ERC CoG granted to Bernhard C. Bayer

We are very grateful and happy about the recently granted ERC Consolidator project "HighEntropy2D" to PI Bernhard C. Bayer!
We are very much looking forward to realising two-dimensional high entropy alloys and ceramics in the course of this project!

Huge thanks to our future collaboration partners on various aspects of this project incl. Paul Mayrhofer (TU Wien), Jani Kotakoski (Uni Wien), Georg Madsen and Thomas Müller (TU Wien)!

Also many thanks to my awesome 2D+ team (present & past) and for the ongoing support by TU Wien, the Institute of Materials Chemistry and the Research Division Molecular Materials Chemistry (Dominik Eder)!

 

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Curriculum Vitae

For up-to-date overview of Assistant Prof. Dr. Bayer’s published work see his Google Scholar profile, opens an external URL in a new window.

To date Assistant Prof. Dr. Bayer's work has resulted in ~70 peer-reviewed international journal publications including ACS Nano, Adv. Funct. Mater., Appl. Phys. Lett., J. Phys. Chem. C, Chem. Mater. and Nano Lett. with >4600 citations and an h-index of 38 (Google-Scholar).

Before joining the Institute of Materials Chemistry at the TU Wien as junior research group leader (www.nanobayer.com, opens an external URL in a new window), Assistant Prof. Dr. Bayer held a Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship from the European Commission at the Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Austria and prior to this he was a College Research Fellow at the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK. At present, Prof. Bayer holds a Tenure Track Assistant Professorship via the TU Wien Excellence Initiative. He holds a PhD degree and a Master degree from the University of Cambridge, UK as well as a Bachelor degree from the Graz University of Technology, Austria.

To date Assistant Prof. Dr. Bayer has acquired a total of ~3.5M EUR third-party funding as PI incl. from European Research Council (ERC), FFG (Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft/Austrian Research Promotion Agency), European Commission/ Marie-Sklodowska-Curie-Actions and OeAD (Agentur für Bildung und Internationalisierung).

For an overview of funded projects please see the Funding page.

For latest news follow us on X/Twitter (@nanobayer): https://twitter.com/nanobayer, opens an external URL in a new window

To get in touch please use bernhard.bayer-skoff@tuwien.ac.at.

Short URL: www.nanobayer.com, opens an external URL in a new window

For more information on our research see www.nanobayer.com, opens an external URL in a new window.

Our research interests are synthesis, integration and characterisation of low-dimensional nanomaterials with a particular focus on two-dimensional (2D) materials.

Using advanced in-situ and high-resolution materials characterisation techniques, we develop rational synthesis and integration protocols for carbon (graphene, carbon nanotubes) and related inorganic nanomaterials (hexagonal Boron-Nitride, transition metal dichalcogenides, pnictogens). Key techniques for nanomaterials synthesis are chemical vapour deposition (CVD) and, since recently, also liquid-phase-exfoliation (LPE). For materials characterisation we in particular employ a unique combination of spectroscopic and diffractive in-situ techniques during realistic synthesis and processing conditions (in-situ x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and x-ray diffractometry (XRD)) coupled with high-resolution (scanning) transmission electron microscopy ((S)TEM).

We thereby aim to facilitate industrially-scalable, controlled growth of low-dimensional nanomaterials and enable their controlled device integration with other functional materials such as metals, metal-oxides and organics. This contributes to realisation of a wide range of nanomaterials applications including low-cost, transparent, flexible electronics, efficient low-cost energy harvesting/storage/conversion devices and ultrathin functional coatings of structural materials.

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We are very grateful to several funding agencies and our academic and industrial partners for supporting our work.

To date Dr. Bayer has acquired a total of ~3.5M EUR third-party funding as principal investigator incl. from European Research Council(ERC), FFG (Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft/Austrian Research Promotion Agency), European Commission/ Marie-Sklodowska-Curie-Actions and OeAD (Agentur für Bildung und Internationalisierung).

