- TU504
- +852 3400 2615
- govardhana.bodedla@polyu.edu.hk
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SCOPUS IDResearch Overview
Our research primarily centers on developing tetrapyrrolic macrocycle-based materials, such as porphyrins, phthalocyanines, and corroles, for applications in water splitting, H₂O₂ production, CO₂ reduction, degradation of organic pollutants, and organic transformations.
Research Interests
Education and Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics, Acharya Nagarjuna University, India
- Master of Science in Organic Chemistry, Acharya Nagarjuna University, India
- Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry/Organic Materials, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), India
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Academic and Professional Experience
- Member, ABCT Ethics, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, PolyU (2025 – Present)
Achievements
- X. Zhu.; Bodedla, G. B.; Wong, W.-K.; Wong, W.-Y., Porphyrin photosensitizer and cobaloxime cocatalyst and methods of use thereof. United States Patent, Granted: US20230051807A1
- Bodedla, G. B.; Imran, M.; Zhao, J.; Zhu, X.; Wong, W.-Y. Efficient Synthesis of Porphyrin–Iridium Complex for Enhanced Cocatalyst-Free Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. ChemCatChem 2025, 17, e00950. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202500950
- Bodedla, G. B.; Zhu, X.; Wong, W.-Y. Recent progress in the development of self-assembled porphyrin derivatives for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. EnergyChem 2024, 6, 100138. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enchem.2024.100138.
- Bodedla, G. B.; Piradhi, V.; Thor, W.; Wong, K.; Zhu, X.; Wong, W.-Y. Self-assembly of Pt(II)-tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin via F···F interaction for efficient cocatalyst-free photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2024, 12. DOI: 10.1039/D3TA05389J.
- Bodedla, G. B.; Imran, M.; Zhao, J.; Zhu, X.; Wong, W.-Y. Design of AIEgen-based porphyrin for efficient heterogeneous photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Aggregate 2023, 4, e364. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/agt2.364
- Bodedla, G. B.; Zhu, X.; Wong, W.-Y. An overview on AIEgen-decorated porphyrins: Current status and applications. Aggregate 2023, 4, e330. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/agt2.330
- Bodedla, G. B.; Piradi, V.; Imran, M.; Zhao, J.; Zhu, X.; Wong, W.-Y. Visible-to-near-infrared light-harvesting A-π-D-π-A porphyrins for boosted photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2023, 11. DOI: 10.1039/D2TA07412E.
- Bodedla, G. B.; Dong, Y.; Tang, G.; Zhao, J.; Zhang, F.; Zhu, X.; Wong, W.-Y. Long-lived excited states of platinum(II)-porphyrins for co-catalyst-free solar-driven hydrogen evolution. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2022, 10. DOI: 10.1039/D2TA02543D.
- Bodedla, G. B.; Tritton, D. N.; Chen, X.; Zhao, J.; Guo, Z.; Leung, K. C.-F.; Wong, W.-Y.; Zhu, X. Cocatalyst-free Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution with Simple Heteroleptic Iridium(III) Complexes. ACS Applied Energy Materials 2021, 4, 3945–3951. DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.1c00318.
- Bodedla, G. B.; Wong, W.-Y.; Zhu, X. A couple of new porphyrin photosensitizer and cobaloxime cocatalyst for highly efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2021, 9. DOI: 10.1039/D1TA04517B.
- Bodedla, G. B.; Huang, J.; Wong, W.-Y.; Zhu, X. Self-Assembled Naphthalimide-Substituted Porphyrin Nanowires for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. ACS Applied Nano Materials 2020, 3, 7040–7046. DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.0c01353.
- Bodedla, G. B.; Tang, G.; Zhao, J.; Zhu, X. Thiophene bridged naphthalimide-porphyrin complex with enhanced activity and stability in photocatalytic H2 evolution. Sustainable Energy & Fuels 2020, 4. DOI: 10.1039/D0SE00356E.
- Bodedla, G. B.; Li, L.; Che, Y.; Jiang, Y.; Huang, J.; Zhao, J.; Zhu, X. Enhancing photocatalytic hydrogen evolution by intramolecular energy transfer in naphthalimide conjugated porphyrins. Chemical Communications 2018, 54, 11614–11617, 10.1039/C8CC06919K. DOI: 10.1039/C8CC06919K.
