Smitha Pillai

Synergy University Dubai — AE

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

10h-index410citations18works0.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms(12), Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry(8), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies(6), Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies(4), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion(2)

Publications18 total

Quantum Sensing for Biomedical and Energy Applications
Communications in computer and information science·2025
Dual Singlet Excited-State Quenching Mechanisms in an Artificial Caroteno-Phthalocyanine Light Harvesting Antenna
ACS Physical Chemistry Au·2021· 4 citedOpen Access
Chemical compass behaviour at microtesla magnetic fields strengthens the radical pair hypothesis of avian magnetoreception
Nature Communications·2019· 61 citedOpen Access
Triplet–triplet energy transfer in artificial and natural photosynthetic antennas
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2017· 39 citedOpen Access
Resolving Energy and Electron Transfer Processes in Dyads With the Help of Global and Target Analysis
Advances in botanical research·2016· 3 cited
Ultrafast Energy Transfer and Excited State Coupling in an Artificial Photosynthetic Antenna
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B·2013· 23 cited
Ultrafast energy transfer and excitonic coupling in an artificial photosynthetic antenna
2013
Carotenoids as electron or excited-state energy donors in artificial photosynthesis: an ultrafast investigation of a carotenoporphyrin and a carotenofullerene dyad
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics·2013· 30 cited
Ultrafast Energy Transfer in an Artificial Photosynthetic Antenna
EPJ Web of Conferences·2013Open Access
New light-harvesting roles of hot and forbidden carotenoid states in artificial photosynthetic constructs
Chemical Science·2012· 24 cited
On the role of excitonic interactions in carotenoid–phthalocyanine dyads and implications for photosynthetic regulation
Photosynthesis Research·2011· 22 cited
Carotenoid Photoprotection in Artificial Photosynthetic Antennas
Journal of the American Chemical Society·2011· 72 cited
Two-Photon Study on the Electronic Interactions between the First Excited Singlet States in Carotenoid−Tetrapyrrole Dyads
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A·2011· 37 cited
A porphyrin-stabilized iridium oxide water oxidation catalyst
Canadian Journal of Chemistry·2011· 19 cited
Design of photoelectrochemical cells for the splitting of water and production of fuel
242nd ACS National Meeting and Exposition·2011
(Invited) High and Low Potential Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Sensitizers for Splitting Water to Hydrogen and Oxygen Using Solar Energy
ECS Meeting Abstracts·2010
Energy Transfer, Excited-State Deactivation, and Exciplex Formation in Artificial Caroteno-Phthalocyanine Light-Harvesting Antennas
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B·2007· 67 citedOpen Access
Preparation of Vanadium Tin Oxide Solid Solution at 500 °C from Xerogel and Metallic Tin
Journal of Materials Science Letters·1999· 9 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Devens Gust(15), Thomas A. Moore(13), Ana L. Moore(13), Rienk van Grondelle(10), John T. M. Kennis(7), Gerdenis Kodis(5), Ivo H. M. van Stokkum(5), Benjamin D. Sherman(4), Joris J. Snellenburg(4), Miroslav Kloz(3), Janneke Ravensbergen(3), Margherita Maiuri(3), Giulio Cerullo(3), Dario Polli(3), Jesse J. Bergkamp(3), Dalvin D. Méndez‐Hernández(2), Katherine Wongcarter(2), Pen-Nan Liao(2), Peter Jomo Walla(2), Raoul N. Frese(2)