Associate Professor Ebinazar Namdas
Associate Professor

Ebinazar Namdas

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Background

Dr Ebinazar Namdas is an Associate Professor in the School of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Queensland. Dr Namdas has a strong international track record in the field of organic optoelectronics materials and device research across several platforms including organic transistors, light emitting transistors, OLEDS, organic lasers, and photo-sensors. He has published more than 110 papers in top international journals including 15 x Advanced Materials; 4 x Nature Communications; 7 x Advanced Functional Materials; 11 x Advanced Optical Materials; Nature Materials; Nature Photonics; Science; 3 x Laser & Photonics Reviews; 2 x JACS; 5 x ACS Photonics and 10 x Applied Physics Letters. Additionally, he has co-authored the first ever academic textbook on semiconducting and metallic polymers with Nobel Laureate Professor Alan Heeger and Professor Serdar Sariciftci. The book, titled Semiconducting and Metallic Polymers was published by Oxford University Press. Currently, Dr Namdas is an Editorial board member of Communications Materials (nature.com).

Availability

Associate Professor Ebinazar Namdas is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Chemical Sciences

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Mumbai

Research interests

  • Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Photo sensors (2D materials, and organic semiconductors)

  • Organic Light Emitting Diodes (based on TADF; Triplet-Triplet Up-conversion, and Phosphorescent materials)

  • Electrically Driven Organic Semicondctor Lasers (including polariton lasing)

  • Thin Film Transistors (based on solution processed organic and inorganic semiconductors)

  • Light Emitting Field Effect Transistors

  • Flexible and Printable Integrated Optoelectronics and Systems

Research impacts

SELECTED PRIZES, HONOURS AND AWARDS

  • 2012 ARC Future Fellowship.
  • 2016 UQ Fellowship (Success rate <15%).
  • 2016 Visiting Professorship at Kyushu University, Japan.
  • 2017 Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (Program Manager, Success rate <10%).
  • 2018 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Core-to-Core program (Core Manager, Australia)

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

  • Year 2006 – 2010: Project Scientist at University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), CA, USA. This was a full-time research position in the team of Nobel Laureate Prof. Alan Heeger (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2000).
  • Year 2006-2004: Senior Research Fellow at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
  • Year 2004-2001: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK.
  • Year 1999-2001: Visiting Research Scientist at Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

Search Professor Ebinazar Namdas’s works on UQ eSpace

149 works between 1996 and 2025
All (149) Journal Article (128) Conference Publication (13) Book (1) Other Outputs (7)

21 - 40 of 149 works

2023

Journal Article

Large area inkjet-printed OLED fabrication with solution-processed TADF ink

Kant, Chandra, Shukla, Atul, McGregor, Sarah K. M., Lo, Shih-Chun, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Katiyar, Monica (2023). Large area inkjet-printed OLED fabrication with solution-processed TADF ink. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 7220, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-43014-7

Large area inkjet-printed OLED fabrication with solution-processed TADF ink

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

Journal Article

Amplified spontaneous emission from zwitterionic excited-state intramolecular proton transfer

Shukla, Atul, Mai, Van Thi Ngoc, Divya, Velayudhan V., Suresh, Cherumuttathu H., Paul, Megha, Karunakaran, Venugopal, McGregor, Sarah Katariina Martikainen, Allison, Ilene, Narayanan Unni, K. N., Ajayaghosh, Ayyappanpillai, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Lo, Shih-Chun (2022). Amplified spontaneous emission from zwitterionic excited-state intramolecular proton transfer. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144 (30), 13499-13510. doi: 10.1021/jacs.2c02163

Amplified spontaneous emission from zwitterionic excited-state intramolecular proton transfer

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

Probing polaron-induced exciton quenching in TADF based organic light-emitting diodes

Hasan, Monirul, Saggar, Siddhartha, Shukla, Atul, Bencheikh, Fatima, Sobus, Jan, McGregor, Sarah K. M., Adachi, Chihaya, Lo, Shih-Chun and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2022). Probing polaron-induced exciton quenching in TADF based organic light-emitting diodes. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 254, 254. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27739-x

Probing polaron-induced exciton quenching in TADF based organic light-emitting diodes

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

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2024
    An Advanced Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy Facility in Queensland
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    High-brightness, low-efficiency roll-off materials for augmented realities
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Molecular Beam Epitaxy and Chain Sublimation Instrumentation for Organic-Inorganic Interfaces
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    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 - 2019
    Next-generation hybrid semiconductors and light-emitting devices
    UQ Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Light Emitting Transistors: A New Route to Digital Displays and Lasers
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Advanced Superfluid Physics Facility
    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 - 2016
    Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Electronic Devices and Logic Circuits
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2016
    Fundamental Processes in Organic Photodetectors - Towards Next Generation Imaging and Sensing Systems
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Construction and study of Bipolar Organic Field Effect Transistors
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Active Channel Organic Transistors
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Ebinazar Namdas is:
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Available projects

  • Organic Semiconducting Lasers

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Lasers
  • OLED
  • Organic Semiconductors
  • Plastic Electronics
  • Solar cells

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