Associate Professor Shih-Chun Lo
Associate Professor

Shih-Chun Lo

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Background

Organic functional materials development (design, synthesis & characterisation) for quantum based optoelectronics

Associate Professor Shih-Chun Lo (Lawrence)

Lawrence held a prestigious Swire Scholarship while carrying out his PhD study on semiconductor material development for organic solar cells and light emitting diodes (LEDs) at Oxford University, UK (1996-2000). His post-doctoral research at Oxford University focused on the design, synthesis and characterisation of fluorescent and phosphorescent dendrimers for highly efficient LEDs. Dendrimers have been recognised internationally as the third main class of LED materials, alongside small molecules and polymers, in which he played a key role. In December 2007, he joined the University of Queensland as a Lecturer in Chemistry of Materials. His research work has focused on the development of new functional semiconductor materials for quantum based optoelectronic applications (e.g. solar cells, LEDs, photodetectors, sensors, superconductors & organic lasers) as well as clean energy generation.

Availability

Associate Professor Shih-Chun Lo is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Chemical Sciences Macromolecular and materials chemistry Organic chemistry Physical Sciences Quantum physics Quantum technologies

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy of Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry, University of Oxford
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Education, The University of Queensland

Research impacts

Assoc. Prof. Shih-Chun Lo (Lawrence) is a synthetic chemist with leading expertise in semiconductor materials development for quantum based optoelectronics, e.g. organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) displays/lighting, solar cells, field-effect transistors, photodetectors, light-emitting field-effect transistors and lasers. He has contributed to the field by establishing new structure-property relationship to advance device performance through new materials design and synthesis (ranging from molecular, oligomeric, dendritic and polymeric organics, to organometallics), including playing the key role in electro-active dendrimers development so that light-emitting dendrimers were recognised internationally as the third main class of OLED materials (alongside small molecules and pi-conjugated polymers). He has published >110 papers in refereed scientific journals and is a co-inventor of >70 patents globally. His current h-index is 43 with i-10 index of 100 and total citations of >8,200 (Google Scholar). In 2016, he was awarded with a Progress 100 Visiting Professorship by Kyushu University, Japan (headed by Professor Masato Wakayama, Trustee and Vice President of KU to build the research and strengths of KU) (with Prof. C. Adachi), and was also a visiting scholar at Yamagata University, Japan (with Prof. S. Tokito) and visiting academic at Oxford University, UK (with Prof M. Moloney and Prof. D. D. C. Bradley).

Search Professor Shih-Chun Lo’s works on UQ eSpace

153 works between 1994 and 2025
All (153) Journal Article (129) Conference Publication (15) Other Outputs (9)

21 - 40 of 153 works

2023

Journal Article

Blue emitting exciplex for yellow and white organic light-emitting diodes

Rajeev, Kavya, Vipin, C. K., Sajeev, Anjali K., Shukla, Atul, McGregor, Sarah K. M., Lo, Shih-Chun, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Narayanan Unni, K. N. (2023). Blue emitting exciplex for yellow and white organic light-emitting diodes. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 16 (1) 46, 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s12200-023-00101-3

Blue emitting exciplex for yellow and white organic light-emitting diodes

2023

Journal Article

High‐performance air‐stable 2D‐WSe2/P3HT based inorganic–organic hybrid photodetector with broadband visible to near‐IR light detection

Khanikar, Prabal Dweep, Dewan, Sheetal, John, John Wellington, Shukla, Atul, Das, Pritam, Dhara, Sajal, Karak, Supravat, Lo, Shih‐Chun, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Das, Samaresh (2023). High‐performance air‐stable 2D‐WSe2/P3HT based inorganic–organic hybrid photodetector with broadband visible to near‐IR light detection. Advanced Electronic Materials, 9 (12) 2300514, 1-11. doi: 10.1002/aelm.202300514

High‐performance air‐stable 2D‐WSe2/P3HT based inorganic–organic hybrid photodetector with broadband visible to near‐IR light detection

