CSIR-IICT · Hyderabad
Organic Synthesis & Catalysis LabMolecules built
to work with light.
We design and make π-conjugated dyes and materials for solar cells, photoredox catalysis and industry.
Led by Dr. Surya Prakash Singh, FRSCSenior Principal Scientist
- Citations
- 10,662
- h-index
- 49
- i10-index
- 270
- Organic dyes
- Photoredox catalysis
- C–H activation
- Organic solar cells
- Dye-sensitized solar cells
- Perovskite hole-transport materials
- Nanohoops & macrocycles
- BODIPY fluorophores
01 Research
Four programmes, one question: what can a molecule do with light?
Synthesis of π-conjugated functional molecules for photonic applications — design, synthesis and development of new light-harvesting materials for dye-sensitized and organic solar cells, new dyes for industrial applications, and photoredox catalysis.
- 01
Organic Photovoltaics
Non-fused electron acceptors and interface engineering for solution-processed organic solar cells.
Recent work
- 02
Photoredox Catalysis
Visible-light C–H activation and bond formation — including C–N coupling without a photocatalyst.
Recent work
- 03
Hole-Transport Materials
Dopant-free molecular hole transporters for efficient, stable perovskite solar cells.
Recent work
- 04
Nanohoops & Macrocycles
Curved, strained π-systems — and how closing a ring changes their electronic behaviour.
Recent work
02 Principal Investigator
Dr. Surya Prakash Singh, FRSC
Senior Principal Scientist · Polymers & Functional Materials Department, CSIR-IICT
Dr. Singh studied chemistry at the University of Allahabad and completed his PhD in 2005. After a research associateship at IICT, he spent five years in Japan — as a postdoctoral fellow at Nagoya Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor at Osaka University and researcher at NIMS, Tsukuba — before returning to CSIR-IICT in 2011.
His group designs functional π-conjugated molecules for photonic applications. He was a BASE Fellow at UC Santa Barbara with Prof. Bazan's group, and has published over 225 papers, reviews and patents, edited two books and authored a book chapter.
- 225+
- Papers, reviews & patents
- 16
- PhD alumni
- 2
- Edited books
Career
- 2005PhD in ChemistryUniversity of Allahabad
- 2005–06Research AssociateIICT, Hyderabad
- 2006–08Postdoctoral FellowNagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
- 2008–10Assistant ProfessorOsaka University, Japan
- 2010–11ResearcherNIMS, Tsukuba, Japan
- 2011ScientistCSIR-IICT, Hyderabad
- 2014Senior ScientistCSIR-IICT, Hyderabad
- 2015BASE FellowUC Santa Barbara, USA
- 2018Principal ScientistCSIR-IICT, Hyderabad
- 2022Senior Principal ScientistCSIR-IICT, Hyderabad
03 Impact
Research the field keeps building on.
Every number in this section comes from Prof. Singh's Google Scholar profile — citations, h-index and the citations his work receives each year.
