Awards and Activities
Utah Award From the Central Utah & Salt Lake Sections of the American Chemical Society, 2004
Gerhard M.J Scmidt Lecturer, Weizmann Institute of Science, 2003
Distinguished Research/Creative Award, 2001 University of Utah
American Chemical Society Award for Chemistry of Materials , 2000
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellow, 2000
Wayne State University, Distinguished Alumni Award, 1998
Manchot Research Professor, Technical University of Münich, 1996
Visiting Scientist, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 1985, 1996
Industrial Fellow, Northwestern University Material Research Center,1991-93
Visiting Professor of Chemistry, Universite de Paris-Sud, 1991;
University of Pennsylvania, 1988; University of California, Irvine, 1981
Advisory Boards, Advanced Materials; Inorganic Chemistry; Chemistry
A European Journa l; Inorganic Synthesis Corporation

Research Interests 
New materials based upon molecular chemistry are the focus of our group's research activities. We strive towards the preparation and characterization of new materials with fascinating magnetic, electrical, and optical properties. At the present time, our major effort is to prepare magnets based on molecular/organic/polymeric chemistry. We have demonstrated that systems comprising radical cations and anions such as those with alternating chain structures, may exhibit ferromagnetic coupling and in some cases are bulk (3-D) ferromagnets. The tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) radical anion salt of decamethyl-ferrocene is a magnet with a T c of 4.8 K,. Furthermore, on a mole basis they are significantly stronger magnets than iron metal.

This led us to react bis(benzene)vanadium with TCNE, and an exciting new magnet with an unexpected T c above room temperature that was prepared. We have also identified a new class of molecule-based magnets based on Mn(porphyrin)(TCNE) and exciting new materials with unexpected magnetic properties are evolving. We are studying the intradimer bonding that occurs for p -[TCNE] that has a 2.9 Å intradimer separation, and an unusual 2-electron 4-C atom bond. This bonding arrangement gives rise to an additional CN vibration as well as a new CC vibration. Related dimers are being studied.

Our multidisciplinary research targets projects aimed to understand the structure-function relationship to ultimately enable the preparation of stable, technologically useful, high-Tc molecule-based and/or polymeric magnets.

Selected Publications 

• Thin Film V[TCNE]x Magnets, K.I. Prokhodnya, A.J. Epstein, J.S. Miller, Adv. Mater. 2000 , 12,410.

• Chemical Reduction of 2,4,6-Tricyano-1,3,5-triazine and 1,3,5-Tricyanobenzene. Formation of the 4,4',6,6'-Tetracyano-2,2'-bitriazine and its Radical Anion, R. E. Del Sesto, A. M. Arif, J. J. Novoa, I. Anusiewicz, P. Skurski, J. Simons, B. C. Dunn, E. M. Eyring, J. S. Miller, J. Org. Chem. 2003 , 68, 3367.

• Exceptionally Long ( > 2.9 Å) CC Bonding Interactions in p -[TCNE] 2 2 - dimers: Electron - 4 Center Cation-mediated CC Bonding Interactions Involving p * Electrons, R. E. Del Sesto, J. S. Miller, J. J. Novoa, P. Lafuente, Chem. Eur. J. 2002 , 8, 4894

• Enhancement of the Magnetic Ordering Temperature (and Air Stability) of a Mixed Valent Vanadium Hexacyanochromate(III) Magnet to 99 *C (372 K), Ø. Hatlevik, W.E. Buschmann, J. Zhang, J.L. Manson, J.S. Miller, Adv. Mater. 1999 , 11 , 914.
• Designer Magnets, J.S. Miller, A.J. Epstein, Chem. & Eng. News, 1995 , 73 (#40), 30.
• Organic and Organometallic Magnetic Materials Designer Magnets, J.S. Miller, A.J. Epstein, Angew. Chem. Internat. Ed . 1994 , 33 , 385.
• Cyanil, Synthesis and Characterization of the Strongest Isolated Electron Acceptor and its Reduced Forms, Vazquez, J.C. Calabrese, D.A. Dixon and J.S. Miller, J. Org. Chem. 1993 , 58 , 65.
• meso-(Tetraphenylporphyrinato)manganese III Tetracyanoethenide [Mn III TPP][TCNE]. A Linear Chain Magnet with a T c of 18 K, J.S. Miller, J.C. Calabrese, R.S. McLean, A.J. Epstein, Adv. Mater. 1992 , 4 , 498.
• A Room Temperature Molecular/Organic-Based Magnet, J.M. Manriquez, G.T. Yee, R.S. McLean, A.J. Epstein, J.S. Miller, "," Science 1991 ,, 252 , 1415.
• Hexaazaoctadecahydrocoronene, HOC. Structural and Physical Properties of [HOC] n (n = 0, 1+, 2+, 3+, 4+), J.S. Miller, D.A. Dixon, J.C. Calabrese, C. Vazquez, P.J. Krusic, M.D. Ward, E. Wasserman, R.L. Harlow, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1990 , 112 , 381.
• Molecular Electronics. J.S. Miller, Adv. Mater. 1990 , 2, 378 ; 495; 601.
• One-Dimensional Inorganic Complexes, J.S. Miller, A.J. Epstein, Prog. Inorg. Chem. 1976 , 20 , 1.