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Prof. K. George Thomas' lab at IISER Thiruvananthapuram (@tvmiiser) . We focus on light-matter interactions in molecules and nanomaterials.
Joined August 2019
Thrilled to announce that our PhD student, Ms. Merin Varghese P, received the @ACSEnergyLett Best Poster Award at the APC Conference 2025! @Chemie_iisertvm @tvmiiser @ACSPublications Congratulations @MERINVARGHESEP2👏👏
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From InP QDs rooted in Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺ & Ga³⁺ chemistry to applications in solar cells, LEDs, displays & bioimaging- harnessing nanoscale innovation for a brighter, cleaner future: our review on InP QDs is featured on the cover of the latest edition of @ACSEnergyLett
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Congratulations to Dr. Livin Paul @Livinpaul2 on successfully defending his PhD thesis: Quantum Emitters in Plasmonic Field: From Ensemble to Single-Particle Spectroscopy. Grateful to Prof. Jaydeep Basu @iiscbangalore for serving as external examiner and for his valuable insights
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Excited to share our PhD student @timi_titus12 gave an oral presentation at the 32nd International Conference on Photochemistry @ICP2025. Thankful to the organizing committee for this wonderful opportunity. @tvmiiser
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Our latest work explores the hidden role of interchromophoric Interactions in determining the sign of bisignated CD signals, is now out in @JPhysChem. Congratulations @Sujith83535752, @AiswaryaE3, and our collaborators for the wonderful work👏 @tvmiiser
https://t.co/DU2sIDFSlT
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In chiral assemblies, the transition dipole moments of the individual molecules are arranged obliquely, leading to the appearance of two absorption bands and a bisignation in the circular dichroism...
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From detailed synthesis strategies to post-synthetic tweaks, ensemble & single-particle photo-physics, and real-world applications. Check out our latest review @ACSEnergyLett. https://t.co/kRhmIGQK4x Congratulations to @DevikaRajan17 @manoj_bhaskarn @Swathik97 @ AnoopThomas 👏
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The once-undisputed dominance of heavy metal (e.g., cadmium and lead)-based quantum dots (QDs), driven by their excellent optical and functional characteristics, is now challenged by environmental...
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Our latest paper is just out in @NatureComms
https://t.co/f7YDFnGVBj Here we show that light-matter strong coupling can modify the ground state intermolecular interactions of organic chromophores and subsequent emission properties without tweaking their chemical structure.
nature.com
Nature Communications - While the electronic strong coupling with radiation field is known to modify the photophysics of molecular complexes, this is often attributed to kinetic effects and energy...
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📢 #ANRFIndia Invites Applications for National Post-Doctoral Fellowship (NPDF)! Shape your research journey with support from @ANRFIndia 🗓️Application Period: 1 June 2025 – 30 June 2025 🔗For more, visit: https://t.co/rWtJMZyW8R
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Our work on polaritonic chemistry is now up on arXiv... https://t.co/8UHumA0Lrk This work exclusively discusses the role of Dark States in strong coupling. Thanks to Christian Shaefer for the wonderful theory and Sugumar's Lab @poc_at for providing this beautiful photoswitch!
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Strong light-matter interactions are gaining importance in controlling the photoswitching behavior of molecules exhibiting bistability. Here, we used the strategy of electronic strong coupling of...
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#HEISuccessStories IISER Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM) @tvmiiser is driving cutting-edge research with industry collaborations and global partnerships. ● Clean Energy Innovation: Hosting IC-MAP (DST), led by Prof. Shaijumon, bringing 15 institutestogether to advance
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Happy to announce our alumni Dr. Sandeep Kulangara published an interesting article on @JPhysChem #victoriacollegepalakad Congratulations for the nice work👏 Influence of Exciton Diffusivity and Nanocrystal Size on Carrier Dynamics in CsPbBr3 Perovskites https://t.co/0HyKStXm64
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Halogenated solvents like chloroform and dichloromethane are known electron acceptors of photoexcited CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals. However, CsPbBr3 perovskites possess moderately good emission...
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Congratulations @MainTvm for the excellent piece of work 👏👏 @tvmiiser @Chemie_iisertvm @NatureSynthesis
Now online in @NatureSynthesis Synthesis and reactivity of an antimony(III) dication https://t.co/CtSyM2RVWh This work is in collaboration with Laurent Maron We are thankful for @ANRFIndia for funding & @tvmiiser @Chemie_iisertvm for the facilities. @Deepti__Sharma
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Congratulations to @MERINVARGHESEP2 on securing the Best SLAM Presentation at the 5th Frontiers Symposium in Chemistry - FS-CHM 2025 @tvmiiser @Chemie_iisertvm
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The School or Chemistry thank all our Invited Speakers and the External Studsnts who travelled all the way to be part of 5th Frontiers Symposium in Chemistry @tvmiiser
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The 4th Professor M. V. George Memorial Endowment Lecture was delivered by Professor K. George Thomas, IISER TVM. The Memorial Lecture has been graciously instituted by Bharata Ratna Professor C. N. R. Rao and Mrs. Indumati Rao in fond remembrance of Professor George.
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The 4th Professor M. V. George Memorial Endowment Lecture was delivered by Professor K. George Thomas, IISER TVM (2).
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Hearty Congratulations Sir, @KGT_Lab
The 4th Professor M. V. George Memorial Endowment Lecture was delivered by Professor K. George Thomas, IISER TVM (2).
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