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01. Organic Nanomaterials: Morphological Control for Charge Stabilization and Charge Transport.
Pramod, P.; Thomas, K. G.; George, M. V.,
Chem. Asian J. 2009, 4, 806-823.
02. Functional Control on the 2D Self-organization of Phenyleneethynylenes.
Yoosaf, K.; Ramesh, A. R.; George, J.; Suresh, C.; Thomas, K. G.,
J. Phys. Chem. C 2009, 113, 11836-11843.
03. Tunable Photophysical Properties of Phenyleneethynylene based Bipyridine Ligands.
James, P. V.; Kumar, J.; Thomas, K. G.; Accorsi, G.; Listorti, A.; Yoosaf, K.; Armaroli, N.,
Photobiol. Sci. 2009, 8, 1432-1440.
04. Plasmon Coupling in Dimers of Au Nanorods.
Pramod, P.; Thomas, K. G.,
Adv. Mater. 2008, 20, 4300-4305.
05. Excited-state and Photoelectrochemical Behavior of Pyrene-linked Phenyleneethynylene
Oligomer.
Matsunaga, Y.; Takechi, K.; Akasaka, T.; Ramesh, A. R.; James, P. V.; Thomas, K. G.; Kamat, P. V.,
J. Phys. Chem. B 2008, 112, 14539-14547.
06. Self-Organization of Phenyleneethynylene into Wire-like Molecular Materials on Surfaces.
Yoosaf, K.; James, P. V.; Ramesh, A. R.; Suresh, C. H.; Thomas, K. G.,
J. Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111, 14933-14936.
07. In Situ Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles and Selective Naked-eye Detection of Lead Ions from
Aqueous Media.
Yoosaf, K.; Ipe, B. I.; Suresh, C. H.; Thomas, K. G.,
J. Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111, 12839-12847.
08. An Approach for Optimizing the Shell Thickness of Core-shell Quantum Dots Using
Photoinduced Charge Transfer.
Vinayakan, R.; Shanmugapriya, T.; Nair, P. V.; Ramamurthy, P.; Thomas, K. G.,
J. Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111, 10146-10149.
09. Ruthenium(II) Trisbipyridine Functionalized Gold Nanorods. Morphological Changes and
Excited-State Interactions.
Jebb, M.; Sudeep, P. K.; Pramod, P.; Thomas, K. G.; Kamat, P. V.,
J. Phys. Chem. B 2007, 111, 6839-6844.
10. Preferential End Functionalization of Au Nanorods through Electrostatic Interactions.
Pramod, P.; Joseph, S. T. S.; Thomas, K. G.,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 6712-6713.
11. Surface Plasmon Resonance in Nanostructured Materials
Thomas, K. G.
Chapter in Nanomaterials Chemistry, Eds. C.N.R. Rao, A. Muller, A. K. Cheetham 2007; pp. 185-
216, Wiley-VCH.
12. Design and Synthesis of Squaraine Based Near Infrared Fluorescent Probes.
Basheer, M. C.; Santhosh, U.; Alex, S.; Thomas, K. G.; Suresh, C. H.; Das, S.,
Tetrahedron 2007, 63, 1617-1623.
13. Photochemistry of Ruthenium Trisbipyridine Functionalized on Gold Nanoparticles.
Pramod, P.; Sudeep, P. K.; Thomas, K. G.; Kamat, P. V.,
J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 20737-20741.
14. Singlet and Triplet Excited-state Interactions and Photochemical Reactivity of
Phenyleneethynylene Oligomers.
Sudeep, P. K.; James, P. V.; Thomas, K. G.; Kamat, P. V.,
J. Phys. Chem. A 2006, 110, 5642-5649.
15. Photophysical and Theoretical Investigations of Oligo(p-phenyleneethynylene)s: Effect of Alkoxy
Substitution and Alkyne-aryl Bond Rotations.
James, P. V.; Sudeep, P. K.; Suresh, C. H.; Thomas, K. G.,
J. Phys. Chem. A 2006, 110, 4329-4337.
16. Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles as Phosphorescent Nanomaterials and Sensors.
Ipe, B. I.; Yoosaf, K.; Thomas, K. G.;
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 1907-1913.
17. A Squaraine-based Chemosensor for Hg2+ and Pb2+.
Basheer, M.; Alex, S.; Thomas, K. G.; Suresh, C. H.; Das, S.,
Tetrahedron 2006, 6 2, 605-610.
18. Gold Nanorods to Nanochains: Mechanistic Investigations on Their Longitudinal Assembly
Using α,ω-Alkanedithiols and Interplasmon Coupling.
Shibu Joseph, S. T.; Ipe, B. I.; Pramod, P.; Thomas, K. G.,
J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 150-157.
19. Interfacial Properties of Hybrid Nanomaterials.
Ipe, B. I.; Yoosaf, K.; Thomas, K. G.,
Pramana 2005, 65, 909-915.
20. Photoinduced Electron Transfer Processes in Fullerene-based Donor–acceptor Systems.
Thomas, K. G.;
George, M. V.; Kamat, P. V.,
Helv. Chim. Acta 2005, 88, 1291-1308.
21. Selective Detection of Cysteine and Glutathione Using Gold Nanorods.
Sudeep, P. K.; Joseph, S. T. S.; Thomas, K. G.,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 6516-6517.
