Our work on 'photocatalytic olefination with quantum dots' is now published in ACS Catalysis. A great effort by Indra Narayan Chakraborty to showcase the power of 'quantum dot photocatalysis' in synthetic organic chemistry. Congratulations to Indra & @Mr_Lumens pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Plasmons are HOT ! This time plasmon🔥 enabled us to couple light into the solvent-mediated dynamic self-assembly process of nanoparticles. Congrats, Sumit Roy & Radha Krishna Kashyap. Many thanks to the editorial team of The Journal of Physical Chemistry for the kind invitation. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Our latest Perspective highlights the prospects & challenges associated with different triggers, with the aim of achieving desired functions from a dynamic self-assembly process.Congrats Sumit Roy.Thank you Ozge Heinz& Langmuir for the invitation! pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…

Our work on light induced energy transfer from blue-to-green emitting InP QDs is published in a special issue dedicated to Prof. Kankan Bhattacharyya in Chem. Phys. Impact Elsevier Chemistry. Thanks Saptarshi for the invitation. Congrats @Mr_Lumens Adhra Sury sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Our work in Chemical Communications projects plasmon-heating as a 'greener alternative' to conventional-heating for high-temp organic synthesis.This time we did Claisen rearrangement 'solely' with plasmon-heat, under sunlight.Congrats Radha Krishna Kashyap Shreya Tyagi pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

The MS thesis work of Namitha Deepak on heterojunctions dictating the yield and pathway of plasmon-powered cofactor regeneration is out in Photochemistry and Photobiology’s special issue on Photosciences in India. A well-led project by @Vanshikajain96 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ph…

Our work on an artificial photosynthetic system powered by InP QD for the perpetual synthesis of chemicals is out in ACS Catalysis. Effective shuttling of redox cofactors between light & dark cycles was the key. Congrats Indra Narayan Chakraborty, Vanshika & Pradyut pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Plasmonic NPs are usually poor solar-to-electricity converters. We say they aren’t; not using electrons, but with plasmonic heat. We have developed plasmon-powered STEGs with a record efficiency of ~11.5%. Now out in Nano Letters. Congrats Radha Krishna Kashyap pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

A nicely written report by Biplab Das on our recently published work on plasmon-powered solar thermoelectric generator - go.nature.com/3V8Cy6v Thank you Nature India for covering our work. The original work was published in Nano Letters IISER Pune Radha Krishna Kashyap

We have developed Cu nanoparticles with excellent stability & light-to-heat energy conversion efficiency, for plasmon-driven high-temperature studies.The work is out in Chemical Science. Congratulations to Shreya Tyagi Radha Krishna Kashyap Ankit Dhankhar pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

Thank you Shalini Singh for the opportunity. Looking forward to new adventures!

Introducing ansiotropic Au-Rh superstructures for plasmonic photocatalysis. A site-selective growth of Rh islands on AuNRs boosts the photoregeneration of biological cofactors. Now out in Chemistry of Materials. Congratulations Ankit Dhankhar shorturl.at/WKFzr

Excited to share our new publication as equal first authors with Pham Van Manh! 🎉We showcased alternative approach involving synthesis of 2D WS2 followed by their EPD on current collector, opening new possibilities for advanced Li-ion battery applications. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

Quantum dots (QDs) continue to surprise us in photocatalysis. This time, InP QDs enable ammonia synthesis with light — advancing beyond the Haber-Bosch process. Now out in J. Am. Chem. Soc.. A tremendous effort by Vanshika Jain Shreya Tyagi Pradyut Roy #SERB shorturl.at/HbyZc

Happy to be part of this amazing series of Women Scientists at the Forefront of Energy Research 2024 🙂

New alkali metal based chalcogenide Na-Cu-S (Synthesis & insights into properties). Well done Hannah McKeever A nice collaboration with David Scanlon !! ACS Publications Nano Letters Chemical Sciences UL Bernal Institute Research Ireland Nilotpal Kapuria Suvodeep Sen pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Delighted to share that the last work from y PhD is out!!! Please give it a read here. Triangular-shaped Cu–Zn–In–Se-based nanocrystals with narrow near infrared photoluminescence - now published in Nanoscale pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

Are you Interested in light-matter interactions at the nanoscale, colloidal synthesis, and quantum materials? PhD positions are available in our group. More details of our work can be found at pramodpillai.com Apply via iiserpune.ac.in/education/admi… Last date is 09 May 2025.

New Publication from our group in Wiley Small Structures on the coolest hetero-nanostructures 😊 Well done Niraj Patil Chemical Sciences UL Bernal Institute Funded by Research Ireland and AMBER #OpenAccess onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ss…

Our recent Perspective highlights the power of combining artificial light harvesting systems with natural enzymes for achieving perpetual chemical synthesis. We thank the Editors of Chemical Science for this opportunity. A great effort by Vanshika Jain pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…