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A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study on Circular Dichroism and Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Configurationally Robust D3-Symmetric Triple Pentahelicene

2018 / The Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Pentahelicene (PH) exhibits the largest absorption (gabs) and luminescence (glum) dissymmetry factors amongst the helicene family, but is configurationally and… Continue reading A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study on Circular Dichroism and Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Configurationally Robust D3-Symmetric Triple Pentahelicene

Compact TiO2/Anatase TiO2 Single-Crystalline Nanoparticle Electron-Transport Bilayer for Efficient Planar Perovskite Solar Cells

2018 / ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Electron-transport layer (ETL)/perovskite interface modification plays a key task for producing efficient planar perovskite solar cells (PSCs). In this study,… Continue reading Compact TiO2/Anatase TiO2 Single-Crystalline Nanoparticle Electron-Transport Bilayer for Efficient Planar Perovskite Solar Cells

Sericin-based wound dressing with wound moisture indicator: In vitro and in vivo comparison study

2018 / Materialia

In this study, a remarkable breakthrough was made by using sericin, which is normally recognized as a degumming waste, to… Continue reading Sericin-based wound dressing with wound moisture indicator: In vitro and in vivo comparison study

Sensitive detection of mercury using the fluorescence resonance energy transfer between CdTe/CdS quantum dots and Rhodamine 6G

2018 / Journal of Nanoparticle Research

The sensitive and selective detection of mercury in aqueous solution is of paramount importance as the mercury concentration in drinking… Continue reading Sensitive detection of mercury using the fluorescence resonance energy transfer between CdTe/CdS quantum dots and Rhodamine 6G

Biocommunication between Plants and Pollinating Insects through Fluorescence of Pollen and Anthers

2018 / Journal of Chemical Ecology

Flowering plants attract pollinators via various stimuli such as odor, color, and shape. Factors determining the foraging behavior of pollinators… Continue reading Biocommunication between Plants and Pollinating Insects through Fluorescence of Pollen and Anthers

Significant Enhancement of Absorption and Luminescence Dissymmetry Factors in the Far‐red Region: Zinc(II) Homoleptic Helicate Formed by a Pair of Achiral Dipyrromethene Ligands

2018 / Chemistry A European Journal

A homoleptic zinc(II) helicate organized by a pair of achiral dipyrromethene ligands through zinc(II)‐coordination were synthesized to evaluate the chiroptical… Continue reading Significant Enhancement of Absorption and Luminescence Dissymmetry Factors in the Far‐red Region: Zinc(II) Homoleptic Helicate Formed by a Pair of Achiral Dipyrromethene Ligands

Structural, Optical and Impedance Spectroscopic Characterizations of Nanocrystalline A2Ti2Zr5O16(A = Mg, Ca, Ba and Sr)

2018 / Journal of Electronic Materials

A nanocrystalline A2Ti2Zr5O16 (A = Mg, Ca, Ba and Sr) system has been synthesized by a modified combustion technique. The cation-deficient calzirtite (Ca2Ti2Zr5O16)… Continue reading Structural, Optical and Impedance Spectroscopic Characterizations of Nanocrystalline A2Ti2Zr5O16(A = Mg, Ca, Ba and Sr)

Facile green synthesis of fluorescent N-doped carbon dots from Actinidia deliciosa and their catalytic activity and cytotoxicity applications

2018 / Optical Materials

Green synthesis of fluorescent nitrogen doped carbon dots (N-CDs) using Actinidia deliciosa (A. deliciosa) fruit extract as a carbon precursor and aqueous… Continue reading Facile green synthesis of fluorescent N-doped carbon dots from Actinidia deliciosa and their catalytic activity and cytotoxicity applications

Electrical and optical properties of pure and zirconium added dysprosium titanates

2018 / Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics

Nanoparticles of Dy2Ti2O7 and Dy2Ti1.5Zr0.5O7 (abbreviated as DTO and DTZO, respectively) have been prepared through an auto-igniting combustion technique. The structure of… Continue reading Electrical and optical properties of pure and zirconium added dysprosium titanates

Interaction of a chloride channel blocker with a lipid bilayer membrane and subsequent effect of addition of submicellar concentrations of bile salt

