Prof. Dr. Richard Layfield

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietAnorganische Molekülchemie
Keywordsmolecular magnetism, main group, organometallics, lanthanides, actinides
Auszeichnungen

2015: ERC Consolidator Grant

2014: ICCC Rising Star Lectureship

2014: RSC Sir Edward Frankland Fellowship

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandVereinigtes Königreich
OrtBrighton
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of Sussex
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Manfred ScheerInstitut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.08.2010

Programm(e)

2009Humboldt-Forschungsstipendien-Programm für erfahrene Forschende
2021Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel-Forschungspreis-Programm

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Layfield is an internationally leading researcher in the area of f-block chemistry, who has made decisive breakthroughs in the field of lanthanide single-molecule magnets, leading to a detailed understanding of their potential use in nanoscale devices. These discoveries changed the fundamental understanding of the general structure-property relationships in molecular magnetism and have opened a novel path to the first high-temperature single-molecule magnets. During his stay in Germany, he will continue his research on organometallic single-molecule magnets.