CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. VAIDYANATHAN SIVAKUMAR, Ph.D.,

Associate Professor #117, 4th Main Road,

Department of Chemistry Mullai Nagar, Bagayam,
National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Vellore – 632 002
Odisha, INDIA, Tel: 91- 661- 246 2654 (O) Vellore District, Tamilnadu
+91 9438503635 (Mobile) India.
Email: [email protected]/[email protected]

Academic Profile: Ph.D. (Inorganic/Materials Chemistry)* – March 2007

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, India.
Master of Science (Chemistry) – 2002, I Class (71 %)
Muthurangam Govt. Arts College, Vellore – University of Madras,
India.
Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) – 2000, I Class (76 %)
Muthurangam Govt. Arts College, Vellore – University of Madras,
India.
* Prof. Alfred Werner Medal for Best Thesis in Inorganic and analytical chemistry
Thesis: “Investigation of Rare earth Luminescence in Mixed Metal Oxides and Silicates”
Thesis Advisor : Prof. U.V. Varadaraju
Materials Science Research Centre & Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Chennai 600 036, India.

Teaching and Research Profile:

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, NIT Rourkela, India – Feb 2018 – till date
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, NIT Rourkela, India – Sep 2011 – Feb 2018
Inspire Faculty Fellow, Department of Chemistry, NIT Rourkela, India – Jan 13 – Dec 2017
Lecturer (Adhoc), Department of Chemistry, NIT, Calicut, India – July 2010 to May 2011
CEA Postdoctoral Researcher, CEA, Saclay, France – April 2009 to April 2010
Brain Korea Postdoctoral Fellow, KAIST, South Korea – April 2007 to March 2009
CSIR Senior Research Fellow, IIT Madras, India – Jan 2006 to March 2007
Junior Research Fellow, IIT Madras, India – Jan 2004 to Dec 2005
Project Associate, IIT Madras, India – Sep 2003 – Dec 2003
Synthetic Chemist, Process development laboratory at Orchid chemical and pharmaceuticals
Ltd., Chennai – Jun 2003 – Aug 2003
Research Fellow – Center for electrochemical and energy division, Spic Science Foundation,
Chennai – Oct 2002 – May 2003
Guest Lecturer, Muthurangam Govt. Arts College, Vellore – July 2002 – Sep 2002

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Distinctions, Awards & Honors :
1. ICCD appreciation – one powder XRD pattern included in ICCD 2021
2. Editorial Board Member: Journal of Materials Science and Nanomaterials,
scientificres publishers (open access)
3. Best Poster Award: R. Marikumar and V. Sivakumar* “Synthesis and
Photoluminescence studies of Eu3+doped KGd5O5(VO4)2 Red phosphor for solid state
lighting”, NCLA-2017, 9-11th January, 2017, CSIR- Indian Institute of Chemical
Technology [IICT], Hyderabad.
4. Best Poster Award: T. Jairam and V. Sivakumar*, “Synthesis and photo physical
studies of new Triphenylamine - Phenanthroline based bipolar material for
phosphorescent OLED” in NCLA 2016 February 18 - 20, R.T.M. Nagpur University,
Nagpur, Maharashtra
5. Appreciation Award: K. Aravind Babu and V. Sivakumar*, “Green emitting
heteroleptic Ir(III) complexes and their photophysical study’’ in NCLA 2016
February 18 - 20, R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra – Oral
presentation.
6. Best poster award - K. Aravind Babu and V. Sivakumar*, “Synthesis and
photopysical properties of an organic light color-conversion material for white LEDs”
5th International conference on Luminescence and its applications in February 9-12,
2015 at Bangalore.
7. Best poster award - S. Kasturi, Onkar Kumar das and V. Sivakumar* “New red
emitting phosphor (NaLaCaWO6:Eu3+) for LED applications” National conference on
Luminescence and applications (NCLA) – 2014 at Jabalpur.
8. INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship Award – INSPIRE, DST, Govt. of India, August
2012.
9. DAE Young Scientist Award – DAE, Govt. of India, June 2012.

10. Editorial Board Member in The Scientific World Journal – May 2012 – May
2015.
11. Fast Track Young Scientist Award – DST, Govt. of India, Dec 2011
12. CEA Post-doctoral fellowship – CEA, France (April 2009 – April 2010)
13. Brain Korea-21 program (April 2007 – March 2009) - Post-doctoral research
fellowship
14. Best poster award - Joint Symposium on Materials Science and Engineering for the
21st Century 2007, Hsinchu, Taiwan
15. Prof. Alfred Werner Medal - Best Thesis in Inorganic and analytical chemistry
16. Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE) - 91.66%
17. CSIR SRF Award – Senior Research Fellowship to carry out research
18. Student Travel Grants received from CSIR, DST, INSA, TNSCST and IIT Madras
for attending International Conference in San Degio, USA.
19. State Merit Scholarship – B. Sc and M. Sc (1997 – 2002)

Publications:
In refereed International/National journals : 74 (71/3)
In conference proceedings : 40

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Conference and workshop presentations: Oral – 8 (USA, France, Korea, Singapore, Poland
and India), Poster – 39 (Details of publications are listed in Annexure “B”)

Area of Research:

Optoelectronic/Molecular Materials for light emitting diodes:

Donor-acceptor fluorophores for blue light emitting diodes
Lanthanide containing Molecular complexes, Bipolar/blue molecular materials for organic
light emitting diodes, Synthesis of pure organic room temperature phosphorescence
materials
Dy-containing molecular complexes for single molecular magnets
Molecular designing of Ir dendrimers for PHOLEDs: Synthesis of highly efficient Iridium
based dendrimers for phosphorescent organic light emitting diodes (PHOLEDs),
Synthesis of new high quantum efficient fluorophore ligands (serve as a dendron for Ir based
dendrimers) - capable of hole or electron transfer
Boron containing fluorophores and their applications in LEDs.
Heavy metal atom free pure organic room temperature phosphorescence materials
New phosphor and Nano (quantum dots) materials for lighting/display applications:
New highly efficient Rare earth ion activated phosphor materials for solid state lighting
(SSL), cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL) and plasma display panels (PDP) applications.
RE activated or semiconducting nanocrystals and all inorganic perovskite quantum dots by
hydrothermal/organometallic synthesis and explore them for white light emitting diodes
(Details given in Annexure “D”)

Courses Taught / Currently Teaching:

At the undergraduate level:
CY-221 - Basic Inorganic Chemistry - I
CY1107 Chemistry Laboratory (I B. Tech)
CY 1101 Chemistry
CY 1001 Chemistry (I B. Tech)
EA 171 NCC-I
EA 172 NCC-II
CY 323 Basic Inorganic Chemistry (Integrated M.Sc)
CY 523 Solid State Chemistry
SHG 201 Physical Chemistry (II B. Tech)
CY1094 Chemistry Laboratory (I B. Tech)
SHG 291 Physical Chemistry Laboratory (II B. Tech)
Inorganic Chemistry (I B.Sc)
At the postgraduate level:
CY4202 Advanced Topic in Inorganic Chemistry
CY4201 Main Group and Organometallic Chemistry

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CY4702 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
CY2201 Principles of Inorganic Chemistry
CY 537 Advanced Solid State Chemistry
CY 422 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
CY 476 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
CY 622 Comprehensive Viva-Vove
CY 537 Special Topics Inorganic Chemistry
CY 622 Organometallic Compounds and their Application
CY 512 Chemistry of Transition and Non-transition Elements
CY 611 Advanced Analytical Chemistry
CY 572 Inorganic Laboratory
CY 6112 Inorganic Chemistry II (I M. Sc Tech)
CY7103 Spectroscopy I (Electronic spectroscopy) (II M.Sc Tech)
Spectroscopy for Organic compounds (II M. Sc)
Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (II M. Sc)

Research guidance:
Ph.D: 4 Completed, 2 submitted thesis, 5 ongoing M.Sc:1 and Int. MSc: 1
Completed: M.Sc: 11 and Int. MSc: 11
(Details are given in Annexure – B)

Membership of professional Bodies:

Luminescence Society of India (LSI) – Life member

Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI/LM 2851) – Life Member

Invited Seminars/Talks
Invited talks – “Functional Materials for Blue or white OLEDs applications”-
Departmental invited talk, organized by VIT University, Vellore, India – July 2021
Invited talks – “Luminescent Materials for lighting applications”- Departmental invited
talk, organized by Thiagarajar College of engineering, Madurai, India -
Invited talks – “Luminescent Materials for lighting applications”- International Webinar
on Advanced Functional Materials (18th-21st August 2020) - Organized by Department of
Chemistry & Physics Nizam College, Osmania University, Hyderabad-500001
Invited talks – “Phosphor Materials for lighting applications”- one day national workshop
on Recent trends in engineering materials RTEM 2020 – 7TH Aug 2020.
Invited talks – Molecular Materials and their applications in light emitting diodes -
“Molecular Materials: Present and Future Trends” – virtual symposium organized by
Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India – 15th July 2020.
Invited talks – Molecular Materials and their applications in light emitting diodes -
International Webinar Series on “Futuristic Medicinal and Materials Chemistry –FMMC-

