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short CV

Manuel Souto Salom (Valencia, 1988) is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro and CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials. He holds a double degree in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from the University of Valencia (Spain) and from the École de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux (ECPM) de Strasbourg (France), respectively, doing a research internship at PLAPIQUI (Argentina). He also obtained a Master in Molecular and Supramolecular Chemistry from the University of Strasbourg performing his Master thesis at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST, Lisbon). In 2016, he obtained his PhD in Materials Science (triple award-winning thesis) at Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) under the supervision of Prof. J. Veciana developing new molecular materials based on organic radicals for different applications in electronics (molecular switches, conductors and rectifiers) conducting two research stays at the National University of Singapore (NUS, Prof. C. Nijhuis group) and at the University of Antwerp. In 2017, he started to work as postdoctoral researcher (Juan de la Cierva fellowship) in the group of Dr. G. Mínguez and Prof. E. Coronado at the Institute of Molecular Science (ICMol-University of Valencia) designing new TTF-based Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs). His main current research interest is the design and synthesis of new functional electroactive porous frameworks (MOFs & COFs) based on redox-active building blocks for different applications in electronics. He is first author and/or corresponding author on 18 of 31 scientific articles in international peer-reviewed multidisciplinary high impact journals and has contributed to about 20 international/national conferences.

selected publications

- Electrically Conductive Covalent Organic Frameworks: Bridging the Fields of Organic Metals and 2D Materials. M. Souto*, D. F. Perepichka, J. Mater. Chem. C 2021, Just Accepted. Invited contribution. Part of the thematic issue "Materials for molecular electronics and magnetism" dedicated to Prof. J. Veciana and Prof. C. Rovira. Link to article.

- Hexakis-Adducts of [60]Fullerene as Molecular Scaffolds of Polynuclear Spin-Crossover Molecules. M. Palacios-Corella, J. Ramos-Soriano, M. Souto, D. Ananias, J. Calbo, E. Ortí, B. M. Illescas, M. Clemente-León, N. Martín, E. Coronado. Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 757-766. Link to article.

Chem Sci 2020

- Electroactive Organic Building Blocks for the Chemical Design of Functional Porous Frameworks (MOFs & COFs) in Electronics. M. Souto*, K. Strutynski, M. Melle-Franco, J. Rocha. Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 10912–10935. Selected as Review Showcase and Frontspiece in 8th EuChemS special issue. Link to article.

- Electronic, Structural and Functional Versatility in Tetrathiafulvalene-Lanthanide Metal-Organic Frameworks. J. Castells-Gil, S. Mañas-Valero, I. J. Vitorica-Yrezabal, D. Ananias, J. Rocha, R. Santiago, S. T. Bromley, J. J. Baldoví, E. Coronado, M. Souto*, G. Mínguez Espallargas. Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 12636–12643. Hot Paper. Link to article.

- Design of cost-efficient and photocatalytically active Zn-based MOFs decorated with Cu₂O nanoparticles for CO₂ methanation. M. Cabrero-Antonino, S. Remiro-Buenamañana, M. Souto, A. A. García-Valdivia, D. Choquesillo-Lazarte, S. Navalón, A. Rodríguez-Diéguez, G. Mínguez Espallargas, H. García. Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 10932-10935. Link to article.

- Charge transfer interactions between fullerenes and a mesoporous tetrathiafulvalene-based metal-organic framework. M. Souto*, J. Calbo, S. Mañas-Valero, A. Walsh, G. Mínguez Espallargas. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1883-1893. Part of the thematic issue "New directions for nanoporous materials". Link to article.

- Influence of interpenetration on the flexibility of MUV-2. M. Vicent-Morales, I. J. Vitórica-Yrezábal, M. Souto*, G. Mínguez Espallargas. CrystEngComm 2019, 21, 3031-3035. Link to article.

