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Manoj Lena Amrutha
Section
Advanced Institute for Materials Research
Job title
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor(Research)

Education 1

  • Nara Institute of Science and Technology Materials Science and Engineering PhD in Science

    2022/04 - 2025/03

Research Interests 1

  • Chirality, Hybrid nanomaterials, Organic synthesis, Supramolecular chemistry

Awards 2

  1. Best Poster award

    2026/07 36th International Symposium on Chirality – CHIRALITY 2026

  2. FY2025 AIMR Fusion Research Grant

    2025/09 AIMR, Tohoku University

Papers 3

  1. Orderly Arranged Cubic Quantum Dots along Supramolecular Templates of Naphthalenediimide Aggregates

    Amrutha Manoj Lena, Mitsuaki Yamauchi, Hideyuki Murakami, Naoki Kubo, Sadahiro Masuo, Kyohei Matsuo, Hironobu Hayashi, Naoki Aratani, Hiroko Yamada

    Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025/01/07

    DOI: 10.1002/anie.202423912  

    ISSN: 1433-7851 1521-3773

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    <jats:p>Precise control of assembled structures of quantum dots (QDs) is crucial for realizing the desired photophysical properties, but this remains challenging. Especially, the one‐dimensional (1D) control is rare due to the nearly isotropic nature of QDs. Herein, we propose a novel strategy for controlling the 1D‐arrangement range of cubic perovskite QDs in solution based on the morphological modification of a supramolecular polymer (SP) template. The original template with a short and tangled fibrous structure is prepared in a low‐polarity solvent mixture via self‐assembly of a naphthalenediimide‐functionalized cholesterol derivative with an adhesion group for QDs. Mixing this template with QDs leads to the co‐aggregation into short‐range 1D‐arrays of QDs on the templates. Notably, subsequent heating and cooling of the co‐aggregate solution forms longer‐range 1D‐arrays of QDs with lateral growth, where arranged QDs are sandwiched between reconstructed SP templates. Furthermore, the longer‐range 1D‐array of QDs is achieved via an alternative route involving the pre‐organization of templates into longer and dispersed fibers by heating and cooling of the original template, succeeded by co‐assembly with QDs. Finally, we reveal continuous fluorescence resonance energy transfer between 1D‐arranged QDs by an in‐depth analysis of the photoluminescence decay curves.</jats:p>

  2. Photoinduced Electron Transfer System from Cesium Lead Bromide Quantum Dots to Naphthalenediimide Supramolecular Polymers

    Amrutha Manoj Lena, Mitsuaki Yamauchi, Hideyuki Murakami, Naoki Kubo, Sadahiro Masuo, Naoki Aratani, Hiroko Yamada

    Chemistry – An Asian Journal 2024/12/06

    DOI: 10.1002/asia.202401299  

    ISSN: 1861-4728 1861-471X

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    <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Supramolecular polymers (SPs) formed via the stacking of π‐conjugated molecules are attractive nanomaterials because of their potential optoelectronic properties derived from the non‐covalent interaction between the π‐skeletons. Especially, SPs possessing naphthalenediimide (NDI) core units can act as superior electron acceptors due to their deep lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO). Interaction of such SP with electron donors can realize a charge transfer system, but this has not been established. Herein, we report a photoinduced electron transfer system from cesium lead bromide quantum dot (QD) as an electron donor to SP composed of cholesterol‐functionalized NDI derivatives. The supramolecular polymerization in a non‐polar solvent was analyzed in detail via microscopic and spectroscopic analyses. Upon mixing the SP with QDs, the photoluminescence intensity and lifetime of QDs decreased significantly, indicating efficient photoinduced electron transfer from QD to SP.</jats:p>

  3. Chiral nanostructures derived from europium(iii) complexes for enhanced circularly polarised luminescence and antibacterial activity

    Betsy Marydasan, Karthika Suryaletha, Amrutha Manoj Lena, Alida Sachin, TSUYOSHI KAWAI, Sabu Thomas, Jatish Kumar

    Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2022

    DOI: 10.1039/d2tc02193e  

    ISSN: 2050-7526 2050-7534

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    <jats:p>Nanostructures formed from chiral Eu(<jats:sc>iii</jats:sc>) complexes exhibit enhanced chiral luminescence and antibacterial activity.</jats:p>

Presentations 3

  1. Nanometric Silica Helices as Templates for Enantioenrichment in Achiral Supramolecular Assemblies and Racemic Polymeric Systems Invited

    36th International Symposium on Chirality – CHIRALITY 2026 2026/07/15

  2. Nanometric Silica Helices as Templates for Enantioenrichment in Achiral Supramolecular Assemblies and Racemic Polymeric Systems Invited

    Sakura Science Exchange Program

  3. Nanometric Silica Helices as Templates for Enantioenrichment in Achiral Supramolecular Assemblies and Racemic Polymeric Systems Invited

    Exploring Chiral Field-Matter Interaction Through Spacio-Temporal Phenomena

Media Coverage 3

  1. Chiral Chemistry Honors Outstanding Researchers at CHIRALITY 2026

    https://www.sciexplor.com/news/cc_137

  2. Initiatives for Promoting Fusion Research

    AIMR https://www.wpi-aimr.tohoku.ac.jp/en/support/system/fusion.html

  3. Featured in Sentan [NAIST university newsletter]

    NAIST https://www.naist.jp/publications/sentan/WEB/knowledge/knowledge_09.html