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2020” (June 2020) organized by Department of Chemistry, B.S.Abdur Rahman Crescent
Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai-600 048, Tamil Nadu, India.
Keynote Invited talks – “Design strategy of organic blue fluorophores for Organic Light
Emitting Diodes”- 2nd International Conference on Recent Trends in Renewable Energy &
Sustainable Development (ICRTRESD-2020) - 30th & 31st January 2020, BIT Raipur.
Invited talks – “Organic fluorophores for efficient deep-blue and white Organic light
emitting diodes”- Organic molecules as synthons & reagents for innovations (OMSRI-2019),
Feb 8 – 9, 2019, IIT Roorkee.
Invited talks – “Blue organic light emitting diodes: Challenges and future perspectives”-
International conference on luminescence and its applications (ICLA 2019), Pt. Ravishankar
University, Raipur, Jan 2018
Invited talks – “Rational design and synthesis of organic fluorophores for blue organic
light emitting diodes”- BARC, Mumbai, Dec 2018
Invited talks – “Organic luminophores for blue OLEDs”- VIT University, Vellore, Nov
2018
Invited talks – “EuIII Complexes for White Light Emitting Diodes and Ratiometric
temperature sensors”- National Conference on Novel Materials for Device Applications
(NCNMDA-2018) from November 4-5, 2018 to be held at S. V. University, Tirupati, A.P,
India.
Invited talks – “Luminescent europium complexes for light emitting diodes”- BARC,
Mumbai, April 2018
Invited talks – “Functional molecular materials and their versatile applications”- School of
Advanced Sciences, Department of Chemistry, VIT University, Vellore – Sep 2017
Invited talks - Short term course on Waste Heat Recovery and Thermal Energy Storage
(WHRTES-2017) “Functional Materials for Energy applications” at Department of
Mechanical Engineering, NIT Rourkela, India
Invited talks - Department of Chemistry Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, Feb-2017,
“Inorganic luminescent materials for energy efficient solid state lighting (SSL)’, at Center for
Green Energy Technology”
Invited talks - Madanjeet School of Green Energy Technologies, Pondicherry University,
Feb-2017, “Design strategy to obtain highly luminescent molecular materials for
lighting applications”
Invited talks - National Conference on Advances in Chemical Sciences and Technology
(NCACST-17), Feb 2-3, 2017, KCG College of technology, Chennai, “Design strategy to
obtain highly luminescent molecular materials for lighting applications”
Invited talks – Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati, August 2016 “Carrier Opportunity
and Higher Education Guidance – In Basic Sciences”
Invited talks – Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University, Vellore, May 2016
“Controlled energy transfer from ligand to Eu (III) ion: A unique strategy to obtain bright
white light emitting Eu-complex”
Invited talks – NIT, Raipur, April, 2016 “Proactive design of host materials for
phosphorescent OLEDs: An overview”

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 Invited talks – NIT, Raipur, April, 2016 “Light emitting lanthanide Complexes, fundamental
to applications: A Bird's Eye View”
Invited talks – National conference on Luminescence and its applications (NCLA 2016),
Nagpur, Feb 2016 “Proactive design of host materials for phosphorescent OLEDs: An
overview”
Invited talks – National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Dec 2016 “Carrier Opportunity
and Higher Education Guidance – In Basic Sciences”
Invited talk – Department of chemistry, Wayne state University, Detroit, USA, Feb 2015
“Molecular materials for lighting applications”.
Invited talks – National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Dec 2014 “Carrier Opportunity
and Higher Education Guidance – In Basic Sciences”
Invited talks – National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Dec 2013 “Carrier Opportunity
and Higher Education Guidance – In Basic Sciences”
Invited talk – National conference on Luminescence and its applications (NCLA 2013),
PSU college of engineering, Bangalore, Feb 2013 “Iridium molecular complexes for OLED
applications”
Invited Technical talk – International conference on Luminescence and its applications
(ICLA 2012), IICT & RGTU, Hyderabad, Feb 2012 “Eu3+ substituted double perovskites:
Novel orange-red emitting phosphors for Solid state White LEDs”
Invited talk – FDP on Catalysis: Concepts to Applications, NIT, Calicut, June 2 – 6, 2012
“Bio-Inspired Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production”
Invited talks – FDP on Display materials and its applications, organized by RNS Institute
of Technology, Bangalore, April 12 – 13, 2012 “Lamp phosphors: concepts to
applications”
Invited talk – UGC sponsored National seminar on advanced materials (NASAM 2012) at
Isalmiah College, Vaniyambadi – 4 – 5 March 2012 “Lanthanide based materials for solid
state lightings”
Invited talks – GTER 2012 at Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar – 11 – 13 Feb
2012 “Europium activated oxides - Alternative Red phosphors for energy efficient solid
state lighting”
Invited talks - FDP on Materials Present and Future perspectives at NIT Calicut – 12 to 16
Dec 2011 “Lanthanide activated luminescent materials as wavelength convertors – lighting
and display applications”
Invited talks - FDP on Current trends in Organometallic Chemistry at NIT Calicut – 4 to 8
June 2011, “Lanthanide containing luminescent organometallic complexes and its specific
applications” and “Luminescent organometallic complexes for organic light emitting diodes”

Sponsored/ consultancy Projects (completed/ongoing/submitted):

S. No Role
Title of the Project Sponsoring agency Amount (PI/Co-PI) Status

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 1. Rational design and synthesis of BRNS, DAE
optoelectronic Lanthanide based (Sep 2012 – Sep 17 Lakhs PI Completed
molecular materials for OLEDs 2015)
2. Molecular designing and
synthesis of highly efficient red PI
DST (Jan 2013 –
emitting Iridium based 24.9 Lakhs Completed
Dec 2015)
dendrimers for OLED
applications
3. TEQIP II – travel (PI and
support to visit graduate
Lanthanide based molecular
Department of 4.2 Lakhs student) Completed
complexes and their applications
Chemistry, Wayne
State University,
4. Rational design and synthesis of INSPIRE, DST
Iridium based molecular (Jan 2013 – Dec 35 Lakhs PI Completed
materials for Organic Electronics 2017)
5. NRB, DRDO and
Lanthanide based wavelength NIT Rourkela 43.5 (25.76 PI
Completed
converters for smart lightings (Jan 2015 – Dec + 17.74)
2018) Lakhs
6. Metal free deep blue emitting
fluorophores for organic light EMR – SERB, PI
42.29 Lakhs Ongoing
emitting diodes: approaching DST, India
NTSC standard
7. Ministry of
Tailoring electronic and optical
Electronics and PI
properties of luminescent
Information 59.98 Lakhs Submitted
perovskite quantum dots for light
Technology
emitting diodes
(MeitY)
8. Heavy-metal free TADF organic
blue emitters for new-generation CSIR-EMR 19.68 Lakhs PI Submitted
white OLEDs
9. Rational design and synthesis of ASEAN-India
Lanthanide based optoelectronic Collaborative 53.88 Lakhs PI Submitted
materials for white OLEDs R&D

Short term course/Conference organized:

Place & Dates No. of Role

S. No Title Participants

1. (600 cadets Coordinator

Hosted National Integration Camp NIT Rourkela, Dec
from all over
(NCC cadets) 19 – 30, 2013.
India)
2. NIT Rourkela, Nov Coordinator
DST sponsored INSPIRE Science camp 400
30 – Dec 5, 2013.
3. DST sponsored INSPIRE Science camp NIT Rourkela, Dec 6 250 Coordinator

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 - 11, 2014.
4. (600 cadets Coordinator
Hosted National Integration Camp NIT Rourkela, Dec,
from all over
(NCC cadets) 2014.
India)
5.
DST sponsored INSPIRE Science camp NIT Rourkela, Dec 6 300 Coordinator
- 11, 2015.
6. NIT Rourkela, May 8 350 Coordinator
DST sponsored INSPIRE Science camp - 12, 2017.
7. Webinar on Frontiers in Organic NIT Rourkela, 29th 850 Coordinator
electronics June to 3rd July 2020
8. Webinar on Frontiers in Chemical NIT Rourkela, 6th to 850 Coordinator
Sciences 10th July 2020

Projects: (Active member of team of researchers in the successful completion of the

following projects)
1. Synthesis of new lanthanide-containing metallo polymers as emitters and charge
transporters in Organic and Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes – supported by CEA
through nanoscience programme – April 2009 – March 2010
2. Research of its Core Materials and Processing for Low-cost, Flexible Optoelectronic
Signage - supported by Korean government through World class university program
– Dec 2008 – Aug 2013
3. Designing new high performance phosphor materials for energy efficient Solid State
Lighting – supported by Korean government through EEWS program – Jan 2008 –
Dec 2008
4. Development of high efficient blue phosphor for CCFL applications – supported by
CMS Company – April 2007 – March 2009
5. Development of high efficiency and durability New blue emitting phosphors for PDP
application and improvement of luminescent properties of new blue emitting
phosphors – supported by LG electronics – April 2007 – March 2008
6. Environmentally Secure Rare Earth Based Colorants For Surface Coating applications
sponsored by NMTLI – CSIR, New Delhi (Council of Scientific Industrial Research)
in Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, India. (Phase I) – Aug 2003 –
Dec 2005
7. Direct Methanol Fuel Cell sponsored by MNES, New Delhi (Ministry of
nonconventional energy sources) in Spic Science Foundation, Chennai, India – Oct
2002 – May 2003
8. Regenerative Fuel Cell sponsored by ISRO, Bangalore (Indian Space Research
Organization) in Spic Science Foundation, Chennai, India – Oct 2002 – May 2003.

