Associate Professor

Paul Shaw

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Availability

Associate Professor Paul Shaw is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Macromolecular and materials chemistry Physical chemistry

Qualifications

  • Masters (Coursework), The University of Manchester
  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, University of Dundee
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of St Andrews

Search Professor Paul Shaw’s works on UQ eSpace

134 works between 2006 and 2025
All (134) Journal Article (128) Conference Publication (5) Other Outputs (1)

1 - 20 of 134 works

2025

Journal Article

Effect of emissive ligand number on the optoelectronic properties of dendronised heteroleptic green emitting iridium(III) complexes

Koodalingam, Manikandan, Gao, Mile, Jang, Junhyuk, Burn, Paul L., Kistemaker, Jos C.M., Puttock, Emma V. and Shaw, Paul E. (2025). Effect of emissive ligand number on the optoelectronic properties of dendronised heteroleptic green emitting iridium(III) complexes. Organic Electronics, 138 107192, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.orgel.2024.107192

Effect of emissive ligand number on the optoelectronic properties of dendronised heteroleptic green emitting iridium(III) complexes

2025

Journal Article

High‐efficiency Y6 homojunction organic solar cells enabled by a secondary hole transport layer

McAnally, Shaun, Brooks, Eucalyptus, Lindsay, Oliver, Burn, Paul L., Gentle, Ian R. and Shaw, Paul E. (2025). High‐efficiency Y6 homojunction organic solar cells enabled by a secondary hole transport layer. Small, 21 (8) 2409485, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/smll.202409485

High‐efficiency Y6 homojunction organic solar cells enabled by a secondary hole transport layer

2025

Journal Article

Enhanced efficiency and stability in blade-coated perovskite solar cells through using 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenylethylammonium halide additives

Feng, Yaomiao, Mallo, Neil, Lindsay, Oliver, Jin, Hui, Burn, Paul L., Gentle, Ian R. and Shaw, Paul E. (2025). Enhanced efficiency and stability in blade-coated perovskite solar cells through using 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenylethylammonium halide additives. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 17 (5), 7670-7678. doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c18413

Enhanced efficiency and stability in blade-coated perovskite solar cells through using 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenylethylammonium halide additives

2025

Journal Article

Switching From Acceptor to FRET Donor: How the Organic Solar Cell Architecture Can Change the Role of a Chromophore

Jin, Hui, Mallo, Neil, Zhang, Guanran, Lindsay, Oliver, Chu, Ronan, Gao, Mile, McAnally, Shaun, Etchells, Isaac M., Burn, Paul L., Gentle, Ian R. and Shaw, Paul E. (2025). Switching From Acceptor to FRET Donor: How the Organic Solar Cell Architecture Can Change the Role of a Chromophore. Advanced Functional Materials. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202420416

Switching From Acceptor to FRET Donor: How the Organic Solar Cell Architecture Can Change the Role of a Chromophore

2025

Journal Article

Effect of sensing material basicity on excited-state intramolecular proton transfer-based detection of G-series nerve agents

Fan, Shengqiang, Burn, Paul L., Gentle, Ian R. and Shaw, Paul E. (2025). Effect of sensing material basicity on excited-state intramolecular proton transfer-based detection of G-series nerve agents. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 422 136670, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.snb.2024.136670

Effect of sensing material basicity on excited-state intramolecular proton transfer-based detection of G-series nerve agents

2024

Journal Article

Free‐charge carrier generation in homojunction non‐polymeric organic semiconductor films – the role of the optical frequency dielectric constant

Mallo, Neil, McAnally, Shaun, Jin, Hui, Brooks, Eucalyptus, Chu, Ronan, Babazadeh, Mohammad, Smyth, James, Huang, David M., Hight‐Huf, Nicholas, Reid, Obadiah G., Rumbles, Garry, Burn, Paul L., Gentle, Ian R. and Shaw, Paul E. (2024). Free‐charge carrier generation in homojunction non‐polymeric organic semiconductor films – the role of the optical frequency dielectric constant. Advanced Optical Materials, 12 (36) 2401825. doi: 10.1002/adom.202401825

Free‐charge carrier generation in homojunction non‐polymeric organic semiconductor films – the role of the optical frequency dielectric constant

2024

Conference Publication

Analysis of uptake and release of explosive analyte from PDMS films using UV-vis absorption spectroscopy

Joseph, Osheen, Burn, Paul, Kistemaker, Jos and Shaw, Paul (2024). Analysis of uptake and release of explosive analyte from PDMS films using UV-vis absorption spectroscopy. 2024 IEEE Sensors, Kobe, Japan, 20-23 October 2024. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/sensors60989.2024.10784900

Analysis of uptake and release of explosive analyte from PDMS films using UV-vis absorption spectroscopy

2024

Journal Article

Fluorescence‐Based Detector Design Principles for Low Vapor Pressure Analytes

Loch, Alex S., Burn, Paul L. and Shaw, Paul E. (2024). Fluorescence‐Based Detector Design Principles for Low Vapor Pressure Analytes. Advanced Sensor Research, 4 (1). doi: 10.1002/adsr.202400092

