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Publications from the Multidisciplinary Research Fields of Chemistry (Organic and Inorganic), Materials Science (Organic Light-Emitting Devices-OLED, Optoelectronics), and Polymer (Photocatalysis).

2024 (2+)

53) Kumar, K.; Sharma. D.; Thakur, D.; Karmakar, A; Yang, H-W.; Jayakumar, J.; Banik, S.; Jou, J.-H.; Ghosh, S. Sterically Crowded Donor-Rich Imidazole Systems as Hole Transport Materials for Solution-Processed OLEDs. 

 Langmuir 2024, 40, 5137–5150. (SCI IF = 3.97)

52) Siboro, P. Y.; Sharma. A. K.; Lai, P.-J.; Jayakumar, J.; Mi, F.-L.; Chen, H.-L.; Chang, C.; Sung, H.-W. Harnessing HfO2 Nanoparticles for Wearable Tumor Monitoring and Sonodynamic Therapy in Advancing Cancer Care. 

 ACS Nano 2024, 18, 2485–2499. (SCI IF = 18.07)

2023 (4+)

51) Kumar, K.; Kesavan, K. K.; Kumar, S.; Chen, F.-R.; Karmakar, A; Jayakumar, J.; Goswami, R; Banik, S.; Jou, J.-H.; Ghosh, S. Computational Evaluation with Experimental Validation: Arylamine-Based Functional Hole-Transport Materials for Energy-Efficient Solution-Processed OLEDs. 

 J. Phys. Chem. C 2023, 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c02357. (SCI, IF = 4.85)

50) Kumar, K.; Kesavan, K. K.; Kumar, S.; Banik, S.; Karmakar, A; Chen, F.-R.; Jayakumar, J.; Jou, J.-H.; Ghosh, S. Pyridine-Annulated Functional Fused Indole as a Hole Transport Material for Solution-Processed OLEDs. 

 ACS Appl. Opt. Mater. 2023, 10.1021/acsaom.3c00156. (SCI, IF = 5.15)

49) Deng, S.-L.; Chen, Y.-K.; Lei, J.; Jayakumar, J.; Ko, C.-L.; Hung, W.-Y.; Wu, T.-L.; Cheng, C.-H., Modifications of Pyridine-3, 5-dicarbonitrile Acceptor for Highly Efficient Green-to-Red Organic Light-Emitting Diodes. 

 ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023, 28, 33819–33828. (SCI, IF = 10.26)

48) Kumar, K.; Kesavan, K. K.; Kumar, S.; Banik, S.; Jayakumar, J.; Hong, L. Y.; Hung, L. Y.; Nagar, M. R.; Jou, J.-H.; Ghosh, S., Decorated Pyridine as Hole Transporting Material (Htm) for Solution-Processed OLEDs. 

 J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem 2023, 437, 114380. (SCI, IF = 5.15)

2022 (10+)

47) Dhingra, S.; Siddiqui, I.; Gupta, S. P.; Waz, S.; Jayakumar, J.; Jou, J.-H.; Pal, S. K., Solution-Processable Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Utilizing Electroluminescent Perylene Tetraesters-Based Columnar Liquid Crystals. 

 Soft Matter 2022, 18, 8850-8855. (SCI, IF = 4.05)

46) Sudheendran Swyamprabha, S.; Kishore Kesavan, K.; Siddiqui, I.; Blazevicius, D.; Jayakumar, J.; Eidimtas, M.; Nayak, S. R.; Nagar, M. R.; Yadav, R. A. K.; Krucaite, G.; Vaidyanathan, S.; Grigalevicius, S.; Jou, J.-H. Novel Carbazole Host Materials for Solution Processed TADF Organic Light Emitting Diodes. 

 Dyes and Pigments 2022, 208, 110821. (SCI, IF = 5.15)

 

45) Chang, C.-L.; Lin, W.-C.; Ting, L.-Y.; Shih, C.-H.; Chen, S.-Y.; Huang, T.-F.; Tateno, H.; Jayakumar, J.; Jao, W.-Y.; Tai, C.-W.; Chu, C.-Y.; Chen, C.-W.; Yu, C.-H.; Lu, Y.-J.; Hu, C.-C.; Elewa, A. M.; Mochizuki, T.; Chou, H.-H., Main-Chain Engineering of Polymer Photocatalysts with Hydrophilic Non-Conjugated Segments for Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution. 

 Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 5460. (SCI, IF = 17.75)

44) Ting, L.-Y.; Reyes, Y. I. A.; Li, B.-H.; Elsayed, M. H.; Chan, J. C.-W.; Jayakumar, J.; Chang, C.-L.; Lin, W.-C.; Lu, Y.-J.; Coluccini, C.; Chen, H.-Y. T.; Chou, H.-H., Mechanistic Understanding of Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution on Pt Sites in Organic Nanohybrids Enhanced with Hydroxyl Additives. 

 ACS Applied Energy Materials. 2022, doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.2c01060. (SCI, IF = 6.95)

 

43) Girase, J.D.; Nagar, M.R.; Jayakumar, J.; Jou, J.-H.; Vaidyanathan. S. New deep blue fluorophores based on benzo[d]thiazole group as acceptor core: Theoretical, synthesis, photophysical and electroluminescent investigation. 

 Journal of Luminescence. 2022, 248, 118992. (SCI, IF = 4.17)

 

42) Chen,+ Y.-K.; Jayakumar,+ J.; Ko, C.‐L.; Hung, W.-Y.; Wu, T.-L.; Cheng, C.-H. Increase the Molecular Length and Donor Strength to Boost Horizontal Dipole Orientation for High-efficiency OLEDs. (+ These authors contributed equally)

 J. Mater. Chem. C. 2022, 10.1039/D2TC01435A. (SCI, IF = 8.09)

Selected as Hot Papers.

41) Elewa, A. M.; El-Mahdy, Ahmed F. M.; Hassan, A. E.; Wen, Z.; Jayakumar, J.; Ting, L.-Y.; Mehemer, I. M. A.; Huang, T.-F.; Elsayed, M. H.; Chang, C.-L.; Lin, W.-C.; Chou, H.-H. Impact of Solvent Polarity on Crystallinity of 2D-Covalent Organic Frameworks for Visible-light-driven Hydrogen Evolution. 

 J. Mater. Chem. A. 2022, 10, 6641-6648. (SCI, IF = 14.46)

40) Kesavan, K.; Jayakumar, J.; Lee, M.; Hexin, C.; Swayamprabha, S. S.; Dubey, D. K.; Tung, F.-C.; Wang, C.-W.; Jou, J.-H. Achieving a 32% EQE Solution-Processed Simple Structure OLED via Exciplex System. 

 Chem. Eng. J. 2022, 453, 134879. (SCI, IF = 16.74)

39) Lin, W.-C.; Jayakumar, J.; Chang, C.-L.; Ting, L.-Y.; Huang T.-F.; Elsayed, M. H.; Elewa, A. M.; Lin, Y.-T.; Liu, J.-J.; Tseng. Y.-T.; Chou, H.-H. Sulfide Oxidation Tuning in 4,8-bis(5-(2-ethylhexyl)thiophen-2-yl)benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene Based Dual Acceptor Copolymers for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. 

J. Mater. Chem. A. 2022, 10, 6641-6648. (SCI, IF = 14.46)

38) Elewa, A. M.; Jayakumar, J.; Hung, Y.-W.; Elsayed, M. H.; Chang, C.-L.; Ting, L.-Y.; Lin, W.-C.; Chueh, C.-C.; Chou, H.-H. Biaxially Extended Side-Chain Conjugation of Benzodithiophene-Based Polymer Dots for Superior Photocatalytic Stability under Visible-Light Irradiation. 

J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 2022, 10, 106927. (SCI, IF = 7.96)

 

2021 (12)

37) Elsayed, M. H.; Abdellah, M.; Hung, Y.-H.; Jayakumar, J.; Ting, L.-Y.; Elewa, A. M.; Chang, C.-L.; Lin, W.-C.; Wang, K.-L.; Mahmoud A.-H.; Hung, H.-W.; Horie, M.; Chou, H.-H. Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Conjugated Polymer Dots as Binary Photocatalysts for Enhanced Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution Through Förster Resonance Energy Transfer. 

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 56554−56565. (SCI, IF = 10.26)

36) Pandidurai,+ J.;  Jayakumar,+ J.; Chen, Y.-K.; Hsieh, C.-M.; Cheng, C.-H. Constitutional Isomers of Carbazole-Benzoyl-Pyrimidine-Based Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters for Efficient OLEDs. (+ These authors contributed equally)

J. Mater. Chem. C 2021, 9, 15900-15909. (SCI, IF = 8.09)

Most Popular Article in 2021 and Lunar New Year Collection 2022 was selected by JMC C

35) Lin, W.-C.; Jayakumar, J; Chang, C.-L.; Ting, L.-Y.; Elsayed, M. H.; Abdellah, M.; Zheng, K.; Elewa, A. M.; Lin, Y.-T.;  Liu, J.-J.; Wang, W.-H.; Lu, C.-Y.; Chou, H.-H. Effect of energy bandgap and sacrificial agents of cyclopentadithiophene-based polymers for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. 