Potential Reviewer for the journal:

Journal of Physical chemistry C
Inorganic Chemistry, Dalton Transactions, Physical chemistry chemical physics

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 RSC advances, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Inorganic/Materials chemistry
frontiers, Journal of Alloys and compounds, Journal of Luminescence
Materials Letters, Scientific reports, Dyes and pigments
Organic electronics, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular
Spectroscopy, Chemistry select, Asian Chemistry Journal, Luminescence
Journal of Materials Science, Journal of organic chemistry (ACS)

References:

1. Prof. U.V. Varadaraju, 2. Prof. A. K. Mishra

Research Advisor, ARCI, Chennai Dean (Research) & Department of
IIT-M Research Park, Phase-1, Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology
2nd Floor, Section B1, TS No 2D, F Block, (IIT) Madras, Chennai 600 036, India.
6 Kanagam Road, Taramani,Chennai- Email: [email protected], Tel: +91 – 44 –
600113, India. 2257 4207
Ex-Professor, IIT Madras, Chennai 600
036, India. Tel: +91 – 8610938357, Email:
[email protected]/[email protected]

3. Prof. D. Y. Jeon, Professor, 4. Prof. Sunil Kumar Sarangi, FNAE,

Display Materials Lab, Department of Ex-Director, NIT Rourkela,
Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Adjunct Professor, School of Mechanical
Advanced Institute of Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of
Technology, Deajeon, South Korea Tel: +82 Technology
– 42 – 350-3337, Fax:+82428693310 Bhubaneswar – 751013, Odisha, India
Email: [email protected] Tel: +91 – 9437041081
Email: [email protected]
5. Prof. B. G. Mishra
Professor and Ex- HOD,
Department of Chemistry, NIT Rourkela - 769008
Tel: +91- 661-2462659, Mobile: 9778088349
Email: [email protected]

Personal details:
Date of birth : 05 – 06 - 1980
Age : 40 years 2 months
Nationality : Indian
Father’s name : M. Vaidyanathan
Marital status : Married
Blood Group : B Positive
Passport number : F2618175

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 Annexure “B”
List of Publications (in reverse chronological order)
Submitted papers:
1. Kasturi Singh, Marikumar Rajendran, Rachna Devi and Sivakumar Vaidyanathan*
“Highly efficient new red emitting Li3Y3BaSr(MoO4)8:Eu3+ phosphors with negligible
thermal and concentration quenching for white LEDs and plant growth applications”
Submitted
2. Kasturi Singh, and Sivakumar Vaidyanathan* “Bright, highly efficient and stable
narrow band red emitters with high colour purity for white LEDs and plant growth
applications” Submitted
3. Jaipal Devesing Girase, Mangey Ram Nagar, Jairam Tagare, Shahnawaz, Jwo-Huei
Jou and Sivakumar Vaidyanathan*, Rationally designed efficient Near UV/Deep
Blue (CIEy 0.02) and Hybrid White OLEDs (CIE~0.33, 0.37) based on Imidazole-
Triphenyamine (Donor-π-meta-linkage-Acceptor) – submitted
4. Jaipal Devesing Girase, Jairam Tagare, Shahnawaz, Mangey Ram Nagar, Iram
Siddique, Jwo-Huei Jou and Sivakumar Vaidyanathan*, Efficient deep-blue
emitters (CIEy ~0.07) based on phenanthroimidazole: Remarkable substitution effects
at the N1 position of imidazole on the excited states and electroluminescence
properties” Submitted
5. A. B. Kajjam, K. Singh and V. Sivakumar*, Excitation-dependent organic down-
converting Imidazo-pyridine based materials for WLEDs: Combined experimental
and theoretical investigation, - Journal of Information Display, under revision.
6. Jaipal Devesing Girase, Sandhya Rani Nayak, Jairam Tagare, Mangey Ram Nagar,
Shahnawaz, Jayachandran Jayakumar, Jwo-Huei Jou, Chien‐Hong Cheng and
Sivakumar Vaidyanathan* “Computational aided design and synthesis of efficient
deep-blue fluorophores for solution processed organic light emitting diodes”
Submitted
7. R. Marikumar, R Devi, S. Mund, K. Singh and Sivakumar Vaidyanathan*,
Cooperation in energy transfer between ligands and EuIII ions in molecular europium
complexes for vapoluminescence sensor (reversible on/off emission switching) and
hybrid white LEDs, Submitted.
8. Rajamouli Boddula, Arvind Babu Kajjam, Kasturi Singh, P Shyam Vinod kumar, V.
Subramanian and Sivakumar Vaidyanathan*, Designing of organic chromophores
and study their excited photophysical properties for EuIII complexes – a theoretical
approach, submitted
9. Rachna Devi, K. Singh and Sivakumar Vaidyanathan*, "New red emitting Eu(III)
complexes and their use in high performance white LEDs and Vapoluminescent
Sensors", Submitted.
10. T. Jairam, A. B. Kajjam, Kasturi Singh, Sabita Patel and Sivakumar
Vaidyanathan*, Acenaphthene-Triphenylamine based Derivatives: Synthesis,

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 photophysical and theoretical investigation for organic light emitting diodes,
submitted.
11. K. Singh, R. Boddula, A. B Kajjam, M. J. Allen, Sivakumar Vaidyanathan* Effect
of N-Conjugation in Imidazo-Bipyridyl Ancillary Ligands and Their Energy-Transfer
Impact on Eu(III)–Beta-Diketonate Complexes for White-Light-Emitting Diodes.
Submitted.
https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user=LSrFzcAAAAJ&view_op=list_works
&sortby=pubdate
In Refereed International Journals:
1. Jaipal Devesing Girase, Sandhya Rani Nayak, Jairam Tagare, Shahnawaz, Mangey
Ram Nagar, Jwo-Huei Jou, and Sivakumar Vaidyanathan* “Solution processed
deep-blue (y~0.06) fluorophores based on Triphenylamine-Imidazole (Donor-
Acceptor) for OLEDs: Computational and experimental exploration” – Journal of
Information Display, 10.1080/15980316.2021.1959429 – 2021.
2. A. B. Kajjam, K. Singh, R. V. Varun Tej, and Sivakumar Vaidyanathan*,
Carbazole-Acenaphthene (Donor-Acceptor) based luminophores for picric acid
detection: a combined experimental and theoretical study – Materials Advances –
accepted for publications, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MA00445J (Citation –
0), Impact factor: NA.
3. Rachna Devi, R. Marikumar, K. Singh, Raksha Pal, Sivakumar Vaidyanathan*, " A
Smart luminescent Molecular Europium complex and their versatile applications"
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2021, 9, 6618-6633, https://doi.org/10.1039/D1TC01049B,
(Citation – 0), Impact factor: 7.059.
4. Jairam Tagare, Rohit Ashok Kumar Yadav, Sujith Sudheendran Swayamprabha,
Deepak Kumar Dubey, Jwo-Huei Jou and Sivakumar Vaidyanathan, ‘Solution
Processed Deep-blue with CIEy∈ (0.05) and Pure-white CIEx,y∈ (0.34, 0.32) Organic
Light-emitting Diodes: Experimental and Theoretical Investigation’ J. Mater. Chem.
C, 2021, 9 (14), 4935-4947 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1TC00228G, (Citation – 0),
Impact factor: 7.059.
5. S. Kasturi and Sivakumar Vaidyanathan*, “Novel narrow band red emitters based on
mixed metal oxides and their application in hybrid white LEDs, Luminescence, 36(3),
576-587, 2021. DOI:10.1002/bio.3975 (Citation – 0), Impact factor: 1.452.
6. S. Kasturi, R. Marikumar, Rachna Devi and Sivakumar Vaidyanathan*, “Narrow
band red emitting phosphor with negligible concentration quenching for hybrid white
LEDs and plant growth applications" – Dalton Trans., 2020, https://doi.org/
10.1039/D1DT00449B (chosen for cover page). (Citation – 4), Impact factor: 4.052.
7. Rajamouli Boddula, T. Jairam, Kasturi Singh and Sivakumar Vaidyanathan*,
"White light emissive Europium complex and their versatile applications", Mater.
Chem. Front., 2021, 5 (7), 3159-3175 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1QM00083G,
(Citation – 1), Impact factor: 6.788

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 8. A. B Kajjam, Sivakumar Vaidyanathan*, Acenaphthene-imidazole based red-to-NIR
Emissive Homoleptic and Heteroleptic Ir(III) complexes for OLEDs: combined
experimental and theoretical approach, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 519, 120268, 2021.
(Citation – 0), Impact factor: 2.450
9. Rachna Devi, R. Boddula, K. Singh, Satendra kumar and Sivakumar Vaidyanathan,
New Europium complexes and their use in red light emitting diode and
vapoluminescent sensor, Journal of Information Display, Accepted, DOI:
10.1080/15980316.2021.1879960, 2021. (Citation – 2), Impact factor: 3.70
10. Jairam Tagare, Rajamouli Boddula, Rohit Ashok Kumar Yadav, Deepak Kumar Dubey,
Jwo-Huei Jou, Sabita Patel and Sivakumar Vaidyanathan*, Novel Imidazole-Alkyl
Spacer-Carbazole based Fluorophores for Deep-Blue Organic Light Emitting Diodes:
Experimental and Theoretical Investigation, Dyes and Pigments, 185, 2021, 108853,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2020.108853. (Citation – 2), Impact factor:
4.040.
11. R Devi, K Singh, Sivakumar Vaidyanathan*, Synergy in energy transfer between
ligand and EuIII ion in molecular Europium complex: a single-component white light
emissive luminogens, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2020, 8, 8643-8653, DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0TC01360A. (Citation – 10), Impact factor: 7.059.
12. Jairam Tagare, Rajamouli Boddula, S. S. Swayamprabha, Deepak Kumar Dubey, Jwo-
Huei Jou, Sabita Patel and Sivakumar Vaidyanathan*, “Efficient near ultraviolet
emissive (CIEy<0.06) Organic Light-Emitting Diodes based on Phenanthroimidazole-
Alkyl spacer-Carbazole fluorophores: Experimental and Theoretical investigation”
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 8(47), 16834-44, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/D0TC03720F
(Citation – 0), Impact factor: 7.059.
13. R. Marikumar, V. Sivakumar*, A novel Sm3+ activated Li3BaSrLn3(MO4)8 [Ln = La
Gd and Y; M = Mo and W] deep red emitting phosphors for plant cultivation and
LEDs. Journal of Information Display, 2020, DOI: 10.1080/15980316.2020.1831630.
(Citation – 0), Impact factor: 3.70.
14. Rachna Devi, Rajamouli Boddula, Tagare Jairam, Kajjam Aravind;, Kasturi Singh,
Sivakumar Vaidyanathan*, White emissive europium complex with CRI 95%:
Butterfly Vs triangle structure, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2020, 8, 11715 –
11726, https://doi.org/10.1039/D0TC02724C (This article is part of the themed
collection: Journal of Materials Chemistry C HOT Papers). (Citation – 11), Impact
factor: 7.059.
15. R Marikumar, Sivakumar Vaidyanathan, Systematic investigation of Eu3+ activated
Na2Ln4(MoO4)7 [Ln = La, Gd and Y] narrow band red emitting phosphors for hybrid
white LEDs and plant growth, New Journal of Chemistry, 2020, DOI:
10.1039/D0NJ03766D (appeared in cover page). (Citation – 7), Impact factor: 3.288.
16. T. Jairam, N. Verma, K. Tarafder and V. Sivakumar*, "Synthesis, Photophysical and
Theoretical Studies of Phenanthroimidazole derivatives for Organic Light Emitting