- Citations
- 10,6625,013 since 2021
- h-index
- 4935 since 2021
- i10-index
- 270156 since 2021
View as table
| Year | Citations |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 54 |
| 2008 | 51 |
| 2009 | 43 |
| 2010 | 84 |
| 2011 | 107 |
| 2012 | 186 |
| 2013 | 324 |
| 2014 | 429 |
| 2015 | 540 |
| 2016 | 633 |
| 2017 | 712 |
| 2018 | 739 |
| 2019 | 774 |
| 2020 | 771 |
| 2021 | 827 |
| 2022 | 834 |
| 2023 | 917 |
| 2024 | 882 |
| 2025 | 958 |
| 2026 (to date) | 588 |
04 Publications
Selected publications
- 2026Molecularly Engineered DBC-Pyrene Hole Transport Material Achieves Dual Passivation-Transport Functionality for Efficient and Robust Perovskite Solar CellsSmall0cited
- 2026Rational design of tetraphenylethylene-functionalized azaborines for sensitive turn-off detection of nitroaromaticsMicrochemical Journal1cited
- 2026Coordinated Interfacial Engineering and Time-Induced Bulk Trap Passivation Governing Performance Evolution in D18:Y6-Based Inverted Organic Solar CellsACS Applied Energy Materials0cited
- 2026Porphyrin–thieno[3,2-b]thiophene hole-transport materials enabling the production of long-lived radical ion pairs and high-performance perovskite solar cellsEES Solar 2 (2), 351–3590cited
- 2026Cyclization Matters: Structure–Property Relationship in π-Conjugated Donor–Acceptor Macrocycle versus its Linear AnalogueChemistry – An Asian Journal0cited
- 2026Probing the Influence of Connectivity and Dual Bridging on the Structural, Electronic, Photophysical, Supramolecular, and Charge Transfer Properties of Macrocycle and NanohoopMaterials Chemistry Frontiers0cited
- 2026Comparative study of thiophene and thienothiophene π-spacers in triphenylamine D-π-A sensitizers for dual-species copper electrolyte indoor dye cellsJournal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry1cited
- 2026Recycling Silicon PV Modules: Advances, Economic Feasibility, and Policy for a Circular Solar EconomySolar RRL 10 (1), e2025007596cited
- 2026A comparative study of aggregation-induced emission in ethynyl-bridged and non-bridged AIEgens derived from tetraphenylethene and naphthalimideDyes and Pigments, 1132083cited
- 2025Molecular tuning and strategic functionalization of dopant-free hole transport materials for enhanced stability and efficiency in perovskite solar cellsJournal of Materials Chemistry A 13 (33), 27481–2749214cited
- 2011Colloidal quantum dot solar cellsSolar Energy 85 (6), 1264–1282373cited
- 2015Conductive silver inks and their applications in printed and flexible electronicsRSC Advances 5 (95), 77760–77790274cited
- 2015Copper conductive inks: synthesis and utilization in flexible electronicsRSC Advances 5 (79), 63985–64030239cited
- 2014Evolution of BODIPY dyes as potential sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cellsEuropean Journal of Organic Chemistry 2014 (22), 4689–4707186cited
- 2014Synthesis of carbon dots from kitchen waste: conversion of waste to value added productJournal of Fluorescence 24 (6), 1767–1773164cited
- 2014Carbon-allotropes: synthesis methods, applications and future perspectivesCarbon Letters 15 (4), 219–237164cited
- 2015Carbon dots: the newest member of the carbon nanomaterials familyThe Chemical Record 15 (3), 595–615156cited
- 2017Donor-π–acceptor based stable porphyrin sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells: effect of π-conjugated spacersThe Journal of Physical Chemistry C 121 (12), 6464–6477139cited
- 2013Co-catalyzed cross-coupling of alkyl halides with tertiary alkyl Grignard reagents using a 1,3-butadiene additiveJournal of the American Chemical Society 135 (26), 9604–9607128cited
- 2022Evolution of BODIPY/aza-BODIPY dyes for organic photoredox/energy transfer catalysisCoordination Chemistry Reviews 470, 214698118cited
05 Services
Work with the lab
Draft list — to be confirmed with Prof. Singh
- 01Custom dye & molecule synthesisDesign and synthesis of π-conjugated dyes and functional molecules for research and industrial use.Enquire
- 02Solar-cell materialsSensitizers, acceptors and hole-transport materials for dye-sensitized, organic and perovskite cells.Enquire
- 03Photoredox chemistryVisible-light routes to C–H functionalisation and C–N bond formation.Enquire
- 04Fluorescent probesBODIPY-based bio-imaging dyes and luminescent sensors, such as nitroaromatic detection.Enquire
- 05Sponsored & collaborative researchIndustry and academic partnerships through CSIR-IICT, including a Newton Prize team award.Enquire
- 06Research trainingPhD, postdoctoral and project positions for chemists who want to go from molecule to device.Enquire
06 Group
The people behind the papers
14 current members — faculty, postdocs, PhD scholars and project staff — and 16 PhD alumni now working in 4 countries.