2018 / Journal of Luminescence

The present study demonstrates the interaction of potential chloride channel blocker drug, namely, 9-methylanthroate (9MA) with dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) lipid bilayer… Continue reading Interaction of a chloride channel blocker with a lipid bilayer membrane and subsequent effect of addition of submicellar concentrations of bile salt

Colorimetric and fluorescence signalling of thioesculetin in presence of oxidising agent

2018 / Journal of Chemical Sciences

Thioesculetin (TE) is a sulfur analogue of esculetin. The UV-Vis absorption maximum of TE at 470 nm shifted to 357… Continue reading Colorimetric and fluorescence signalling of thioesculetin in presence of oxidising agent

Application of fluorescence spectroscopy and chemometric models for the detection of vegetable oil adulterants in Maltese virgin olive oils

2018 / Journal of Food Science and Technology

Fluorescence spectrometry, combined with principle component analysis, partial least-squares regression (PLSR) and artificial neural network (ANN), was applied for the… Continue reading Application of fluorescence spectroscopy and chemometric models for the detection of vegetable oil adulterants in Maltese virgin olive oils

Optical, electrical and magnetic properties of fiber structure Zn0.99Mn0.01O films prepared by spray pyrolysis

2018 / Thin Solid Films

Zn0.99Mn0.01O thin films were deposited on borosilicate glass at different temperatures and precursor concentration using cost-effective chemical spray pyrolysis. X-ray diffraction patterns revealed that all… Continue reading Optical, electrical and magnetic properties of fiber structure Zn0.99Mn0.01O films prepared by spray pyrolysis

Synthesis, spectral characterization, antimicrobial, DNA interactions and molecular modeling studies of metal complexes of 1, 3-benzothiazole carbohydrazone

2018 / Journal of Chemical Sciences

The compound N′′-[(Z)-furan-2-ylmethylidene]-1,3-benzothiazole-2-carbohydrazone (FMBC) and its Cu (II), Ni (II) and Zn (II) complexes were synthesized and characterized by Mass,… Continue reading Synthesis, spectral characterization, antimicrobial, DNA interactions and molecular modeling studies of metal complexes of 1, 3-benzothiazole carbohydrazone

Build-up enhancement of photoluminescence from phenylazomethine bismuth dendrimer using Bi(OTf)3

2018 / Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Metal assembly to a dendrimer can provide various functionalities based on the branched structure. Here, we researched assembly phenomena of… Continue reading Build-up enhancement of photoluminescence from phenylazomethine bismuth dendrimer using Bi(OTf)3

Design and synthesis of PEGylated amphiphilic block oligomers as membrane anchors for stable binding to lipid bilayer membranes

2018 / Polymer Journal

Cell surface engineering is a potentially powerful method for manipulating living cells by decorating the cell membrane with specific molecules.… Continue reading Design and synthesis of PEGylated amphiphilic block oligomers as membrane anchors for stable binding to lipid bilayer membranes

White light emission and spectroscopic properties of Dy3+ions doped bismuth sodiumfluoroborate glasses for photonic applications

2017 / Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Dy3+ ions doped Bismuth sodium fluoroborate glasses (BiNFBxD) have been prepared following the melt quenching technique and characterized through XRD, FTIR,… Continue reading White light emission and spectroscopic properties of Dy3+ions doped bismuth sodiumfluoroborate glasses for photonic applications

A simply synthesized biphenyl substituted piperidin-4-one for the fluorescence chemosensing of Cd2+

2017 / Luminescence

Ion-induced change in fluorescence is a straight-forward method for detection of toxic metal ions showing immediate response. Cadmium ions are… Continue reading A simply synthesized biphenyl substituted piperidin-4-one for the fluorescence chemosensing of Cd2+

Structural, optical and ion sensing properties of 2-mercaptoethanol capped Mn-doped ZnS nanocrystals

2017 / Superlattices and Microstructures

Zn1-xMnxS (x = 0.005, 0.01, 0.015, 0.02) nanocrystals were synthesized by a chemical route at room temperature. 2-mercaptoethanol was used as capping… Continue reading Structural, optical and ion sensing properties of 2-mercaptoethanol capped Mn-doped ZnS nanocrystals

Size dependent effect of electron-hole recombination of CdS quantum dots on emission of Dy3+ ions in boro-silicate glasses through energy transfer