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 Diodes", Luminescence, 2020, accepted article, https://doi.org/10.1002/bio.3896.
(Citation – 0), Impact factor: 1.452.
17. Jairam Tagare, D. K. Dubey, R. A. K. Yadav, J. H. Jou and Sivakumar
Vaidyanathan*, Triphenylamine-imidazole based luminophores for deep-blue
(CIEy≈0.06) organic light emitting diodes: Experimental and theoretical investigation,
Materials Advances, 2020, 1, 666-679 DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00007H. (Citation – 6),
Impact factor: NA. This article is part of the themed collection: Fluorescent and
Luminescent Materials.
18. R Marikumar, Sivakumar Vaidyanathan*, Zero-concentration quenching: A Novel
Eu3+ based red phosphor with Non-layered crystal structure for white LEDs and
NaSrY(MoO4)3:Sm3+ based deep-red LEDs for plant growth, Dalton Trans., 2020,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0DT01517B (chosen for cover page and highlighted as
a HOT articles). (Citation – 12), Impact factor: 4.052.
19. R. Marikumar and V. Sivakumar*, "A novel high efficient host-sensitized red
emitting (Ba2YV3O11:Eu3+) phosphor for hybrid white LEDs", ChemistrySelect, 2020,
5(17), 5128-5136. (Citation – 2), Impact factor: 1.811
20. Rachna Devi and V. Sivakumar*, Narrow band red emitting Europium complexes and
their application in smart white LEDs and Vapoluminescent Sensors, Dalton Trans.,
2020, 49, 6205-6219, https://doi.org/10.1039/D0DT00519C, (Citation – 11), Impact
factor: 4.052 (chosen for cover page and highlighted)
21. R. Marikumar and V. Sivakumar*, High performance red/deep-red emitting
phosphors for white LEDs, New J. Chem., 2020, 44, 5354-5365,
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0NJ00086H, (Citation – 9), Impact factor: 3.288
22. Deepak Kumar Dubey, Gintare Krucaite, Sujith Sudheendran Swayamprabha, Rohit
Ashok KumarYadav, DovydasBlazevicius, JairamTagare, Sudam Chavhan, Tsung-
ChiaHsueh, Sivakumar Vaidyanathan*, Saulius Grigalevicius, Jwo-Huei Jou,
Fluorene based amorphous hole transporting materials for solution processed organic
light-emitting diodes, Organic Electronics, 79, (2020), 105633, (Citation – 2), Impact
factor: 3.5
23. Marikumar Rajendran, Satish Kumar Samal, SivakumarVaidyanathan*. A novel
self-activated (bluish-green) and Eu3+ doped (red) phosphors for warm white LEDs.,
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 815 (2020) 152631. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.152631. (Citation – 19), Impact factor: 4.65.
24. A. B. Kajjam, D. K. Dubey, R. A. Kumar Yadav, J.-H. Jou, V. Sivakumar*,
Tetraphenylimidazole-based luminophores for explosive chemosensors and OLEDs:
experimental and theoretical investigation, Materials Today Chemistry, 14 (2019)
1002012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2019.100201. (Citation – 1), Impact
factor: 3.860.
25. B. Rajamouli and V. Sivakumar*, “Bi-nuclear luminescent Europium(III) molecular
complexes for white light emitting diodes: Experimental and theoretical study”-
Inorganica Chimica Acta, 494, 141-153, 2019. (Citation – 04), Impact factor: 2.450.

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 26. T. Jairam, D. K. Dubey, J. H. Jou and V. Sivakumar, Near UV/deep blue emissive
phenanthroimidazole-alkyl spacer based luminophores for organic light emitting
diodes: Experimental and theoretical investigation, ChemistrySelect, 2019, 4, 6458 –
6468., (Citation – 5), Impact factor: 1.811.
27. Marikumar R. and V. Sivakumar*, “New red emitting phosphors NaSrLa(MO4)3:
Eu3+ [M = Mo and W] for white LEDs: Synthesis, structural and optical study” Journal
of Alloys and Compounds, 2019, (Citation – 37), Impact factor: 4.65
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.03.141
28. T. Jairam, D. K. Dubey, R. A. K. Yadav, J. H. Jou and V. Sivakumar*, Deep blue
triphenylamine-imidazole based luminophores for organic light emitting diodes:
Experimental and theoretical investigation, Dyes and pigments 160, 944-956 2019,
(Citation – 19), Impact factor: 4.040
29. T. Jairam and V. Sivakumar*, Recent development of phenanthroimidazole based
fluorophores for blue Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs): An overview –
Journal of Materials Chemistry C 6 (38), 10138-10173 – 2018, DOI:
10.1039/C8TC03689F, (Citation – 72), Impact factor: 7.059

30. T. Jairam, S. S. Swayamprabha, D. K. Dubey, R. A. K. Yadav, J. H. Jou and V.

Sivakumar, Highly twisted Tetra-N-phenylbenzidine-Phenanthroimidazole based
derivatives for blue Organic Light Emitting Diodes: Experimental and Theoretical
investigation, Organic Electronics, 2018, 62, 419-428, (Citation – 11), Impact factor:
3.5.
31. S. Kasturi, Marikumar. R and Sivakumar V*, “Trivalent Rare- earth activated
hexagonal Lanthanum fluoride (LaF3:RE3+ - RE = Tb, Sm, Dy and Tm) Nanocrystals:
Synthesis and optical properties”- Luminescence., 2018, (Citation – 7), Impact factor:
1.502
32. Aravind Babu Kajjam, P Shyam Vinod kumar, V. Subramanian, and V. Sivakumar*,
Triphenylamine based yellowish-orange emitting organic dyes (Donor – π – Acceptor)
for hybrid WLEDs and OLEDs: synthesis, characterization and theoretical study,
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 20 (6), 4490-4501, 2018 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp08670a,
(Citation – 9), Impact factor: 3.567
33. Aravind Babu Kajjam, V. Sivakumar*, Tuning the photophysical properties of
heteroleptic Ir(III) complexes through ancillary ligand substitution: Experimental and
theoretical investigation, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry,
350, 2018, 130-141, DOI.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.09.054, (Citation –03 ),
Impact factor: 2.495
34. T. Jairam, Hidayath Ulla, M.N. Satyanarayan, V. Sivakumar*, Efficient non-doped
bluish-green organic light emitting devices based on N1 functionalized star-shaped
phenanthroimidazole fluorophores, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A:
Chemistry, 353, 2018, 53-64, DOI.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.11.001, (Citation –
10), Impact factor: 2.495
35. T. Jairam, Hidayath Ulla, M.N. Satyanarayan, V. Sivakumar*, Synthesis,
Photophysical and Electroluminescence Studies of New Triphenylamine -

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 phenanthroimidazole Based materials for Organic Light Emitting Diodes. Journal of
Luminescence, 2017, DOI; 10.1016/j.jlumin.2017.09.020, (Citation – 16), Impact
factor: 3.280
36. Rajamouli Boddula, S. Kasturi, Giri. S, V. Sivakumar*, Controlled energy transfer
from ligand to Eu(III) ion: A unique strategy to obtain bright white light emission and
their versatile applications. Inorg. Chem., 2017, 56 (17), 10127–10130. DOI,
10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01255. (Citation – 25), Impact factor: 4.850
37. Kasturi Singh, Rajamouli Boddula, and Sivakumar Vaidyanathan*, Versatile
Luminescent Europium(III)−β-Diketonate-imidazo-bipyridyl Complexes Intended for
White LEDs: A Detailed Photophysical and Theoretical Study” Inorg. Chem., 2017, 56
(15), 9376–9390, DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01565, (Citation – 42), Impact
factor: 4.850
38. Aravind Babu Kajjam and V. Sivakumar*, Structural mimics of phenyl pyridine (ppy)
- substituted, Phosphorescent Cyclometalated homo and heteroleptic Iridium(III)
Complexes for Organic light emitting diodes - An overview. Chemical Record, 2017,
DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201700035, (Citation – 20), Impact factor: 3.93
39. Boddula Rajamouli and V. Sivakumar*, White light emissive bipolar ligand and their
EuIII complex for white/red light emitting diodes. Journal of Photochemistry and
Photobiology A: Chemistry 347, 26-40. DOI; 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.07.008,
(Citation – 16), Impact factor: 2.495
40. Boddula Rajamouli, Rachna Devi, Abhijeet Mohanty, Venkata Krishnan and
Sivakumar Vaidyanathan*, “Effects of electron-withdrawing groups in imidazole-
phenanthroline ligands and their influence on the photophysical properties of Eu III
complexes for white light-emitting diodes” New J. Chem. 2017, 41, 9826 - 9839. :DOI:
10.1039/c7nj02291c, (Citation – 7), Impact factor: 3.288
41. T. Jairam, Hidayath Ulla, K. Aravind Babu, M.N. Satyanarayan, V. Sivakumar*.
“Star-Shaped Phenanthroimidazole-triphenylamine based yellow organic emitter for
organic light emitting diodes” –Chemistry select, 2017, - 2, 2611– 2620, 2017. DOI:
10.1002/slct.201700056. (Citation – 12), Impact factor: 1.811.
42. S. Kasturi and V. Sivakumar*, “Li3BaSrLa3(WO4)8:Eu3+ and Its Solid Solutions : A
New Red Emitting Phosphor - Structure, Synthesis and Appraisal of Optical
Properties’’ ChemistrySelect, 2, 5143–5156,2017, DOI: 10.1002/slct.201700644,
(Citation – 8), Impact factor: 1.811.
43. B. Rajamouli, C. S. Dwaraka Viswanath, S. Giri, C. K. Jayasankar and V.
Sivakumar*, “Carbazole functionalized new bipolar ligand for monochromatic red
light emitting Europium(III) complex: combined experimental and theoretical study”,
New J. Chem., 2017,41, 3112-3123, DOI: 10.1039/C6NJ03947B (Citation – 11),
Impact factor: 3.288
44. B Rajamouli, V. Sivakumar, “Eu (III) Complexes for LEDs Based on Carbazole‐and
Fluorene‐Functionalized Phenanthro‐Imidazole Ancillary Ligands: Detailed
Photophysical and Theoretical Study”, ChemistrySelect 2 (14), 4138-4149, DOI:
10.1002/slct.201700266, (Citation – 4), Impact factor: 1.811