2023

Journal Article

Light blue rigid excited-state intramolecular proton transfer organic semiconductor laser chromophores

Allison, Ilene, Mamada, Mashashi, Shukla, Atul, McGregor, Sarah K. M., Roseli, Ras Baizureen, Gale, Innes, Rahane, Vijay P., Moore, Evan G., Krenske, Elizabeth H., Jain, Nidhi, Adachi, Chihaya, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Lo, Shih-Chun (2023). Light blue rigid excited-state intramolecular proton transfer organic semiconductor laser chromophores. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 11 (45), 15861-15872. doi: 10.1039/d3tc02707d

Light blue rigid excited-state intramolecular proton transfer organic semiconductor laser chromophores

2023

Conference Publication

High Performance CVD Grown Nanolayered PtSe<sub>2</sub>/SOI Heterostructure for Broadband Photodetection

Khanikar, Prabal Dweep, Moudgil, Akshay, Sandhu, Harmanpreet Kaur, Dewan, Sheetal, Sharma, Sumit, Lo, Shih-Chun, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Das, Samaresh (2023). High Performance CVD Grown Nanolayered PtSe2/SOI Heterostructure for Broadband Photodetection. IEEE 23rd International Conference on Nanotechnology (NANO), Jeju, South Korea, 2-5 July 2023. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/nano58406.2023.10231181

High Performance CVD Grown Nanolayered PtSe<sub>2</sub>/SOI Heterostructure for Broadband Photodetection

2023

Journal Article

Harvesting triplet excitons in high mobility emissive organic semiconductor for efficiency enhancement of light‐emitting transistors

Gao, Can, Shukla, Atul, Gao, Haikuo, Miao, Zhagen, Zhang, Yihan, Wang, Pu, Luo, Guiwen, Zeng, Yi, Wong, Wallace W. H., Smith, Trevor A., Lo, Shih‐Chun, Hu, Wenping, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Dong, Huanli (2023). Harvesting triplet excitons in high mobility emissive organic semiconductor for efficiency enhancement of light‐emitting transistors. Advanced Materials, 35 (13) e2208389, 1-9. doi: 10.1002/adma.202208389

Harvesting triplet excitons in high mobility emissive organic semiconductor for efficiency enhancement of light‐emitting transistors

2022

Journal Article

Correlating exciton dynamics of thermally activated delayed-fluorescence emitters to efficiency roll-off in OLEDs

Hasan, Monirul, Shukla, Atul, Mamada, Masashi, Adachi, Chihaya, Lo, Shih-Chun and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2022). Correlating exciton dynamics of thermally activated delayed-fluorescence emitters to efficiency roll-off in OLEDs. Physical Review Applied, 18 (5) 054082. doi: 10.1103/physrevapplied.18.054082

Correlating exciton dynamics of thermally activated delayed-fluorescence emitters to efficiency roll-off in OLEDs

2022

Other Outputs

Compound, organic semiconductor laser and method for producing same

Sandanayaka, Sangarange Don Atula, Senevirathne, Adikari Mudiyanselage Chathuranganie, Matsushima, Toshinori, Adachi, Chihaya, Namdas, Ebinazar Benjamin, Lo, Shih-Chun, Mai, Van T. N., Shukla, Atul, Allison, Ilene and McGregor, Sarah K. M. (2022). Compound, organic semiconductor laser and method for producing same. US 2022/0169608 A1.

