One of the major research focuses is on the development of porous organic polymer materials for chemical sensing and photocatalysis applications. Particularly interested in design aspects of conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs) based optical and electrochemical sensors for sensing of explosives, antibiotics and metal ions including uranyl ions etc. Further, we put efforts into understanding the structure-property relationship of photoactive CMPs and exploring their applications in photocatalytic reactions, including H2O2 production, uranium capture from seawater, etc.  

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On the other hand, we are also interested in development of open shell organic molecular materials based on air-stable organic radicals for applications in organic electronics. Current focus is mainly on the design and development of new conjugated Blatter organic radicals and understand their functional properties including redox-activity, optical properties, magnetic and electronic properties.

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Together, our group members will be well expertized in organic synthesis and materials chemistry knowledge during their research tenure. Gain significant training on handling and analyzing various techniques such as NMR, UV-Vis/NIR, Cyclic voltammetry, Fluorimeter, SEM/TEM/AFM, TGA, XPS etc.