@article { ISI:000381436500019,
	title = {Understanding the electron transfer process in ZnO-naphthol azobenzoic acid composites from photophysical characterisation},
	journal = {Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics},
	volume = {18},
	number = {32},
	year = {2016},
	month = {AUG},
	pages = {22179-22187},
	publisher = {ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY},
	address = {THOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>Semiconductor nanoparticles surface modified with organic molecules capable of visible light absorption and effectively transferring the electrons to the catalytic sites have the potential to be good photocatalysts. ZnO nanoparticles of size similar to 3 nm are grafted with two azonaphthols, one conjugated and the other non-conjugated. The photophysical properties of modified ZnO indicate an effective electron transfer from the conjugated azonaphthol to ZnO but not in the case of the non-conjugated molecule. It is also observed from lifetime studies that the conjugated molecule stabilises the defect sites on ZnO nanoparticles. It is possible that excited electrons from the conjugated molecule are transferred to specific defect sites in ZnO. This apparently does not occur in the non-conjugated molecule, bringing to focus the importance of the photophysical characteristics of organic modifiers in designing visible light active photocatalysts.</p>},
	issn = {1463-9076},
	doi = {10.1039/c6cp02908f},
	author = {George, Leena and Kunhikannan, Athira K. and Illathvalappil, Rajith and Ottoor, Divya and Kurungot, Sreekumar and Devi, R. Nandini}
}
@article {43793,
	title = {Ultrahigh ionic conduction in water-stable close-packed metal-carbonate frameworks},
	journal = {Inorganic Chemistry},
	volume = {56},
	year = {2017},
	month = {AUG},
	pages = {9710-9715},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Utilization of the robust metal-carbonate backbone in a series of water-stable, anionic frameworks has been harnessed for the function of highly efficient solid-state ion conduction. The compact organization of hydrophilic guest ions facilitates water-assisted ion-conduction in all the compounds. The dense packing of the compounds imparts high ion-conducting ability and minimizes the possibility of fuel crossover, making this approach promising for design and development of compounds as potential components of energy devices. This work presents the first report of evaluating ion-conduction in a purely metal-carbonate framework, which exhibits high ion-conductivity on the order of 10(-2) S cm(-1) along with very low activation energy, which is comparable to highly conducting well-known crystalline coordination polymers or commercialized organic polymers like Nafion.},
	doi = {10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01217},
	author = {Manna, Biplab and Desai, Aamod V. and Illathvalappil, Rajith and Gupta, Kriti and Sen, Arunabha and Kurungot, Sreekumar and Ghosh, Sujit K.}
}
