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Preprints

• B. Z. Tang, W.-J. Wang, R. Zhang, L. Zhang, L. Hao, X.-M. Cai, Q. Wu, Z. Qiu, R. Han, J. Feng, others, Enzymatically Catalyzed Molecular Aggregation. (2024).
• B. Z. Tang, D. Liu, W. Wang, P. Alam, Z. Yang, K. Wu, L. Zhu, Y. Xiong, S. Chang, Y. Liu, others, Highly Efficient Circularly Polarized Near-infrared Phosphorescence in Both Solution and Aggregate. (2024).

2024

• W. Ye, X. Wang, P. Alam, C. Liu, M. C. Suen, J. Tang, H. H. Sung, I. D. Williams, Y. Y. Eric, J. W. Lam, others, Discovery of a novel marine bacterial AIEgen that lights up specific G-quadruplexes. Chemical Engineering Journal, 154947 (2024).
• H. Wu, D. Wang, J. Zhang, P. Alam, Z. Zhao, Y. Xiong, D. Wang, B. Z. Tang, Achieving persistent room-temperature phosphorescence from phenanthridone derivatives by molecular engineering. Journal of Materials Chemistry C (2024).
• X. Nie, J. Gong, Z. Ding, B. Wu, W.-J. Wang, F. Gao, G. Zhang, P. Alam, Y. Xiong, Z. Zhao, others, Room Temperature Phosphorescent Nanofiber Membranes by Bio-Fermentation. Advanced Science 11, 2405327 (2024).
• P. Meng, A. Lau, D. Miyajima, Z. Zhao, P. Alam, Z. Qiu, B. Z. Tang, Modulating molecular aggregation of luminogens: Bridging the gap between solutions and solids. Applied Physics Letters 124 (2024).
• S. Huang, Z. Wang, X. Lu, J. Gong, L. Cheng, J. Wang, J. Zhang, P. Alam, Z. Lv, H. Zhang, others, Interception and in Situ Eradication of Airborne Pathogens by Ecofriendly, Biodegradable Wooden Filters. ACS Materials Letters 6, 4379–4387 (2024).
• Z. Deng, J. Zhang, J. Zhou, W. Shen, Y. Zuo, J. Wang, S. Yang, J. Liu, Y. Chen, C.-C. Chen, others, Dynamic Transition between Monomer and Excimer Phosphorescence in Organic Near-Infrared Phosphorescent Crystals. Advanced Materials 36, 2311384 (2024).

2023

• M. Zhang, J. Zhang, P. Alam, W. Li, J. W. Lam, G. Jia, B. Z. Tang, Hydrazone-based AIEgens with photofluorochromic ability for rewritable, intensity-variable, and high-resolution photopattern. Advanced Functional Materials 33, 2213927 (2023).
• H. Wang, Q. Li, P. Alam, H. Bai, V. Bhalla, M. R. Bryce, M. Cao, C. Chen, S. Chen, X. Chen, others, Aggregation-induced emission (AIE), life and health. ACS nano 17, 14347–14405 (2023).
• X.-M. Cai, Y. Lin, J. Zhang, Y. Li, Z. Tang, X. Zhang, Y. Jia, W. Wang, S. Huang, P. Alam, others, Chromene-based BioAIEgens:‘in-water’synthesis, regiostructure-dependent fluorescence and ER-specific imaging. National Science Review 10, nwad233 (2023).

2022

• X. Zhao, J. Gong, P. Alam, C. Ma, Y. Wang, J. Guo, Z. Zeng, Z. He, H. H. Sung, I. D. Williams, others, A simple approach to achieve organic radicals with unusual solid-state emission and persistent stability. CCS Chemistry 4, 1912–1920 (2022).
• X. Zhao, P. Alam, J. Zhang, S. Lin, Q. Peng, J. Zhang, G. Liang, S. Chen, J. Zhang, H. H. Sung, others, Metallophilicity-induced clusterization: single-component white-light clusteroluminescence with stimulus response. CCS Chemistry 4, 2570–2580 (2022).
• J. Zhang, P. Alam, S. Zhang, H. Shen, L. Hu, H. Sung, I. Williams, J. Sun, J. Lam, H. Zhang, others, Secondary Through-Space Interactions: Achieving Single-Molecule White-Light Emission from Clusteroluminogens with Isolated Phenyl Rings. (2022).
• J. Zhang, P. Alam, S. Zhang, H. Shen, L. Hu, H. H. Sung, I. D. Williams, J. Sun, J. W. Lam, H. Zhang, others, Secondary through-space interactions facilitated single-molecule white-light emission from clusteroluminogens. Nature Communications 13, 3492 (2022).
• X. Wang, T. Han, J. Gong, P. Alam, H. Zhang, J. W. Lam, B. Z. Tang, Diversity-Oriented Synthesis of Functional Polymers with Multisubstituted Small Heterocycles by Facile Stereoselective Multicomponent Polymerizations. Macromolecules 55, 4389–4401 (2022).
• J. Ma, Z. Lu, C. Li, Y. Luo, Y. Shi, P. Alam, J. W. Lam, Z. Wang, B. Z. Tang, Fluorescence ratiometric assay for discriminating GSH and Cys based on the composites of UiO-66-NH2 and Cu nanoclusters. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 215, 114582 (2022).
• P. Alam, T. S. Cheung, N. L. Leung, J. Zhang, J. Guo, L. Du, R. T. Kwok, J. W. Lam, Z. Zeng, D. L. Phillips, others, Organic long-persistent luminescence from a single-component aggregate. Journal of the American Chemical Society 144, 3050–3062 (2022).