Appl Catal B. Environ. 2021, 298, 120577. (SCI, IF = 24.32)

34) Chen,+ Y.-K.; Jayakumar,+ J.; Hsieh,+ C.-M.; Wu, T.-L.; Liao, C.-C.; Pandidurai, J.; Ko, C.‐L.; Hung, W.-Y.; Cheng, C.-H. Triarylamine-Pyridine-Carbonitriles for Organic Light-Emitting Devices with EQE Nearly 40%. (+ These authors contributed equally)

Adv. Mater, 2021, 33, 2008032. (SCI, IF = 32.09)

33) Parthasarathy. K.; Jayakumar. J.; Jeganmhoan. M.; Cheng, C.-H. In Transition Metal-Catalyzed Reactions Involving Arynes and Related Chemistry. Modern Aryene Chemistry. John Wiley & Son. (Book Editor: A. T. Biju)

Chapter-6, 2021, pp 183-266, ISBN: 978-3-527-82308-6.

32) Solanki, J. D.; Kumar Yadav, R. A.; Kesavan, K.; Siddiqui, I.; Jayakumar, J.; Jou, J.-H.; Surati, K. R. Heteroleptic Zinc(II) complex based stable solution-processed organic electroluminescent diodes.

Optical Materials., 2021, 119, 111305. (SCI, IF = 3.71)

31) De, J.; Kumar Yadav, R. A.; Gupta, S. P.; Bala, I.; Joshi, M.; Choudhury, A. R; Jayakumar, J.; Jou, J.-H.; Cheng, C.-H.; Pal, S. K. Molecular Engineering for the Development of a Discotic Nematic Mesophase and Solid-State Emitter in Deep-Blue OLEDs.

J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 7256−7262. (SCI, IF = 4.86)

30) Kumar, K.; Kesavan, K. K.; Thakur, D.; Banik, S.; Jayakumar, J.; Cheng, C.-H.; Jou, J.-H.;  Ghosh, S. Functional Pyrene–Pyridine-Integrated Hole-Transporting Materials for Solution-  Processed OLEDs with Reduced Efficiency Roll-Off.

ACS Omega, 2021, 93, 10515–10526. (SCI, IF = 4.16)

29) Thakur, D.; Dubey, D. K.; Kumar Yadav, R. A.; Banik, S.; Jayakumar. J.; Cheng, C.-H.; Jou, J.-H.; Ghosh, S. Configuring device architecture with new solution-processable host for high-performance low color-temperature OLEDs with ultra-low driving voltage.

 Org. Electronics, 2021, 93, 106127 (SCI, IF = 3.87)

28) Hsiao, H.-C.; Annamalai, P.; Jayakumar, J.; Sun, S.-Y.; Chuang, S.-C. Synthesis of Fluorescent 4‐Azapyrenes by Palladium(II)‐Catalyzed Dual C−H Bond Activation and Annulation. 

Adv. Synth. Catal. 2021. 363, 1695-1701. (SCI, IF = 5.98)

27) Jayakumar,+ J.; Wu,+ W.-L.; Chang, C.-L.; Han, T.-Y.; Ting, L.-Y.; Yeh, C.-M.; Chou, H.-H. Highly Thermal Stable Electron-Transporting Materials using Triptycene Derivatives for OLEDs.

Org. Electronics, 2020, 88, 106013. (+These authors contributed equally SCI, IF = 3.87)

26) Elsayed, M. H.; Jayakumar, J; Abdellah, M.; Mansoure, T. H.; Zheng, K.; Chang, C.-L.; Ting, L.-Y.; Lin, W.-C.; Elewa, A. M.; Yu, H.-H.; Wang, W.-H.; Chung, C.-C.; Chou, H.-H. Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution using Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Quantum Dot-Implanted Polymer Dots as Metal-Free Photocatalysts. 

Appl Catal B. Environ. 2021, 119659. (SCI, IF = 24.35)

2020 (7)

25) Lin, W.-C.; Elsayed, M. H.; Jayakumar, J.; Ting, L.-Y.; Chang, C.-L.; Elewa, A. M.; Wang,  W.-S.; Chung, C.-C.; Lu, C.-Y.; Chou, H.-H. Design and Synthesis of Cyclometalated Iridium-based Polymer Dots as Photocatalysts for Visible Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution.

