, e202110716.
[5] Mahmoud Halabi, J., Ahmed, E., Sofela, S. & Naumov, P. (2021) Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 118, e2020604118.

Short biography

Panče Naumov holds the position of full professor of chemistry with tenure at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD). He also serves as a Global Network Professor of Chemistry at New York University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences and holds a cross-appointment at New York University's Molecular Design Institute. Additionally, he acts as the Director of the NYUAD Center for Smart Engineering Materials (CSEM), and leads the Smart Materials Lab (SML) at NYUAD. Naumov has been a fellow of the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University.

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