Publications by Surendra Babu Anantharaman

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Exciton Dynamics in 2D Organic Assemblies for Realization of Next-generation Optoelectronic Devices

Supramolecular assemblies of cyanine dye molecules formed by weak van der Waals forces have gained immense attention for their distinct optical properties (high extinction coefficient, narrow absorption and photoluminescence line-width and small Stokes shi ...

EPFL2019

Exciton Dynamics and Effects of Structural Order in Morphology-Controlled J-Aggregate Assemblies

Frank Nüesch, Jakob Heier, Surendra Babu Anantharaman

Narrow-band photoluminescence (PL) together with high quantum efficiency from organic molecules is essential for high-color-purity emitters. Supramolecular assemblies like J-aggregates are promising materials due to their narrow PL signal with full-width a ...

2019

Excitonic channels from bio-inspired templated supramolecular assembly of J-aggregate nanowirest

Frank Nüesch, Jakob Heier, Surendra Babu Anantharaman

Supramolecular assemblies with controlled morphology are of paramount importance for energy transport in organic semiconductors. Despite considerable freedom in molecular design, the preparation of dyes that form one dimensional J-aggregates is challenging ...

2019

Strongly Red-Shifted Photoluminescence Band Induced by Molecular Twisting in Cyanine (Cy3) Dye Films

Frank Nüesch, Jakob Heier, Surendra Babu Anantharaman

Cyanine dye molecules, used as monomers or in aggregate form, find interesting applications in optoelectronic devices. Among the various aggregate species incorporating organic dyes, centrosymmetric dimers are known as nonluminescent. They can act as excit ...

American Chemical Society2017

Exploiting supramolecular assemblies for filterless ultra-narrowband organic photodetectors with inkjet fabrication capability

Frank Nüesch, Jakob Heier, Surendra Babu Anantharaman, Matthias Diethelm

Narrowband photodetectors are useful for a myriad of applications involving color discrimination as well as biological imaging and machine vision. Prevalent devices use broadband light absorbing materials in conjunction with electric (charge collection nar ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2019

On the Response Speed of Narrowband Organic Optical Upconversion Devices

Frank Nüesch, Surendra Babu Anantharaman, Matthias Diethelm, Wei-Hsu Hu

Organic upconversion devices (OUCs) consist of an organic infrared photodetector and an organic visible light-emitting diode (OLED), connected in series. OUCs convert photons from the infrared to the visible and are of use in applications such as process c ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2022

Enhanced Room-Temperature Photoluminescence Quantum Yield in Morphology Controlled J-Aggregates

Frank Nüesch, Jakob Heier, Surendra Babu Anantharaman

Supramolecular assemblies from organic dyes forming J-aggregates are known to exhibit narrowband photoluminescence with full-width at half maximum of approximate to 9 nm (260 cm(-1)). Applications of these high color purity emitters, however, are hampered ...

2021

Visible light-emitting host-guest electrochemical cells using cyanine dyes

Frank Nüesch, Jakob Heier, Lei Wang, Surendra Babu Anantharaman

Light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs) can be fabricated as a single emissive organic/salt layer sandwiched between two electrodes, offering cost-effective next generation signage and lighting applications. Cyanine dyes are especially attractive to ex ...

Elsevier Science Bv2017

Insights into photovoltaic properties of ternary organic solar cells from phase diagrams

Jakob Heier, Philippe Schwaller, Surendra Babu Anantharaman

The efficiency of ternary organic solar cells relies on the spontaneous establishment of a nanostructured network of donor and acceptor phases during film formation. A fundamental understanding of phase composition and arrangement and correlations to photo ...

2018