2021

• J. Zhang, B. He, Y. Hu, P. Alam, H. Zhang, J. W. Lam, B. Z. Tang, Stimuli-Responsive AIEgens. Advanced Materials 33, 2008071 (2021).
• H. Xie, Z. Li, J. Gong, L. Hu, P. Alam, X. Ji, Y. Hu, J. H. Chau, J. W. Lam, R. T. Kwok, others, Phototriggered Aggregation-Induced Emission and Direct Generation of 4D Soft Patterns. Advanced Materials 33, 2105113 (2021).
• K. Siddharth, P. Alam, M. D. Hossain, N. Xie, G. S. Nambafu, F. Rehman, J. W. Lam, G. Chen, J. Cheng, Z. Luo, others, Hydrazine detection during ammonia electro-oxidation using an aggregation-induced emission dye. Journal of the American Chemical Society 143, 2433–2440 (2021).
• J. Ray, M. Paul, R. Kar, J. M. Sheikh, S. C. Patel, D. K. Sinha, R. Sadasivan, P. Alam, S. Chatterjee, S. Sarma, others, Experimental study on soda granites of the Singhbhum Craton, eastern India, and its petrogenetic significance. Geological Journal 56, 5199–5215 (2021).
• R. R. Mishra, P. Alam, J. Yadav, G. Kumar, A. K. Sharma, “Characterization of SiC-reinforced AZ91 magnesium alloy composites produced using in situ microwave casting” in Advances in Engineering Design: Select Proceedings of ICOIED 2020 (Springer, 2021), pp. 23–30.
• X. Huang, Z. Jiao, Z. Guo, J. Yang, P. Alam, Y. Liu, Y. Men, P. Zhang, H. Feng, S. Yao, others, Development of reaction-based AIE handy pen for visual detection of toxic vapors. ACS Materials Letters 3, 249–254 (2021).
• S. Biswas, G. Manna, B. Das, A. Bhattacharya, A. K. Pal, A. Datta, P. Alam, I. R. Laskar, P. Mondal, M. K. Mukhopadhyay, others, Origin of intense luminescence from supramolecular 2D molecular crystals. Small 17, 2103212 (2021).
• S. Biswas, B. Das, P. Alam, A. Ghatak, U. K. Ghorai, A. Ghosh, B. B. Das, I. R. Laskar, S. Acharya, Supramolecular design strategies for color tuning of iridium (III) complexes using a common framework of cyclometalating ligands. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 125, 4730–4742 (2021).
• P. Alam, A. Mukherjee, A. Kumar, V. Akhila, D. Sinha, Evolution of soda granite and related uranium metallogeny in Singhbhum Shear Zone, Eastern India. Journal of Exploration and Research for Atomic Minerals (EARFAM) 29, 23–37 (2021).
• P. Alam, N. L. Leung, J. Zhang, R. T. Kwok, J. W. Lam, B. Z. Tang, AIE-based luminescence probes for metal ion detection. Coordination Chemistry Reviews 429, 213693 (2021).