Compound, organic semiconductor laser and method for producing same

2022

Journal Article

Fluorenone and triphenylamine based donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) for solution-processed organic light-emitting diodes

Pham, Hong Duc, Banappanavar, Gangadhar S., Somasundaram, Sahadev, Deshmukh, Kedar D., Lim, Hyunsoo, Shukla, Atul, Ahmad, Viqar, McGregor, Sarah K.M., Manzhos, Sergei, Lo, Shih-Chun, Kabra, Dinesh, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Sonar, Prashant (2022). Fluorenone and triphenylamine based donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) for solution-processed organic light-emitting diodes. Flexible and Printed Electronics, 7 (2) 025009. doi: 10.1088/2058-8585/ac6b6d

Fluorenone and triphenylamine based donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) for solution-processed organic light-emitting diodes

2022

Journal Article

Reduced singlet–triplet annihilation for low threshold amplified spontaneous emission from a blue polyfluorene electroluminescent organic semiconductor

Sardar, Gopa, Shukla, Atul, Moore, Evan G., Banappanavar, Gangadhar, Lo, Shih-Chun, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Kabra, Dinesh (2022). Reduced singlet–triplet annihilation for low threshold amplified spontaneous emission from a blue polyfluorene electroluminescent organic semiconductor. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 126 (21), 9069-9075. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c00648

Reduced singlet–triplet annihilation for low threshold amplified spontaneous emission from a blue polyfluorene electroluminescent organic semiconductor

2022

Journal Article

Controlling triplet–triplet upconversion and singlet-triplet annihilation in organic light-emitting diodes for injection lasing

Shukla, Atul, Hasan, Monirul, Banappanavar, Gangadhar, Ahmad, Viqar, Sobus, Jan, Moore, Evan G., Kabra, Dinesh, Lo, Shih-Chun and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2022). Controlling triplet–triplet upconversion and singlet-triplet annihilation in organic light-emitting diodes for injection lasing. Communications Materials, 3 (1) 27. doi: 10.1038/s43246-022-00248-0

Controlling triplet–triplet upconversion and singlet-triplet annihilation in organic light-emitting diodes for injection lasing

2022

Journal Article

Cibalackrot dendrimers for hyperfluorescent organic light‐emitting diodes

Wallwork, Nicholle R., Mamada, Masashi, Keto, Angus B., McGregor, Sarah K. M., Shukla, Atul, Adachi, Chihaya, Krenske, Elizabeth H., Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Lo, Shih‐Chun (2022). Cibalackrot dendrimers for hyperfluorescent organic light‐emitting diodes. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 43 (16) 2200118, 2200118. doi: 10.1002/marc.202200118

Cibalackrot dendrimers for hyperfluorescent organic light‐emitting diodes

2022

Journal Article

Low light amplification threshold and reduced efficiency roll‐off in thick emissive layer OLEDs from a diketopyrrolopyrrole derivative

Shukla, Atul, Entoma, Volter, McGregor, Sarah K. M., Hasan, Monirul, Mamada, Masashi, Moore, Evan G., Adachi, Chihaya, Lo, Shih‐Chun and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2022). Low light amplification threshold and reduced efficiency roll‐off in thick emissive layer OLEDs from a diketopyrrolopyrrole derivative. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 43 (16) 2200115, e2200115. doi: 10.1002/marc.202200115

Low light amplification threshold and reduced efficiency roll‐off in thick emissive layer OLEDs from a diketopyrrolopyrrole derivative

2022

Journal Article

Thermally activated delayed fluorescence and room-temperature phosphorescence in asymmetric phenoxazine-quinoline (D2–A) conjugates and dual electroluminescence

Dey, Suvendu, Hasan, Monirul, Shukla, Atul, Acharya, Nirmalya, Upadhyay, Manoj, Lo, Shih-Chun, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Ray, Debdas (2022). Thermally activated delayed fluorescence and room-temperature phosphorescence in asymmetric phenoxazine-quinoline (D2–A) conjugates and dual electroluminescence. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 126 (12) acs.jpcc.2c00512, 5649-5657. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c00512

Thermally activated delayed fluorescence and room-temperature phosphorescence in asymmetric phenoxazine-quinoline (D2–A) conjugates and dual electroluminescence

