Synthetic inorganic chemistry Thermal-, light- and guest-induced spin crossover Spin crossover materials with advanced function Spin crossover nanoparticles/nanocrystals Coordination polymers and porous materials

The primary focus of the group is to develop novel inorganic complexes which contain metal centres able to undergo magnetic switching (spin crossover). We use a range of functionalised bridging organic ligands to form mononuclear species, dinuclear species, one-dimensional chains and higher dimensional coordination polymers. We are aiming to miniaturise these spin crossover materials (nanoparticles, nanocrystals) for integration into devices. These studies are also leading towards interesting fundamental studies of spin crossover material structure and property relationships.

Klein, Y., Sciortino, N., Housecroft, C., Kepert, C., Neville, S. (2016). Structure and magnetic properties of the spin crossover linear trinuclear complex [Fe3(furtrz)6(ptol)2(MeOH)4]•4(ptol)•4(MeOH) (furtrz: furanylidene-4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-amine ptol: p-tolylsulfonate). Magnetochemistry, 2(1), 1-8. [More Information] Neville, S. (2014). An introduction to molecular magnetism: SANZMAG-1 (Southampton-Australia-New Zealand workshop on molecular magnetism). Australian Journal of Chemistry, 67(11), 1539-1541. [More Information] Sciortino, N., Neville, S., Desplanches, C., Letard, J., Martinez, V., Real, J., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K., Kepert, C. (2014). An investigation of photo- and pressure-induced effects in a pair of isostructural two-dimensional spin-crossover framework materials. Chemistry: A European Journal, 20(24), 7448-7457. [More Information] Clements, J., Price, J., Neville, S., Kepert, C. (2014). Perturbation of Spin Crossover Behavior by Covalent Post-Synthetic Modification of a Porous Metal-Organic Framework. Angewandte Chemie: International Edition, 53(38), 10164-10168. [More Information] Li, F., Sciortino, N., Clegg, J., Neville, S., Kepert, C. (2014). Self-Assembly of an Octanuclear High-Spin FeII Molecular Cage. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 67(11), 1625-1628. [More Information] Klein, M., Sciortino, N., Ragon, F., Housecroft, C., Kepert, C., Neville, S. (2014). Spin crossover intermediate plateau stabilization in a flexible 2-D Hofmann-type coordination polymer. Chemical Communications, 50(29), 3838-3840. [More Information] Ragon, F., Yaksi, K., Sciortino, N., Chastanet, G., Letard, J., D'Alessandro, D., Kepert, C., Neville, S. (2014). Thermal spin crossover behaviour of two-dimensional Hofmann-type coordination polymers incorporating photoactive ligands. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 67(11), 1563-1573. [More Information] Sciortino, N., Neville, S., Letard, J., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K., Kepert, C. (2014). Thermal- and light-induced spin-crossover bistability in a disrupted Hofmann-type 3D framework. Inorganic Chemistry, 53(15), 7886-7893. [More Information] Sciortino, N., Neville, S. (2014). Two-dimensional coordination polymers with spin crossover functionality. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 67(11), 1553-1562. [More Information] Neville, S., Halder, G., Murray, K., Moubaraki, B., Kepert, C. (2013). A family of three-dimensional molecular framework materials containing the three-connecting ligands 2,4,6-tris(n'-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine: 3-tpt and 4-tpt. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 66(4), 452-463. [More Information] Scott, H., Ross, T., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K., Neville, S. (2013). Spin crossover in polymeric materials using Schiff base functionalized triazole ligands. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2013 (5-6), 803-812. [More Information] Duriska, M., Neville, S., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K., Balde, C., Letard, J., Kepert, C., Batten, S. (2012). A family of discrete magnetically switchable nanoballs. ChemPlusChem, 77(8), 616-623. [More Information] Bonnitcha, P., Kim, B., Hocking, R., Clegg, J., Turner, P., Neville, S., Hambley, T. (2012). Cobalt complexes with tripodal ligands: Implications for the design of drug chaperones. Dalton Transactions: an international journal of inorganic, organometallic and bioinorganic chemistry, 41(37), 11293-11304. [More Information] Bonnitcha, P., Kim, B., Hocking, R., Clegg, J., Turner, P., Neville, S., Hambley, T. (2012). Cobalt complexes with tripodal ligands: implications for the design of drug chaperones. Dalton Transactions, 41(37), 11293-11304. [More Information] Scott, H., Ross, T., Batten, S., Gass, I., Moubaraki, B., Neville, S., Murray, K. (2012). Iron(II) mononuclear materials containing functionalised dipyridylamino-substituted triazine ligands: Structure, magnetism and spin crossover. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 65(7), 874-882. [More Information] Ross, T., Moubaraki, B., Neville, S., Batten, S., Murray, K. (2012). Polymorphism and spin crossover in mononuclear Fe(II) species containing new dipyridylamino-substituted s-triazine ligands. Dalton Transactions: an international journal of inorganic, organometallic and bioinorganic chemistry, 41(5), 1512-1523. [More Information] Chainok, K., Neville, S., Forsyth, C., Gee, W., Murray, K., Batten, S. (2012). Supramolecular architecture of silver(I) coordination polymers containing polydentate N-donor ligands. CrystEngComm, 14(10), 3717-3726. [More Information] Ross, T., Moubaraki, B., Turner, D., Halder, G., Chastanet, G., Neville, S., Cashion, J., Letard, J., Batten, S., Murray, K. (2011). Spin crossover and solvate effects in 1D Fe(II) chain compounds containing bis(dipyridylamine)-linked triazine ligands. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, (9), 1395-1417. [More Information] Chesman, A., Turner, D., Ross, T., Neville, S., Lu, J., Murray, K., Batten, S. (2010). Chains, helices, sheets and unusual 3D nets: Diverse structures of the flexible, ditopic ligand 1,2-bis(3-(4-pyridyl)pyrazolyl)ethane. Polyhedron, 29(1), 2-9. [More Information] Grey, I., Mumme, W., Neville, S., Wilson, N., Birch, W. (2010). Jahnsite-whiteite solid solutions and associated minerals in the phosphate pegmatite at Hagendorf-Sud, Bavaria, Germany. Mineralogical Magazine, 74(6), 969-978. [More Information]