Dr. Tumpa Gorai
DST-INSPIRE Faculty
Dr. Nirmala Niharika Bhuyan
Postdoctoral Researcher · NPDF
Lal Chand Sahu
PhD Scholar · CSIR-SRF
Deepak Kumar
PhD Scholar · DST-INSPIRE SRF
Megha Singh
PhD Scholar · CSIR-SRF
N. Sabarinathan
PhD Scholar · PA-I
Abinash Dalai
PhD Scholar · PA-I
Kirandeep Kaur
PhD Scholar · PA-I
Dr. Aayoosh Singh
Senior Project Associate
Dr. Parnapalli Muni Mounika
Senior Project Associate
Vignesh Pawar
Project Associate-II
Joymayai
Project Associate-I
Ume Kulsoom Ch
Project Associate-I
Sweata Bose
Project Associate-I
Where our PhDs are now
India · South Korea · Poland · Taiwan
Dr. D. VenkateswaraluSenior Project AssociateCSIR-IICT, Hyderabad
Dr. Kodali Phani KumarSenior Project AssociateCSIR-IICT, Hyderabad
Dr. Vinay KumarPostdoctoral Research FellowKonkuk University, South Korea
Dr. Praveen KumarPostdoctoral Research FellowKyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
Dr. Ganesh UdariAssistant ProfessorArjune Engineering College & Science
Dr. Suraj Shivaji BabarScientistUnited States Pharmacopeia India, Hyderabad
Dr. Afzal SiddiquiPhD alumnus
Dr. B. YadagiriAssistant ProfessorSilesian University of Technology, Poland
Dr. R. SrinivasaraoAssistant ManagerShilpa Pharma Life Sciences, Raichur
Dr. SumanPhD alumnus
Dr. Sanchari ShomeSenior Research ScientistJubilant Biosys, Greater Noida
Dr. G. Hanumantha RaoPostdoctoral Research FellowNational Taiwan University, Taiwan
Dr. T. SwethaAssociate Professor & Director of EvaluationsAurora Higher Education and Research Academy, Hyderabad
Dr. T. GayathriDegree Lecturer in ChemistryTGSWRDCW, Medak
Dr. K. NarayanaswamyAssistant ProfessorSRM University, Andhra Pradesh
Dr. P. NagarjunaPostdoctoral ResearcherNational Taiwan University, Taiwan
07 Recognition
Honours & fellowships
- 2025MRSI MedalMaterials Research Society of India
- 2025INSA Distinguished Lecture FellowshipIndian National Science Academy
- 2024CRSI Bronze MedalChemical Research Society of India
- 2021Fellow, Royal Society of ChemistryFRSC
All awards · 18
- 2025
- MRSI Medal
- INSA Distinguished Lecture Fellowship-1
- 2024
- INSA Associate Fellow
- CRSI Bronze Medal
- 2023
- Fellow of the Luminescence Society of India
- 2022
- Fellow of the Telangana Academy of Sciences
- Prof. N B Singh Endowment Award, Indian Association of Solid State Chemists and Allied Scientists (ISCAS)
- 2021
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
- 2020
- Certificate of Excellence, Power on Demand Company
- 2017
- Newton Prize Winner (Team Award), Newton-Bhabha Fund, UK
- 2015
- AVRA Young Scientist Award
- Bhaskara Advanced Solar Energy (BASE) Fellowship, IUSSTF — University of California, Santa Barbara
- JSPS-DST Special Lecture Tour Program — Exploratory Exchange
- Young Scientist Award, Council of Science & Technology, Government of U.P.
- 2014
- CSIR-IICT Gaurav Saman
- 2013
- Associate Fellow, Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences
- Visiting Scientist, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Japan
- 2012
- NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award, National Academy of Sciences, India
Memberships
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), London
- Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) — Life Member
- Society for Materials Chemistry (SMC) — Life Member
- Luminescence Society of India (LSI) — Life Member