Publications 2025

1.           R. R Kaswan, L. Ferrer-López, D. Molina Alcaide, Á. Sastre-Santos, F. D’Souza, Symmetry Breaking Charge Separation in Zinc Phthalocyanine Dimers Self-Assembled via Hydrogen Bonding, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 46766-46772. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c15716

2.           S. Dutta, R. Canton-Vitoria, S.Shao, N. Tagmatarchis, F. D'Souza, Hybrid Nanostructures by Covalent Functionalization of MoS2 and WS2 with C60 Undergoing Excited Electron Transfer, Chem. Eur. J. 2025, 31, e02758,  https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202502758

3.           P. P. Kularathne, A. Kafle, M. Gharaee, R. NR Mudiyanselage, M. Guragain, Q. Adesope, J. A Kelber, R Cundari, F. D’Souza, Selective Ammonia Synthesis via Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction Reaction on Molybdenum Selenide with Selenium Vacancy, Energy and Fuels, 2025, 39, 17543-17551. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5c04080

4.           P. K. Gupta, C. V. Ileperuma, R. Misra, F. D’Souza, Strong acceptor incorporated phenothiazine-C60 multi-redox push-pull conjugates: Demonstration of C60’s superior electron acceptor characteristics, Chem. Sci., 2025, 16, 12122-12128. DOI: 10.1039/D5SC02950C

5.           R. R. Kaswan, D. R. Subedi, R. Reid, F. D'Souza, Competitive Photoinduced Energy and Electron Transfer in a Donor–Acceptor Triad Consisting of Zinc Porphyrin - Bis-Styryl-BODIPY Dyad Coordinated to Fullerene, Chem Asian J. 2025, 21, e70222 (1 of 14) https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.70222

6.           S. Bandi, RMH Rathnayaka, M. Rana, A. A. Sangolkar, G. Fawaz, E. Gahunia, A. Courtemanche, A. Boligorla, R. Pawar, A. K. Sharma, S. Gadde, F. D'Souza, R. Chitta, Unveiling the Light Induced Energy Transfer Events in Water Soluble Benzothiazole Appended Borondipyrromethene: Synthesis, Photophysical Study, and Applications to Amyloid Binding, Chem Asian J. 2025, 21, e70372 (1 of 13). https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.70372

7.           L. M Arellano, H. B Gobeze, Y. Jang, M. J Gómez-Escalonilla, P. A Karr, F. D'Souza, F. Langa, Click-assembled N-graphene–C60 hybrids for ultrafast electron transfer, Chem. Sci., 2025, 16, 20906-20913, DOI: 10.1039/D5SC06142C

8.           R. R. Kaswan, D. Molina, L. Ferrer-Lopez, J. Ortiz, P. A. Karr, A. Sastre-Santos, F. D’Souza, Intervalance Charge Transfer, and Exothermic and Isoenergetic Symmetry Breaking Charge Separation in Far-Red Capturing Zinc Phthalocyanine Dimers, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202502516.  doi.org/10.1002/anie.202502516

9.           K. Dhakal, D. Subedi, A. Hajiseyedjavadi, M. Guragain, A. Kafle, J. A. Kelber, T. R. Cundari, F. D’Souza, Porphyrin-based conductive polymer derived from tetrakis(biphenyl-bis(bithiophene)) porphyrinato cobalt(II) for efficient electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia, ChemSusChem, 2025, 18, e202500183. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202500183

10.   S. Maiti, J. K. Sharma, M. E. Kenari, N. Seal, J. Ling, M. A. Addicoat, T. Runčevski, P. J. Milner, F.  D’Souza,and A. Das, Effects of a Single Atom Substitution on the Physical Properties, Excited State Dynamics, and Iodine Capture Performance of Emissive Covalent Organic Frameworks, ChemSusChem, 2025, 18, e202500791 (1 of 10). https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202500791

11.   M. Wazid, Y. Rout, A. Z. Alsaleh, R. R. Kaswan, R. Misra, F. D’Souza, Perylenediimide promoted charge transfer in tetracyanobutadiene-triphenylamine (TCBD-TPA) and expanded-tetracyanobutadiene-triphenylamine (DCNQ-TPA) push-pull conjugates, Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 6803-6806. DOI: 10.1039/D5CC00578G

12.   M. Guragain, A. Kafle, Q. Adesope, P. P. Kularathne, M. Gharaee, B. Sapkota, H. Yan, J. A. Kelber, T. R. Cundari, F. D’Souza, Boosting the Electrocatalytic Dinitrogen Reduction Reaction with Selenium Vacancy in Transition Metal Dichalcogenides, ACS Energy and Fuels, 2025, 39, 3619-3626. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c05837

13.   S. Das, P. K. Gupta, R. Misra, F. D’Souza, Acceptor Dependent Intervalence Charge Transfer and Separation Dynamics in Broad-Band Capturing Push-Pull Chromophores, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2025, 129, 6924-6942. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5c01681 

14.   R. R. Kaswan, S. Washburn, U. Oji, H. Wang, F. D’Souza, Directly Fused Porphyrin-Tetracyanopentacenequinone Conjugates: Role of the Cross-Conjugated, Powerful Electron Acceptor in Promoting Highly Efficient Charge Separation, Chem. Eur. J. 2025, 31, e202404165.  https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202404165

15.   N. Zarrabi, J. K Sharma, K. Andzelevich, P. A Karr, A. van der Est, F. D’Souza, P. K Poddutoori, High-Potential Hypervalent Antimony(V) Porphyrin–C60 Conjugates: Excitation Energy Transfer Dominates over Reductive Electron Transfer, Inorg. Chem. 2025, 64, 8958-8970. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c00294

16.   S. Charon, N. Zarrabi, J. K Sharma, P. A Karr, F. D’Souza, P. K Poddutoori, Temperature Tunable Optical Properties of Tetraheptylaluminum (III) Porphyrin Toward Molecular Thermometer,  ChemPhysChem 2025, 26, e202500087. https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202500087 

17.   A. W Dawson, V. Sobrino-Bastán, L. Martín-Gomis, Á. Sastre-Santos, F. D'Souza, Excited charge separation in silicon (IV) phthalocyanine with axially bound C60 via azobenzene spacers, J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines, 2025, 29, 1093-1106. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1088424625500853

18.       J. K Sharma, D. R. Subedi, P. A Karr, F. D’Souza, Nickel Porphyrin-C60 Dyads: Significance of Low-Lying Porphyrin Orbitals to Suppress Excited Charge Transfer, J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines, 2025, 29, 354-366. DOI: 10.1142/S1088424625500270 

19.       N. Holzer, J. K. Sharma, N. Zarrabi, V. N. Nesterov, F. D’Souza, P. K. Poddutoori, Tuning Redox Potentials of Phosphorus(V) Tetraarylporphyrins Without Altering Their Optical Properties, J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines, 2025, 29, 173-183. https://doi.org/10.1142/s1088424625500129