Maurice G. Sorolla II, PhD
Inorganic Chemistry
Associate Professor
Academic Group Head, Inorganic Chemistry
Email: mgsorolla@up.edu.ph
Office Room and Phone No.: T337, local 3663
Lab Room: R222
Research Laboratory: Inorganic Laboratory (InLab)
Education & Background
Undergraduate | BS Chemical Engineering, UP Diliman |
Graduate | PhD Chemistry, University of Houston |
Postdoctoral Training | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry and Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston |
Teaching
Chem 112: Principles of Inorganic Chemistry and their Applications to Representative Elements |
Chem 211: Systematic Inorganic Chemistry |
Chem 213: Physical Methods of Inorganic Chemistry |
Chem 219: Solid-State Chemistry |
Research
Research Focus
Crystals & Crystal Structures
Exploratory Synthesis for Materials & Medical Research
We are interested in exploratory synthesis and discovery of new compounds for materials and medical research. Our crystal structures are catalogued in prominent crystallographic databases. Applications include semiconductors, superconductors, magnetic materials, optical materials, energy materials, catalysts, and anticancer agents.
Selected Publications
(1) X. Huai, E. Acheampong, E. Delles, M. J. Winiarski, M. Sorolla, L. Nassar, M. Liang, C. Ramette, H. Ji, A. Scheie, S. Calder, M. Mourigal, T. T. Tran. Noncentrosymmetric Triangular Magnet CaMnTeO6: Strong Quantum Fluctuations and Role of s0 versus s2 Electronic States in Competing Exchange Interactions. Advanced Materials, 2024, 2313763. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202313763
(2) J. V. Perez, M. Sorolla, X. Wang, A.J. Jacobson. “Stagomé” Lattice: The Missing Member of the Star-Kagomé Family. Chemistry of Materials, 2021, 33, 2173–2177. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c00070
(3) M. Sorolla, X. Wang, H.-J. Koo, M.-H. Whangbo, A. J. Jacobson. Synthesis of the Elusive S = 1/2 Star Structure: A Possible Quantum Spin Liquid Candidate. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2020, 142, 5013–5016. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c00901
(4) H. Wang, M. Sorolla, X. Wang, A. J. Jacobson, H. Wang; A. K. Pillai. Synthesis, Crystal Structures and In Vitro Anticancer Activities of Two Copper(II) Coordination Compounds. Transition Metal Chemistry, 2019, 44, 237–245. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11243-018-0288-3