PILIA, LUCA Fellow researcher in Inorganic Chemistry

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1 E UROPEAN CURRICULUM VITAE FORMAT PERSONAL INFORMATION Name PILIA, LUCA WORK EXPERIENCE from June 2010 to October 2012 Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Main activities and responsibilities from April 2004 to May 2010 Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Main activities and responsibilities Marie Curie fellow researcher (from June 2010 to June 2012) and Associate researcher (from June to October 2012) School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, West Mains Road Edinburgh, EH9 3JJ (UK) Research Research activity at the School of Chemistry and at the University of Nagoya (Japan) on molecular materials based on transition metal complexes for optoelectronic and spintronic applications. Fellow researcher in Inorganic Chemistry Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry-Università degli Studi di Cagliari Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato, SS Bivio Sestu, Monserrato Cagliari, Italy Research and teaching - co-responsible of research on synthesis and characterisation of metal complexes with optical, magnetic and/or electrical properties as building blocks of functional materials; collaboration on synthesis and characterisation of new powerful reagent for metals recovery and near-infrared emitters for telecom applications. - tutoring students and teach General Chemistry at the Faculty of Science. EDUCATION AND TRAINING from October 2000 to April 2004 Università degli Studi di Cagliari-PhD Inorganic Chemistry (project: Molecular approach for mono- and multi-functional materials ) Name and type of organisation providing education and training Università degli Studi di Cagliari and Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, Toulouse (France) Page 1 - Curriculum vitae of Pilia, Luca

2 Principal subjects/occupational skills covered - Experience in advances synthesis and characterisation of ligands and transition metal complexes (Cagliari and Toulouse); - synthesis of organic donor (BETS, Toulose); - synthesis by electrocrystallisation and characterisation of multifunctional molecular materials based on organic donors and transition metal complexes; - preparation by electrocrystallisation of thin films of multifunctional molecular materials. from March 1999 to March 2000) Organisation Principal subjects Title of qualification awarded Laurea s stage (thesis: Synthesis and characterisation of metal dithilones ) Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry-Università degli Studi di Cagliari Experience in advances synthesis and characterisation of dithiolene ligands and theirs transition metal complexes. Graduated Summa Cum Laude in Chemistry STAGES from 01 Dec to 23 Dec and from 01 Aug to 19 Nov Prof. Kunio Awaga s group, at the Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, and Research Center of Materials Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya (Japan); founded by EPSRC GLOBAL Project-Edinburgh-Pacific Partnership of Excellence in New Energy Technologies. from 07 Sept to 05 Oct Dr. Neil Robertson s group at the University of Edinburgh (U. K.); project on the New dyes for Solar Cells founded by CRUI-British Council project. from 25 Feb to 8 March 2002 Dr. Carlo Mealli s group at ICCOM-CNR Florence (Italy); to gain new skills on theoretical calculations; stage founded by MIUR. from 20 July 2003 to 27 July 2003 Prof. Eugenio Coronado s group at the University of Valencia (Spain); stage founded by Italy- Spain Integrated Action. from 01 Sept to 31 Dec and from 12 Sept to 05 Apr Dr. Patrick Cassoux s group at the Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS Toulouse (France), to work on mono- and multi-functional materials field; stages founded by an European found for international stages for graduate students, by the PhD School of University of Cagliari and by the Marie Curie fellowship. Page 2 - Curriculum vitae of Pilia, Luca