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 45. S. Kasturi and V. Sivakumar*, “Luminescence properties of La2W2−xMoxO9 (x = 0–
2): Eu3+ materials and their Judd–Ofelt analysis: novel red line emitting phosphors for
pcLEDs” Mater. Chem. Front., 2017, DOI: 10.1039/C6QM00118A. (Citation – 30),
Impact factor: 6.788
46. K. Aravind Babu, S. Giri, V. Sivakumar*, “Triphenylamine based Donor–π–Acceptor
Organic Phosphors: Synthesis, Characterization and Theoretical study”, Mater. Chem.
Front., 2017, Advance Article (chosen as a best work by Editor). DOI:
10.1039/c6qm00031b. (Citation – 16), Impact factor: 6.788
47. B. Rajamouli, and V. Sivakumar*, Effect of carbazole functionalization with a spacer
moiety in the phenanthroimidazole bipolar ligand in a europium (III) complex on its
luminescence properties: combined experimental and theoretical study”, New J.
Chem., 2017, 41, 1017-1027, DOI: 10.1039/C6NJ03014A. (Citation – 17), Impact
factor: 3.288.
48. A. D. J David, GS Muhammad, V Sivakumar, Synthesis and optical properties of
Eu3+‐ substituted glaserite‐ type orthovanadates CsK2Y[VO4]2 Luminescence 32 (5),
735-744. (Citation – 5), Impact factor:1.588.
49. S. Kasturi, S. Satish Kumar and V.Sivakumar*, “Synthesis and photoluminescence
properties of red emitting phosphor La2–xEuxLi0.5Al0.5O4 [x = 0.2–2] with K2NiF4
structure” Luminescence: The Journal of Biological and Chemical Luminescence,
2017 – Advanced article, DOI: 10.1002/bio.3270. (Citation – 2), Impact factor:1.588.
50. S. Kasturi and V. Sivakumar*, “Eu2+ luminescence in Ca3Si2O7 and spectral widening
and tuning of Eu2+ emission color (orangish-red to green) by crystal chemical
substitution”, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 98652-98662. (Citation – 15), Impact factor:3.119
(highlighted in ChemInform Abstract)
51. S. Kasturi and V. Sivakumar*, “Synthesis and Optical Properties of New Red
Emitting Phosphor Li3BaSrGd3-xEux(MO4)8 for White LEDs”, Chemistry select, 2016,
1, 5448 -5462. (Citation – 13), Impact factor: 1.811
52. Suneel Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Vipul Sharma, Gurunarayanan Harith, Vaidyanathan
Sivakumar, Venkata Krishnan, “Role of RGO support and irradiation source on the
photocatalytic activity of CdS–ZnO semiconductor nanostructures”, Beilstein J.
Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1684–1697. (Citation – 23), Impact factor: 2.612
53. B. Rajamouli, P. Sood, S. Giri, V. Krishnan and V. Sivakumar*, "New dual
characteristic bidentate ligand for ternary mono nuclear Europium (III) molecular
complex: synthesis, photophysical, electrochemical and theoretical study" Eur. J. Inorg
Chem., 2016 –3900-3911. (Citation – 20), Impact factor: 2.529.
54. S. Kasturi, U.V. Varadaraju and V. Sivakumar*, "Synthesis and photoluminescence
of Eu(II) in Barium zinc orthosilicate - A Novel green color emitting phosphor for
white LEDs" Luminescence, 2016 – DOI: 10.1002/bio.3183. (Citation – 11), Impact
factor:1.588.
55. S. Kasturi, D.Y. Jeon and V. Sivakumar*, “Europium-activated rare earth fluoride
(LnF3:Eu3+– Ln = La, Gd) nanocrystals prepared by using ionic liquid/NH4F as a

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 fluorine source via hydrothermal synthesis”, Luminescence, 2016, 3083. (Citation – 8),
Impact factor:1.588.
56. A. Duke John David, G. Shakil Muhammad and V. Sivakumar, “Synthesis and
photoluminescence properties of Sm3+ substituted glaserite-type orthovanadates
K3Y[VO4]2 with monoclinic structure”. Journal of Luminescence 177 (2016) 104–110.
(Citation – 13), Impact factor:2.693
Before Joining at NIT Rourkela (2005 – 2011)
57. V. Sivakumar, Gun Young Hong, Je Seok Kim and D.Y. Jeon., “Novel blue emitting
phosphor Sr2.98Eu0.02Al10-xBxSiO2 [x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1] for PDP applications.”
J. Luminescence., 129 (2009) 1632–1636, (Citation – 10), Impact factor:2.280. DOI:
10.1016/j.jlumin.2008.12.021
58. V. Sivakumar and U.V. Varadaraju., Eu2+, Ce3+ Luminescence and Ce3+/Eu2+ Energy
Transfer Studies on Sr2LiSiO4F – “A Novel White Light Emitting Phosphor for Solid
State Lighting”. J. Electrochem. Soc., 156 (7), (2009) J179 – J184, (Citation – 69),
Impact factor: 2.930. DOI: 10.1149/1.3122663
59. Ho Seong Jang, Yu-Ho Won, Sivakumar Vaidyanathan, Dong Hyuk Kim, and Duk
Young Jeon, “Emission Band Change of (Sr1−xMx)3SiO5:Eu2+ (M=Ca, Ba) Phosphor
for White Light Sources Using Blue/Near-Ultraviolet LEDs”. J. Electrochem. Soc.,
156 (6), (2009) J138 - J142, (Citation – 82, Impact factor:2.930. DOI:
10.1149/1.3106042
60. V. Sivakumar and D.Y. Jeon., “A Novel narrow band red emitting phosphor for white
light emitting diodes” Int. J. Appl. Ceram. Technol., 6(4) (2009) 453–458, (Citation –
24), Impact factor:1.762. DOI:10.1111/j.1744-7402.2009.02371.x
61. Won Bin Im, Hyoung Sun Yoo, Sivakumar Vaidyanathan, “Ki Hyuk Kwon, Hyung
Jun Park, Yong-Il Kim, Duk Young Jeon., A novel blue-emitting silica-coated
KBaPO4:Eu2+ phosphor under vacuum ultraviolet and ultraviolet excitation” Materials
Chemistry and Physics, 115(1), (2009), 161-164, (Citation – 68), Impact factor: 3.408.
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2008.11.050
62. Hyoung Sun Yoo, Sivakumar Vaidyanathan, Sung Wook Kim, Duk Young Jeon
“Synthesis and photoluminescence properties of Yb2+ doped Ba5(PO4)3Cl phosphor for
white light-emitting diodes” Optical Materials, 31(11), (2009) 1555-1558, (Citation –
33), Impact factor:2.779. DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2009.02.017
63. V. Sivakumar and U.V. Varadaraju., “Synthesis, phase transition and
photoluminescence studies on Eu3+-substituted double perovskites—A novel orange-
red phosphor for solid-state lighting” J. Solid State. Chem., 181 (12), (2008) 3344 –
3351, (Citation – 110), Impact factor: 2.726 DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2008.08.030
64. H. S. Yoo, W. B. Im, V. Sivakumar*, Bong Je Park, and Duk Young Jeon, “Effects of
Eu2+ Concentration Variation and Ce3+ Co-doping on Photoluminescence Properties of
BaGa2S4:Eu2+ Phosphor”. J. Electrochem. Soc., 155 (3), (2008) J66 – J70, (Citation –
21), Impact factor: 3.721 DOI: 10.1149/1.2825303

