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Phys. Chem. Letty.<\/i><\/span><strong><span class=\"cit-fg-year\">\u00a02024<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"cit-fg-volume\">, <em><span class=\"cit-volume\">15<\/span><\/em><span class=\"cit-pageRange\">, 3135\u20133141.<\/span> <\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e2f681 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e2f681\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8c6ac4\" data-id=\"e8c6ac4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfec25a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfec25a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9d0bf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9d0bf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ray\u2019s research group specializes in modular organic donor-acceptor conjugate acid-base pairs. Their work advances the development of triplet energy harvesting and adaptive materials for applications in OLEDs, sensitizers, data security, and sensors. The group employs synthetic organic chemistry, advanced spectroscopic tools, and quantum studies to achieve their goals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a4ab3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a4ab3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A key area of focus for Ray\u2019s team is engineering: a) short- and long-lived triplet state b)\u00a0 Triplet-harnessing Macrocycle, c) Triplet-harnessing MOF, d) Triplet-harnessing Photoswitches, and e) effective transition dipole moments for<br \/>Visible-Light Single- and Two-Photon Photocatalysis, and f) aggregation-Induced excitonic coupling for carrier cooling, Two-Photon Absorption, and Photon Upconversion. This research are paving the way for significant advancements in materials chemistry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f40b91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f40b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Using a supramolecular approach, the team is exploring triplet-active 3D-cages. These systems show great promise for applications in sensing, as well as in sensitizer and photocatalysis technologies. This research represents a significant step forward in the field of advanced materials science.<\/p><p>The group is also developing visible-light-absorbing photocatalytic systems. 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