2022

Journal Article

Impact of polymer molecular weight on polymeric photodiodes

Saggar, Siddhartha, Deshmukh, Kedar D., McGregor, Sarah K. M., Hasan, Monirul, Shukla, Atul, Agawane, Jyoti S., Nayak, Nagaraj, Gann, Eliot, Thomsen, Lars, Kumar, Anil, McNeill, Christopher R., Lo, Shih‐Chun and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2022). Impact of polymer molecular weight on polymeric photodiodes. Advanced Optical Materials, 10 (3) 2101890. doi: 10.1002/adom.202101890

Impact of polymer molecular weight on polymeric photodiodes

2022

Journal Article

High-performance solution-processed red hyperfluorescent OLEDs based on cibalackrot

Wallwork, Nicholle R., Mamada, Masashi, Shukla, Atul, McGregor, Sarah K. M., Adachi, Chihaya, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Lo, Shih-Chun (2022). High-performance solution-processed red hyperfluorescent OLEDs based on cibalackrot. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 10 (12), 4767-4774. doi: 10.1039/d1tc04937b

High-performance solution-processed red hyperfluorescent OLEDs based on cibalackrot

2021

Journal Article

Liquid-phase sintering of lead halide perovskites and metal-organic framework glasses

Hou, Jingwei, Chen, Peng, Shukla, Atul, Krajnc, Andraž, Wang, Tiesheng, Li, Xuemei, Doasa, Rana, Tizei, Luiz H. G., Chan, Bun, Johnstone, Duncan N., Lin, Rijia, Schülli, Tobias U., Martens, Isaac, Appadoo, Dominique, Ari, Mark S’, Wang, Zhiliang, Wei, Tong, Lo, Shih-Chun, Lu, Mingyuan, Li, Shichun, Namdas, Ebinazar B., Mali, Gregor, Cheetham, Anthony K., Collins, Sean M., Chen, Vicki, Wang, Lianzhou and Bennett, Thomas D. (2021). Liquid-phase sintering of lead halide perovskites and metal-organic framework glasses. Science, 374 (6567), 621-625. doi: 10.1126/science.abf4460

Liquid-phase sintering of lead halide perovskites and metal-organic framework glasses

2021

Journal Article

White organic light-emitting diodes from single emissive layers: combining exciplex emission with electromer emission

Vipin, C. K., Shukla, Atul, Rajeev, Kavya, Hasan, Monirul, Lo, Shih-Chun, Namdas, Ebinazar B., Ajayaghosh, Ayyappanpillai and Unni, K. N. Narayanan (2021). White organic light-emitting diodes from single emissive layers: combining exciplex emission with electromer emission. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 125 (41), 22809-22816. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c06323

White organic light-emitting diodes from single emissive layers: combining exciplex emission with electromer emission

2021

Journal Article

Low threshold room temperature polariton lasing from fluorene-based oligomers

Wei, Mengjie, Ruseckas, Arvydas, Mai, Van T. N., Shukla, Atul, Allison, Ilene, Lo, Shih-Chun, Namdas, Ebinazar B., Turnbull, Graham A. and Samuel, Ifor D. W. (2021). Low threshold room temperature polariton lasing from fluorene-based oligomers. Laser and Photonics Reviews, 15 (8) 2100028, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/lpor.202100028

Low threshold room temperature polariton lasing from fluorene-based oligomers

2021

Journal Article

Toward faster organic photodiodes: tuning of blend composition ratio

Saggar, Siddhartha, Sanderson, Stephen, Gedefaw, Desta, Pan, Xun, Philippa, Bronson, Andersson, Mats R., Lo, Shih‐Chun and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2021). Toward faster organic photodiodes: tuning of blend composition ratio. Advanced Functional Materials, 31 (19) 2010661. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202010661

Toward faster organic photodiodes: tuning of blend composition ratio

2021

Journal Article

Tunable light-emission properties of solution-processable n-heterocyclic carbene cyclometalated gold(III) complexes for organic light-emitting diodes

