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My research interests focus primarily on the development of tetrapyrrolic macrocycle-based materials, such as porphyrins, phthalocyanines, and corroles, for applications in catalysis, photovoltaics, OLEDs, biomedical fields, photocatalytic nicotinamide cofactor regeneration, photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants, and photocatalytic organic transformations.
Education and Academic Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (2012-2016) in Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Roorkee, India.
- Master of Science (2008-2010) in Organic Chemistry, Acharya Nagarjuna University, India.
- Bachelor of Science (2005-2008) in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics, Acharya Nagarjuna University, India.
Research Interests
Achievements
- Bodedla, G. B.;* Zhu, X.; Wong, W.-Y., Recent progress in the development of self-assembled porphyrin derivatives for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. EnergyChem, 2024, 6, 100138; doi.org/10.1016/j.enchem.2024.100138.
- Bodedla, G. B.;* V. Piradi, Imran, M.; Zhao, J.; Zhu, X.; Wong, W.-Y.; Self-assembly of Pt(II)-tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl) porphyrin via F/F interaction for efficient cocatalyst-free photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 2924; doi.org/10.1039/D3TA05389J.
- Bodedla, G. B.; Imran, M.; Zhao, J.; Zhu, X.; Wong, W.-Y., Design of AIEgen-based porphyrin for efficient heterogeneous photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, Aggregate, 2023, 4, e364; doi.org/10.1002/agt2.364.
- Bodedla, G. B.;* Zhu, X.; Wong, W.Y., An overview on AIEgen‐decorated porphyrins: Current status and applications, Aggregate, 2023, 4, e330; doi.org/10.1002/agt2.330.
- Bodedla, G. B.; Piradi, V.; Imran, M.; Zhao, J.; Zhu, X.; Wong, W.-Y., Visible-to-near-infrared light-harvesting A-π-D-π-A porphyrins for boosted photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11, 1473; doi.org/10.1039/D2TA07412E.
- Bodedla, G. B.; Zhu, X.; Zhou, Z.; Wong, W.-Y, Small molecules containing amphoteric imidazole motifs as sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells: an overview, Top. Curr. Chem., 2022, 380, 49; doi.org/10.1007/s41061-022-00404-7.
- Bodedla, G. B.; Dong, Y.; Tang, G.; Zhao, J.; Zhang, F.; Zhu, X.; Wong, W.-Y, Long-lived excited states of platinum (ii)-porphyrins for highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 13402, doi.org/10.1039/D2TA02543D.
- Bodedla, G. B, Tritton, D.; Zhao, J.; Leung, K. C.-F.; Wong, W.-Y.; Zhu, X, Cocatalyst-free photocatalytic hydrogen evolution with simple heteroleptic iridium (III) complexes, ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2021, 4, 3945; doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.1c00318.
- Bodedla, G. B.; Zhu, X.; Wong, W.-Y., Coupling of a new porphyrin photosensitizer and cobaloxime cocatalyst for highly efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, 9, 20645; doi.org/10.1039/D1TA04517B.
- Bodedla, G. B.; Huang, J.; Wong, W.-Y.; Zhu, X, Self-assembled naphthalimide-substituted porphyrin nanowires for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2020, 3, 7040; doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.0c01353.
- Bodedla, G. B.; Tang, G.; Zhao, J.; Zhu, X, A thiophene bridged naphthalimide–porphyrin complex with enhanced activity and stability in photocatalytic H2 evolution, Sustain. Energy Fuels, 2020, 4, 2675; doi.org/10.1039/D0SE00356E.
- Bodedla, G. B.; Li, L.; Che, Y.; Jiang, Y.; Huang, J.; Zhao, J.;Zhu, X, Enhancing photocatalytic hydrogen evolution by intramolecular energy transfer in naphthalimide conjugated porphyrins, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 11614; doi.org/10.1039/C8CC06919K.
- X. Zhu.; Bodedla, G. B.; Wong, W.-K.; Wong, W.-Y., Porphyrin photosensitizer and cobaloxime cocatalyst and methods of use thereof. United States Patent, Granted: US20230051807A1
