@article {47674,
	title = {Seed-mediated growth of Pt on high-index faceted Au nanocrystals: the ag lining and implications for electrocatalysis},
	journal = {ACS Applied Nano Materials},
	volume = {4},
	year = {2021},
	month = {SEP },
	pages = {9155-9166},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Bimetallic Au@Pt nanocrystals (NCs) offer a unique combination of plasmonic and catalytic properties and are a growing field of research. Herein, we report an unusual observation in the behavior of silver ions (Ag+) which was found to play a dominant role in dictating the Pt deposition in a seed-mediated growth method. {\textquoteleft}While the literature is replete with various instances of Ag-assisted Pt deposition whereby higher concentration of Ag+ translates into a thicker Pt shell, in the present study, contradictory observations were made. In the presence of lower amounts of Ag+, thick Pt shells were visualized, while at higher concentrations of Ag+, the extent of Pt deposition via the galvanic replacement reaction was reduced. Additionally, the presence of Ag was deemed necessary for the Pt deposition to take place, either in the form of an underpotential deposition layer on the Au NCs or by introducing Ag+ in the growth solution. We have demonstrated our findings on two different Au NCs enclosed with high-index facets, concave cuboid, and elongated tetrahexahedra, which mirror similar observations and provide generality to our claim. To the best of our knowledge, the time required for Pt deposition on the Au core in the present work is the least among the reported seed-mediated routes. Furthermore, this work, besides presenting a facile and general route for the amalgamation of catalytic and plasmonic properties in hybrid Pt-Au NCs, sheds light on the mechanistic aspects of Ag-assisted wet-chemical generation of bimetallic Au@Pt NCs. The overall electrocatalytic performance of our Au@Pt NCs toward the oxygen reduction reaction was realized to be impressive.},
	keywords = {bimetallic nanostructure, galvanic replacement reaction, high-index facet, oxygen reduction reaction, seed-mediated growth, underpotential deposition},
	doi = {10.1021/acsanm.1c01714},
	author = {Roy, Debashree and Rajendra, Ranguwar and Gangadharan, Pranav K. and Pandikassala, Ajmal and Kurungot, Sreekumar and Ballav, Nirmalya}
}
@article {48003,
	title = {Synthesis of a highly electron-deficient, water-stable, large ionic box: multielectron accumulation and proton conductivity},
	journal = {Organic Letters},
	volume = {24},
	year = {2022},
	month = {APR 19},
	pages = {3038-3042},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>
	pi-acidic boxes exhibiting electron reservoir and proton conduction are unprecedented because of their instability in water. We present the synthesis of one of the strongest electron-deficient ionic boxes showing e(-) uptake as well as proton conductivity. Two large anions fit in the box to form anion-pi interactions and form infinite anion-solvent wires. The box with NO3-center dot center dot center dot water wires confers high proton conductivity and presents the first example that manifests redox and ionic functionality in an organic electron-deficient macrocycle.</p>
},
	issn = {1523-7060},
	doi = {10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00993},
	author = {Shukla, Jyoti and Illathvalappil, Rajith and Kumar, Sharvan and Chorol, Sonam and Pandikassala, Ajmal and Kurungot, Sreekumar and Mukhopadhyay, Pritam}
}
@article {48333,
	title = {Salicylaldehydate coordinated two-dimensional-conjugated metal-organic frameworks},
	journal = {Chemical Communications},
	volume = {59},
	year = {2023},
	month = {FEB },
	pages = {2608-2611},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>
	A novel class of copper-based 2D-c-MOF was synthesized from 1,3,5-triformylphloroglucinol using green mechano-chemistry. Herein, metal coordination with the salicylaldehyde functional moiety was explored for the first time in MOFs. Moreover, an intrinsic semiconductive copper-based SA-MOF thin film was fabricated using an in situ salt-free method at room temperature.</p>
},
	issn = {1359-7345},
	doi = {10.1039/d2cc06283f},
	author = {Mohammed, Abdul Khayum and Pena-Sanchez, Pilar and Pandikassala, Ajmal and Gaber, Safa and AlKhoori, Ayesha A. and Skorjanc, Tina and Polychronopoulou, Kyriaki and Kurungot, Sreekumar and Gandara, Felipe and Shetty, Dinesh}
}