- Breathing-Dependent Redox Activity in a Tetrathiafulvale-Based Metal-Organic Framework. M. Souto, J. Romero, J. Calbo, I. J. Vitorica-Yrezabal, J. L. Zafra, J. Casado, E. Ortí, A. Walsh, G. Mínguez Espallargas. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 10562-10569. Link to article.

- A Highly Stable and Hierarchical Tetrathiafulvalene-based Metal-Organic Framework with Improved Performance as Solid Catalyst. M. Souto, A. Santiago-Portillo, M. Palomino, I. Vitorica-Yrezabal, B. J. C. Vieira, J. C. Waerenborgh, S. Valencia, S. Navalón, F. Rey, H. García, G. Mínguez Espallargas. Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 2413-2418. Front cover. Link to article and press release.

- Role of the open-shell character in the pressure-induced conductivity in an organic radical D-A dyad. M. Souto, M. C. Gullo, H. Cui, N. Casati, F. Montisci, H. O. Jeschke, R. Valentí, I. Ratera, C. Rovira, J. Veciana. Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 5500-5505. Link to article.

- Influence of the Donor Unit on the Rectification Ratio in Tunnel Junctions Based on D-A SAMs using PTM Units as Acceptors. M. Souto, V. Díez-Cabanes, L. Yuan, A. Kyvik, I. Ratera, C. A. Nijhuis, J. Cornil, J. Veciana. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2018, 20, 25638-25647. Selected as 2018 PCCP Hot Articles. Link to article.

- Conflicting evidence for ferroelectricity. G. D’Avino, M. Souto, M. Masino, J. K. H. Fischer, I. Ratera, X. Fontrodona, G. Giovannetti, M. J. Verstraete, A. Painelli, P. Lunkenheimer, J. Veciana, A. Girlando. Nature 2017, 547, E9-E10. Link to article and press release.

- Tuning the Rectification Ratio by Changing the Electronic Nature (Open-Shell and Closed-Shell) in Donor-Acceptor SAMs. M. Souto, L. Yuan, D. Morales, L. Jiang, I. Ratera, C. Nijhuis, J. Veciana. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 4262-4265. Link to article.

- Tetrathiafulvalene–Polychlorotriphenylmethyl Dyads: Influence of Bridge and Open-Shell Characteristics on Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties. M. Souto, J. Calbo, I. Ratera, E. Ortí, J. Veciana. Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 11067-11075. Link to article.

- TTF-PTM dyads: from switched molecular self-assembly to radical conductors in solid state. M. Souto, C. Rovira, I. Ratera, J. Veciana. CrystEngComm 2017, 19, 197-206. Front cover. Link to article.

- Pressure-Induced Conductivity Conductivity in a Neutral Non-Planar Spin-Localized Radical. M. Souto, H. Cui, M. Peña-Álvarez, V. G. Baonza, H. O. Jeschke, M. Tomic, R. Valentí, D. Blasi, I. Ratera, C. Rovira, J. Veciana. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 11517-11525. Link to article and press release.

- Three Redox States of a Diradical A-D-A Triad: Gating the Magnetic Coupling and the Electron Delocalization. M. Souto, V. Lloveras, S. Vela, M. Fumanal, I. Ratera, J. Veciana. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2016, 7,2234-2239. Link to article.

- Self-assembled architectures with segregated donor and acceptor units of a dyad based on a monopyrrolo-annulated TTF-PTM radical. M. Souto, M. Solano, I. Ratera, M. Jensen, D. Bendixen, F. Delchiaro, A. Girlando, A. Painelli, J. O. Jeppesen, C. Rovira and J. Veciana. Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 8816-8825. Link to article.

- Intramolecular electron transfer and charge delocalization in bistable donor–acceptor systems based on perchlorotriphenylmethyl radicals linked to ferrocene and tetrathiafulvalene units. M. Souto*, D. Morales, J. Guasch, I. Ratera, C. Rovira, A. Painelli, and J. Veciana. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2014,27, 465-469. Front cover. Link to article.

