Minasian Lab

The central goal of our research is to control behavior in complex inorganic systems by coupling the development of new conceptual models of bonding and electronic structure to the discovery of novel approaches in inorganic synthesis.

For information about available positions in the Minasian Research Lab, email sgminasian@lbl.gov or call +1 510-486-5352

Recent Publications

Realization of Organocerium-Based Fullerene Molecular Materials Showing Mott Insulator-Type Behavior

Pragati Pandey, Xiaoyu Wang, Himanshu Gupta, Patrick W.Smith, Ekaterina Lapsheva, Patrick J. Carroll, Alexandra M.Bacon, Corwin H. Booth, Stefan G. Minasian*, Jochen Autschbach*, Eva Zurek*, Eric J. Schelter*

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces., 2024, in press. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c18766

Identification of an X-Band Clock Transition in Cp′3Pr Enabled by a 4f25d1 Configuration

Patrick W. Smith, Jakub Hrubý, William J. Evans, Stephen Hill*, and Stefan G. Minasian*

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 9, 5781-5785. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12725

 A Uranium(II) Arene Complex That Acts as a Uranium(I) Synthon

Mark D. Straub, Erik T. Ouellette, Michael A. Boreen, R. David Britt, Khetpakorn Chakarawet, Iskander Douair, Colin A. Gould, Laurent Maron, Iker Del Rosal, David Villarreal, Stefan G. Minasian,* and John Arnold*

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 47, 19748–19760. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c07854