22. Investigations on Nanoparticle−chromophore and Interchromophore Interactions in Pyrene-
Capped Gold Nanoparticles.
Ipe, B. I.; Thomas, K. G.,
J. Phys. Chem. B 2004, 108, 13265-13272.
23. Uniaxial Plasmon Coupling through Longitudinal Self-assembly of Gold Nanorods.
Thomas, K. G.; Barazzouk, S.; Ipe, B. I.; Joseph, S. T. S.; Kamat, P. V.,
J. Phys. Chem. B 2004, 108, 13066-13068.
24. Self-assembled Linear Bundles of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes and their Alignment and
Deposition as a Film in a dc Field.
Kamat, P. V.; Thomas, K. G.; Barazzouk, S.; Girishkumar, G.; Vinodgopal, K.; Meisel, D.,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 10757-10762.
25. Molecular Assembly of Fullerenes as Nanoclusters and Nanostructured Films.
Thomas, K. G.; Kamat, P. V.,
Chapter in Nanoscale Materials, Eds. L. M. Liz-Marzan and P. V. Kamat 2004; pp. 475-494,
Springer.
26. Chromophore Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles.
Thomas, K. G.; Kamat, P. V.,
Acc. Chem. Res. 2003, 36, 888-898.
27. Dynamics of Photoinduced Electron Transfer Processes in Fullerene-based Dyads: Effects of
Varying the Donor Strength.
Thomas, K. G.; Biju, V.; Kamat, P. V.; George, M. V.; Guldi, D. M.,
ChemPhysChem 2003, 4, 1299-1307.
28. Rigid Rod Spaced Fullerene as Building Block for Nanoclusters.
Sudeep, P. K.; Varkey, J. P.; Thomas, K. G.; George, M. V.; Kamat, P. V.,
J. Chem. Sci. 2003, 115, 321-332.
29. Light-induced Modulation of Self-assembly on Spiropyran-capped Gold Nanoparticles: A
Potential System for the Controlled Release of Amino Acid Derivatives.
Ipe, B. I.; Mahima, S.; Thomas, K. G.,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 7174-7175.
30. Effect of Viscosity on the Singlet-excited State Dynamics of some Hemicyanine Dyes.
Pillai, Z. S.; Sudeep, P.; Thomas, K. G.,
Res. Chem. Intermed. 2003, 29, 293-305.
31. Surface Binding Properties of Tetraoctylammonium Bromide-capped Gold Nanoparticles.
Thomas, K. G.; Zajicek, J.; Kamat, P. V.,
Langmuir 2002, 18, 3722-3727.
32. Clusters of Bis- and Tris-fullerenes.
Biju, V.; Sudeep, P. K.; Thomas, K. G.; George, M. V.; Barazzouk, S.; Kamat, P. V.,
Langmuir 2002, 18, 1831-1839.
33. Photoinduced Charge Separation in a Fluorophore-gold Nanoassembly.
Ipe, B. I.; Thomas, K. G.; Barazzouk, S.; Hotchandani, S.; Kamat, P. V.,
J. Phys. Chem. B 2002, 106, 18-21.
34. Fullerene-functionalized Gold Nanoparticles. A Self-assembled Photoactive Antenna-metal
Nanocore Assembly.
Sudeep, P. K.; Ipe, B. I.; Thomas, K. G.; George, M. V.; Barazzouk, S.; Hotchandani, S.; Kamat, P. V.,
Nano Lett. 2002, 2, 29-35.
35. Photochemistry of Chromophore-functionalized Gold Nanoparticles.
Thomas, K. G.; Ipe Binil, I.; Sudeep, P. K.,
Pure Appl. Chem., 2002, 74, 1731-1738.
36. Conformational Switching and Exciton Interactions in Hemicyanine-based Bichromophores.
Zeena, S.;
Thomas, K. G.,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 7859-7865.
37. Photoinduced Electron Transfer between 1,2,5-Triphenylpyrrolidinofullerene Cluster Aggregates
and Electron Donors.
Biju, V.; Barazzouk, S.; Thomas, K. G.; George, M. V.; Kamat, P. V.,
Langmuir 2001, 17, 2930-2936.
38. Biradical Intermediates in the Photoisomerization of Dibenzodihydropentalenofurans to
Dibenzosemibullvalenes
Sajimon, M. C.; Ramaiah, D.; Thomas, K. G.; George, M. V.,
J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 3182-3187.
39. Organo-based Materials for Photonic applications.
Das, S.; Ajayaghosh, A.; Gopidas, K. R.; Ramaiah, D.; Thomas, K. G.,
Met. Mater. Process 2001, 13, 351-360.
40. Nanostructured Thin Films of C60–Aniline Dyad Clusters: Electrodeposition, Charge Separation,
and Photoelectrochemistry.
Kamat, P. V.; Barazzouk, S.; Hotchandani, S.; Thomas, K. G.,
Chem. - Eur. J. 2000, 6, 3914-3921.
41. Electrodeposition of C60 Cluster Aggregates on Nanostructured SnO2 Films for Enhanced
Photocurrent Generation.
Kamat, P. V.; Barazzouk, S.; Thomas, K. G.; Hotchandani, S.,
J. Phys. Chem. B 2000, 104, 4014-4017.
42. Making Gold Nanoparticles Glow: Enhanced Emission from a Surface-bound Fluoroprobe.
Thomas, K. G.; Kamat, P. V.,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 2655-2656.