Colette Boskovic : Academic Staff : School of Chemistry : University of Melbourne

Dr Colette Boskovic

Senior Lecturer

Email: c.boskovic@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 272, Chemistry Building, Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
Phone No: 8344-4971

Find an Expert page: www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/researcher/person25384.html
Boskovic Research group page: www.chemistry.unimelb.edu.au/staff/coletteb/research

Profile

BSc(Hons), University of Melbourne, 1993
PhD, University of Melbourne, 1998
Postdoctoral Fellow, Indiana University, USA, 1999-2001
Assistant Professor, Indiana University, USA, 2001
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Berne, Switzerland, 2001-2004
Lecturer, University of Melbourne, 2004-2009
Selby Research Award, University of Melbourne, 2004
Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne, 2009-

Areas of Interest

Inorganic Chemistry

coordination chemistry of d- and f- block metals

Molecular Design and Synthesis

polynuclear metal complexes: spin clusters and polyoxometalates
redox-active ligands

Advanced Materials and Nanoscience

molecular nanoscience: single-molecule magnets and valence tautomers

Spectroscopy and Molecular Characterisation

magnetochemistry
electrochemistry
Xray crystallography
NMR and EPR spectroscopy

Research

Polynuclear Metal Complexes for Switchable Molecular Materials

Switchable molecular systems can be reversibly interconverted between two different states by application of an external stimulus such as heat, light or a magnetic field. Such species have tremendous potential for applications in high density data storage, quantum computing, molecular electronics and display devices. Research in our group is focused on the exploration of two families of switchable molecules: single-molecule magnets and valence tautomeric complexes. We are particularly interested in the synthesis of polynuclear complexes of lanthanoid or transition metals that can act in either of these capacities. The detailed physical characterisation of these species affords an understanding of the magnetic and electronic behaviour and allows correlation with the molecular structure. We undertake these studies in collaboration with workers in Germany, Italy and France and at Monash University.

Publications

A list of publications produced since 2001 can be viewed at - Find an Expert

Faculty of Science School of Chemistry

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