Benjamincarey Q

Dr. Benjamin Carey

Postdoc

Physikalisches Institut

Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10
48149 Münster

carey@uni-muenster.de

Tel.: +49 251 83-36577



2019-2021 Postdoctoral Researcher (A. v. Humboldt Research Fellow), Institute of Physics, University of Münster
since 2018 Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Physics, University of Münster
2017 Research Associate, ARC centre of excellence for Future Low Energy Electronic Technologies (FLEET), RMIT University, Melbourne (Australia)
2014-2017 PhD student, RMIT University, Melbourne (Australia), Doctor Thesis "Two-dimensional semiconductors for future optical applications" (Prof. Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh, Dr. Torben Daeneke)
2010-2013 Studies of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne (Australia), Awarded First Class Honours (GPA 3.8)

Publications

  • Magnetic and optical properties of gold-coated iron oxide nanoparticles, A. Omelyanchik, M. Efremova, N. Myslitskaya, A. Zybin, B. J. Carey, J. Sickel, H. Kohl, R. Bratschitsch, M. Abakumov, A. Majouga, I. Samusev, and V. Rodionova, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 19, 4987-4993 (2019)

  • Green synthesis of low-dimensional aluminium oxide hydroxide and oxide using liquid metal reaction media: Ultrahigh flux membranes, A. Zavabeti, B. Y. Zhang, I. A. de Castro, J. Z. Ou, B. J. Carey, Md Mohiuddin, R. S. Datta, C. Xu, A. P. Mouritz, C. F. McConville, A. P. O' Mullane, T. Daeneke, and K. Kalantar-Zadeh, Advanced Functional Materials 28, 44 (2018)

  • Printing two-dimensional gallium phosphate out of liquid metal, N. Syed, A. Zavabeti, J. Z. Ou, Md Mohiuddin, N. Pillai, B. J. Carey, B. Y. Zhang, R. S. Datta, A. Jannat, F. Haque, K. A. Messalea, C. Xu, S. P. Russo, C. F. McConville, T. Daeneke, and K. Kalantar-Zadeh, Nature Communications 9, 3618 (2018)

  • Bi2O3 monolayers from elemental liquid bismuth, K. A. Messalea, B. J. Carey, A. Jannat, N. Syed, M. Mohiuddin, B. Y. Zhang, A. Zavabeti, T. Ahmed, N. Mahmood, E. Della Gaspera, K. Khoshmanesh, K. Kalantar-Zadeh, and T. Daeneke, Nanoscale, Advance Article (2018)

  • Two dimensional PbMoO4: A photocatalytic material derived from a naturally non-layered crystal, R.S. Datta, J. Z. Ou, M. Mohiuddin, B. J. Carey, B. Y. Zhang, H. Khan, N. Syed, A. Zavabeti, F. Haque, T. Daeneke, and K. Kalantar-zadeh, Nano Energy 49, 237-246 (2018)

