a) Molecular crystal
engineering: design and synthesis of crystal
forms (solvates/hydrates, co-crystals, ionic co-crystals) for
better performance,
solubility,
thermal stability, photophysical properties in the solid state,
ecc.
b) Intra- and inter-molecular interactions -
especially hydrogen-bonding - in the solid state
c) Polymorphism
d)
Solventless and solvent free reactions (solid-solid, solid-gas
reactions) involving inorganic, organic, organometallics
system and their combinations.
e) Phase
transitional behaviour of crystalline systems
f) Structural chracterization
of solid-state products via
(i) single crystal and
powder X-ray diffraction and
(ii) calorimetric
techniques (DSC, TGA, Hot-stage microscopy)
g)
Preparation of supramolecular gels and investigation of their
photochemical properties
h) Tuning of
luminescence properties of organic solids via functionalization and
co-crystallization
m)
Solid-state properties of organic seminductors to be used as
sensors for X-ray radiation
Oragnic and organometallic solids: reactivity, polymorphism and
crystal forms.