Malmberg, Robert, von Arx, Tobias, Hasan, Monirul, Blacque, Olivier, Shukla, Atul, McGregor, Sarah K. M., Lo, Shih-Chun, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Venkatesan, Koushik (2021). Tunable light-emission properties of solution-processable n-heterocyclic carbene cyclometalated gold(III) complexes for organic light-emitting diodes. Chemistry: A European Journal, 27 (25), 7265-7274. doi: 10.1002/chem.202100215

Tunable light-emission properties of solution-processable n-heterocyclic carbene cyclometalated gold(III) complexes for organic light-emitting diodes

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2027
    Global Hub of Advanced Materials and Integrated Optoelectronics (GH-AMIO)
    Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2027
    Queensland Photon Detector Characterisation Facility
    Queensland Government Department of Environment, Science and Innovation
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Integrated high-throughput material synthesis and characterisation system
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2024
    High-brightness, low-efficiency roll-off materials for augmented realities
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    Large area opto-electronics for Australia and India: from materials to advanced devices
    Department of Industry, Innovation, and Science - Australia-India Strategic Research Fund
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Light Emitting Transistors: A New Route to Digital Displays and Lasers
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015
    A sensitive, high resolution QTOF mass spectrometer with nanoUPLC system for qualitative and quantitative biomolecule analysis.
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Facility for fabrication and characterisation of micro/nano-optoelectronic devices
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Molecular Alignments in Organic Semiconductors
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Facilities for Integrated Bioinorganic and Materials Chemistry Research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2016
    Fundamental Processes in Organic Photodetectors - Towards Next Generation Imaging and Sensing Systems
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011
    XAS water-splitting investigation: identification of active catalytic species in Nafion using Ir(III) complexes toward the deeper understanding of their homogenous water oxidation
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program
    Open grant
  • 2011
    XAS water-splitting investigation: Identification of active catalytic species in Nafion using Ir(III) complexes toward the deeper understanding of their homogeneous water oxidation
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program
    Open grant
  • 2010
    An integrated high -throughput fluorescence imaging facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Spin-liquids, antiferromagnetism, and superconductivity in organic charge transfer salts: synthesis, neutron scattering and theory
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2013
    Organic Solar Cell Alliance (OSCA)
    Smart Futures National and International Research Alliances Program
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    Rigid dendrons mediated template synthesis of quantum dots
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Shih-Chun Lo is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Development of new functional organic materials for opto-electronic applications

    The School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences is offering a PhD scholarship, involving interdisciplinary research projects relating to organic materials development (synthesis and characterisation) for opto-electronic applications (OLEDs, OPDs and organic lasers) under the supervision of Associtate Professor Shih-Chun Lo.

  • Organic semiconductors materials development

    PhD scholarships are available for synthetic organic chemistry candidates, working on a project relating to organic materials development (synthesis and characterisation) for quantum based optoelectronics under the supervision of Associate Professor Shih-Chun Lo.

  • Advanced organic materials for optoelectronics and quantum technologies

    The School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences (SCMB) is offering PhD scholarships, involving interdisciplinary research projects related to organic materials development (synthesis and characterisation) for quantum based optoelectronic applications (OLEDs, OPDs and organic lasers) under the supervision of Associate Professor Shih-Chun Lo.

    A prestigious award ($5,000) is available for SCMB Honours students to help you stand out from the crowd (the scholarship is separate from any other scholarship scheme, commencing from 2025).

    PhD Scholarship topups are also available for domestic PhD students. https://study.uq.edu.au/study-options/phd-mphil-professional-doctorate/projects/advanced-semiconductor-materials-and-opto-electronics

  • Organic semiconductors materials development

    PhD scholarships are available for synthetic organic chemistry candidates, working on a project relating to organic materials development (synthesis and characterisation) for quantum based optoelectronics under the supervision of Associate Professor Shih-Chun Lo.

    https://study.uq.edu.au/study-options/phd-mphil-professional-doctorate/projects/advanced-semiconductor-materials-and-opto-electronics

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Bio-application
  • Light emitting displays
  • Multiphoton absorption
  • Organic light emitting displays
  • Organic solar cells
  • Renewable energy
  • Solar cells

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