This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) supports research conducted by Dr. Claudia E. Avalos and her group at New York University. The $581,215 award, with a project period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029, is focused on designing and characterizing molecules intended for applications in quantum sensing and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signal enhancement.
The key products and services being delivered under this grant include the identification of magnetic and structural motifs that facilitate optically induced spin control in chromophore-radical (C-R) dyad molecules. This research aims to determine how the C-R structure correlates with the mechanism of radical polarization and the subsequent polarization transfer to neighboring nuclear spins. Improved understanding of this relationship is expected to enable the design of molecules with desirable spin polarization properties, which could significantly enhance the performance of magnetic resonance techniques used in chemical industry and quantum sensor applications.
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