Conference Agenda

Session
MS-100: Stimuli-responsive crystalline compounds
Time:
Saturday, 21/Aug/2021:
2:45pm - 5:10pm

Session Chair: Chiara Massera
Session Chair: Ivan Halasz
Location: Club B

50 1st floor

Invited: Tomce Runcevski (USA)Helena Shepherd (UK) 


Session Abstract

Stimuli-responsive crystalline compounds are dynamic materials which respond to external solicitations such as electric, mechanical and thermal ones. They are extensively studied for their possible practical applications as molecular machines and switches, breathing porous frameworks for guest encapsulation and catalysis, or smart magnetic materials. The rational design of such compounds, endowed with desired physical properties, is a challenging task which involves both the synthesis of suitable building blocks assembled through crystal engineering, and mastering of molecular and supramolecular interactions in the solid state. This MS is open to all original research, both fundamental and applied, highlighting recent developments in this highly multidisciplinary field.


Introduction
Presentations
2:45pm - 2:50pm

Introduction to session

Chiara Massera, Ivan Halasz



2:50pm - 3:20pm

Structural Insights into the Temperature-induced Color Changes of [(CH3)2NH2]2NiCl4

Tomce Runcevski

Southern Methodist University, Dallas, United States of America



3:20pm - 3:50pm

Smart Molecular Materials: Synthesis, Structure and Properties

Helena Shepherd

University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom



3:50pm - 4:10pm

Ultra-Fast Rotors and Light Emitting Ligands in Metal-Organic Frameworks

Angiolina Comotti, Silvia Bracco, Jacopo Perego, Charl X. Bezuidenhout, Sergio Piva, Piero Sozzani

University of Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italy



4:10pm - 4:30pm

Shape-memory effects in molecular crystals

Ejaz Ahmed1, Durga Prasad Karothu1, Mark Warren2, Pance Naumov1

1New York University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 2Diamond Light Source, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, United Kingdom



4:30pm - 4:50pm

Low-power photo-carving of dye-volatile cocrystals: The sublime cutting edge of light-responsive materials

Tristan Hermann Borchers, Filip Topic, Tomislav Friščić, Christopher John Barrett

McGill University, Montréal, Canada



4:50pm - 5:10pm

Crystal locomotion driven by photo-triggered phase transition

Yuki Hagiwara1, Akifumi Takanabe1, Toru Asahi1,2, Hideko Koshima2

1Graduate school of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan; 2Research Organization for Nano & Life Innovation, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan