Magnetometry Facility for Molecular and Nanoscale Materials

Correlating luminescence and single-molecule magnetism for two series of heteroleptic lanthanoid complexes

J González, VK Fagundes, MA Hay, E Dallerba, M Massi, CR Hall, MJ Giansiracusa, C Boskovic

2026-01-27

In the development of multifunctional materials, symmetry selection rules often exert opposing influences on luminescence and magn..

Non-PFAS-Based Magnetic Polymer Sorbents for Efficient Removal of Perfluorinated Compounds from Landfill Leachate

X Tan, Z Yang, Z Chen, Y Zhu, C Yu, Y Wang, K Liu, P Dewapriya, X Li, Z Su, MJ Giansiracusa, C Boskovic, B Wang, KV Thomas, C Zhang

2026-01-02

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are carcinogenic and environmentally persistent contaminants, necessitating their effic..

Systematic control of the spin crossover profile in dinuclear iron(iii) complexes via the bridging ligand redox-state

JT Janetzki, MG Chegerev, IH Ismail, RW Gable, RJ Mulder, GNL Jameson, L Sorace, AA Starikova, C Boskovic

2026-01-01

Switchable molecular materials that undergo multistep transitions are critical to advancing ternary data storage, complex logic sy..

The synthesis and magnetic properties of tetranuclear heterometallic {CrIII2DyIII2} and {MnIII2LnIII2} {Ln = Dy, Gd) complexes using asymmetric aminopolyalcohol ligands

RBC Martin, A Gharu, MJ Giansiracusa, C Boskovic, KS Murray, KR Vignesh, SK Langley

2026-01-01

The coordination chemistry of two novel asymmetric aminopolyalcohol ligands is explored. The ligands 3-[(2-hydroxyethyl)(methyl)am..

“Magnetic carbon fibre” for multifunctional composites with improved recyclability

B Dharmasiri, ADM Charles, AL Farnsworth, MJ Giansiracusa, C Boskovic, E Austria, B Akhavan, JK Shah, KAS Usman, JM Razal, LC Henderson

2025-11-15

The sustainable management of carbon fiber (CF) waste has become increasingly imperative due to the rising demand for carbon fiber..

Investigating How the Charge and Distance of Equatorial Ligands Impact the Structural, Magnetic, and Electronic Properties within the [Dy(Tp2-py)F] Moiety

JR Thomas, EA Murray-Nobbs, RA Mole, MJ Giansiracusa, SA Sulway

2025-11-03

Due to the recent success of [Dy(Tp^2-py)F(THF)<inf>2</inf>](PF<inf>6</inf>) (Tp^2-py= hydrotris(3-(2′-pyridyl..

Europium(II) Coordination Polymers with Bipyrimidine Linkers: Structural, Spectroscopic, and Magnetic Studies

N Suryadevara, MJ Giansiracusa, RW Gable, C Boskovic

2025-07-02

The accessible divalent oxidation state of europium confers unique electronic, magnetic, and redox properties among lanthanoid ion..

A new method for fingerprinting ochre sources using mineral magnetic measurements

ML Crombie, A Lisé-Pronovost, MJ Giansiracusa, C Boskovic, A Roberts, F Lauer, RS Popelka-Filcoff

2025-07-01

Fingerprinting of iron-rich natural pigments commonly known as ochre, provides the opportunity to trace the cultural movement of t..

Electrosynthesis of Silane-Modified Magnetic Nanoparticles for Efficient Lead Ion Removal

AEA Elkholy, K Poon, G Singh, M Giansiracusa, KL Callaghan, C Boskovic, AV Ellis, P Kingshott

2025-05-19

The removal of heavy metal ions, such as lead (Pb²⁺), from aqueous systems is critical due to their high toxicity and b..

Environmental magnetism of late Holocene stalagmites from semi-arid karst in southern Australia

T Mallett, A Lisé-Pronovost, P Jaqueto, JR Black, J Carmo, RIF Trindade, JMK Sniderman, KA Matley, JD Woodhead

2025-05-15

Whilst significant progress in speleothem environmental magnetism has been made in recent years, our knowledge of how magnetic pro..

Enhancing redox functionality in dinuclear europium complexes

N Suryadevara, S Bagio, MA Hay, RW Gable, C Boskovic

2025-05-02

Europium stands out amongst the lanthanoid elements because of its accessibility in the divalent state, in addition to the more co..

Tuning the Electronic Properties of Tetravalent Cerium Complexes via Ligand Derivatization

G Pérez Bedwell, N Suryadevara, Z Qi, RW Gable, P Bencok, ML Baker, C Boskovic

2025-04-07

Molecular cerium complexes are of interest due to their remarkable redox and photophysical properties. We have investigated the li..