- Thermomagnetic Molecular System Based on a TTF-PTM Radical. M. Souto, J. Guasch, V. Lloveras, P. Mayorga, J. T. López Navarrete, J. Casado, I. Ratera, C. Rovira, A. Painelli, J. Veciana. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2013, 4, 2721-2726. Link to article.

- Intra- and Intermolecular Charge Transfer in Aggregates of Tetrathiafulvalene-Triphenylmethyl Radical Derivatives in Solution. J. Guasch, L. Grisanti, M. Souto, V. Lloveras, J. Vidal-Gancedo, I. Ratera, A. Painelli, C. Rovira, J. Veciana. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 6958-6967. Link to article.

- Induced Self-assembly of a Tetrathiafulvalene-based Open-Shell Dyad through an Intramolecular Electron Transfer. J. Guasch, L. Grisanti, V. Lloveras, J. Vidal-Gancedo, M. Souto, D. Morales, M. Vilaseca, C. Sissa, A. Painelli, I. Ratera, C. Rovira and J. Veciana. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 1-6 . Link to article.

Awards and fellowships

European Award on Molecular Magnetism Doctoral Thesis (ADocMolMag 2020). European Institute of Molecular Magnetism (EIMM).
PhD Extraordinary Award. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).
First runner-up NanoMatMol PhD Award. Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ) and Spanish Royal Society of Physics (RSEF).
Juan de la Cierva-Formación and APOSTD postdoctoral Fellowships. Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness.
FPU and JAE PhD Fellowships. Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and Spanish Research Council (CSIC).
Fellowships granted for R&D internship programs. (Boussole Alsace and Erasmus Internship Program).
Scholarship to obtain a double degree in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (only two granted per year). University of Valencia and ECPM of Strasbourg.

CONFERENCES

5 invited talks, 8 oral contributions and 7 poster presentations to national and international conferences such as EsMolNa (2012, Cuenca), ECMM (2013, Karlsruhe), ISCOM (2015, Bad Gögging), ICMM (2016, Sendai, Invited as Rising Star), EuCheMS (2016, Sevilla), EuroMOF (2017, Delft), docMOF (2018, Raitenhaslach), ENMM (2018, Torremolinos, Invited by RSEQ), ACIN (2018, Namur), HYMA (2019, Sitges), ISCOM (2019, Tomar), Future Materials (2020, Lisbon, Invited), EsMolNa (2021, Benidorm, Invited), (ENSPQ, 2021, Braga, Invited).

Teaching activity

Professor of General Chemistry Laboratory. 1^st year of "Eng. Física" and "Eng. do Ambiente". 6h/week. 2021 (84 hours).
Professor of Biophysical Chemistry. 2^nd year of “Licenciatura em Bioquímica" and "Biotecnologia”, Universidade de Aveiro (UA), 6h/week. 2020 (84 hours).
Professor of Physical Chemistry Laboratory. 3^rd year of “Licenciatura em Bioquímica” (Biochemistry) and "Engenharia Química" (Chemical Engineering), Universidade de Aveiro (UA), 6h/week. 2019 (78 hours), 2020 (72 hours).
Professor of General Chemistry Laboratory. 1^st year of “Grado en Biotecnología” (Biotechnology), Universidad de Valencia (UV), 2018 (30 hours).
Professor of General Chemistry Laboratory. 1^st year of “Grado en Farmacia” (Pharmacy), Universidad de Valencia (UV), 2018 (15 hours).
Professor of Experimentation in Chemistry. 2nd year of “Grado de Química” (Chemistry), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), 2016 (32 hours).
Experience supervising 2 PhD students, 2 young researchers (BI), 4 Master theses in Chemistry (one marked with honours), 6 final year projects in Chemistry and 2 Erasmus students.
Training program: "Docência +" (Ed. 2020). Universidade do Minho - Universidade de Aveiro.

