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(60) Synchronous Reconfiguring Triplet Energy and Excitonic Redox Charge-Transfer States in Dual-Chromogen-Embedded Conjugated Polymers for Diverse and Efficient Photoredox Catalysis​

Krishnendu Maity, Sourav Manna, Priya Bhandari, Ratna Banerjee, Anindya Datta, Sabyashachi Mishra* and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2026, 10.1021/acsami.5c25977​​

60. ACS AMI_Krishnendu_EnT, ET Photocatalysis

(59) Sequential Donor–Acceptor Dual Modulation in Conjugated Microporous Polymers Enable Efficient Photocatalytic Synthesis of Symmetric Ureas, Benzothiazoles and Functionalized Indoles​

Soumitra Sau, Sibu Manna#, Suman Karmakar#, Sayan Roy$, Bipul mondal$, Suman Joardar and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, Accepted​

JMC A HOT Paper

59. JMC A_Soumitra_TPA-Flo-oxime_photocatalysis

(58) Terrylene-based Probe in Selective Colorimetric and Fluorometric Sensing of Toxic Heavy Metal Ions and Nitroaromatic Explosives​

Chitrak Ghosh, Amrita Hazra and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

Chem. Asian J., 2026, 21, e70614​

Invited Article celebrating the 65th birthday of Prof. T. P. Radhakrishnan (Guest Editor: Prof. Abhijit Patra, IISER Bhopal)

58. Chem. Asian J._Chitrak_Hg-Sensing

(57) Terrylene: Synthesis, Modifications and Multifaceted Applications​

Chitrak Ghosh and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

Small, 2026, 22, e11895​

Invited Article for Anusandhan‑2025 Special Collection (Guest Editor: Dr. Basudeb Maji, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India)

57. Small_Chitrak_terrylene review

(56) Development of Phosphate-Based Porous Organic Polymers as Multifunctional Adsorbents for Efficient Removal of Iodine in the Vapor Phase and Uranium(VI) from Contaminated Groundwater​

Suman Karmakar, Sudharanjan Bera#, Flora Banerjee#, Soumitra Sau# and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

Separation and Purification Technology, 2026, 385, 136472​

56. Sep. Purif. Technol_Karmakar phosphate POPs

(55) Polyterrylenes: Synthesis and Regioregularity Effect on p-Type Charge Transport and Deep-red Light Photodetection in OFETs​

Chitrak Ghosh,‡ Minji Chung,‡ Hayeong Park, Aniket Jitendra Talreja, Ullrich Scherf, Joon Hak Oh* and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

Chemical Science, 2026, 17, 2703-2711​

55. Chemical Science_Chitrak_Polyterrylene

   2025                                                                                   

(54) Efficient Exciton Dissociation and Harvesting for the Sacrificial Agent and ROS-Free Simultaneous Photoredox Removal of Uranium(VI) by e- and Ciprofloxacin by h+ Using Triazine-based CMPs​

Suman Karmakar,# Soumitra Sau,#, Shubhangi Majumdar, Pramit K. Chowdhury, and Suman Kalyan Samanta,*

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 40951-40964​

54. JMC A Karmakar-Soumitra_triazine CMP

(53) Efficient Exciton Dissociation in Isomeric BINOL-Based Porous Polymers for Sacrificial Agent-Free H2O2 Photosynthesis and Biomass Valorization​

Flora Banerjee, Sougata Saha,† Soumitra Sau,† Shubhangi Majumdar, Shiladitya Roy, Pramit K. Chowdhury, Swapan K. Pati, and Suman Kalyan Samanta,* 

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 25878-25891​

53. JMC A_Flora_TPA-BINOL_H2O2 production

(52) Impact of Interface Disorder on the Crystallization and Charge Transport of Conjugated Polymer Thin Films in Organic Field-Effect Transistors​

Abhirup Das, Krishnendu Maity, Samik Mallik, Riya Sadhukhan, Rajdeep Banerjee, Suman Kalyan Samanta* and Dipak Kumar Goswami* 

Nanoscale, 2025, 17, 14805-14815​

52. Nanoscale_Krishnendu_Isoindigo-BTBT

(51) Donor-Acceptor Semiconducting Polymers as Superior Photocatalysts in Homogeneous Phase and Recycled via Antisolvent Precipitation Strategy​

Sibu Manna, Krishnendu Maity, Flora Banerjee, Soumitra Sau and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

