Paul McGonigal
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Supramolecular and Physical Organic Chemist. Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Oxford
Fantastic summary by
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of our recent paper about state-independent electrolytes -
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
. The self-assembly of diffuse aromatic cations is key to maintaining the conducivity across phase transitions.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Would you DARE đ± to get a TATTOO of your target molecule before youâve made it? Moheb, you brought energy and passion into this project. It wasnât the tattoo that made it happen, but it symbolizes your spirit to never give up! Congrats!!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Oxford Chemistry electrolyte research in Quad Research led by
@paul-mcgonigal.bsky.social
, featured in Oxfordâs alumni magazine Quad, reveals new state-independent electrolytes with solid-state, liquid-like ion transport. alumni.ox.ac.uk/article/hail-the-designer-electrolyte
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For this organic charge carrier, conductivity is more than just a phase!
@paul-mcgonigal.bsky.social
and team devised a clever new material that keeps ions flowing in more-ordered states of matter, thanks to diffused charges and a lil ordered chaos:
cen.acs.org/materials/el...
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This molecule conducts charge like a liquid, even when itâs a solid
Loose ion pairing helps this organic electrolyte maintain conductivity through phase changes
https://cen.acs.org/materials/electronic-materials/organic-electrolyte-liquid-solid-ion-conductivity/103/web/2025/12
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When liquids freeze, ions normally grind to a halt â but not in our new materials! Our latest paper in
@science.org
shows how organic salts can keep the same ionic conductivity mechanism as they transform from liquid to solid. đ
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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RSC MASC
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đŁ Announcement đŁ We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Bob Hay Lectureship đ has been awarded to Prof Paul McGonigal âfor his use of geometric and ionic frustration to engineer dynamic processes in functional molecules and materials." Congratulations, Paul!
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Read the full report of the latest MASC meeting held in December 2024 at the University of York, available open access for 1 year! Next stop: the Open University, 15-16 Dec 2025
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, Victor Chechik,
@paul-mcgonigal.bsky.social
,
@professor-dave.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1061...
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MASC 2024: discipline-spanning science with supramolecular chemistry at its core
Supramolecular chemistry research is wide and varied, touching upon areas as diverse as molecular machines, soft materials, proteinâsubstrate interactions, optoelectronics and energy storage. This ...
https://doi.org/10.1080/10610278.2025.2502633
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Our latest paper shows emissive organic cations can be brought together by certain counterions, giving emission from the monomer, excimer or dimer state
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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CounterionâMediated Luminophore Dimerization
Emissive organic salts have long been integral to the discovery of fluorescence phenomena and functional luminescent dyes. Typically, one component of the salt acts as the photoactive unit (luminopho...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202505433
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