2020

• J. Zhang, B. He, W. Wu, P. Alam, H. Zhang, J. Gong, F. Song, Z. Wang, H. H. Sung, I. D. Williams, others, Molecular motions in AIEgen crystals: turning on photoluminescence by force-induced filament sliding. Journal of the American Chemical Society 142, 14608–14618 (2020).
• Z. Xueqian, J. Gong, C. Ma, P. Alam, J. Guo, Z. Zeng, Z. He, H. H.-Y. Sung, K. S. Wong, J. W. Lam, others, A Simple Approach to Achieve Organic Radicals with Unusual Solid-State Emission and Extraordinary Stability. (2020).
• Z. Xueqian, P. Alam, J. Zhang, S. Lin, Q. Peng, J. Zhang, G. Liang, J. Zhang, H. H.-Y. Sung, J. W. Lam, others, Metallophilicity-Induced Clusterization: Single-Component White-Light Clusteroluminescence with Stimuli Responses. (2020).
• K. Siddharth, P. Alam, B. Z. Tang, M. Shao, “Detection of Intermediate in Ammonia Oxidation Reaction Using Aggregation-Induced Emission Phenomenon” in Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts 237 (The Electrochemical Society, Inc., 2020), pp. 2606–2606.
• Y. Jiang, Z. Zhong, W. Ou, H. Shi, P. Alam, B. Z. Tang, J. Qin, Y. Tang, Semi-quantitative evaluation of seafood spoilage using filter-paper strips loaded with an aggregation-induced emission luminogen. Food chemistry 327, 127056 (2020).
• P. Alam, N. L. Leung, J. Liu, T. S. Cheung, X. Zhang, Z. He, R. T. Kwok, J. W. Lam, H. H. Sung, I. D. Williams, others, Two are better than one: a design principle for ultralong-persistent luminescence of pure organics. Advanced Materials 32, 2001026 (2020).
• P. Alam, W. He, N. L. Leung, C. Ma, R. T. Kwok, J. W. Lam, H. H. Sung, I. D. Williams, K. S. Wong, B. Z. Tang, Red AIE-active fluorescent probes with tunable organelle-specific targeting. Advanced Functional Materials 30, 1909268 (2020).