Chem. Commun., 2025, 61, 9670-9673

Invited Article to the Special Collection- ChemComm 60th Anniversary

51. ChemComm_Sibu_photocatalysis

(50) Indacenodithiophene-4,9-dione-Based D-A-D Type Dopant-Free Hole Transporting Materials for Environmentally Robust 30% Efficient Indoor Perovskite Solar Cells​

Sibu Manna, Prasun Kumar, Rahul Tiwari, Buddhadeb Mondal, Chitrak Ghosh, Ranbir Singh* and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

Energy Fuels, 2025, 39, 10021–10030

50. EnergyFuels_Sibu_IDT PSCs

(49) Fabricating Tetraphenylethylene-Based Ionic Porous Organic Polymers for Efficient Sequestration of Toxic Iodine and Oxoanions in Multiple Media​

Amrita Hazra and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, 17, 21281–21294

49. ACS AMI_Amrita iPOP.tif

(48) Nanofibrillar, Heteroatom-Rich Triphenylamine-Based Conjugated Microporous Polymers for Selective Dye Capture and Iodine Uptake​

Soumitra Sau, Sibu Manna,# Suman Karmakar,# Krishnendu Maity and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2025, 8, 6692–6702

48. ACS ANM_Soumitra IDT, DMQ.TIF

(47) Low-Cost Synthesis of Soluble Bay-Substituted Terrylenes for p-Type Charge Transport and Efficient Photodetection on Field-Effect Transistors​

Chitrak Ghosh,‡ Hayeong Park,‡ Amrita Hazra, Buddhadeb Mondal, Minji Chung, Ullrich Scherf, Joon Hak Oh* and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2025, 13, 7518-7527

JMC C HOT Paper

47. Terrylene small molecule JMC C.tif

(46) Dual-Strategy from a Single Molecule: Low-Cost, Dopant-Free, Stable D–A–D Type Quinoxaline-Based Hole-Transporting Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells in Both Indoor and Outdoor Applications​

Buddhadeb Mondal, Rahul Tiwari, Sibu Manna, Flora Banerjee, Ranbir Singh* and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2025, 8, 3459–3469

46. Quinoxaline PSC_Buddhadeb.tif

(45) Surface Doping of Mercury-Sensing Molecules in the Semiconducting Channel of Organic Field-Effect Transistors​

Shiv Prakash Verma, Chitrak Ghosh, Aniket Jitendra Talreja, Subhamay Pramanik, Riya Sadhukhan, Ajoy Mandal, Abhirup Das, Suman Kalyan Samanta* and Dipak K. Goswami*

ACS Appl. Electron. Mater., 2025,  7, 1243–1251

Invited Article of OMEDlab to the Special Issue “Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Chemical Research Society of India”

46. Chitrak_Hg-sensing POPV.tif

(44) Post-functionalization of Fluorinated Dibenzosulfone-based Conjugated Polymer for Smart ‘Turn-off’ Sensing of Cu2+ Ions

Krishnendu Maity, Soumitra Sau and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

Chem. Asian J., 2025, 20, e202401053

Invited Article to the Special Collection- Luminescent Materials: From Fundamentals to Applications (Guest Editor: Vandana Bhalla)

42. Krishnendu post polymerization Cu sensing.tif

(43) Phosphate-based, Heteroatom-rich Porous Organic Polymers for Efficacious Uptake of Iodine in Vapor Phase

Sudharanjan Bera, Soumitra Sau,# Flora Banerjee,# Nitesh Kumar and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 352, 128123

38. Sudharanjan_iodine uptake phosphate POPs.jpg

   2024                                                                                   

(42) Symmetry Engineered BINOL-based Porous Aromatic Frameworks for H2O2 Production via Artificial Photosynthesis and in-situ Degradation of Pharmaceutical Pollutants

Flora Banerjee, Priyojit Das Gupta†, Shiladitya Roy† and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 16, 58689–58702

44. Flora_ACS AMI_TPM-BINOL-H2O2

(41) Effect of two-fold single-atom substitutions (S, Se; C, N) in band gap engineered donor-acceptor conjugated microporous polymers on efficient aerobic photooxidation of aryl sulfides

Soumitra Sau, Suman Karmakar#, Flora Banerjee# and Suman Kalyan Samanta* 

Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 21096-21105

43. Soumitra Nanoscale 2024

(40) Recent advances in conducting gels for flexible and stretchable smart electronic devices: A comprehensive review 

Bablesh Gupta, Suman Kalyan Samanta, Ranbir Singh*

MaterialsToday, 2024, 80, 681-709

1. Ranbir Gel ReviewTOC.jpg

(39) Heterogenization of Homogeneous Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Polymers for Efficient Photooxidation: An Approach Towards Sustainable and Recyclable Photocatalysis 