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 65. V. Sivakumar and U.V. Varadaraju, “Ce3+/Eu2+ energy transfer studies on BaMgSiO4
– A Green phosphor for three band white LEDs”. J. Electrochem. Soc., 154, (2007)
J167 – J171, (Citation – 49), Impact factor: 2.930. DOI: 10.1149/1.2714303
66. V. Sivakumar and U.V. Varadaraju., “An Novel Orange – red phosphor under Near
UV excitation for white LEDs”. J. Electrochem. Soc., 154, (2007) J28 – J31, (Citation
– 95), Impact factor: 2.930. DOI: 10.1149/1.2382266
67. V. Sivakumar and U.V. Varadaraju. “A Promising Orange – Red phosphor under
Near UV excitation”. Electrochem. Solid. State letters, 9(6) (2006) H35 - H38,
(Citation – 104), Impact factor: 2.321 DOI: 10.1149/1.2189155
68. V. Sivakumar and U.V. Varadaraju., “Intense Red Phosphor for white LED based on
Blue GaN LEDs” J. Electrochem. Soc., 153(3) (2006), H54 - H57, (Citation – 166),
Impact factor: 2.930. DOI: 10.1149/1.2163781
69. V. Sivakumar and U. V. Varadaraju, “A Novel green phosphor for three band white
LEDs”. SPIE proc., 5941, (2005) 1 – 9, (Citation – 3), Impact factor: NA
70. V. Sivakumar and U.V. Varadaraju., “Intense red - emitting phosphors for white
LEDs”. J. Electrochem. Soc., 152(10) (2005) H168 - H171, (Citation – 136), Impact
factor: 2.930. DOI: 10.1149/1.2034515
71. V. Sivakumar and U.V. Varadaraju., Environmentally benign novel green pigments:
Pr1-xCaxPO4 [x = 0 – 0.4]. Bull. Mater. Sci., 28(3) (2005) 299-301 (Rapid
communication), (Citation – 18), Impact factor: 1.392. DOI: 10.1007/BF02711264
In Refereed National Journals:
1. A. Duke John David, G. Shakil Muhammad and V. Sivakumar*, “Synthesis and
luminescence properties of Eu3+- substituted CsK2La(VO4)2 a Glaserite-type
orthovanadates” International Journal of Luminescence and applications, 5, 2015,
393.
2. A. Duke John David, G. Shakil Muhammad and V. Sivakumar*, “Synthesis, Phase
Formation between Solid Solutions and Photoluminescence Studies on Rare Earth
Doped - Glaserite Type Orthovanadate Ca9Y(1-x)-yEux[VO4]7:Lay”. International
Journal of Applied Science and Mathematics, 2 (4) 2015, 2394.
3. V. Sivakumar*, “Iridium based molecular complexes for OLED applications”
International Journal of luminescence and its applications, 3(1), 2013, 45 – 48
In Conference Proceedings:

In International Conference Proceedings:

1. Sujith Sudheendran Swayamprabha, Deepak Kumar Dubey, Rohit Ashok Kumar

Yadav, Jairam Tagare, V. Sivakumar and Jwo-Huei Jou, Phenanthroimidazole Based
Small Molecule Functioning Both as Blue Emitter and Host for Organic Light
Emitting Diodes, International Conference on Display Technology (ICDT 2019), 50,
2019, 1966-1969 https://doi.org/10.1002/sdtp.13353

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 2. Marikumar. R and Sivakumar. V, New red emitting phosphors NaSrLa(MO4)3 :Eu3+
[M = Mo and W] for white LEDs: Synthesis, structural and optical study, ICLA-2019,
Raipur.
3. Raksha Pal, Rachna Devi and Sivakumar Vaidyanathan, Design, Synthesis and
photophysical studies of Blue Fluorophores for OLEDs, ICLA-2019, Raipur.
4. Rachna Devi and Sivakumar Vaidyanathan, Tailoring of C1-Functionalised
Phenanthro-imidazole based Eu(III) complexes : A study of photo-physical and
electrochemical properties, ICLA-2019, Raipur.
5. Sujith Sudheendran Swayamprabha, Deepak Kumar Dubey, Rohit Ashok Kumar
Yadav, Jairam Tagare, V. Sivakumar and Jwo-Huei Jou, “A novel organic molecule
functioning both as blu emitter and host for organic light emitting diodes” in IEDMS,
November 14th 2018, keelung, Taiwan
6. Jairam Tagare and V. Sivakumar, “Synthesis, Photophysical and Electrochemical
Studies of di-triphenylamine-1, 10 Phenontroline based fluorophore for Organic Light
Emitting Diodes” Optics & Photonics Taiwan, The International Conference (OPTIC)
2017
7. B. Rajamouli and V. Sivakumar*, “Synthesis of carbazole derivatives of Europium
molecular complexes for phosphorescent OLEDs” ICLA 2015 February 9-12, PES
University, Bangalore.
8. K. Aravind Babu and V. Sivakumar*, “Synthesis and photophysical properties of an
organic light color-conversion material for white LEDs.” ICLA 2015 February 9-12,
PES University, Bangalore.
9. B. Rajamouli and V. Sivakumar*, “Synthesis of multifunctional Europium molecular
complex for phosphorescent OLEDs” International Conference on Luminescence
(ICL) – 2014, Poland.
10. K. Aravind Babu and V. Sivakumar*, “Synthesis and photoluminescence properties
of solution processable Ir (III) based dendrimers for OLEDs International Conference
on Luminescence (ICL) - 2014, Poland.
11. S. Kasturi, V. Sivakumar* and Duk Young Jeon, “Novel red emitting phosphors
based on mixed metal oxides for white LED’s” International Conference on
Luminescence (ICL) - 2014, Poland.
12. B.Rajamouli and V. Sivakumar*, “Design and synthesis of bipolar ligands for Eu
molecular complexes and their photophysical studies”. 8th International Chemistry
Conference 2014 (SICC8), 14-17 Dec 2014, NUS University, Singapore.
13. K. Aravind Babu and V. Sivakumar*, “Synthesis and photophysical studies of blue
emitting Iridium(III) based dendrimers for OLEDs” 8th International Chemistry
Conference 2014 (SICC8), 14-17 Dec 2014, NUS University, Singapore.
14. S. Kasturi and V. Sivakumar*, “Europium activated lanthanide fluoride (LnF3:Eu3+ -
Ln = La, Gd) nanocrystals prepared by using ionic liquid via hydrothermal synthesis”
8th International Chemistry Conference 2014 (SICC8), 14-17 Dec 2014, NUS
University, Singapore
15. V. Sivakumar and U. V. Varadaraju, “Eu3+ substituted double perovskites: Novel
orange-red emitting phosphors for Solid State White LEDs” 2012 5th International
Conference on Luminescence, Feb 7 - 10, IICT Hyderabad, India. (accepted)

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16. V. Sivakumar and U. V. Varadaraju, “Novel Orange Red Emitting Phosphors With
Double Perovskite Structure For White LEDs”2011 16th International Conference on
Luminescence, June 26 -July 31-Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
17. V. Sivakumar and U. V. Varadaraju, “Novel Orange Red Emitting Phosphors With
Double Perovskite Structure For White LEDs”2011 16th International Conference on
Luminescence, June 26 -July 31-Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
18. Sung Wook Kim, Sivakumar Vaidyanathan, Byoung-Hwa Kwon and Duk Young
Jeon “Red Electrophosphorescent Devices Based on Iridium Complexes of Ir(fliq)3 by
solution process” 2010 KAIST International Workshop on Flexible Signage &
Displays, Daejeon, Korea, (2010.07)
19. Sung Wook Kim, Hyoung Sun Yoo, Sivakumar Vaidyanathan, Byoung-Hwa
Kwon, and Duk Young Jeon, “Study of Excitation Energy Transfer in Fluorine Based
Host-Guest Systems" The 2nd International Seminar of Frontier of Energy Flow
Dynamics in Atomistic and Electronic Scales, Sendai, Japan O-2, (2009. 12.)
20. Sivakumar Vaidyanathan, S. W. Kim, H. S. Yoo, D. Y. Jeon, “A Novel Broad Band
Orange Red Emitting Phosphor for Solid State Lighting” The 15th international
display workshops, Dec 2008, Japan.
21. Sung Wook Kim, Seok Hwan Hwang, Hyoung Sun Yoo, Sivakumar Vaidyanathan
and Duk Young Jeon, “New Concept of Flexible OLED with every Light Emitting
Pixel which is Crossed by Electrode Strip” The 15th international display workshops,
Dec 2008, Japan – Poster presentation.
22. H. S. Yoo, Sivakumar Vaidyanathan, S. W. Kim, J. Y. Han, D. Y. Jeon, “Synthesis
and Photoluminescence Properties of Chlorophosphate Phosphor for White Light-
Emitting Diodes” The 15th international display workshops, Dec 2008, Japan.
23. Sivakumar Vaidyanathan and D. Y. Jeon, "Search for new red phosphors under
NUV/blue excitation - the stimulating future for solid state lighting", International
Meeting on Information Display 2008, Ilsan, Korea, p.1350 (2008. 10.).
24. B. -H. Kwon, Sivakumar Vaidyanathan, H. Li, H. S. Jang, H. S. Yoo, and D. Y.
Jeon, "Luminescent characteristics of a blue-emitting CaAl2Si2O8:Eu2+ phosphor and
the effect of boron ion substitution", International Meeting on Information Display
2008, Ilsan, Korea, p.578 (2008. 10.)
25. B. -H. Kwon, Sivakumar Vaidyanathan, H. Li, H. S. Jang, H. S. Yoo, and D. Y.
Jeon, "Luminescent characteristics of a blue-emitting CaAl2Si2O8: Eu2+ phosphor",
Joint symposium on materials science and engineering, Gyeongju, Korea, P 53(PE7)
(2008. 9.)
26. K. H. Kwon, Sivakumar Vaidyanathan, W. B. Im, H. S. Jang, H. S. Yoo, S. W. Kim
and D. Y. Jeon, "Synthesis of Sr2MgSi2O7:Eu2+ phosphor and its luminescent
properties under UV/VUV excitation", The International Conference of the Korean
Ceramic Society for 50th Anniversary, Seoul, Korea, 155 November (2007)

