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)

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2015

Other Outputs

Hybrid area emitting transistors: solution processable and with high aperture ratios: supplementary information

Muhieddine, Khalid, Ullah, Mujeeb, Maasoumi, Fatemeh, Burn, Paul L. and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2015). Hybrid area emitting transistors: solution processable and with high aperture ratios: supplementary information. Wiley. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2016.912

Hybrid area emitting transistors: solution processable and with high aperture ratios: supplementary information

2015

Journal Article

Photodiodes: high-performance, solution-processed non-polymeric organic photodiodes (Advanced Optical Materials 1/2015)

Kim, Il Ku, Pal, Bhola N., Ullah, Mujeeb, Burn, Paul L., Lo, Shih-Chun, Meredith, Paul and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2015). Photodiodes: high-performance, solution-processed non-polymeric organic photodiodes (Advanced Optical Materials 1/2015). Advanced Optical Materials, 3 (1), 49-49. doi: 10.1002/adom.201570005

Photodiodes: high-performance, solution-processed non-polymeric organic photodiodes (Advanced Optical Materials 1/2015)

2015

Journal Article

Defining the light emitting area for displays in the unipolar regime of highly efficient light emitting transistors

Ullah, Mujeeb, Armin, Ardalan, Tandy, Kristen, Yambem, Soniya D., Burn, Paul L., Meredith, Paul and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2015). Defining the light emitting area for displays in the unipolar regime of highly efficient light emitting transistors. Scientific Reports, 5 (Art No.: 8818) 8818, 8818. doi: 10.1038/srep08818

Defining the light emitting area for displays in the unipolar regime of highly efficient light emitting transistors

2015

Conference Publication

Light emitting transistors: A new route for display pixels

Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2015). Light emitting transistors: A new route for display pixels. Conference on Organic Light Emitting Materials and Devices XIX, San Diego Ca, 9-11th August, 2015. BELLINGHAM: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING. doi: 10.1117/12.2187708

Light emitting transistors: A new route for display pixels

2015

Journal Article

High-performance, solution-processed non-polymeric organic photodiodes

Kim, Il Ku, Pal, Bhola N., Ullah, Mujeeb, Burn, Paul L., Lo, Shih-Chun, Meredith, Paul and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2015). High-performance, solution-processed non-polymeric organic photodiodes. Advanced Optical Materials, 3 (1), 50-56. doi: 10.1002/adom.201400385

High-performance, solution-processed non-polymeric organic photodiodes

2015

Conference Publication

Light emitting transistor for lasers

Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2015). Light emitting transistor for lasers. Microoptics Conference (MOC), Fukuoka, Japan, 25-28 October 2015. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/MOC.2015.7416399

Light emitting transistor for lasers

2015

Other Outputs

High performance, fullerene-free organic photodiodes based on a solution processable indigo: supporting information

Kim, Il Ku, Li, Xin, Ullah, Mujeeb, Shaw, Paul E., Wawrzinek, Robert, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Lo, Shih-Chun (2015). High performance, fullerene-free organic photodiodes based on a solution processable indigo: supporting information. Wiley. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2016.913

High performance, fullerene-free organic photodiodes based on a solution processable indigo: supporting information

2015

Conference Publication

Hybrid light emitting transistors

Muhieddine, Khalid, Ullah, Mujeeb, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Burn, Paul L. (2015). Hybrid light emitting transistors. Conference on Organic Field-Effect Transistors XIV; and Organic Sensors and Bioelectronics, San Diego, CA, United States, 9-12 August 2015. BELLINGHAM: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING. doi: 10.1117/12.2187005

Hybrid light emitting transistors

2015

Conference Publication

Solution-processed non-polymeric organic photodiodes

Kim, Il Ku, Meredith, Paul, Burn, Paul L., Lo, Shih-Chun and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2015). Solution-processed non-polymeric organic photodiodes. Conference on Organic Field-Effect Transistors XIV; and Organic Sensors and Bioelectronics VIII, San Diego, CA., United States, 09-12 August 2015. Bellingham, WA., United States: S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. doi: 10.1117/12.2187583

Solution-processed non-polymeric organic photodiodes

2014

Journal Article

High mobility solution-processed hybrid light emitting transistors

Walker, Bright, Ullah, Mujeeb, Chae, Gil Jo, Burn, Paul L., Cho, Shinuk, Kim, Jin Young, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Seo, Jung Hwa (2014). High mobility solution-processed hybrid light emitting transistors. Applied Physics Letters, 105 (18) 183302, 183302-1-183302-4. doi: 10.1063/1.4900933

High mobility solution-processed hybrid light emitting transistors

2014

Journal Article

All solution-processed, hybrid light emitting field-effect transistors

Muhieddine, Khalid, Ullah, Mujeeb, Pal, Bhola N., Burn, Paul and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2014). All solution-processed, hybrid light emitting field-effect transistors. Advanced Materials, 26 (37), 6410-6415. doi: 10.1002/adma.201400938