outreach activities

Member of the coordinating team of Ciencia en el Parlamento. First meeting between scientists and politicians at the Spanish Parliament (2018) (similar to other events such Science Meets Parliament at the Australian and European Parliaments) to promote the scientific assessment in Spain. The initiative and the creation of an Office of Scientific Assessment have been recently highlighted in Nature.
Regular contributor to The Huffington Post, Principia, El Periódico de Catalunya, The Conversation, Ciencia para llevar and Naukas blogs.
Creation of Periodic Table of Marvel to be used as mnemonic for young students to help them memorize the elements. Hightlighted in La SER and Business Insider.
Author of the article "Using Pop-Culture to Engage Students in the Classroom" (J. Chem. Educ. 2021, 98, 896-906). Highlighted in C&EN.
Organisation and participation in open-door scientific events for children and general public (Expociencia, 10alamenos9 Nanoscience Festival, European Researcher's Night).
Participation in the congress Comunicación y Divulgación Centífica (Madrid, 2018).
Selected to participate in a roundtable with Martin Schulz (Barcelona 2013).

REVIEWING ACTIVITY

Reviewer in Acc. Chem. Res., Coord. Chem. Rev., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., CrystEngComm. Certificate of completion of the course ACS Reviewer Lab.

membership

Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Spanish Royal Society of Chemsitry (RSEQ) and Portuguese Chemical Society (SPQ).

Publications

Hexakis-adducts of [60]fullerene as molecular scaffolds of polynuclear spin-crossover molecules

M. Palacios-Corella, J. Ramos-Soriano, M. Souto, D. Ananias, J. Calbo, E. Ortí, B. M. Illescas, M. Clemente-León, N. Martín, E. Coronado
2021, Chem. Sci., 12, 757-766.

Using Pop-Culture to Engage Students in the Classroom

Nicolas Dietrich, Mélanie Jimenez, Manuel Souto, Aaron W. Harrison, Christophe Coudret, Eric Olmos
2021, J. Chem. Educ., 98, 896-906.

Electroactive Organic Building Blocks for the Chemical Design of Functional Porous Frameworks (MOFs and COFs) in Electronics

Souto, M; Strutynski, K; Melle-Franco, M; Rocha, J
2020, CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 26, 48, 10912-10935.
ISBN: 1521-3765

Interpenetrated Luminescent Metal-Organic Frameworks based on 1H-Indazole-5-carboxylic Acid

Garcia-Valdivia, AA; Perez-Mendoza, M; Choquesillo-Lazarte, D; Cepeda, J; Fernandez, B; Souto, M; Gonzalez-Tejero, M; Garcia, JA; Espallargas, GM; Rodriguez-Dieguez, A
2020, CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN, 20, 7, 4550-4560.
ISBN: 1528-7505

Two-dimensional self-assembly and electrical properties of the donor-acceptor tetrathiafulvalene-polychlorotriphenylmethyl radical on graphite substrates

J. Guasch, N. Crivillers, M. Souto, I. Ratera, C. Rovira, P. Samorì, J. Veciana
2019, J. Appl. Phys. , 125, 142909.

Influence of interpenetration on the flexibility of MUV-2

M. Vicent-Morales, I. J. Vitórica-Yrezábal, M. Souto*, G. Mínguez Espallargas
2019, CrystEngComm, 21, 3031-3035.

Reversible switching of the Au(111) work function by near infrared irradiation with a bistable SAM based on a radical donor–acceptor dyad

V. Díez-Cabanes, A. Gómez, M. Souto, N. González-Pato, J. Cornil, J. Veciana, I. Ratera
2019, J. Mater. Chem. C, 7, 7418-7428.