3 TEACHING EXPERIENCE A. Y. 2001/2002 Tutor for Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory I and II (Chemistry); A. Y. 2002/2003 Tutor for Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory II (Chemistry); A. Y. 2004/2005 Tutor for General and Inorganic Chemistry course (Natural Science); A. Y. 2004/2005 Tutor for Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory II (Chemistry); A. Y. 2005/2006 Teacher of the Stoichiometric Calculations course (Chemistry); A. Y. 2005/2006 Classes for the Inorganic Molecular Materials course (Chemistry); A. Y. 2006/2007 Tutor for the General Chemistry course (Chemistry); A. Y. 2007/2008 Teacher of General and Inorganic Chemistry (Geology); A. Y. 2008/2009 Teacher of General and Inorganic Chemistry (Geology); A. Y. 2009/2010 Teacher of General and Inorganic Chemistry (Techniques of safety in the workplace) Supervision of undergraduate and PhD students Publications - 47 articles in international journals - a chapter in the book The Chemistry of Metal Enolates Jacob Zabicky (Ed.), John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Communications 42 communications (oral or poster) to national or international meetings Patents Process for recovering noble metals from electric and electronic waste, Italian patent n RM2007A (13/02/2007), European patent n EP (13/02/2008) LIST OF PUBLICATIONS [1] F. Frei, A. Rondi, D. Espa, M. L. Mercuri, L. Pilia, A. Serpe, A. Odeh, F. Van Mourik, M. Chergui, T. Feurer, P. Deplano, A. Vlček, Jr., A. Cannizzo, Ultrafast Electronic and Vibrational Relaxations in Mixed-Ligand Dithione-Dithiolene Ni, Pd, and Pt Complexes. Dalton Transactions, published on line, DOI: /C4DT01955E, [2] L. Pilia, M. Pizzotti, F. Tessore, N. Robertson, Nonlinear-optical properties of α-diiminedithiolatonickel(ii) complexes enhanced by electron-withdrawing carboxyl groups. Inorganic Chemistry, 53, , [3] L. Pilia, M. Serri, M. M. Matsushita, K. Awaga, S. Heutz, N. Robertson, Giant Magnetoresistance in a Molecular Thin Film as an Intrinsic Property. Advanced Functional Materials, 24, , [4] D. Espa, L. Pilia, C. Makedonas, L. Marchiò, M. L. Mercuri, A. Serpe, A. Barsella, A. Fort, C. A. Mitsopoulou, P. Deplano, The role of the acceptor in tuning the properties of Metal [M(II) = Ni, Pd, Pt] dithiolato/dithione (donor/acceptor) second-order non-linear chromophores. Combined experimental and theoretical studies. Inorganic Chemistry, 53, , Page 3 - Curriculum vitae of Pilia, Luca

4 [5] D. Espa, L. Pilia, L. Marchiò, M. L. Mercuri, A. Serpe, E. Sessini, P. Deplano, Near-infrared pigments based on ion-pair charge transfer salts of dicationic and dianionic metal-dithiolene [M(II) = Pd, Pt] complexes. Dalton Transactions, 42 (34), pp , [6] L. Pilia, E. Sessini, F. Artizzu, M. Yamashita, A. Serpe, K. Kubo, H. Ito, H. Tanaka, S.-I. Kuroda, J.-I. Yamada, P. Deplano, C. J. Gómez-García, M. L. Mercuri, New BDH-TTP/[M(III)(C 5 O 5 ) 3 ] 3 (M = Fe, Ga) isostructural molecular metals. Inorganic Chemistry, 52 (1), pp , [7] D. Espa, L. Pilia, L. Marchiò, M. Pizzotti, N. Robertson, F. Tessore, M. L. Mercuri, A. Serpe, P. Deplano, Electrochromic second-order NLO chromophores based on M II (M = Ni, Pd, Pt) complexes with diselenolato-dithione (donor-acceptor) ligands. Dalton Transactions, 41 (39), pp , [8] Atzori, M., Sessini, E., Artizzu, F., Pilia, L., Serpe, A., Gómez-García, C.J., Giménez-Saiz, C., Deplano, P., Mercuri, M. L. Synthesis and physical properties of K 4 [Fe(C 5 O 5 )2(H 2 O) 2](HC 5 O 5 ) 2 4H 2 O (C 5 O 2 5 = croconate): A rare example of ferromagnetic coupling via H-bonds. Inorganic Chemistry, 51 (9), pp , 2012 [9] Espa, D., Pilia, L., Marchiò, L., Artizzu, F., Serpe, A., Mercuri, M. L., Simão, D., Almeida, M., Pizzotti, M., Tessore, F., Deplano, P. Mixed-ligand