All solution-processed, hybrid light emitting field-effect transistors

2014

Journal Article

High-mobility, heterostructure light-emitting transistors and complementary inverters

Ullah, Mujeeb, Tandy, Kristen, Li, Jun, Shi, Zugui, Burn, Paul L., Meredith, Paul and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2014). High-mobility, heterostructure light-emitting transistors and complementary inverters. ACS Photonics, 1 (10), 954-959. doi: 10.1021/ph500300n

High-mobility, heterostructure light-emitting transistors and complementary inverters

2014

Journal Article

Thick junction broadband organic photodiodes

Armin, Ardalan, Hambsch, Mike, Kim, Il Ku, Burn, Paul L., Meredith, Paul and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2014). Thick junction broadband organic photodiodes. Laser and Photonics Reviews, 8 (6), 924-932. doi: 10.1002/lpor.201400081

Thick junction broadband organic photodiodes

2014

Journal Article

Dynamics of charge generation and transport in polymer-fullerene blends elucidated using a PhotoFET architecture

Pandey, Ajay K., Aljada, Muhsen, Pivrikas, Almantas, Velusamy, Marappan, Burn, Paul L., Meredith, Paul and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2014). Dynamics of charge generation and transport in polymer-fullerene blends elucidated using a PhotoFET architecture. ACS Photonics, 1 (2), 114-120. doi: 10.1021/ph400047b

Dynamics of charge generation and transport in polymer-fullerene blends elucidated using a PhotoFET architecture

2014

Journal Article

ITO-free top emitting organic light emitting diodes with enhanced light out-coupling

Yambem, Soniya D., Ullah, Mujeeb, Tandy, Kristen, Burn, Paul L. and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2014). ITO-free top emitting organic light emitting diodes with enhanced light out-coupling. Laser and Photonics Reviews, 8 (1), 165-171. doi: 10.1002/lpor.201300148

ITO-free top emitting organic light emitting diodes with enhanced light out-coupling

2014

Conference Publication

The development of dendronized polymers containing phosphorescent iridium(III) complexes for solutionprocessable OLED Devices

Jansen-Van Vuuren R.D., Maasoumi P., Namdas E.B. and Burn P.L. (2014). The development of dendronized polymers containing phosphorescent iridium(III) complexes for solutionprocessable OLED Devices. Solid-State and Organic Lighting, SOLED 2014, Canberra, Australia, 2-5 December 2014. Washington, D.C.: Optical Society of America (OSA). doi: 10.1364/SOLED.2014.DW5C.4

The development of dendronized polymers containing phosphorescent iridium(III) complexes for solutionprocessable OLED Devices

2013

Journal Article

Unlocking the full potential of light emitting field-effect transistors by engineering charge injection layers

Tandy, Kristen, Ullah, Mujeeb, Burn, Paul L., Meredith, Paul and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2013). Unlocking the full potential of light emitting field-effect transistors by engineering charge injection layers. Organic Electronics, 14 (11), 2953-2961. doi: 10.1016/j.orgel.2013.08.013

Unlocking the full potential of light emitting field-effect transistors by engineering charge injection layers

2013

Journal Article

Simultaneous enhancement of brightness, efficiency, and switching in RGB organic light emitting transistors

Ullah, Mujeeb, Tandy, Kristen, Yambem, Soniya D., Aljada, Muhsen, Burn, Paul L., Meredith, Paul and Namdas, Ebinazar B. (2013). Simultaneous enhancement of brightness, efficiency, and switching in RGB organic light emitting transistors. Advanced Materials, Early View (43), 1-6. doi: 10.1002/adma.201302649

Simultaneous enhancement of brightness, efficiency, and switching in RGB organic light emitting transistors

2013

Journal Article

Channel II photocurrent quantification in narrow optical gap polymer-fullerene solar cells with complimentary acceptor absorption

Zhang, Yuliang, Pandey, Ajay K., Tandy, Kristen, Dutta, Gitish K., Burn, Paul L., Meredith, Paul, Namdas, Ebinazar B. and Patil, Satish (2013). Channel II photocurrent quantification in narrow optical gap polymer-fullerene solar cells with complimentary acceptor absorption. Applied Physics Letters, 102 (22) 223302, 223302. doi: 10.1063/1.4808386

Channel II photocurrent quantification in narrow optical gap polymer-fullerene solar cells with complimentary acceptor absorption

2013

Journal Article

Ordered polymer nanofibers enhance output brightness in bilayer light-emitting field-effect transistors

Hsu, Ben B. Y., Seifter, Jason, Takacs, Christopher J., Zhong, Chengmei, Tseng, Hsin-Rong, Samuel, Ifor D. W., Namdas, Ebinazar B., Bazan, Guillermo C., Fei, Huang, Cao, Yong and Heeger, Alan J. (2013). Ordered polymer nanofibers enhance output brightness in bilayer light-emitting field-effect transistors. ACS Nano, 7 (3), 2344-2351. doi: 10.1021/nn305566u

Ordered polymer nanofibers enhance output brightness in bilayer light-emitting field-effect transistors

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:
Available for supervision

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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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