• Photocatalyst-free regioselective sulfonamidation of N-(2-hydroxyaryl)amides in visible-light 

  Grover, Nitika (RSC, 2024-09)

  In this work, we report a regioselective sulfonamidation of N-(2-hydroxyaryl)amides with iminoiodinanes and iodine in visible light at room temperature. The method does not require a strong oxidant, metal or photocatalyst ...
• Investigation of aluminum-based plasmonic devices for sensing applications in the near-infrared region 

  Arora, Pankaj; Grover, Nitika (SPIE, 2024-03)

  We present surface plasmon resonance-based sensing devices with Aluminum (Al) as the plasmonic metal in the near-infrared region and analyze the output performances in terms of higher sensitivity and the Figure of Merit ...
• Iodine(III)-induced cascade annulation of β-cyanoporphyrins for the efficient synthesis of n-aryliminonaphtho-fused and n-aryl-carboxamide porphyrins 

  Grover, Nitika; Kumar, Dalip (Wiley, 2025-12)

  Meso-β fused porphyrins with tunable optoelectronic properties are attractive candidates for applications in light-harvesting, sensing, and catalysis, yet their synthesis often requires harsh conditions or tedious synthetic ...
• I(III)-promoted facile and rapid synthesis of imidazo-azepino-fused porphyrins with enhanced absorption as singlet oxygen generators 

  Grover, Nitika (Wiley, 2026-01)

  A facile, high-yielding synthetic protocol has been developed to access azepino-fused porphyrins via iodine(III)-mediated oxidative intramolecular cyclization of β-imidazole or benzimidazole substituted porphyrins. The ...
• Emerging devices and materials 

  Grover, Nitika (Springer, 2026-01)

  This chapter surveys the fast-moving landscape of emerging devices and materials that are reshaping electronics, photonics, energy, and biomedicine. We begin with the motivations beyond silicon limits and outline advances ...
• Nanotechnology in electronic devices 

  Grover, Nitika (Springer, 2026-01)

  This chapter synthesizes how nanoscale phenomena—quantum tunneling and confinement, large surface-to-volume ratios, ballistic transport, anisotropic carrier motion in low-symmetry 2D materials, and plasmonics—reshape device ...
• Meso-substitution controlled synthesis of bodipy–dpm conjugates: a pathway to tailored photophysical properties 

  Roy, Aniruddha; Arora, Pankaj; Grover, Nitika (2026)

  We show that the electronic nature of the meso-aryl substituent in 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl BODIPYs governs the reactivity of the 1,7-methyl (α-methyl) groups toward the Knoevenagel condensation. Reaction of pyrrole-2-aldehyde ...
• A large step down buck converter for small scale hydrogen generation 

  Pande, Surojit; Kumar, Rajneesh (IEEE, 2025-12)

  This paper presents a large step-down buck converter topology employing a coupled inductor and a singles-witch configuration to achieve efficient step-down voltage conversion with an extended conversion ratio. The proposed ...
• Doped nickel-based nanocatalysts for electrochemical water splitting: a review 

  Pande, Surojit (ACS, 2025-10)

  The growing demand for clean energy solutions to address fossil fuel depletion and global warming has increased the pace for the search for sustainable alternatives. To address this situation, hydrogen energy is emerging ...
• Evaluating LLMs for zeolite synthesis event extraction (ZSEE) : a systematic analysis of prompting strategies 

  Ray, Saumi (2025-12)

  Extracting structured information from zeolite synthesis experimental procedures is critical for materials discovery, yet existing methods have not systematically evaluated Large Language Models (LLMs) for this domain-specific ...
• Organocatalytic [4+2] Benzannulation between 1,4-dithiane-based enal and nitroolefins to access 2-nitrobiaryls 

  Kumar, Indresh (Wiley, 2025-01)

  A simple method for constructing unsymmetrical 2-nitrobiaryls has been developed between substituted 1,4-dithiine-2-carbaldehyde and nitroolefins under metal-free conditions. To gain the advantage of the HOMO-raising effect ...
• Conformational and environmental determinants of RNA solvation dynamics: roles of intrinsic flexibility, allostery, and protein binding 

  Chakraborty, Amrita (2025)

  Solvation dynamics play a central role in shaping nucleic acid structure, flexibility, and recognition, yet their molecular origins remain poorly understood for RNA, whose diverse architectures and intrinsic conformational ...
• Matrix-isolation IR spectroscopy and quantum chemical characterisation of SOCl2 and [SOCl2 single bondHCl] clusters 

  Chakraborty, Amrita; Chakraborty, Shamik (Elsevier, 2025-11)

  The IR spectra of thionyl chloride (SOCl2) are reported for the first time under matrix-isolation conditions in argon and nitrogen matrices, focusing on symmetric and antisymmetric stretching, and stretching modes. Spontaneous ...
• Mapping allosteric rewiring in viral RNA: sequence-encoded control of protein binding mechanisms 

  Chakraborty, Amrita (2025)

  RNA recognition by proteins is governed not only by static structure but also by allostery encoded within non-local dynamic motifs. In this study, we systematically identify allosteric communication hubs in RNA and map ...
• Organic components modulate the morphology of respirable aerovirology-relevant aerosols 

  Chakraborty, Amrita (2026-01)

  Airborne transmission of pathogens occurs via aerosol particles, whose morphology provides insights into the microenvironments that pathogens experience. Aerosol morphology includes particle size, shape, phase state, and ...
• Enhanced TNT vapor detection via a donor–acceptor-based imine cross-conjugated aggregation-induced enhanced emission active porous polymer 

  Laskar, Inamur Rahaman (ACS, 2025-09)

  The development of sensitive and selective probes for the detection of nitro explosives is critical for ensuring public safety and environmental monitoring. Among various detection strategies, porous materials offer ...
• Photophysics of donor-naphthalimide systems: hidden charge transfer states and emissive pathways governed by vibronic coupling 

  Laskar, Inamur Rahaman (2025-10)

  Alkyl-substituted 1,8-naphthalimide (NI) derivatives are promising luminophores for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), photopolymerization, photoinitiation, and thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF). In ...
• Utilizing inherent couplings in thermally activated delayed fluorescence to mitigate its trade-off with absorption and realizing universal dual delayed fluorescence 

  Laskar, Inamur Rahaman (2025-11)

  Charge-transfer (CT) states govern the performance of optoelectronic and biomedical materials but suffer from an intrinsic dilemma: enhancing CT absorption through orbital overlap inevitably widens the singlet–triplet gap ...
• Shedding light on photo-redox catalysis of NIR iridium (iii) complex for high photocytotoxicity against Cis-platin resistant ovarian cancer in 3d tumor spheroids 

  Laskar, Inamur Rahaman; Roy, Aniruddha (RSC, 2025-12)

  The clinical translation of photodynamic therapy (PDT) is often hindered by the lack of photosensitizers (PSs) that achieve potent cytotoxicity at clinically relevant concentrations. This limitation stems from an incomplete ...
• A water-soluble turn-on fluorescent probe for detection and plant bioimaging of AI3+ and AS3+ ions 

  Khungar, Bharti (Wiley, 2025-04)

  An imidazolium salt (E)-3-(hydroxy-4-(((2-hydroxyphenyl) imino) methyl) benzyl)-1-methyl-1 H-imidazol-3-ium chloride (HBIm) is synthesized and evaluated for its fluorescence behavior toward metal ions. The probe detected ...

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