Int. J. Hydrog. Energy, 2020, 45, 32072-32081. (SCI, IF = 7.15)

24) Wang,+ W.-H.; Ting,+ L.-Y. Jayakumar, J; Chang, C.-L.; Lin, W.-C.; Chung, C.-C.; Elsayed, M. H.; Lu, C.-Y.; Elewa, A. M.; Chou, H.-H. Design and Synthesis of Phenylphosphine Oxide-Based Polymer Photocatalysts for Highly Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution. 

Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2020, 4, 5264-5270. (+These authors contributed equally, SCI, IF = 6.83)

 

23) Bala, I.; Kumar Yadav, R. A.; Devi, M.; De, J.; Singh, N.; Kailasam, K.; Jayakumar, J.; Jou, J.-H.; Cheng, C.-H.; Pal, S. K. High-performing D–π–A–π–D benzothiadiazole-based hybrid local and charge-transfer emitters in solution-processed OLEDs. 

J. Mater. Chem. C 2020, 8, 17009-17015. (SCI, IF = 8.06)

22) Hsieh, C.-M.; Wu, T.-L.; Jayakumar, J.; Wang, Y.-C.; Ko, C.‐L.; Hung, W.-Y.; Lin, T.-C.; Wu, H.-H.; Lin, K.-H.; Lin, C.-H.; Cheng, C.-H. Diboron-based Delayed Fluorescent Emitters with Orange-to-red emission and Superior OLEDs efficiency. 

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 23199–23206. (SCI, IF = 10.26)

21) Jayakumar, J.; Chou, H.-H. Recent Advances in Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution from Water using Polymer Photocatalysts. 

ChemCatChem 2020, 12, 689-704. (Special issue-minireview, Highly Cited article, SCI, IF = 5.69)

 

20) Jayakumar, J.; Vedarethinam, G.; Hsiao, H.-C.; Sun, S.-Y.; Chuang, S.-C. Cascade One-Pot Synthesis of Orange-Red Fluorescent polycyclic Cinnolino[2,3-f]Phenanthridin-9-Ium Salts by Palladium(II)-Catalyzed C-H Bond Activation of 2-Azobiaryls compounds and Alkenes.

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 689-694. (Dedicated to Prof. Chien-Hong, Cheng on his 70th Birthday and Highlighted in Synfacts 2020, 16(02), 0156. IF = 16.74)

19) Chang, C.-L.; Lin, W.-C.; Jia, C.-Y.; Ting, L.-Y.; Jayakumar, J.; Elsayed, M. H.; Yang, Y.-Q.; Chan, Y.-H.; Wang, W.-S.; Lu, C.-Y.; Chen, P.-Y.; Chou, H.-H. Low-Toxic Cycloplatinated Polymer Dots with Rational Design of Acceptor Co-Monomers for Enhanced Photocatalytic Efficiency and Stability. 

Appl Catal B. Environ. 2020, 268, 118436. (SCI, IF = 24.35)

 

2019 (4)

18) Pandidurai, J.; Jayakumar, J.; Senthilkumar, N.; Cheng, C.-H. Effects of Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding on the Conformation and Luminescence Properties of Dibenzoylpyridine-Based Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Materials. 

J. Mater. Chem. C 2019, 7, 13104-13110. (IF = 8.09)

17) Ting, L.-Y.;+ Jayakumar, J.;+ Chang, C.-L.; Lin, W.-C.; Elsayed, M. H.; Chou, H.-H. Effect of Controlling the Number of Fused Rings on Polymer Photocatalysts for Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution. 

J. Mater. Chem. A 2019, 7, 22924-22929. (+ These authors contributed equally, IF = 14.43)

16) Thangaraji, V.; Rajamalli, P.; Jayakumar, J.; Huang, M.-J.; Chen, Y.-W.; Cheng, C.-H. Quinolinylmethanone-Based Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters and the Application in OLEDs: Effect of Intramolecular H-Bonding. 

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11, 17128-17133. (IF = 10.26)

15) Jayakumar, J.; Wu, T.-L.; Huang, M.-J.; Huang, P.-Y.; Chou, T.-Y.; Lin, H.-W.; Cheng, C.-H. Pyridine-Carbonitrile–Carbazole-Based Delayed Fluorescence Materials with Highly Congested Structures and Excellent OLED Performance

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11, 21042-21048. (IF = 10.26)

2018 (3)

14) Jou, J.-H.; Li, J.-L.; Sahoo, S.; Dubey, D. K.; Kumar Yadav, R. A.; Joseph, V.; Thomas, K. R. J.; Wang, C.-W.; Jayakumar, J.; Cheng, C.-H. Enabling a 6.5% External Quantum Efficiency Deep-Blue Organic Light-Emitting Diode with a Solution-Processable Carbazole-Based Emitter. 