Projects and their funding agencies at TU Wien

Funding Agency

Role

Project

Partners

Duration

ERC

PI

ERC Consolidator Grant (CoG):

HighEntropy2D: Two-dimensional high entropy alloys and ceramics

ERC

FFG

PI & consortium leader

Phosphate2D: Functionalized 2D nanomaterials as sensor materials for phosphate detection in water

Industrial partner: s::can GmbH, Austria, https://www.s-can.at/, opens an external URL in a new window

Academic partner: Prof. Thomas Müller, TU Wien, Institute of Photonics, www.graphenelabs.at, opens an external URL in a new window

FFG

FFG/Klima- und Energiefonds

PI & consortium leader

3Dadditive2D: Micro-3D-Printing of 2D Materials with Aerosol Jet Printing for novel Hydrogen-(Photo-)Electrocatalysis-Electrodes

Academic partner: Joanneum Research, Materials, Austria, https://www.joanneum.at/en/materials, opens an external URL in a new window

2022-2025

FFG

PI & consortium leader

HeatScreen2D: Screen-Printed Two-Dimensional Hexagonal Boron Nitride Heat Spreaders

Industrial partner: ATT advanced thermal technologies GmbH, Austria, https://www.thermaltech.at, opens an external URL in a new window
Academic partner: Shanghai University, China, https://apply.shu.edu.cn, opens an external URL in a new window

2022-2025

OeAD

PI

Carbon quantum dots nanohybrids for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and water remediation

Serbian partner: Jovana Prekodravac, University of Belgrade, https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2WhvPjYAAAAJ&hl=en, opens an external URL in a new window

2022-2024

FFG

PI & consortium leader

DekoSchirm: Graphene/TiO2 coatings for concurrent photocatalytic self-decontamination and electromagnetic shielding

Industrial partner: carbon solutions
Hintsteiner GmbH, Austria,
https://carbon-solutions.at/, opens an external URL in a new window

2021-2024

FFG

PI &
consortium leader

SolarSulfide2D: Scalable production of two-dimensional sulfides for sustainable photocatalytic applications

Industrial partner: Tribotecc GmbH, Austria, https://www.tribotecc.com/, opens an external URL in a new window

2021-2024

FFG

PI &
consortium leader

HARD2D: Two-dimensional materials as ultrathin corrosion barriers on steels by adapting industrial surface hardening processes

Industrial partner: Rübig GmbH, Austria, https://www.rubig.com/, opens an external URL in a new window

Academic partners: CEST, Austria, https://cest.at/, opens an external URL in a new window, Shanghai University, China, https://apply.shu.edu.cn/, opens an external URL in a new window

 

2020-2023

 

FFG

Co-I

Laser2D – 2D materials and laser -based surface processes to increase resource efficiency in mobility applications

Academic partner & PI: Prof. Carsten Gachot, TU Wien, Institute of Engineering Design and Product Development, www.tuwien.at/en/mwbw/ikp/tribo, opens an external URL in a new window

2023-2025

FFG

Co-I

PhoQus2D: Tuneable room-temperature single photon source from quantum emitters in 2D materials on a chip

Academic partner & PI: Dr. Sarah M. Skoff, TU Wien, Atominstitut, www.skofflab.com, opens an external URL in a new window

2021-2022

Competitive TU Wien Innovative Projects programme

Co-I

Energy deposition of ions in low-dimensional materials

Academic partner & PI: Prof. Richard Wilhelm, TU Wien, Institute of Applied Physics, https://ions.science/wp/, opens an external URL in a new window

2019-2022

Projects and their funding agencies at University of Vienna

Funding Agency

Role

Project

Partners

Duration

OeAD

PI

Multi-probe in-situ characterization of the environmental responses of two-dimensional materials

Czech partner: Dr. Otakar Frank, Czech Academy of Sciences, https://scholar.google.cz/citations?user=Z0g-_wQAAAAJ, opens an external URL in a new window

2018-2019

FFG

PI

VISION: Visualizing nano-mechanics of two-dimensional membranes by in situ Atomic Force Microscopy-Scanning Electron Microscopy

Industrial partner: GETec Microscopy GmbH, Austria, https://www.getec-afm.com/, opens an external URL in a new window

Academic partner: Shanghai University, China, https://apply.shu.edu.cn/, opens an external URL in a new window

2017-2019

FFG

PI

GRATEC: Graphene-/carbon nanotubes-based layers for thermal enhancement of electronic circuits

Industrial partner: ZKW Elektronik GmbH, Austria, https://zkw-group.com/, opens an external URL in a new window

Academic partners: Joanneum Research, Materials, Austria, https://www.joanneum.at/en/materials, opens an external URL in a new window, Chinese Academy of Sciences – Institute of Metal Research, China, http://english.imr.cas.cn/, opens an external URL in a new window 

2017-2019

European Commission/ Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Individual European Fellowship

PI

2DInterFOX: Integration of two-dimensional nanomaterials with functional oxide nanostructures

 

2015-2017

FFG

PI

GraphenMoFET: Graphene – MoS2 heterostructures by PVD and Aerosol Jet Printing methods

Partners: Joanneum Research, Materials, Austria, https://www.joanneum.at/en/materials, opens an external URL in a new window, Graz University of Technology, https://www.tugraz.at/home/, opens an external URL in a new window, Danubia Nanotech, https://www.danubiananotech.com/, opens an external URL in a new window

2015-2016

We have to date published ~70 peer-reviewed international journal publications including ACS Nano, Adv. Funct. Mater., Appl. Phys. Lett., J. Phys. Chem. C, Chem. Mater. and Nano Lett. with >4600 citations and an h-index of 38 (Google-Scholar).