Krishnendu Maity, Soumitra Sau, Flora Banerjee and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 16, 50834–50845

40. ACS AMI_Krishnendu.tif

(38) Quinoid-Locking of Dyes in Porous Polymers Enables Efficient Photocatalytic Detoxification of Sulfur Mustards and Green Synthesis of Benzimidazoles

Soumitra Sau,# Sudharanjan Bera,# Bipul Mondal, Nitesh Kumar and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

Journal of Catalysis, 2024, 437, 115658

39. Dye-locked POPs photocatalysis

(37) Highly Efficient Main-Chain Cationic Polyelectrolytes for Selective Sensing of Permanganate, Perrhenate and Heparin

Amrita Hazra, Chitrak Ghosh, Flora Banerjee and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2024, 6, 6540–6551

TOC Graphic.tif

(36) Spirobifluorene-BINOL based Microporous Polymer Nanoreactor for Efficient 1H-Tetrazole Synthesis and Iodine Adsorption with Facile Charge Transfer

Flora Banerjee, Sudharanjan Bera, Tanusree Nath and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 11999-12006

Invited Article; part of the themed collection: Celebrating the 65th birthday of Professor Santanu Bhattacharya

37. Flora_BINOL POP I2 uptake.jpg

(35) Amide-Linked cis,cis-1,3,5-Cyclohexanetricarbonyl-Based Porous Organic Polymers for Uptake of Iodine in Solution and Vapor Phase

Sudharanjan Bera, Khushi Garg and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2024, 7, 1797–1803

36. Sudharanjan iodine uptake

(34) Main-Chain Cationic Polyelectrolytes: Design, Synthesis and Applications

Amrita Hazra and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

Langmuir, 2024, 40, 2417–2438

Invited Review; Dedicated to Professor Santanu Bhattacharya on the occasion of his 65th birthday as a part of the virtual special issue “2023 Pioneers in Applied and Fundamental Interfacial Chemistry (PAFICs): Santanu Bhattacharya”.

35. AH-polyelectrolyte review

(33) Structurally-Locked Xanthene Dye-Stitched Nanoporous Organic Polymers for Efficient Photooxidative Reactions

Sudharanjan Bera,^ Soumitra Sau,^ Nitesh Kumar and Suman Kalyan Samanta*

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2024, 7, 529–538

34. SB, SS Dye-POP

   2023                                                                                   

(32) Bowl-Shaped Phosphate-Based Polymer Nanocontainers Loaded with Pd Nanoparticles for Catalytic C-C Coupling Reactions

Sudharanjan Bera, Flora Banerjee and Suman Kalyan Samanta* 

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2023, 6, 15002–15011

33. Sudharanjan OPN-PdNPsC.tif

(31) Triphenylamine-Anthracene based Conjugated Microporous Polymers for Detection and Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Micropollutants

Soumitra Sau, Flora Banerjee and Suman Kalyan Samanta* 

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2023, 6, 11679–11688

32. Soumitra TPA-Anthracene.TIF

(30) Phosphate based Organic Polymer Nanocontainer Efficiently Hosts Ag/Ru Nanoparticles for Heterogeneous Catalytic Reduction of Nitroaromatics and Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohols

Sudharanjan Bera, Flora Banerjee and Suman Kalyan Samanta* 

ChemNanoMat, 2023, 9, e202300088

31. Sudharanjan-Ag-Ru-OPN4.jpg

(29) Hierarchical Porous Organic Polymers via In-Situ Construction of BINOL Entity: Versatile and Efficacious Adsorbents for Multiple Industrial Toxic Waste in Water

Flora Banerjee and Suman Kalyan Samanta* 

Mater. Chem. Front., 2023, 7, 689-697

30. Flora MCF.tiff
30. d3qm90011haa.jpg
(Cover page)

(28) Triphenylamine-Anthraquinone based Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Microporous Polymers for Photocatalytic Hydroxylation of Phenylboronic Acids

Soumitra Sau and Suman Kalyan Samanta* 

Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 635-638

First independent paper from OMED lab

29. Soumitra Chem Commun 2022.tif

Highlighted in SYNFACTS by Prof. Yashuhiro Uozumi, Prof. Kaili Zhang

Synfacts 2023; 19(03): 0280

Included in the themed collection: ChemComm 60th Anniversary Roadshow in India Link

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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur-721302, West Bengal, India

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