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
Media expert

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)

41 - 60 of 149 works

2021

Journal Article

Light amplification and efficient electroluminescence from a solution‐processable diketopyrrolopyrrole derivative via triplet‐to‐singlet upconversion

Shukla, Atul, McGregor, Sarah K. M., Wawrzinek, Robert, Saggar, Siddhartha, Moore, Evan G., Lo, Shih‐Chun and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2021). Light amplification and efficient electroluminescence from a solution‐processable diketopyrrolopyrrole derivative via triplet‐to‐singlet upconversion. Advanced Functional Materials, 31 (15) 2009817. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202009817

Light amplification and efficient electroluminescence from a solution‐processable diketopyrrolopyrrole derivative via triplet‐to‐singlet upconversion

2021

Journal Article

Structural integration of carbazole and tetraphenylethylene: ultrafast excited‐state relaxation dynamics and efficient electroluminescence

McGregor, Sarah K. M., Govind, Chinju, Wood, Michael K. R., Shukla, Atul, Lim, Hyunsoo, Lepage, Romain J., Krenske, Elizabeth H., Unni, Narayanan K. N., Ajayaghosh, Ayyappanpillai, Karunakaran, Venugopal, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Lo, Shih-Chun (2021). Structural integration of carbazole and tetraphenylethylene: ultrafast excited‐state relaxation dynamics and efficient electroluminescence. Advanced Photonics Research, 2 (4) 2000144, 2000144. doi: 10.1002/adpr.202000144

Structural integration of carbazole and tetraphenylethylene: ultrafast excited‐state relaxation dynamics and efficient electroluminescence

2021

Journal Article

Cover Feature: Tunable Light-Emission Properties of Solution-Processable N-Heterocyclic Carbene Cyclometalated Gold(III) Complexes for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (Chem. Eur. J. 25/2021)

Malmberg, Robert, Tobias von Arx, Monirul Hasan, Olivier Blacque, Atul Shukla, Sarah K. M. McGregor, Shih-Chun Lo, Ebinazar B. Namdas and Koushik Venkatesan (2021). Cover Feature: Tunable Light-Emission Properties of Solution-Processable N-Heterocyclic Carbene Cyclometalated Gold(III) Complexes for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (Chem. Eur. J. 25/2021). Chemistry - A European Journal, 27 (25). doi: 10.1002/chem.202100499

Cover Feature: Tunable Light-Emission Properties of Solution-Processable N-Heterocyclic Carbene Cyclometalated Gold(III) Complexes for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (Chem. Eur. J. 25/2021)

2021

Journal Article

Phenothiazine–Quinoline Conjugates Realizing Intrinsic Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence and Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence: Understanding the Mechanism and Electroluminescence Devices

Acharya, Nirmalya, Hasan, Monirul, Dey, Suvendu, Lo, Shih-Chun, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Ray, Debdas (2021). Phenothiazine–Quinoline Conjugates Realizing Intrinsic Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence and Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence: Understanding the Mechanism and Electroluminescence Devices. Advanced Photonics Research, 2 (5) 2000201, 1-10. doi: 10.1002/adpr.202000201

Phenothiazine–Quinoline Conjugates Realizing Intrinsic Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence and Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence: Understanding the Mechanism and Electroluminescence Devices

2021

Journal Article

Application of Triplet–Triplet Annihilation Upconversion in Organic Optoelectronic Devices: Advances and Perspectives

Gao, Can, Wong, Wallace W. H., Qin, Zhengsheng, Lo, Shih-Chun, Namdas, Ebinazar B., Dong, Huanli and Hu, Wenping (2021). Application of Triplet–Triplet Annihilation Upconversion in Organic Optoelectronic Devices: Advances and Perspectives. Advanced Materials, 33 (45) 2100704, 1-25. doi: 10.1002/adma.202100704

Application of Triplet–Triplet Annihilation Upconversion in Organic Optoelectronic Devices: Advances and Perspectives

2020

Other Outputs

Organic semiconductor lasers: lasing operation under long‐pulse excitation in solution‐processed organic gain medium: toward CW&nbsp;lasing in organic semiconductors (Advanced Optical Materials 21/2020)

Mai, Van T. N., Shukla, Atul, Senevirathne, A. M. Chathuranganie, Allison, Ilene, Lim, Hyunsoo, Romain J. Lepage, Sarach K. M. McGregor, Michael Wood, Toshinori Matsushima , Evan G. Moore, Elizabeth H. Krenske, Atula S. D. Sandanayaka, Chihaya Adachi, Ebinazar B. Namdas and Shih-Chun Lo (2020). Organic semiconductor lasers: lasing operation under long‐pulse excitation in solution‐processed organic gain medium: toward CW&nbsp;lasing in organic semiconductors (Advanced Optical Materials 21/2020). Advanced Optical Materials: Wiley.