For an up-to-date publication list please visit Dr. Bayer’s Google Scholar Profile: http://scholar.google.at/citations?user=zbm4vKoAAAAJ, opens an external URL in a new window

For latest news on publications please follow us on X/Twitter (@nanobayer): https://twitter.com/nanobayer, opens an external URL in a new window

 

Nanobayer-Team

Presently funded by projects(PI Bernhard C. Bayer):

  • Roman Neuhauser, PhD student, funded by ERC CoG HighEntropy2D: Two-dimensional high entropy alloys and ceramics (Funding)
  • Markus Eiberger, PhD student, funded by FFG Phosphate2D: Functionalized 2D nanomaterials as sensor materials for phosphate detection in water (Funding)
  • Yan Chen, PhD student, funded by ERC CoG HighEntropy2D: Two-dimensional high entropy alloys and ceramics (Funding)
  • Bodo Baumgartner, PhD student, funded by FFG 3Dadditive2D: Micro-3D-Printing of 2D Materials with Aerosol Jet Printing for novel Hydrogen-(Photo-)Electrocatalysis-Electrodes (Funding)
  • Njomza Isufaj, PhD student, funded by FFG HeatScreen2D: Screen-Printed Two-Dimensional Hexagonal Boron Nitride Heat Spreaders (Funding)
  • Bernhard Fickl, PhD student, funded by FFG HARD2D: Two-dimensional materials as ultrathin corrosion barriers on steels by adapting industrial surface hardening processes (Funding)
  • Markus Hofer, PhD student, funded by FFG SolarSulfide2D: Scalable production of two-dimensional sulfides for sustainable photocatalytic applications (Funding)
  • Martin Nastran, PhD student, funded by FFG DekoSchirm: Graphene/TiO2 coatings for concurrent photocatalytic self-decontamination and electromagnetic shielding (Funding)
  • Manuel Baumgartner, student assistant, funded by FFG HeatScreen2D: Screen-Printed Two-Dimensional Hexagonal Boron Nitride Heat Spreaders (Funding)

Alumni PhD students and post-docs:

  • Dr. Kenan Elibol, Post-Doc (at University of Vienna), funded by FFG VISION: Visualizing nano-mechanics of two-dimensional membranes by in situ Atomic Force Microscopy-Scanning Electron Microscopy (at University of Vienna), (Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.at/citations?hl=de&user=kMSihh0AAAAJ)
  • Jakob Rath, PhD student, (TU Wien funded, co-supervised with Dominik Eder), atomic layer deposition of metal organic frameworks (ALD MOFs), now at Analytical Instrumentation Center, TU Wien
  • Dr. Tushar Gupta, PhD student (TU Wien funded, co-supervised with Prof. Dominik Eder), 2D-pnictogens, (Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.at/citations?hl=de&user=l3Eu2xwAAAAJ)

Present and alumni Master students:

  • Njomza Isufaj
  • Markus Hofer

Present and alumni Bachelor students:

  • Thomas Weinberger
  • Paul Ziegelbauer
  • Florian Steiner
  • Leon Sigmund
  • Simon Demmer
  • Michael Neumann
  • Manuel Baumgartner
  • Lukas Steininger
  • Filip Blazevic
  • Marko Ilic
  • Laura Aichinger
  • Tomas Gregan
  • Veniamin Kuznetsov
  • Dorian Emri
  • Nick Parak
  • Stephanie Gstöttenmayr
  • Daniel Matulka
  • Samuel Heinzle
  • Paul Peschek
  • Johannes Jeryczynski
  • Jakob Steinwandter
  • Viktor Fortin
  • Nicole Rosza
  • Tanja Steger
  • Alexander Holzer
  • Michael Löv

Present and alumni academic visitors:

The 2D+ Materials (Nanomaterials Synthesis and Integration) junior research group is gratefully placed within the Molecular Materials Division, Institute of Materials Chemistry, TU Wien (Prof. Dominik Eder).

Group photo of the team with Bernhard Bayer and Dominik Eder

© Bernhard Fickl