Summary
Dr Ali Adawi is a reader in physics whose research focuses on areas of organic and inorganic semiconductor nanostructures, nanophotonics and their technological applications.
His current research interests include hybrid organic / inorganic two-dimensional photonic crystal nano-cavities, plasmonic and hybrid plasmonic/photonic nanopatch antennas for highly efficient nano-light sources, Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) and the development of plasmonic nano-gaps for single molecule detection, near-zero refractive index metamaterials for directive emission and the spectroscopy of organic and inorganic nanomaterials.
Dr Ali Adawi has more than 60 research publications and one patent.
Journal Article
Improving the Efficiency of Bulk-heterojunction Solar Cells through Plasmonic Enhancement within a Silver Nanoparticle-Loaded Optical Spacer Layer
Ibrahem, M. A., Rasheed, B. G., Canimkurbey, B., Adawi, A. M., Bouillard, J. S. G., & O’Neill, M. (2025). Improving the Efficiency of Bulk-heterojunction Solar Cells through Plasmonic Enhancement within a Silver Nanoparticle-Loaded Optical Spacer Layer. ACS Omega, 10(3), 2849-2857. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c08801
Plasmons Enhancing Sub-Bandgap Photoconductivity in TiO<inf>2</inf> Nanoparticles Film
Ibrahem, M. A., Verrelli, E., Adawi, A. M., Bouillard, J. S. G., & O’Neill, M. (2024). Plasmons Enhancing Sub-Bandgap Photoconductivity in TiO2 Nanoparticles Film. ACS Omega, 9(9), 10169–10176. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c06932
Impact of Surface Ligand on the Biocompatibility of InP/ZnS Quantum Dots with Platelets
Gil, H. M., Booth, Z., Price, T. W., Lee, J., Naylor‐Adamson, L., Avery, M., Muravitskaya, A., Hondow, N., Allsup, D., Schneider, J. E., Naseem, K., Adawi, A. M., Bouillard, J. S. G., Chamberlain, T. W., Calaminus, S. D., & Stasiuk, G. J. (in press). Impact of Surface Ligand on the Biocompatibility of InP/ZnS Quantum Dots with Platelets. Small, Article 2304881. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202304881
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Research interests
Nanophotonics, plasmonics, metamaterials and light matter interactions on the nanoscale.
Co-investigator
Project
Funder
Grant
Started
Status
Project
James Leadbeatter - Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund
Funder
Institute of Physics
Grant
£38,000.00
Started
1 September 2024
Status
Ongoing
Project
POSEIDON 2019
Funder
European Commission
Grant
£473,535.43
Started
1 February 2020
Status
Complete
Project
Self assembly of two dimensional colloidal alloys for metamaterials applications
Funder
Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council
Grant
£654,933.86
Started
26 January 2015
Status
Complete
Postgraduate supervision
Dr Adawi welcomes applications in
- Light matter interactions on the nanoscale
- Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) and single molecule detection
- Plasmonic nano-light sources
- Metamaterials
Completed PhDs
- Anthony Edwards, 2016, Optical Properties of Organic Plasmonic Devices
- Addison Marshall, 2017, Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Single Molecule Detection and Biosensing
Current PhD supervisions
- Abdullah Hamza, Modification of F�rster Resonance Energy Transfer using Plasmonic Nanogaps
- Donatello Pagnotto, Directed Self-Assembly for Metamaterials