2019 and before

• X. Zhang, L. Du, W. Zhao, Z. Zhao, Y. Xiong, X. He, P. F. Gao, P. Alam, C. Wang, Z. Li, others, Ultralong UV/mechano-excited room temperature phosphorescence from purely organic cluster excitons. Nature Communications 10, 5161 (2019).
• X. Zhang, L. Du, W. Zhao, X. He, P. F. Gao, P. Alam, J. W. Lam, D. L. Phillips, G. Zhang, B. Z. Tang, others, Ultralong Room Temperature Phosphorescence from Purely Organic Cluster Excitons. (2019).
• C. Singhal, Q. Murtaza, P. Alam, F. Hasan, Structural and mechanical properties of microwave hybrid sintered aluminium silicon carbide composite. Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies 5, 559–567 (2019).
• P. Alam, N. L. Leung, Y. Cheng, H. Zhang, J. Liu, W. Wu, R. T. Kwok, J. W. Lam, H. H. Sung, I. D. Williams, others, Spontaneous and fast molecular motion at room temperature in the solid state. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 58, 4536–4540 (2019).
• P. Alam, C. Climent, P. Alemany, I. R. Laskar, “Aggregation-induced emission” of transition metal compounds: Design, mechanistic insights, and applications. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews 41, 100317 (2019).
• V. Kachwal, P. Alam, H. R. Yadav, S. S. Pasha, A. R. Choudhury, I. R. Laskar, Simple ratiometric push–pull with an ‘aggregation induced enhanced emission’active pyrene derivative: a multifunctional and highly sensitive fluorescent sensor. New Journal of Chemistry 42, 1133–1140 (2018).
• Z. Qiu, E. K. Chu, M. Jiang, C. Gui, N. Xie, W. Qin, P. Alam, R. T. Kwok, J. W. Lam, B. Z. Tang, A simple and sensitive method for an important physical parameter: reliable measurement of glass transition temperature by AIEgens. Macromolecules 50, 7620–7627 (2017).
• S. Maji, P. Alam, G. S. Kumar, S. Biswas, P. K. Sarkar, B. Das, I. Rehman, B. B. Das, N. R. Jana, I. R. Laskar, others, Induced Aggregation of AIE-Active Mono-Cyclometalated Ir (III) Complex into Supramolecular Branched Wires for Light-Emitting Diodes. Small 13, 1603780 (2017).
• C. Climent, P. Alam, S. S. Pasha, G. Kaur, A. R. Choudhury, I. R. Laskar, P. Alemany, D. Casanova, Dual emission and multi-stimuli-response in iridium (III) complexes with aggregation-induced enhanced emission: Applications for quantitative CO 2 detection. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 5, 7784–7798 (2017).
• P. Alam, N. L. Leung, H. Su, Z. Qiu, R. T. Kwok, J. W. Lam, B. Z. Tang, A highly sensitive bimodal detection of amine vapours based on aggregation induced emission of 1, 2-dihydroquinoxaline derivatives. Chemistry–A European Journal 23, 14911–14917 (2017).
• P. Alam, S. Dash, C. Climent, G. Kaur, A. R. Choudhury, D. Casanova, P. Alemany, R. Chowdhury, I. R. Laskar, ‘Aggregation induced emission’active iridium (III) complexes with applications in mitochondrial staining. RSC advances 7, 5642–5648 (2017).
• P. Alam, “Persistent Drought Social-Ecological Regime Shift and Migration among Agricultural Communities in Bundelkhand Region India” in EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts (2017), p. 1280.
• S. S. Pasha, P. Alam, A. Sarmah, R. K. Roy, I. R. Laskar, Encapsulation of multi-stimuli AIE active platinum (II) complex: a facile and dry approach for luminescent mesoporous silica. RSC advances 6, 87791–87795 (2016).
• P. Alam, V. Kachwal, I. R. Laskar, A multi-stimuli responsive “AIE” active salicylaldehyde-based Schiff base for sensitive detection of fluoride. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 228, 539–550 (2016).
• P. Alam, C. Climent, G. Kaur, D. Casanova, A. Roy Choudhury, A. Gupta, P. Alemany, I. R. Laskar, Exploring the origin of “aggregation induced emission” activity and “crystallization induced emission” in organometallic iridium (III) cationic complexes: influence of counterions. Crystal Growth & Design 16, 5738–5752 (2016).
• N. Jain, P. Alam, I. R. Laskar, J. Panwar, ‘Aggregation induced phosphorescence’active iridium (iii) complexes for integrated sensing and inhibition of bacterial growth in aqueous solution. RSC advances 5, 61983–61988 (2015).
• P. Alam, G. Kaur, A. Sarmah, R. K. Roy, A. R. Choudhury, I. R. Laskar, Highly selective detection of H+ and OH–with a single-emissive Iridium (III) complex: a mild approach to conversion of non-AIEE to AIEE complex. Organometallics 34, 4480–4490 (2015).
• P. Alam, G. Kaur, V. Kachwal, A. Gupta, A. R. Choudhury, I. R. Laskar, Highly sensitive explosive sensing by “aggregation induced phosphorescence” active cyclometalated iridium (iii) complexes. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 3, 5450–5456 (2015).
• P. Alam, G. Kaur, S. Chakraborty, A. R. Choudhury, I. R. Laskar, “Aggregation induced phosphorescence” active “rollover” iridium (iii) complex as a multi-stimuli-responsive luminescence material. Dalton Transactions 44, 6581–6592 (2015).
• S. S. Pasha, P. Alam, S. Dash, G. Kaur, D. Banerjee, R. Chowdhury, N. Rath, A. R. Choudhury, I. R. Laskar, Rare observation of ‘aggregation induced emission’in cyclometalated platinum (II) complexes and their biological activities. RSC Advances 4, 50549–50553 (2014).
• P. Alam, G. Kaur, C. Climent, S. Pasha, D. Casanova, P. Alemany, A. R. Choudhury, I. R. Laskar, New ‘aggregation induced emission (AIE)’active cyclometalated iridium (iii) based phosphorescent sensors: high sensitivity for mercury (ii) ions. Dalton Transactions 43, 16431–16440 (2014).
• P. Alam, M. Karanam, D. Bandyopadhyay, A. R. Choudhury, I. R. Laskar, Aggregation-Induced Emission Activity in Iridium (III) Diimine Complexes: Investigations of Their Vapochromic Properties. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2014, 3710–3719 (2014).
• P. Alam, P. Das, C. Climent, M. Karanam, D. Casanova, A. Choudhury, P. Alemany, N. R. Jana, I. Laskar, Facile tuning of the aggregation-induced emission wavelength in a common framework of a cyclometalated iridium (iii) complex: micellar encapsulated probe in cellular imaging. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2, 5615–5628 (2014).
• P. Alam, I. R. Laskar, C. Climent, D. Casanova, P. Alemany, M. Karanam, A. R. Choudhury, J. R. Butcher, Microwave-assisted facile and expeditive syntheses of phosphorescent cyclometallated iridium (III) complexes. Polyhedron 53, 286–294 (2013).
• P. Alam, M. Karanam, A. R. Choudhury, I. R. Laskar, One-pot synthesis of strong solid state emitting mono-cyclometalated iridium (III) complexes: study of their aggregation induced enhanced phosphorescence. Dalton Transactions 41, 9276–9279 (2012).