Organic semiconductor lasers: lasing operation under long‐pulse excitation in solution‐processed organic gain medium: toward CW&nbsp;lasing in organic semiconductors (Advanced Optical Materials 21/2020)

2020

Other Outputs

Triplet quencher

Mai, V. T. N., Ahmad, V., Mamada, M., Fukunaga, T., Shukla, A., McGregor, S. K. M., Adachi, C., Namdas, E. B. and Lo, S.-C. (2020). Triplet quencher. 2020903603.

Triplet quencher

2020

Journal Article

Lasing operation under long-pulse excitation in solution-processed organic gain medium: toward CW lasing in organic semiconductors

Mai, Van T. N., Shukla, Atul, Senevirathne, A. M. Chathuranganie, Allison, Ilene, Lim, Hyunsoo, Lepage, Romain J., McGregor, Sarah K. M., Wood, Michael, Matsushima, Toshinori, Moore, Evan G., Krenske, Elizabeth H., Sandanayaka, Atula S. D., Adachi, Chihaya, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Lo, Shih-Chun (2020). Lasing operation under long-pulse excitation in solution-processed organic gain medium: toward CW lasing in organic semiconductors. Advanced Optical Materials, 8 (21) 2001234, 2001234. doi: 10.1002/adom.202001234

Lasing operation under long-pulse excitation in solution-processed organic gain medium: toward CW lasing in organic semiconductors

2020

Journal Article

Low amplified spontaneous emission and lasing thresholds from hybrids of fluorenes and vinylphenylcarbazole

Shukla, Atul, Mai, Van T. N., Senevirathne, A. M. Chathuranganie, Allison, Ilene, McGregor, Sarah K. M., Lepage, Romain J., Wood, Michael, Matsushima, Toshinori, Moore, Evan G., Krenske, Elizabeth H., Sandanayaka, Atula S. D., Adachi, Chihaya, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Lo, Shih‐Chun (2020). Low amplified spontaneous emission and lasing thresholds from hybrids of fluorenes and vinylphenylcarbazole. Advanced Optical Materials, 8 (20) 2000784, 1-9. doi: 10.1002/adom.202000784

Low amplified spontaneous emission and lasing thresholds from hybrids of fluorenes and vinylphenylcarbazole

2020

Journal Article

Strong coupling and energy funnelling in an electrically conductive organic blend

Rahme, Matthew S., Sabatini, Randy P., McGregor, Sarah K. M., Wawrzinek, Robert, Namdas, Ebinazar B., Lo, Shih-Chun and Lakhwani, Girish (2020). Strong coupling and energy funnelling in an electrically conductive organic blend. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 8 (33), 11485-11491. doi: 10.1039/d0tc02239j

Strong coupling and energy funnelling in an electrically conductive organic blend

2020

Journal Article

Exciton–exciton annihilation in thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitter

Hasan, Monirul, Shukla, Atul, Ahmad, Viqar, Sobus, Jan, Bencheikh, Fatima, McGregor, Sarah K. M., Mamada, Masashi, Adachi, Chihaya, Lo, Shih‐Chun and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2020). Exciton–exciton annihilation in thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitter. Advanced Functional Materials, 30 (30) 2000580, 2000580. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202000580

Exciton–exciton annihilation in thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitter

2020

Journal Article

Design strategy for robust organic semiconductor laser dyes

Oyama, Yuya, Mamada, Masashi, Shukla, Atul, Moore, Evan, G., Lo, Shih-Chun, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Adachi, Chihaya (2020). Design strategy for robust organic semiconductor laser dyes. ACS Materials Letters, 2 (2), 161-167. doi: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.9b00536

Design strategy for robust organic semiconductor laser dyes

2020

Journal Article

High EQE and high brightness solution-processed TADF light-emitting transistors and OLEDs

Ahmad, Viqar, Sobus, Jan, Bencheikh, Fatima, Mamada, Masashi, Adachi, Chihaya, Lo, Shih-Chun and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2020). High EQE and high brightness solution-processed TADF light-emitting transistors and OLEDs. Advanced Optical Materials, 8 (18) 2000554, 2000554. doi: 10.1002/adom.202000554

High EQE and high brightness solution-processed TADF light-emitting transistors and OLEDs