  • Ultrafast acoustofluidic exfoliation of stratified crystals, H. Ahmed, A. R. Rezk, B. J. Carey, Y. Wang, M. Mohiuddin, K. J. Berean, S. P. Russo, K. Kalantar-zadeh, and L. Y. Yeo; Advanced Materials (2018)
  • Highly active two dimensional α-MoO3-x for the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction, R. S. Datta, F. Haque, M. Mohiuddin, B. J. Carey, N. Syed, A. Zavabeti, et al.; Journal of Materials Chemistry A 5, 24223-31(2017)
  • A Gallium-based magnetocaloric liquid metal ferrofluid, I. A. de Castro, A. F. Chrimes, A. Zavabeti, K. J. Berean, B. J. Carey, J. Zhuang, et al.; Nano Letters 17, 7831-8 (2017)
  • Quasi physisorptive two dimensional tungsten oxide nanosheets with extraordinary sensitivity and selectivity to NO2, H. Khan, A. Zavabeti,  Y. Wang, C. J. Harrison,  B. J. Carey, M. Mohiuddin, et al.; Nanoscale 9, 19162-75 (2017)
  • A liquid metal reaction environment for the room-temperature synthesis of atomically thin metal oxides, A. Zavabeti, J. Z. Ou, B. J. Carey, N. Syed, R. Orrell-Trigg, E. L. Mayes, et al.; Science 358, 332-5 (2017)
  • Sonication-assisted synthesis of gallium oxide suspensions featuring trap state absorption: Test of photochemistry, N. Syed, A. Zavabeti, M. Mohiuddin, B. Zhang, Y. Wang, R. S. Datta, et al.; Advanced Functional Materials, 1702295 (2017)
  • Patterned films from exfoliated two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides assembled at a liquid-liquid interface, R. Clark, K. Berean, B. J. Carey, N. Pillai, T. Daeneke, I. Cole, et al.;  Journal of Materials Chemistry C 5, 6937-44 (2017)
  • Wafer scale two dimensional semiconductors from printed oxide skin of liquid metals, B. J. Carey, J. Z. Ou, R. M. Clark, K. J. Berean, A. Zavabeti, A. S.R. Chesman, et al.; Nature Communications 8, 14482 (2017)
  • Exfoliation of quasi-stratified Bi2S3 crystals into micron-scale ultrathin corrugated nanosheets, R. M. Clark, J. C. Kotsakidis, B. Weber, K. J. Berean, B. J. Carey, M. R. Field, et al.; Chemistry of Materials 28, 8942-50 (2016)
  • Exfoliation solvent dependent plasmon resonances in two-dimensional sub-stoichiometric molybdenum oxide nanoflakes, M. M. Alsaif, M. R. Field, T. Daeneke,  A. F. Chrimes, W. Zhang, B. J. Carey, et al.; ACS applied materials & interfaces 8, 3482-93 (2016)
  • Intercalated 2D MoS2 utilizing a simulated sun assisted process: Reducing the HER overpotential, Y. Wang, B. J. Carey, W. Zhang, A. F. Chrimes, L. Chen, K. Kalantar-zadeh, et al.; The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 120, 2447-55 (2016)
  • Acoustically-driven trion and exciton modulation in piezoelectric two-dimensional MoS2, A. R. Rezk, B. J. Carey, A. F. Chrimes, D. W. Lau, B.C. Gibson, C. Zheng, et al.; Nano Letters 16, 849-55 (2016)
  • Enhanced quantum efficiency from a mosaic of two dimensional MoS2 formed onto aminosilane functionalised substrates, Y. Wang, E. Della Gaspera, B. J. Carey, P. Atkin, K. J. Berean, R. M. Clark, et al.; Nanoscale 8, 12258-66 (2016)
  • Excitation dependent bidirectional electron transfer in phthalocyanine-functionalised MoS2 nanosheets, E. P. Nguyen, B. J. Carey, C. J. Harrison, P. Atkin, K. J. Berean, E. Della Gaspera, et al.; Nanoscale 8, 16276-83 (2016)
  • Reductive exfoliation of substoichiometric MoS2 bilayers using hydrazine salts, T. Daeneke, R. M. Clark,  B. J. Carey, J. Z. Ou, B. Weber, M. S. Fuhrer, et al.; Nanoscale 8, 15252-61 (2016)
  • 2D WS2/carbon dot hybrids with enhanced photocatalitic activity, P. Atkin, T. Daeneke, Y. Wang, B. J. Carey, K. Berean, R. Clark, et al.; Journal of Materials Chemistry A 4, 13563-71 (2016)
  • Physisorption-based charge transfer in two-dimensional SnS2 for selective and reversible NO2 gas sensing, J. Z. Ou, W. Ge, B. J. Carey, T. Daeneke, A. Rotbart, W. Shan, et al.; ACS nano. 9, 10313-23 (2015)
  • 2D MoS2 PDMS nanocomposits for NO2 separation, K. J. Berean, J. Z. Ou, T. Daeneke, B. J. Carey, E. P. Nguyen, Y. Wang, et al.; Small 11, 5035-40 (2015)
  • Electronic tuning of 2D MoS2 through surface functionalization, E. P. Nguyen, B. J. Carey, J. Z. Ou, J. van Embden, E. D. Gaspera, A. F. Chrimes, et al.; Advanced Materials 27, 6225-9 (2015)
  • Liquid metal/metal oxide frameworks with incorporated Ga2O3 for photocatalysis, W. Zhang, B. S. Naidu, J. Z. Ou, A. P. O'Mullane, A. F. Chrimes, B. J. Carey, et al.; ACS applied materials & interfaces 7, 1943-8 (2015)
  • Plasmon resonances of highly doped two-dimensional MoS2, Y. Wang, J. Z. Ou, A. F. Chrimes, B.J. Carey, T. Daeneke, M. M. Alsaif, et al.; Nano letters 15, 883-90 (2015)
  • Light driven growth of silver nanoplatelets on 2D MoS2 nanosheet templates, T. Daeneke, B. J. Carey, A. Chrimes, J. Z. Ou, D. Lau, B. Gibson, et al.; Journal of Materials Chemistry C 3, 4771-8 (2015)
  • Two-step synthesis of luminescent MoS2-ZnS hybrid quantum dots, R. M. Clark, B. J. Carey, T. Daeneke, P. Atkin, M. Bhaskaran, K. Latham, et al.; Nanoscale 7, 16763-72 (2015)
  • Two solvent grinding sonication method for the synthesis of two-dimensional tungsten disulphide flakes, B. J. Carey, T. Daeneke, E. P. Nguyen, Y. Wang, J.Z. Ou, S. Zhuiykov, et al.; Chemical Communications 51, 3770-3 (2015)
  • Investigation of two-solvent grinding-assisted liquid phase exfoliation of layered MoS2, E. P. Nguyen, B. J. Carey, T. Daeneke, J.Z. Ou, K. Latham, S. Zhuiykov, et al.; Chem Mater. 27, 53-9 (2015)
  • Proton intercalated two-dimensional WO3 nano-flakes with enhanced charge-carrier mobility at room temperature, S. Zhuiykov, E. Kats, B. J. Carey, S. Balendhran; Nanoscale 6, 15029-36 (2014)


Awards/Fellowships

2019-2021 Research Fellowship by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany)
2017 Research Media Star, RMIT University, Melbourne (Australia)
2014-2017 Australian Postgraduate Award (APA), RMIT University, Melbourne (Australia)
2014-2017 CSIRO Ph.D. Co-supervisory Scholarship, CSIRO (Australia)
2013-2014 Summer Research Fellowship, RMIT University, Melbourne (Australia)