J. Phys. Chem. C 2018, 122, 24295-24303. (IF = 4.73)

13) Chiou, M.-F.; Jayakumar, J.; Cheng, C.-H.; Chuang, S.-C. Impact of the Valence Charge of Transition Metals on the Cobalt- and Rhodium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Indenamines, Indenols, and Isoquinolinium Salts: A Catalytic Cycle Involving M(III)/M(V) [M = Co, Rh] for [4 + 2] Annulation. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 7814-7824. (IF = 4.75)

12) Jayakumar, J., Cheng, C.-H. Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Quaternary Ammonium Salts Via Transition-Metal-Catalyzed C-H Bond Activation. 

J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 2018, 65, 11-23. (Special Issue Paper has been selected and awarded as the best article by Chinese chemical society, IF = 1.99, one of the top downloaded article)

2017

11) Upadhyay, N. S., Jayakumar, J., Cheng, C.-H. Facile one-pot synthesis of 2,3-dihydro-1H-indolizinium derivatives by rhodium(III)-catalyzed intramolecular oxidative annulation via C–H activation: application to ficuseptine synthesis. 

Chem. Comm. 2017, 53, 2491-94. (IF = 6.16)

2016

10) Upadhyay,+ N. S., Jayakumar,+ J., Cheng, C.-H. Rh-Catalyzed Regioselective Synthesis of Isoindolium Salts from 2-Arylpyridines and Alkenes in Aqueous Medium under Oxygen.

Adv. Synth. Catal. 2016, 358, 3381 – 3386. (+ These authors contributed equally, IF = 5.95)

9) Jayakumar, J., Cheng, C.-H. Direct Synthesis of Protoberberine Alkaloids via Rh-Catalyzed C-H Bond Activation as the Key Step

Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 1800–1804. (IF = 5.73)

2015

8) Luo, C.-Z., Jayakumar, J., Gandeepan, P., Wu, Y.-C., Cheng, C.-H. Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Vinylic C−H Activation: A Direct Route toward Pyridinium Salts. 

Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 924−927. (IF = 6.73)

2014

7) Jayakumar, J., Parthasarathy, K., Chuang, S.-H., Lee, T.-H., Chuang, S.-C., Cheng, C.-H. One-Pot Synthesis of Highly Substituted Polyheteroaromatic Compounds by Rh(III)-Catalyzed Multiple C–H Activation and Annulation. 

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 3518-3521. (Selected as Hot paper, Highlighted in Synfact, SCI  IF = 16.83)

6) Senthilkumar, N., Gandeepan, P., Jayakumar, J., Cheng, C.-H. Rh(III)-Catalyzed Synthesis of 1-Substituted Isoquinolinium Salts via a C–H Bond Activation Reaction of Ketimines with Alkynes. 

Chem. Comm. 2014, 50, 3106. (IF = 6.73)

 

2013

5) Lee, T.-H., Jayakumar, J., Cheng, C.-H., Chuang. S.-C. One pot Synthesis of Bioactive Benzopyranones through Palladium-Catalyzed C–H Activation and CO Insertion into 2-Arylphenols. 

Chem. Comm. 2013, 49, 1179. (IF = 6.73)

4) Luo, C.-Z., Gandeepan, P., Jayakumar, J., Parthasarathy, K., Chang, Y.-W., Cheng, C.-H. Rh(III)-Catalyzed C-H Activation: A Versatile Route towards Various Polycyclic Pyridinium Salts. 

Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 14181. (IF = 5.73)

2012

3) Parthasarathy, K., Senthilkumar, N., Jayakumar, J., Cheng, C.-H. Ru(II)-Catalyzed C-H Bond Activation for the Synthesis of Substituted Isoquinolinium Salts from Benzaldehydes, Amines, and Alkynes. 

Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 3481. (IF = 6.13)

2) Jayakumar. J., Parthasarathy, K., Cheng, C-H. One-Pot Synthesis of Isoquinolinium Salts by Rhodium Catalyzed C-H Bond Activation: Application to the Total Synthesis of Oxychelerythrine. 

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 197-200. (Selected Publication in ANIE author Profile of Prof. Chien-Hong, Cheng, highly cited article (220+), SCI, IF = 16.73)

2010

1) Rajaganesh, R., Jayakumar, J., Sivaraj, C., Raaman, N., Das, T. M. Synthesis and antioxidant activity of a novel class of 4,6-O-protected O-glycosides and their utility in disaccharide synthesis. 

Carbohydr Res, 2010, 345, 1649-57. (SCI, IF = 2.53)

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