Charge-transfer interactions between fullerenes and a mesoporous tetrathiafulvalene-based metal–organic framework

M. Souto, J. Calbo, S. Mañas-Valero, A. Walsh, G. Mínguez Espallargas
2019, Beilstein J. Nanotechnol., 10, 1883-1893.

Design of cost-efficient and photocatalytically active Zn-based MOFs decorated with Cu2O nanoparticles for CO2 methanation

M. Carbrero-Antonino, S. Remiro-Buenmañana, M. Souto, A. A. García-Valdivia, D. Choquesillo-Lazarte, S. Navalón, A. Rodríguez-Diéguez, G. Mínguez Espallargas, H. García
2019, Chem. Commun. , 55, 10932-10935.

Electronic, Structural and Functional Versatility in Tetrathiafulvalene-Lanthanide Metal-Organic Frameworks

Castells-Gil, J; Manas-Valero, S; Vitorica-Yrezabal, IJ; Ananias, D; Rocha, J; Santiago, R; Bromley, ST; Baldovi, JJ; Coronado, E; Souto, M; Minguez Espallargas, G
2019, CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 25, 54, 12636-12643.
ISBN: 1521-3765

Influence of the donor unit on the rectification ratio in tunnel junctions based on donor–acceptor SAMs using PTM units as acceptors

M. Souto, V. Díez-Cabanes, L. Yuan, A. Kyvik, I. Ratera, C. A. Nijhuis, J. Cornil, J. Veciana
2018, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 20, 25638-25647.

Role of the Open‐Shell Character on the Pressure‐Induced Conductivity of an Organic Donor–Acceptor Radical Dyad

M. Souto, M. C. Gullo, H. Cui, N. Casati, F. Montisci, H. O. Jeschke, R. Valentí, I. Ratera, C. Rovira, J. Veciana
2018, Chem. Eur. J., 24, 5500-5505.

A Highly Stable and Hierarchical Tetrathiafulvalene-based Metal-Organic Framework with Improved Performance as Solid Catalyst

M. Souto, A. Santiago-Portillo, M. Palomino, I. Vitorica-Yrezabal, B. J. C. Vieira, J. C. Waerenborgh, S. Valencia, S. Navalón, F. Rey, H. García, G. Mínguez Espallargas
2018, Chem. Sci., 9, 2413-2418.

Breathing-Dependent Redox Activity in a Tetrathiafulvale-Based Metal-Organic Framework

M. Souto, J. Romero, J. Calbo, I. J. Vitorica-Yrezabal, J. L. Zafra, J. Casado, E. Ortí, A. Walsh, G. Mínguez Espallargas
2018, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 140, 10562-10569.

Effect of the Molecular Polarizability of SAMs on the Work Function Modification of Gold: Closed‐ versus Open‐Shell Donor–Acceptor SAMs

V. Díez-Cabanes, D. C. Morales, M. Souto, M. Paradinas, F. Delchiaro, A. Painelli, C. Ocal, D. Cornil, J. Cornil, J. Veciana, I. Ratera
2018, Adv. Mater. Technol. , 4, 1800152.

TTF-PTM dyads: from switched molecular self-assembly to radical conductors in solid state

M. Souto, C. Rovira, I. Ratera, J. Veciana
2017, CrystEngComm, 19, 197-206.

Tetrathiafulvalene–Polychlorotriphenylmethyl Dyads: Influence of Bridge and Open-Shell Characteristics on Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties

M. Souto, J. Calbo, I. Ratera, E. Ortí, J. Veciana
2017, Chem. Eur. J., 23, 11067-11075.

Tuning the Rectification Ratio by Changing the Electronic Nature (Open-Shell and Closed-Shell) in Donor–Acceptor Self-Assembled Monolayers

M. Souto, L. Yuan, D. Morales, L. Jiang, I. Ratera, C. Nijhuis, J. Veciana
2017, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 139, 4262-4265.

Conflicting evidence for ferroelectricity

G. D’Avino, M. Souto, M. Masino, J. K. H. Fischer, I. Ratera, X. Fontrodona, G. Giovannetti, M. J. Verstraete, A. Painelli, P. Lunkenheimer, J. Veciana, A. Girlando
2017, Nature, 547, E9-E10.