Thermal- and light-induced valence tautomerism with a concerted spin transition in an iron tris(diimine) complex

JT Janetzki, DS Brown, F Daumann, IH Ismail, RW Gable, MA Hay, RJ Mulder, AA Starikova, B Weber, MJ Giansiracusa, C Boskovic

2025-02-24

The switching phenomena of spin crossover (SCO) and valence tautomerism (VT) are respectively dominated by iron(ii) and cobalt-dio..

Redox, spectroscopic and magnetic properties of C3-symmetric rare earth complexes featuring atypical ortho-dioxolene binding

S Bagio, J González, RW Gable, CR Hall, C Boskovic, MJ Giansiracusa

2025-02-17

The molecular symmetry in rare earth (RE) coordination chemistry is critically important for controlling the electronic structure ..

Synthesis, general physicochemical behaviour and magnetic studies of the macrocyclic bis-pyridine derivatives [TTDPzM(py)2]·2H2O (M = MnII, CoII, NiII)

MP Donzello, L Visentin, MJ Giansiracusa, I Pettiti, A Angelucci, C Ercolani, KS Murray

2025-01-24

In our extensive work on phthalocyanine-like macrocycles carrying peripherally attached strongly electron-withdrawing 1,2,5-thia/s..

Cobalt Complexes with Aminophenolate Ligands: Spin Crossover and Ligand Versatility

IH Ismail, MJ Giansiracusa, RW Gable, L Goerigk, C Boskovic

2025-01-20

A search for switchable molecules has afforded a family of cobalt complexes featuring derivatives of 2-aminophenol: 4,6-di-tert-bu..

A rare case of a zero-field single-ion magnet in a cerium(iii) pseudo-icosahedral complex

JR Thomas, MJ Giansiracusa, JT Mifsud, RA Mole, SA Sulway

2025-01-17

The synthesis and structural characterisation of [Ln(Tp^2-Fu)<inf>2</inf>]I (1-Ln; Ln = La, Ce, Pr, Nd) (Tp<sup>2-Fu</su..

Tuning Valence Tautomerism in Dinuclear Cobalt Complexes by Modulating Communication in the Bridging Ligand

JT Janetzki, GK Gransbury, RW Gable, MJ Giansiracusa, AA Starikova, C Boskovic

2024-09-02

The capability of bis(dioxolene) ligands to access multiple redox states makes them ideal candidates to tune the electronic proper..

Approaching the 1000 K energy barrier in high coordinate lanthanide single-ion magnets: Increasing Ueff in the [Dy(Tp2-py)F] moiety with tetrahydrofuran

JR Thomas, MJ Giansiracusa, SA Sulway

2024-05-16

Using the existing architecture of [Dy(Tp^2-py)F]⁺ that supports a terminal Dy-F bond, the synthesis and isol..

Predicting valence tautomerism in diverse cobalt-dioxolene complexes: elucidation of the role of ligands and solvent

FZ M. Zahir, MA Hay, JT Janetzki, RW Gable, L Goerigk, C Boskovic

2024-03-12

The ability of molecular switches to reversibly interconvert between different forms promises potential applications at the scale ..

Tuning valence tautomerism in a family of dinuclear cobalt complexes incorporating a conjugated bridging bis(dioxolene) ligand with weak communication

TE Fischer, JT Janetzki, FZ M. Zahir, RW Gable, AA Starikova, C Boskovic

2024-01-08

Valence tautomerism (VT) involves the stimulated reversible intramolecular electron transfer between a redox-active metal and liga..

Controlling Spin Crossover in a Family of Dinuclear Fe(III) Complexes via the Bis(catecholate) Bridging Ligand

JT Janetzki, MG Chegerev, GK Gransbury, RW Gable, JK Clegg, RJ Mulder, GNL Jameson, AA Starikova, C Boskovic

2023-09-25

Spin crossover (SCO) complexes can reversibly switch between low spin (LS) and high spin (HS) states, affording possible applicati..

Size and Composition Control of Magnetic Nanoparticles

Dingchen Wen, Trent Ralph, Jiho Han, Siobhan Bradley, Marcus J Giansiracusa, Valerie Mitchell, Colette Boskovic, Nicholas Kirkwood

2023-05-09

Magnetite nanoparticles are a type of magnetic nanoparticle (MNP) that are inexpensive to make and can be formed in different shap..

Modulation of Slow Magnetic Relaxation in Gd(III)-Tetrahalosemiquinonate Complexes

MA Dunstan, DS Brown, L Sorace, RA Mole, C Boskovic

2022-07-15

Incorporating lanthanoid(III)-radical magnetic exchange coupling is a possible route to improving the performance of lanthanoid (L..