Pt(ii) dithione-dithiolato complexes: Influence of the dicyanobenzodithiolato ligand on the second-order NLO properties. Dalton Transactions, 41 (12), pp , [10] L. Pilia, D. Espa, A. Barsella, A. Fort, C. Makedonas, L. Marchiò, M. L. Mercuri, A. Serpe, C. A. Mitsopoulou and P. Deplano, Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study on Redox-Active d8 Metal Dithione-Dithiolato Complexes Showing Molecular Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Activity. Inorganic Chemistry, 50(20), , 2011, ISSN: [11] D. Espa, L. Pilia, L. Marchiò, M. L. Mercuri, A. Serpe, A. Barsella, A. Fort, S. J. Dalgleish, N. Robertson and P. Deplano, Redox-Switchable Chromophores Based on Metal (Ni, Pd, Pt) Mixed-Ligand Dithiolene Complexes Showing Molecular Second-Order Nonlinear-Optical Activity. Inorganic Chemistry, 50(6), , 2011, ISSN: [12] A. Serpe, F. Artizzu, L. Marchiò, M. L. Mercuri, L. Pilia and P. Deplano, Argentophilic Interactions in Mono-,Di-, and Polymeric Ag(I) Complexes with N,N0-Dimethyl-piperazine-2,3-dithione and Iodide. Crystal Growth & Design, 11 (4), , 2011; ISSN: [13] F. Artizzu, P. Deplano, L. Pilia, A. Serpe, L. Marchiò, K. Bernot, M. L. Mercuri, Croconato-containing M(III) (M = Ga, Er) complexes as potential building blocks for mono/multifunctional molecular materials. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 370, , 2011; ISSN: [14] L. Pilia, F. Artizzu, D. Espa, L. Marchiò, M. L. Mercuri, A. Serpe and P. Deplano, New sulfur-oxygen mixed-donor ligand N,N -dimethyl-piperazine-3-oxo-2-thione (Me2pipto) and its Ni(II) and Fe(II) complexes. Dalton Transactions, 39, , 2010; ISSN: [15] G. Bruno, M. Almeida, F. Artizzu, J. C. Dias, M. L. Mercuri, L. Pilia, C. Rovira, X. Ribas, A. Serpe and P. Deplano, Innocence and noninnocence of the ligands in bis(pyrazine-2,3-dithiolate and diselonate) d 8 metal complexes. A theoretical and experimental study for the Cu(III), Au(III) and Ni(II) cases. Dalton Transactions, 39, , 2010; ISSN: [16] P. Deplano, L. Pilia, D. Espa, M. L. Mercuri, A. Serpe, Square-planar d8 metal mixed-ligand dithiolene complexes as second order nonlinear optical chromophores: Structure/property relationship. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 254, , 2010; ISSN: [17] M. L. Mercuri, P. Deplano, L. Pilia, A. Serpe, F. Artizzu, Interactions Modes and Physical Properties in Transition Metal Chalcogenolene-based Molecular Materials. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 254, , 2010; ISSN: Page 4 - Curriculum vitae of Pilia, Luca

5 [18] S. Dalgleish, C. A. Morrison, D. S. Middlemiss, A. R. Mount, A. Collins, L. Pilia, P. Deplano, M. L. Mercuri, A. Serpe, P. J. Murphy, N. Robertson, Synthesis, Structure and Spectroscopic Properties of a New Class of Polymerisable Nickel Dithiolenes. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 19, , 2009; ISSN: [19] L. Pilia, F. Artizzu, C. Faulmann, M. L. Mercuri, A. Serpe and P. Deplano, Square-planar d 8 metal pushpull dithiolene complexes: Synthesis and Characterization of [Pd(Me 2 pipdt)(dmit)]. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 12, , 2009; ISSN: [20] P. Deplano, L. Marchiò, F. Artizzu, M. L. Mercuri, L. Pilia, G. Pintus, A. Serpe, E. B. Yagubskii, Squareplanar mixed ligand nickel dithiolenes as second order non-linear chromophores: synthesis and characterisation of [Ni(Me2pipdt)(dddt)]. Monatshefte fur Chemie - Chemical Monthly, 140, 775, 2009; ISSN: [21] M. Salidu, F. Artizzu, P. Deplano, M. L. Mercuri, L. Pilia, A. Serpe, L. Marchiò, G. Concas and F. Congiu, Self-assembly supramolecular architectures of Chromium (III) complexes using croconate as building block. Dalton Transactions, , ISSN: [22] G. Bruno, M. Almeida, D. Simão, M. L. Mercuri, L. Pilia, A. Serpe and P. Deplano, Peculiar Electronic and Vibrational Properties of Metal-Dithiolenes (Ni, Au) Based on 1,2,5-Thiadiazole-3,4-Dithiolato. Dalton Transactions, , 2009; ISSN: [23] F. Artizzu, K. Bernot, A. Caneschi, E. Coronado, J. M. Clemente-Juan, L. Marchiò, M. L. Mercuri, L. Pilia, A. Serpe, A. Caneschi, and P. Deplano, Synthesis, structure, spectroscopic studies and magnetic properties of tetrakis Gd(III) 5,7-dichloro-8-quinolinolate]. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, , 2008; ISSN: [24] A. Serpe, F. Artizzu, M. L. Mercuri, L. Pilia, P. Deplano, Charge transfer complexes of dithioxamides with dihalogens as powerful reagents in the dissolution of noble metals. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 252, , 2008; ISSN: [25] E. A. M. Geary, L. J. Yellowlees, S. Parsons, L. Pilia, A. Serpe, M. L. Mercuri, P. Deplano, S. J. Clark and N. Robertson, Influence of the R-substituents on the properties of [Ni(R 2 pipdt)(dmit)] complexes and crystal structure where R = CH 2 C 6 H 5. Dalton Transactions, , 2007; ISSN: [26] F. Artizzu, L. Marchiò, M. L. Mercuri, L. Pilia, A. Serpe, F. Quochi, R. Orrù, F. Cordella, M. Saba, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni and P. Deplano, New Insights on Near-Infrared Emitters Based on Er-quinolinolate Complexes: Synthesis, Characterisation, Structural and Photophysical Properties. Advanced Functional Materials, 17, , 2007; ISSN: X. [27] E. Coronado, S. Curreli, C. Giménez-Saiz, C. J. Gomez-Garcia, P. Deplano, M. L. Mercuri, A. Serpe, L. Pilia, C. Faulmann, E. Canadell, New BEDT-TTF/[Fe(C 5 O 5 ) 3 ] 3- Hybrid System: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Physical Properties of a Chirality-Induced Phase and a Novel Molecular Magnetic. Inorganic Chemistry, 46(11), , 2007, ISSN: [28] C. J. Gomez-Garcia, E. Coronado, S. Curreli, C. Giménez-Saiz, P. Deplano, M. L. Mercuri, L. Pilia, A. Serpe, C. Faulmann, E. Canadell, A chirality-induced alpha phase and a novel molecular magnetic metal in the BEDT-TTF/tris(croconate)ferrate(III) hybrid molecular system. Chemical Communications., , 2006; ISSN: [29] P. Deplano, C. Faulmann, M. L. Mercuri, L. Pilia, M. Salidu, A. Serpe, Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Properties of the semiconducting salts (TTF) 2 [Ni(dtcr) 2 ] and (ET) 2 [Ni(dtcr) 2 ] based on the [Ni(dtcr) 2 ] dianions (dtcr = dithiocroconate). Dalton Transactions, , 2006; ISSN: [30] F. Bigoli, P. Deplano, M. L. Mercuri, L. Marchiò, L. Pilia, A. Serpe, G. Concas, F. Congiu, S. Sanna, Structure and Characterization of [Pt(Me 2 pipdt) 2 ][Pt(mnt) 2 ] 2 and its Unusual Magnetic Properties Page 5 - Curriculum vitae of Pilia, Luca

6 Associated with a Non-Regular One-Dimensional [Pt(mnt) 2 ] Stack. Chemical Physics Letters, 421, , 2006; ISSN: [31] S. Curreli, P. Deplano, C. Faulmann, M. L. Mercuri, L. Pilia, A. Serpe, E. F. Trogu, E. Coronado, C. J. Gómez-García, Synthesis, crystal structures and magnetic properties of mononuclear tris(croconate)- ferrate(iii) complexes. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 359, , 2006; ISSN: [32] F. Quochi, R. Orrù, F. Cordella, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, F. Artizzu, P. Deplano, M. L. Mercuri, L. Pilia, A. Serpe, Near infrared light emission quenching in organolanthanide complexes. Journal of Applied Physics, , 2006; ISSN: [33] F. Artizzu, P. Deplano, L. Marchiò, M. L. Mercuri, L. Pilia, A. Serpe, F. Quochi, R. Orrù, F. Cordella, F. Meinardi, R. Tubino, A. Mura, G. Bongiovanni, Structure and emission properties of Er 3 Q 9 (Q=8- quinolinolate). Inorganic Chemistry, 44(4), , 2005; ISSN: [34] A. Serpe, F. Bigoli, M. C. Cabras, P. Fornasiero, M. Graziani, M. L. Mercuri, T. Montini, L. Pilia, E. F. Trogu, P. Deplano, Pd-Dissolution through a mild and effective one-step reaction and its application for Pd-recovery from spent catalytic converters. Chemical Communications, , 2005; ISSN: [35] P. Deplano, M. L. Mercuri L. Marchiò, L. Pilia, M. Salidu, A. Serpe, F. Congiu,S. Sanna, Electro- Conducting Properties of Charge-Transfer Salts based on Cationic and Anionic Platinum Dithiolenes. Crystal Structure of [Pt(Me 2 pipdt) 2 ][Pt(dtcr) 2 ]. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, , 2005, ISSN: [36] L. Pilia, I. Malfant, D. de Caro, F. Senocq, A. Zwick, and L. Valade, Conductive Thin Films of θ- (BETS) 4 [Fe(CN) 5 NO] on Silicon Electrodes - New Perspectives on Charge Transfer Salts. New Journal of Chemistry, 28(1),52-55, 2004; ISSN: [37] S. Curreli, P. Deplano, M. L. Mercuri, L. Pilia, A. Serpe, J. A. Schluter, M. A. Whited, U. Geiser, E. Coronado, C. J. Gòmez-Garcìa, E. Canadell, Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Physical Properties of (ET)[Ni(tdas) 2 ]: The First Monomeric [Ni(tdas) 2 ] - Monoanion. (tdas = 1,2,5-thiadiazole-3,4-dithiolate). Inorganic Chemistry, 43(6), , 2004; ISSN: [38] P. Deplano, M. L. Mercuri, L. Marchiò, L. Pilia, M. Salidu, A. Serpe, E. Tronci, Salts of Cationic Platinum Dithiolenes with Anionic Platinum Complexes. Structural Characterisation of [Pt(Me 2 pipdt) 2 ][Pt(SCN) 4 ] (Me 2 pipdt=n,n -dimethyl-piperazine-2,3-dithione). Inorganica Chimca Acta, 357(5), , 2004; ISSN: [39] M. L. Mercuri, S. Curreli, P. Deplano, L. Pilia; A. Serpe, E. F. Trogu, J. A. Schluter, E. Coronado, C. J. Gòmez-Garcìa, E. Canadell, Molecular Materials whit conducting and Magnetic Properties based on ET and [M(tdas) 2 ] X- Dithiolenes. Journal de Physique IV, 114, , 2004; ISSN: [40] S. Curreli, P. Deplano, C. Faulmann, A. Ienco, C. Mealli, M. L. Mercuri, L. Pilia, G. Pintus, A. Serpe, E. F. Trogu, Electronic factors affecting second-order NLO properties: Case study of four different push-pull bisdithiolene nickel complexes. Inorganic Chemistry, 43(16), , 2004; ISSN: [41] I. Malfant, C. Faulmann, L. Kushch, M.-E. Sanchez, L. Pilia, B. Garreau de Bonneval, P. Cassoux, M.-L. Doublet, New salts derived from organic donor molecules with long-living excited states counter-ions. Synthetic Metals, , , 2003; ISSN: [42] L. Cau, P. Do, L. Marchiò, M. L. Mercuri, L. Pilia, A. Serpe and E. F. Trogu, New powerful reagents based on dihalogen, N,N -dimethyl-perhydrodiazepine-2,3-dithione adducts for gold dissolution: the IBr case. Dalton Transactions, , 2003; ISSN: Page 6 - Curriculum vitae of Pilia, Luca

7 [43] P. Deplano, L. Marchiò, M. L. Mercuri, L. Pilia, A. Serpe, E. F. Trogu, New Nickel Dithio-/diseleno-lene Complexes Obtained by Selenation of 1,2,5-thiadiazole-3,4-dichloro. X-ray Structure of (Bu 4 N) 2 [Ni(C 2 N 2 S 2. 2 Se 0. 8 ) 2 ]. Polyhedron, 22, , 2003; ISSN: [44] S. Curreli, P. Deplano, M. L. Mercuri, L. Pilia, A. Serpe, F. Bigoli, M. A. Pellinghelli, E. Coronado, C. J. Gómez-García and E. Canadell, A New Conducting Molecular Solid Based on the Magnetic [Ni(DMF)6] Cation and on [Ni(dsit)2] 2 (dsit = 1,3-dithiole-2-thione-4,5-diselenolate) Showing an Unprecedented Anion Packing. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 168(2), , 2002; ISSN: [45] F. Bigoli, P. Deplano, M. L. Mercuri, M. A. Pellinghelli, L. Pilia, G. Pintus, A.Serpe, E. F. Trogu, Ion Pair Charge-Transfer Complexes between Anionic and Cationic Metal- Dithiolenes [M=Pd, Pt]. Inorganic Chemistry, 41, , 2002; ISSN: [46] L. Pilia, C. Faulmann, I. Malfant, V. Collière, M. L. Mercuri, P Deplano and P. Cassoux, BETS 2 [Fe(tdas) 2 ] 2 : a new metal in the molecular conductor family. Acta Crystallographica, C58, 240- m242, 2002; ISSN: [47] F. Bigoli, C.-T. Chen, P. Deplano, M. L. Mercuri, M. A. Pellinghelli, L. Pilia, G. Pintus, E. F Trogu, [Ni(R 2 pipdt) 2 ](BF 4 ) 2 (R 2 pipdt = 1,4-disubstituted-piperazine-3,2-dithione) as useful precursors of mixedligand dithiolenes of interest for non-linear optics. Chemical Communications., 2246, 2001; ISSN: Page 7 - Curriculum vitae of Pilia, Luca