Fluorescence‐Based Detector Design Principles for Low Vapor Pressure Analytes

2024

Journal Article

Free Carrier Generation Efficiency in Organic Photovoltaic Films Determined Using Photo-MIS-CELIV

Gao, Mile, McAnally, Shaun, Jin, Hui, Burn, Paul L., Pivrikas, Almantas and Shaw, Paul E. (2024). Free Carrier Generation Efficiency in Organic Photovoltaic Films Determined Using Photo-MIS-CELIV. Organic Electronics, 135 107137, 107137. doi: 10.1016/j.orgel.2024.107137

Free Carrier Generation Efficiency in Organic Photovoltaic Films Determined Using Photo-MIS-CELIV

2024

Journal Article

Effect of red emissive ligand number on dendronized solution‐processable iridium(III) complexes for organic light‐emitting diodes

Koodalingam, Manikandan, Jang, Junhyuk, Ranasinghe, Chandana Sampath Kumara, Gao, Mile, Burn, Paul L., Kistemaker, Jos C. M., Puttock, Emma V. and Shaw, Paul E. (2024). Effect of red emissive ligand number on dendronized solution‐processable iridium(III) complexes for organic light‐emitting diodes. Advanced Optical Materials, 12 (23) 2400640, 1-12. doi: 10.1002/adom.202400640

Effect of red emissive ligand number on dendronized solution‐processable iridium(III) complexes for organic light‐emitting diodes

2024

Journal Article

Effect of Silyl Ether Bulk on Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer-Based Sensing of Extant Hydrogen Fluoride for G-Series Nerve Agent Detection

Fan, Shengqiang, Burn, Paul L., Gentle, Ian R. and Shaw, Paul E. (2024). Effect of Silyl Ether Bulk on Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer-Based Sensing of Extant Hydrogen Fluoride for G-Series Nerve Agent Detection. ACS Sensors, 9 (8), 3921-3927. doi: 10.1021/acssensors.4c00341

Effect of Silyl Ether Bulk on Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer-Based Sensing of Extant Hydrogen Fluoride for G-Series Nerve Agent Detection

2024

Journal Article

Interplay between the Glass Transition Temperature, Analyte Diffusion, and Fluorescence Quenching for Detection of Nitro-Group Containing Explosives Using Organic Semiconducting Films

Zhang, Guanran, Fan, Shengqiang, Hutchinson, Kinitra L., Chu, Ronan, Burn, Paul L., Gentle, Ian R. and Shaw, Paul E. (2024). Interplay between the Glass Transition Temperature, Analyte Diffusion, and Fluorescence Quenching for Detection of Nitro-Group Containing Explosives Using Organic Semiconducting Films. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146 (32), 22787-22796. doi: 10.1021/jacs.4c08002

Interplay between the Glass Transition Temperature, Analyte Diffusion, and Fluorescence Quenching for Detection of Nitro-Group Containing Explosives Using Organic Semiconducting Films

2024

Journal Article

Effect of structure on excited-state intramolecular proton transfer-based sensors for phosphonofluoridate G-series nerve agent vapour detection

Fan, Shengqiang, Burn, Paul L., Gentle, Ian R. and Shaw, Paul E. (2024). Effect of structure on excited-state intramolecular proton transfer-based sensors for phosphonofluoridate G-series nerve agent vapour detection. Sensors & Diagnostics, 3 (7), 1212-1223. doi: 10.1039/d4sd00120f

Effect of structure on excited-state intramolecular proton transfer-based sensors for phosphonofluoridate G-series nerve agent vapour detection

2024

Journal Article

Dilute donor organic solar cells based on non-fullerene acceptors

McAnally, Shaun, Jin, Hui, Chu, Ronan, Mallo, Neil, Wang, Xiao, Burn, Paul L., Gentle, Ian R. and Shaw, Paul E. (2024). Dilute donor organic solar cells based on non-fullerene acceptors. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16 (22), 28958-28968. doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c02864

Dilute donor organic solar cells based on non-fullerene acceptors

2024

Journal Article

The Effect of Fluorinated Benzothiadiazole-dicyanovinyl Acceptors on the Dielectric Constants of Organic Photovoltaic Materials

Mallo, Neil, McAnally, Shaun, Jin, Hui, Babazadeh, Mohammad, Packman, Lachlan, Chu, Ronan, Burn, Paul L., Gentle, Ian R. and Shaw, Paul E. (2024). The Effect of Fluorinated Benzothiadiazole-dicyanovinyl Acceptors on the Dielectric Constants of Organic Photovoltaic Materials. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 7 (8), 3393-3405. doi: 10.1021/acsaem.4c00140

The Effect of Fluorinated Benzothiadiazole-dicyanovinyl Acceptors on the Dielectric Constants of Organic Photovoltaic Materials

2024

Journal Article

Solution-processed dendrimer-based bis-tridentate iridium(iii) complexes with red, green, and blue phosphorescence for white OLEDs

Pandit, V., Jang, J., Ranasinghe, C. S. K., Burn, P. L., Puttock, E. V. and Shaw, P. E. (2024). Solution-processed dendrimer-based bis-tridentate iridium(iii) complexes with red, green, and blue phosphorescence for white OLEDs. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 12 (13), 4751-4761. doi: 10.1039/d4tc00351a