2020

Journal Article

Organic Laser Dyes: Deep‐Red Lasing and Amplified Spontaneous Emission from Nature Inspired Bay‐Annulated Indigo Derivatives (Advanced Optical Materials 2/2020)

Shukla, Atul, Wallwork, Nicholle R., Li, Xin, Sobus, Jan, Mai, Van T. N., McGregor, Sarah K. M., Chen, Kay, Lepage, Romain J., Krenske, Elizabeth H., Moore, Evan G., Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Lo, Shih‐Chun (2020). Organic Laser Dyes: Deep‐Red Lasing and Amplified Spontaneous Emission from Nature Inspired Bay‐Annulated Indigo Derivatives (Advanced Optical Materials 2/2020). Advanced Optical Materials, 8 (2) 2070006, 1-1. doi: 10.1002/adom.202070006

Organic Laser Dyes: Deep‐Red Lasing and Amplified Spontaneous Emission from Nature Inspired Bay‐Annulated Indigo Derivatives (Advanced Optical Materials 2/2020)

2019

Journal Article

Deep‐red lasing and amplified spontaneous emission from nature inspired bay‐annulated indigo derivatives

Shukla, Atul, Wallwork, Nicholle R., Li, Xin, Sobus, Jan, Mai, Van T. N., McGregor, Sarah K. M., Chen, Kay, Lepage, Romain J., Krenske, Elizabeth H., Moore, Evan G., Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Lo, Shih‐Chun (2019). Deep‐red lasing and amplified spontaneous emission from nature inspired bay‐annulated indigo derivatives. Advanced Optical Materials, 8 (2) 1901350, 1901350. doi: 10.1002/adom.201901350

Deep‐red lasing and amplified spontaneous emission from nature inspired bay‐annulated indigo derivatives

2019

Journal Article

Organic light‐emitting transistors: advances and perspectives

Chaudhry, Mujeeb Ullah, Muhieddine, Khalid, Wawrzinek, Robert, Sobus, Jan, Tandy, Kristen, Lo, Shih‐Chun and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2019). Organic light‐emitting transistors: advances and perspectives. Advanced Functional Materials, 30 (20) 1905282, 1905282. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201905282

Organic light‐emitting transistors: advances and perspectives

2019

Other Outputs

Dyes and methods of use

Wallwork, N. R., Shukla, A., Mai, V. T. N., McGregor, S. K. M., Namdas, E. B. and Lo, S.-C. (2019). Dyes and methods of use. PCT/AU2020/051068.

Dyes and methods of use

2019

Journal Article

Solution processable deep-red phosphorescent Pt(II) complex: direct conversion from its Pt(IV) species via a base promoted reduction

Allison, Ilene, Lim, Hyunsoo, Shukla, Atul, Ahmad, Viqar, Hasan, Monirul, Deshmukh, Kedar D., Wawrzinek, Robert, McGregor, Sarah Katariina Martikainen, Clegg, Jack K., Divya, Velayudhan V., Govind, Chinju, Suresh, Cherumuttathu H., Karunakaran, Venugopal, K. N., Narayanan Unni, Ajayaghosh, Ayyappanpillai, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Lo, Shih-Chun (2019). Solution processable deep-red phosphorescent Pt(II) complex: direct conversion from its Pt(IV) species via a base promoted reduction. ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 1 (7) acsaelm.9b00246, 1304-1313. doi: 10.1021/acsaelm.9b00246

Solution processable deep-red phosphorescent Pt(II) complex: direct conversion from its Pt(IV) species via a base promoted reduction

2019

Other Outputs

Compound, organic semiconductor laser and method for producing same

Mai, V. T. N., Shukla, A., Senevirathne, A. M. Chathuranganie, Allison, I., McGregor, S. K. M., Matsushima, T., Sandanayaka, A. S. D., Adachi, C., Namdas, E. B. and Lo, S.-C. (2019). Compound, organic semiconductor laser and method for producing same. PCT/JP2020/22326.

Compound, organic semiconductor laser and method for producing same

2019

Journal Article

Mobility evaluation of [1]Benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene derivatives: limitation and impact on charge transport

Wawrzinek, Robert, Sobus, Jan, Chaudhry, Mujeeb Ullah, Ahmad, Viqar, Grosjean, Arnaud, Clegg, Jack K., Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Lo, Shih-Chun (2019). Mobility evaluation of [1]Benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene derivatives: limitation and impact on charge transport. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11 (3) acsami.8b16158, 3271-3279. doi: 10.1021/acsami.8b16158

Mobility evaluation of [1]Benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene derivatives: limitation and impact on charge transport

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
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  • Solar cells

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