The developments in optoelectronic and magnetic materials have revolutionized the modern information era. Though predicting the upcoming era is difficult, the current trend suggests that the next transformative technology will be flexible and wearable devices that will require next-generation materials with extraordinary optoelectronic, magnetic and conductivity properties.

Our research focuses on the design, synthesis and stabilization of ‘Molecular Organic Materials’ having such properties by employing strategic approaches involving supramolecular non-bonding interactions. We strive to prepare ambient stable open-shell and electron-deficient/rich π-conjugated organic compounds. This work also has significance in understanding the π-electron delocalization and aromaticity/antiaromaticity. Our research combines experimental and theoretical approaches and particularly uses absorption, emission and ESR spectroscopy and electrochemical studies in combination with DFT calculations. We are also involved in the design and synthesis of redox-active fluorophores for bio-imaging, sensing and photocatalysis applications.

 

 

• π-Conjugated Organic Materials

• Organic Open-Shell Materials

• Organic Magnetism and Conductivity

• Redox-Active Fluorophores