Solution-processed dendrimer-based bis-tridentate iridium(iii) complexes with red, green, and blue phosphorescence for white OLEDs

2024

Journal Article

Effect of co-ligand number on the optoelectronic properties of first- and second-generation heteroleptic green emissive iridium(iii) complex-cored dendrimers

Koodalingam, Manikandan, Jang, Junhyuk, Gao, Mile, Burn, Paul L., Kistemaker, Jos C. M., Puttock, Emma V. and Shaw, Paul E. (2024). Effect of co-ligand number on the optoelectronic properties of first- and second-generation heteroleptic green emissive iridium(iii) complex-cored dendrimers. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 12 (32), 12510-12520. doi: 10.1039/d4tc02336f

Effect of co-ligand number on the optoelectronic properties of first- and second-generation heteroleptic green emissive iridium(iii) complex-cored dendrimers

2024

Journal Article

Toward silicon-matched singlet fission: energy-level modifications through steric twisting of organic semiconductors

Lee, Calvin J., Sharma, Ashish, Panjwani, Naitik A., Etchells, Isaac M., Gholizadeh, Elham M., White, Jonathan M., Shaw, Paul E., Burn, Paul. L., Behrends, Jan, Rao, Akshay and Jones, David (2024). Toward silicon-matched singlet fission: energy-level modifications through steric twisting of organic semiconductors. Advanced Optical Materials, 12 (3) 2301539. doi: 10.1002/adom.202301539

Toward silicon-matched singlet fission: energy-level modifications through steric twisting of organic semiconductors

2024

Journal Article

Trifluoromethyl‐substituted perylene diimides for rapid and sensitive film‐based fluorescence detection of methamphetamine and cocaine hydrochloride

Chen, Ming, Chu, Ronan, Babazadeh, Mohammad, Kistemaker, Jos C. M., Burn, Paul L., Gentle, Ian R. and Shaw, Paul E. (2024). Trifluoromethyl‐substituted perylene diimides for rapid and sensitive film‐based fluorescence detection of methamphetamine and cocaine hydrochloride. Advanced Functional Materials, 34 (18) e2311328. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202311328

Trifluoromethyl‐substituted perylene diimides for rapid and sensitive film‐based fluorescence detection of methamphetamine and cocaine hydrochloride

2024

Journal Article

Differentiating between V‐ and G‐series nerve agent and simulant vapours using fluorescent film responses

Fan, Shengqiang, Loch, Alex S., Vongsanga, Kylie, Dennison, Genevieve H., Burn, Paul L., Gentle, Ian R. and Shaw, Paul E. (2024). Differentiating between V‐ and G‐series nerve agent and simulant vapours using fluorescent film responses. Small Methods, 8 (1) 2301048, 1-6. doi: 10.1002/smtd.202301048

Differentiating between V‐ and G‐series nerve agent and simulant vapours using fluorescent film responses

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2025
    Low power explosive detection exploiting the time domain
    National Intelligence and Security Discovery Research Grants
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Validation of predicted solution processed organic semiconductor properties
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2030
    Australian Solar Institute Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2024
    Detection of contraband narcotics
    National Intelligence and Security Discovery Research Grants
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    An Advanced Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy Facility in Queensland
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    New Materials-Singlet Fission enhanced silicon solar cells (ARENA grant administered by The University of Melbourne)
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2022
    Vapour phase detection of chemical warfare agents
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Advance Queensland Research Fellowship (Mid): Development of a luminsecence-based sensor for the detection of explosives
    Advance Queensland Research Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Time-resolved spectroscopic studies of organic solar cell materials
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    Detecting the invisible
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Ultrafast Laser Photophysics Facilities for Physical, Chemical, Biological and Materials Sciences
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Probing the excited states of organic semiconductor systems with photoinduced absorption spectroscopy
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant
  • 2012
    ResTeach Funding 2012 0.1 FTE School of Math & Physics
    UQ ResTeach
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Paul Shaw is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Unravelling the charge generation pathways in organic and hybrid solar cells

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Paul Burn

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Unravelling the charge generation pathways in organic and hybrid solar cells

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Paul Burn

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Single-component organic solar cells

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Charge Transport of Novel Acceptors in Organic Photovoltaics

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Paul Burn

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Signal analysis methods for fluorescence-based sensors

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ian Wood

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Single-component organic solar cells

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Optimisation of Organic Solar Cell Efficiency through the Characterisation and Application of Cutting-Edge Non-Fullerene Acceptor Materials

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Paul Burn

  • Doctor Philosophy

    High-performance perovskite solar cells

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Hellen Jin

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Photophysics of novel solar cell materials

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Paul Burn

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Analysis of Nanotechnology for Preconcentrators

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Paul Burn, Dr Jos Kistemaker

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Correlating morphology and performance in optoelectronic devices

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Paul Burn, Professor Ian Gentle

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Toward stable and highly efficient Perovskite solar cells

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Paul Burn

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Validation of predicted solution processed organic semiconductor properties

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Alan Mark, Professor Paul Burn

Completed supervision

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