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The aim of our research is the preparation of new types of potentially useful molecular materials. Understanding how chemical structure can control molecular properties is the key step, and this necessitates coupling chemical synthesis to a range of physical properties studies.
Research in the group involves organometallic, organic, coordination complex and polymer synthesis, spectroscopy, various electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical techniques, molecular modelling, electron microscopy and X-ray structural studies, and a wide range of nonlinear optical studies using high-power lasers.
Mark Humphrey graduated and received his PhD and DSc at the University of Adelaide.
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Bandar Babgi
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Large metal clusters are possible models for metal particles with chemisorbed species.
Transition metal clusters are closed polyhedral molecules that have been studied intensively for their relevance in catalysis, surface science and chemical physics.
The impending breakdown in Moore's Law has prompted the search for molecule-based information processing components such as molecular switches and logic gates.
Dendrimers are highly branched molecules that are of interest for applications in medical diagnostics, molecular recognition, catalysis, and photoactive device engineering.