Research

Using coordination chemistry and self-assembly as toolbox, we aim to develop complex structures starting from relatively simple building blocks. 

The research interests span from the beauty of creating new structures, to the combination of multiple properties to develop new multifunctional materials.

Proper ligand design and choice of the metal centers, allows to control the size and shape of new coordination-driven discrete supramolecules. 

These tools are used on one hand to achieve confined space cavities that can interact with guest molecules. 

On the other hand, the rational combination of multiple ligands gains access to heteroleptic structures that serve as platform to develop multifunctional materials.  

Coordination chemistry is used to join together chirality and emission properties, deriving from either chromophore-based organic ligands, or luminescent metal ions. 

Formation of supramolecular structures carrying such functionalities allows to give unique outputs for molecular recognition processes.