Molecular Materials Group
School of Chemistry
University of Sydney
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Natasha Sciortino

Natasha Sciortino

Previous Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Research Areas

Nanoporous and spin crossover metal-organic framework materials: synthesis, host-guest chemistry, X-ray Crystallography, magnetism (including photomagnetism) and physical property characterisations

Where are They Now?

Staff Scientist, Thermophysical Properties Facility Manager at the School of Chemistry, University of Sydney

Publications
  1. G. Chastanet, N.F. Sciortino, S.M. Neville and C.J. Kepert, High spin to low spin relaxation regime change in a multistep 3D spin-crossover material, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 314-319.

  2. N.F. Sciortino, K.A. Zenere, M.E. Corrigan, G.J. Halder, G. Chastanet, J.F. Letard, C.J. Kepert and S.M. Neville, Four-step iron(II) spin state cascade driven by antagonistic solid state interactions, Chem. Sci., 2017, 8, 701-707.

  3. A.R. Craze, N.F. Sciortino, M. M. Badhade, C. J. Kepert, C.E. Marjo and F. Li, Investigation of the spin crossover properties of three dinuclear Fe(II) triple helicates by variation of the steric nature of the ligand type, Inorganics, 2017, 5, 62.

  4. L. Li, S.M. Neville, A.R. Craze, J.K. Clegg, N.F. Sciortino, K.S.A. Archchige, O. Mustonen, C.E. Marjo, C.R. Mcrae, C.J. Kepert, L.F. Lindoy, J.R. Aldrich-Wright and F. Li, Spin-state patterning in an iron(II) tripodal spin-crossover complex, ACS Omega, 2017, 2 3349-3353.

  5. N.F. Sciortino, F. Ragon, K.A. Zenere, P.D. Southon, G.J. Halder, K.W. Chapman, L. Pineiro-Lopez, J.A. Real, C.J. Kepert and S.M. Neville, Exploiting Pressure To Induce a “Guest-Blocked” Spin Transition in a Framework Material, Inorg. Chem., 2016, 55 10490-10498.

  6. Y.M. Klein, N.F. Sciortino, C. E. Housecroft, C. J. Kepert and S. M. Neville, Structure and Magnetic Properties of the Spin Crossover Linear Trinuclear Complex [Fe3(furtrz)6(ptol)2(MeOH)4]·4(ptol)·4(MeOH) (furtrz: furanylidene-4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-amine ptol: p-tolylsulfonate), Magnetochemistry, 2016, 2 7.

  7. A. Lennartson, P. Southon, N.F. Sciortino, C.J. Kepert, C. Frandsen, S. Morup, S. Piligkos and C.J. McKenzie, Reversible guest binding in a non-porous Fe(II) coordination polymer host toggles spin crossover, Chem. Eur. J., 2015, 21 16066-16072.

  8. F. Li, N.F. Sciortino, J.K. Clegg, S.M. Neville and C.J. Kepert, Self-assembly of an Octonuclear High-Spin Fe(II) Molecular Cage, Aust. J. Chem., 2014, 67 1625-1628.

  9. N.F. Sciortino, S.M. Neville, J.-F. Letard, B. Moubaraki, K.S. Murray and C.J. Kepert Thermal and Light-induced Spin Crossover Bistability in a Disrupted Hofmann-like Three Dimensional Framework, Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53 7886-7893.

  10. N.F. Sciortino and S.M. Neville, Two-dimensional Coordination Polymers with Spin Crossover Functionality, Aust. J. Chem., 2014, 67 1553-1562 (invited review article for special issue).

  11. T.D. Keene, M.J. Murphy, J.R. Price, N.F. Sciortino, P.D. Southon and C.J. Kepert, Multifunctional MOFs through CO2 fixation: a metamagnetic kagome lattice with uniaxial zero thermal expansion and reversible guest sorption, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43 14766-14771.

  12. F. Ragon, K. Yaksi, N.F. Sciortino, G. Chastanet, J.-F. Letard, D.M. D’Alessandro, C.J. Kepert and S.M. Neville, Thermal Spin Crossover Behaviour of Two-dimensional Hofmann-type Coordination Polymers Incorporating Photoactive Ligands, Aust. J. Chem., 2014, 67 1563-1573.

  13. N.F. Sciortino, S.M. Neville, C. Desplanches, J.-F. Letard, V. Martinez, J.A. Real, B. Moubaraki, K. Murray and C.J. Kepert, An Investigation of Photo- and Pressure-Induced Effects in a Pair of Isostructural 2-Dimensional Spin Crossover Framework Materials, Chem. Eur. J., 2014, 20 7448-7457.

  14. Y.M. Klein, N.F. Sciortino, F. Ragon, C.E. Housecroft, C.J. Kepert and S.M. Neville, Spin Crossover Intermediate Plateau Stabilization in a Flexible 2-D Hofmann-type Coordination Polymer, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50 3838-3840.

  15. N.F. Sciortino, K.R. Scherl-Gruenwald, G. Chastanet, G.J. Halder, K.W. Chapman, J.-F. Letard and C.J. Kepert Hysteretic three-step spin crossover in a thermo- and photo-chromic 3D pillared Hofmann-type metal-organic framework, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51 9944 (invited artistic journal cover) and 10154-10158 (highlighted article).

  16. F. Li, J.K. Clegg, D.M. D’Alessandro, L. Goux-Capes, N.F. Sciortino, T.D. Keene and C.J. Kepert, Self-assembled Co(II) Molecular Squares Incorporating the Bridging Ligand 4,7-phenanthrolino-5,6:5',6'-pyrazine, Dalton Trans., 2011, 40 12388.

  17. N.F. Sciortino, G.J. Halder, B. Moubaraki, K. Murray, J.-F. Letard and C.J. Kepert, Interplay between Structure and Functional Properties in Spin Crossover Frameworks, Acta Cryst., 2011, A(67) C151.

  18. N.F. Sciortino and C.J. Kepert, Spin-Crossover and Nanoporosity: Magnetic, Structural and Guest-Exchange Studies, Acta Cryst., 2005, A(61) C402.


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