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27. Jung sub Lee, Sivakumar Vaidyanathan, Duk Young Jeon, ‘Formation of Sm-
Multiwalled carbon annotube composite layer for the application of thermal interface
materials” The 9 th International symposium on electronic materials and packaging,
Daejeon, Republic of korea 11. 2007)
28. H. S. Yoo, B. J. Park, Sivakumar Vaidyanathan, J. S. Lee, and D. Y. Jeon, "
Photoluminescence enhancement of BaGa2S4:Eu2+ phosphor by co-doping of Ce3+ ion
", Joint Symposium on Materials Science and Engineering for the 21st Century 2007,
Hsinchu, Taiwan, p. 50, 2007. 10
29. W. B. Im, H. S. Yoo, V. Sivakumar, K. H. Kwon, H. J. Park, Y.-I. Kim, D. Y. Jeon.,
“Luminescence Property of Eu2+-Doped KBaPO4 Phosphor under Ultraviolet and
Vacuum Ultraviolet Excitation”, The 14th International display workshops Dec 2007,
Japan
30. V. Sivakumar and U.V. Varadaraju “A Novel Blue phosphor for Solid State
Lighting” in ASID 2006, New Delhi Organised by IIT Kanpur, India.
31. Sivakumar Vaidyanathan and Varadaraju Upadhyayula, “A Novel green phosphor
for three band white LEDs” in 5th International Conference on Solid State Lighting,
July 2005, San Diego, California USA.
32. V. Sivakumar and U.V. Varadaraju (2005) “Synthesis and optical properties of
BiMgVO5:Eu3+” in OMTAT 2005, Cochin, India.
33. V. Sivakumar and U.V. Varadaraju (2005) “Novel green phosphors in the system:
NaY0.95Tb0.05(WO4)2-x(MoO4)x (x = 0.25 – 2)” in OMTAT 2005, Cochin, India.
34. V. Sivakumar and U.V. Varadaraju (2005) “New Europium activated phosphor
materials for white LEDs” in ICAMDD 2005, Goa, India

In National Conference Proceedings:

1. K. Aravind Babu, Alberto Bossi and V.Sivakumar*, “Near-IR Emitting Iridium(III)

Complexes with Heteroaromatic iqbt (1-(benzo[b]thiophen-2-yl)-isoquinoline)
Ancillary Ligand for OLED Applications” in NCLA-2017, Jan 9-11, IICT-
Hyderabad.
2. B. Rajamouli and V. Sivakumar*, “New ternary Europium (III) molecular complex
for OLEDs: combined experimental and theoretical study” in NCLA-2017, Jan 9-11,
IICT- Hyderabad.
3. Kasturi S and V. Sivakumar*, “Red emitting Li3BaSrY3(WO4):Eu3+(0 – 3, in steps of
0.3):A new generation phosphor for white LEDs, synthesis and characterization” in
NCLA-2017, Jan 9-11, IICT- Hyderabad.
4. T. Jairam and V. Sivakumar*, “High Efficient Non-Doped Organic Light Emitting
Devices Based on Star-Shaped Triphenylamine-Phenanthroimidazole Fluorophores”
in NCLA-2017, Jan 9-11, IICT- Hyderabad.

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 5. R. Mari Kumar and V. Siva Kumar*, “Synthesis and Photoluminescence studies of
Eu3+ doped KGd5O5(VO4)2 Red phosphor for solid state lighting” in NCLA-2017, Jan
9-11, IICT- Hyderabad. in NCLA-2017, Jan 9-11, IICT- Hyderabad.
6. Rachana Devi, B. Rajamouli and V. Sivakumar*, “Design, synthesis and
photophysical properties of bi-dentate ligand for Dy(III) complexes” in NCLA-2017,
Jan 9-11, IICT- Hyderabad.
7. B.Rajamouli and V.Sivakumar*, “Synthesis of binuclear nuclear Eu(III) complex
and their photophysical study for phosphorescent OLEDs’’ in NCLA 2016 February
18 - 20, R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra.
8. S. Kasturi and V. Sivakumar*, “Li3BaSrLa3-xEux(WO4)8 – A new red emitting
phosphor, synthesis and investigation of structural and luminescence behavior.”,
NCLA 2016, Nagpur.
9. K.Aravind Babu and V. Sivakumar*, “Green emitting heteroleptic Ir(III) complexes
and their photophysical study’’ in NCLA 2016 February 18 - 20, R.T.M. Nagpur
University, Nagpur, Maharashtra – Oral presentation.
10. T. Jairam, B. Rajamouli, K. Aravind and V. Sivakumar*, “Synthesis and photo physical
studies of new Triphenylamine - Phenontroline based bipolar material for phosphorescent
OLED” NIT- Tiruchirappalli-2015 September 12 – 13 Tamilnadu.
11. Kasturi S and V. Sivakumar*, “LnF3:Eu3+ - Ln = La, Gd Nanocrystals prepared by
using ionic liquid via hydrothermal synthesis National Conference on “Science and
Technology for Human Development”, being organized by ISCA-2015 on 20-21
March, 2015, Haridwar.
12. S. Kasturi and V. Sivakumar*, “Synthesis and photoluminescence study of new red
emitting phosphor with Stratified scheelite structure for solid state lighting, CRSI
2015, NIT Calicut.
13. K. Aravind and V. Sivakumar*, “Yellowish-orange emitting Iridium(III) based
dendrimers For OLEDs” (CRSI) Symposium in Chemistry July 23-25, 2015– Poster
presentation.
14. T. Jairam, B. Rajamouli, K. Aravind and V. Sivakumar*, “Synthesis and photo
physical studies of new Triphenylamine - Phenontroline based bipolar material for
phosphorescent OLED” NIT- Tiruchirappalli-2015 September 12 – 13 Tamilnadu.
15. B. Rajamouli and V. Sivakumar*, “Synthesis and photo physical studies of
multifunctional Europium molecular complex for OLEDs National conference on
Luminescence and applications (NCLA) – 2014, Jabalpur, India.
16. K. Aravind babu and V. Sivakumar* “Synthesis and photo physical studies of blue
emitting hyper branched molecules for OLEDs” National conference on
Luminescence and applications (NCLA) - 2014, Jabalpur, India.
17. S. Kasturi, Onkar kumar das and V. Sivakumar*, “New red emitting phosphor
(NaLaCaWO6:Eu3+) for LED applications.” National conference on Luminescence
and applications (NCLA) - 2014, Jabalpur, India.
18. Surajkumar panigrahi, Ajit kumar pallei, K.Aravind Babu and V. Sivakumar*,
“Synthesis and photo physical properties of yellow emitting organic fluorophore for
white LED’s”. National conference on Luminescence and applications (NCLA) -
2014, Jabalpur, India. *

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 19. S. Kasturi, and V. Sivakumar*, “Synthesis and photoluminescence studies of Eu3+
substituted La2W1-xMoxO9 for phosphor converted white LEDs” 3rd National
Conference on Processing and Characterization of Materials – 6 - 7 Dec 2013, NIT
Rourkela.
20. V. Sivakumar and U.V. Varadaraju “A Novel red phosphor under UV excitation” in
CRSI: Chemistry Symposium 2006 – IIT Madras, India – Poster presentation.
21. V. Sivakumar and U.V. Varadaraju “A novel orange red phosphor for white LEDs”
in NCLA 2006, Amravathi, India – Poster Presentation.
22. V. Sivakumar and U.V. Varadaraju (2005) Novel red phosphors for solid state
lighting: the system AgGd(WO4)2-x(MoO4)x:Eu3+. National Conference on
Luminescence and its Applications, Bangalore, India.
23. V. Sivakumar and U.V. Varadaraju (2005) Photoluminescent properties of
NaY(WO4)2-x(MoO4)x:Eu3+ phosphor. National Conference on Luminescence and its
Applications, Bangalore, India.
24. V. Sivakumar and U.V. Varadaraju, “Luminescence of Sm3+ in Eulytine,
Ba3La(PO4)3” in Chemist’s Meet – 2004, March 2004, Organized by Chemistry
Department, IIT Madras, India.
25. V. Sivakumar, N. Lakshminarasimhan and U.V. Varadaraju, “Synthesis and Optical
Properties of Calcium Substituted Monazite CePO4” in Materials for Future (MF
2004), Feb 2004, Organized by Materials Research Centre, IISC Bangalore, India.
Annexure “C”
Ph.D Students completed/Ongoing:

S. No Name of the Thesis title Date of Status

student joining
1. B. Rajamouli Luminescent EuIII complexes based on Jan 2013 Graduated on Oct
phenanthro-imidazole ligands for 2017/Currently
white LEDs/OLEDs and temperature Assistant
sensors: Combined experimental and Professor at Uka
theoretical investigations Tarsadia
University
2. K. Aravind Babu Design, synthesis, photophysical and Jan 2013 Graduated on
theoretical investigation of Iridium April 2018/
(iii) complexes and organic Currently Post
luminophores for LEDs/OLEDs and Doc at Wayne
chemosensors State University
3. S. Kasturi Exploration of new lanthanide based July 2013 Graduated on July
inorganic phosphors intended for light 2019/Currently
emitting diodes Research

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 Associate at NIT
RKL
4. T. Jairam Rational design, synthesis, June 2014 Graduated on Jan
photophysical and 2020/ Currently
electroluminescence study of organic Research
fluorophores for blue organic light Professor at Korea
emitting diodes University
5. R. Marikumar New Lanthanide Based Inorganic Jan 2016 Thesis submitted
Phosphors Intended for Solid State Dec 2020
Lighting: Structure-Property-
Correlations
6. Rachna Devi Exploration of new Eu(III) complexes Jan 2016 Thesis submitted
and their application in Light Emitting Jan 2020
Diodes and Sensors: Combined
experimental and theoretical
investigations
7. Jaipal Devesing Blue emitting TADF materials for Aug 2018 Ongoing
Girase third generation OLEDs
8. MD Intekhab Room temperature phosphorescence July 2018 Ongoing
Alam organic materials
9. Sibani Mund Red-NIR emissive lanthanide July 2018 Ongoing
complexes and their biological study
10. Sandhya Nayak Deep blue emitting Organic Jan 2019 Ongoing
fluorophores for OLEDs
11. Priyadharsini Lanthanide based MOF and their July 2019 Ongoing
Pradhan versatile applications
12. Bhabana Design and Synthesis of blue emitters Jan 2021 Ongoing (co-
Priyadarshini for organic electronics supervisor)
Debata