Synthesis and Characterization of Ethylenedithio-MPTTF-PTM Radical Dyad as Potential Neutral Radical Conductor

M. Souto, D. Bendixen, M. Jensen, V. Díez-Cabanes, J. Cornil, J. O. Jeppesen, I. Ratera, C. Rovira, J. Veciana
2016, Magnetochemistry, 2, 46.

Understanding the Influence of the Electronic Structure on the Crystal Structure of a TTF-PTM Radical Dyad

S. Vela, M. Souto, I. Ratera, C. Rovira, J. Veciana
2016, J. Phys. Chem. A , 120, 10297-10303.

Three Redox States of a Diradical Acceptor–Donor–Acceptor Triad: Gating the Magnetic Coupling and the Electron Delocalization

M. Souto, V. Lloveras, S. Vela, M. Fumanal, I. Ratera, J. Veciana
2016, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 7, 2234-2239.

Pressure-Induced Conductivity Conductivity in a Neutral Non-Planar Spin-Localized Radical

M. Souto, H. Cui, M. Peña-Álvarez, V. G. Baonza, H. O. Jeschke, M. Tomic, R. Valentí, D. Blasi, I. Ratera, C. Rovira, J. Veciana
2016, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 138, 11517-11525.

Self-assembled architectures with segregated donor and acceptor units of a dyad based on a monopyrrolo-annulated TTF-PTM radical

M. Souto, M. Solano, I. Ratera, M. Jensen, D. Bendixen, F. Delchiaro, A. Girlando, A. Painelli, J. O. Jeppesen, C. Rovira and J. Veciana
2015, Chem. Eur. J. , 21, 8816-8825.

Syntheses and solid state structures of cyclam-based copper and zinc compounds

L. G. Alves, M. Souto, F. Madeira, P. Adão, R. F. Munhá, A. M. Martins
2014, J. Organomet. Chem., 760, 130-137.

Intramolecular electron transfer and charge delocalization in bistable donor–acceptor systems based on perchlorotriphenylmethyl radicals linked to ferrocene and tetrathiafulvalene units

M. Souto, D. Morales, J. Guasch, I. Ratera, C. Rovira, A. Painelli, and J. Veciana
2014, J. Phys. Org. Chem. , 27, 465-469.

Bistability of Fc-PTM-Based dyads: The role of the donor strength

J. Guasch, L. Grisanti, S. Jung, D. Morales, G. D’Avino, M. Souto, X. Fontrodona, A. Painelli, F. Renz, I. Ratera, and J. Veciana
2013, Chem. Mater., 25, 808-814.

Thermomagnetic Molecular System Based on TTF-PTM Radical: Switching the Spin and Charge Delocalization

M. Souto, J. Guasch, V. Lloveras, P. Mayorga, J. T. López Navarrete, J. Casado, I. Ratera, C. Rovira, A. Painelli, J. Veciana
2013, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 4, 2721-2726.

Intra- and Intermolecular Charge Transfer in Aggregates of Tetrathiafulvalene-Triphenylmethyl Radical Derivatives in Solution

J. Guasch, L. Grisanti, M. Souto, V. Lloveras, J. Vidal-Gancedo, I. Ratera, A. Painelli, C. Rovira, J. Veciana
2013, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 135, 6958-6967.

Induced Self-assembly of a TTF-based Open-Shell Dyad through an Intramolecular Electron Transfer

J. Guasch, L. Grisanti, V. Lloveras, J. Vidal-Gancedo, M. Souto, D. Morales, M. Vilaseca, C. Sissa, A. Painelli, I. Ratera, C. Rovira and J. Veciana
2012, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. , 51, 11024-11028.

Multifunctional Materials based on TTFPTM dyads: towards new Molecular Switches, Conductors and Rectifiers

Manuel Souto
2016, supervised by Prof. Jaume Veciana and Dr. Imma Ratera.

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