M.Sc Students: Completed:

S. No Name of the Thesis title Date of Current
student completion position
1. S. Kasturi Analysis of red muck from May 2013 Research
optimal by product gas Associate at
distribution in the iron and steel NIT RKL
making process
2. Santanu Dalai Synthesis and May 2013 Asst. Engineer,
photoluminescence studies on Jindal Steel

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 Eu3+- substituted double Pvt. Ltd.,
Perovskites
3. Suraj Kumar Synthesis and Photophysical May 2014 Lecturer
Panigrahi studies of Bipolar Host materials
for Phosphorescent OLEDs
4. Ajit Kumar Design and synthesis of new May 2014 Lecturer, Govt
Pillai multifunctional europium Polytechnique,
molecular complex for OLEDs Odisha
5. Nikhil Kumar Synthesis, characterization and May 2015 Assistant
spectral studies of novel Eu3+ Professor,
based phosphors and its solid Aakash
solutions Educational
Services
Limited
6. Onkar Kumar Lanthanide based Phosphor May 2015 Asst. Engineer,
Das materials for White LEDs Jindal Steel
Pvt. Ltd.,
7. Rahul Synthesis and May 2016 Senior
Photoluminescence study of Lecturer,
Eu3+ doped in mixed metal Fiitjee Limited
oxides
8. R.V. Varun Synthesis, Photophysical, Jan 2016 Graduate
electrochemical and theoretical student at UC
investigation of Acenaphtene Riverside
based Bipolor host materials for
OLED Application
9. Shraddha M Synthesis and Characterization Jan 2016 -
of phosphate based Eu materials
for LED applications
10 Priti prama Synthesis of Tungstate based May 2018 -
phosphor materials for LEDs
11 Nikhil Verma Triphenylamine based bipolar May 2018 Instructor –
host materials for OLEDs Akash Institute
– Dehradun
12 Raksha Pal Europium based molecular May 2019 PhD Students
complexes for LEDs at South Korea
13 Satish K Samal Perovskite quantum dots May 2019 PhD student at
INST Mohali
14 Savita Priya Inorganic phosphors for solid June 2020 PhD student at

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 state lighting IIT Bombay
15 Sivaji Nayak Red phosphor with layered June 2020
structure for white LEDs
16 Siddhartha Room temperature Jun 2021
Sankar Barman phosphorescence organic materials
(419CY2039)
17 Deepak Seth Blue emitting fluorophores for Jun 2021
OLEDs
(419CY2057)

Ongoing:
S. Name of the student Thesis title Date of joining
No
1. HARAPRIYA BEHERA Europium complexes for LEDs Jun 2021
2. PARTH RAHUL JOSHI Room temperature phosphorescence organic Jun 2021
materials

Intern Students: (completed)

S. No Name of the Thesis title Year
student
1. Abhijit Mohanty EuIII based complexes for OLEDs Dec - 2015 & May –
July 2016
2. Sachidanada Nayak Single molecular Eu complexes for white Dec - 2015 & May –
OLEDs July 2016
3. Sonaleen Biswal Triphenylamine based Donor-π-Acceptor Dec - 2015 & May –
organic phosphors for White LEDs July 2016
4. Soumyasree Jena Iminopyridine based Bipolar Host Dec - 2015 & May –
materials for OLED Applications July 2016
5. Sathish Kumar Red emitting phosphor materials for LEDs Dec - 2015 & May –
Samal July 2016
6. Ipshita Padhy Phosphor materials for LEDs Dec - 2015 & May –
July 2016
7. Surabhi Sushree Triphenylamine based Donor-π-Acceptor Dec – 2015
Nayak organic phosphors for White LEDs
8. Ram Sankar Bipolar host materials for OLEDs Dec - 2015 & May –
Panigrahy July 2016

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 9. Anuj Kumar Ray Star-shaped bipolar host materials for Dec - 2015
OLEDs
M.Sc and Integrated M.Sc Students (Completed):

S. No Name of the student Thesis title Year

1 Sadhana Kundu Synthesis and photophysical studies of Dec 2017 – Jan 2018
1st year PG student organic fluorophores for chemo
Bit Mesra (Ranchi) sensors
2 Samikshya Sundarray Synthesis and photophysical studies of Feb – March 2018
II year MSc student europium complexes for light emitting
Centurion university, diodes
Jatni, Bhubaneswar
3 Manini Kabi Synthesis and photophysical studies of Feb – March 2018
II year MSc student organic blue fluorophores for OLEDs
Centurion university,
Jatni, Bhubaneswar
4 Spandan kumar Synthesis and photophysical studies of Feb – March 2018
mohanty, organic fluorophores for chemo
II year MSc student sensors
Centurion university,
Jatni, Bhubaneswar
5 Asima swain, I Year Synthesis and photophysical studies of May 2018 – July
M.Sc Student, IGIT blue organic fluorophores for LEDs 2018
Sarang ,Dhenkanal
6 Pooja Das, I Year Synthesis and photophysical studies of May 2018 – July
M.Sc Student, IGIT blue organic fluorophores for LEDs 2018
Sarang ,Dhenkanal
7. Bijayalaxmi Routray Synthesis and photophysical studies of Jan 2019 – Feb 2019
II year MSc student blue organic fluorophores for LEDs
Centurion university,
Jatni, Bhubaneswar

8. Subhalaxmi Swain Synthesis and photophysical studies of Jan 2019 – Feb 2019
blue organic fluorophores for LEDs

9. Kiran Biswal Synthesis and photophysical studies of Jan 2019 – Feb 2019
EuIII complexes for LEDs

10. Priyanka Das Synthesis and photophysical studies of Jan 2019 – Feb 2019
EuIII complexes for LEDs

11. Subhasmita Nayak Phosphor materials for solid state Jan 2019 – Feb 2019
lighting applications

12. Anwesha Pattanaik Phosphor materials for solid state Jan 2019 – Feb 2019
lighting applications

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 Annexure “D”

Current research activities at NIT Rourkela:

1. Lanthanide containing Molecular complexes for OLEDs, sensors and single
molecular magnets: Molecular design and synthesis of Europium (Eu) and Dysprosium
(Dy) containing molecular complexes and exploring the same use as light emitting molecular
systems for OLEDs as well as single molecule magnets (SMM).

Very recently, we have synthesised Red-NIR emitting lanthanide complexes and study
their applications in white LEDs, chemosensors/ratiometric temperature as well as bio-
imaging.

2. Iridium based dendrimers and complexes for Phosphorescent OLEDs & organic
phosphors for LEDs: Transition metal complexes provide opportunity to tune the emission
color over the entire visible spectrum by varying the attached cyclometalating ligands.

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Currently we are working on benzilimidazole and acenaphtene imidazole based Ir-dendrimers
synthesis, their photophysical and electrochemical properties and theoretical investigations.

3. Bipolar materials for OLED application: Recently much effort has been made to
generate white OLEDs comprising of both fluorescent and phosphorescent materials.
Efficient blue-emitting materials are extremely essential for commercialization of white
OLEDs and play a vital role in energy-efficient solid-state lighting and smart display devices.
Molecular designing of efficient deep-blue materials are limited due to their intrinsic wide
bandgap, poor carrier charge balance and their low efficiency in the solid state. In recent
decades, phenanthroimidazole (PI) based materials have shown tremendous interest (due to
ease in chemical/structural modification at N1 and C2 position) to produce efficient deep-
blue OLEDs (satisfying the color purity criteria given by National Television System
Committee (NTSC) (CIE: 0.14, 0.08) and European Broadcasting Union (EBU) (CIE: 0.15,
0.06). Currently, we are engaged in designing and synthesizing the novel bipolar materials
containing a hole-transporting triphenylamine/carbazole moiety and an electron-transporting
phenanthroimidazole moiety with N1-functionalization (different linkers). For example,
solution processable multilayer OLEDs were fabricated by employing these fluorophores as
emitting dopants in 4,4′-bis(9H-carbazol-9-yl)biphenyl (CBP) host and found to exhibit deep
blue electroluminescence with high efficiency. Very recently, we have synthesized series of
boron containing fluorophores as potential blue emitting materials for OLEDs. Some of the
compounds are showing extremely high PLQY. Some of the representative structures and
their emissive characteristics are shown below.

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4. Heavy metal atom free RTP based on pure organic materials:
Heavy metal ion free persistent room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) of pure organic
materials are drawn continues attention, due to their emerging applications in
anticounterfeiting, bio-imaging, encryption, sensing and optoelectronics. Compared to
inorganic counterparts (organometallic complexes or lanthanide doped or undoped persistent
phosphors) organic RTP materials showed promising long emission PL lifetime, large
Stoke’s shift and rich excited state photophysical properties as well as easy
modification/fabrication. However, design and synthesis of pure organic room temperature
phosphorescence (RTP) luminogens with simultaneous realization of ultra-long lifetime
under ambient condition and high efficiency remains formidable challenge, owing to their
conflicting requirements for the T1 nature of (n,π*) and (π,π*) characteristics, respectively.
Very recently, we have synthesized carbazole based donor acceptor system, which showed
enhanced PLQY and lifetime.

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5. New highly efficient Rare earth ion activated phosphor materials for solid state
lighting (SSL): To find alternative red phosphor for nitrides and sulphides, we are explored
numerous Eu3+ activated oxide phosphor materials with different crystal structures (includes
perovskite, scheelite etc.,). In addition, we are also working on Eu2+ and Ce3+ luminescence
in robust host lattice for creating single host white light emission and color tuning emission.

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