Dr Damien Carter

Fields of interest

Computational materials science, high performance computing and associated tools and grid-based technologies

Background

PhD, School of Applied Chemistry, Curtin University (2000-2005)
Postdoctoral research fellow, School of Physics, University of Sydney (2005-2009)

Research Activities

Testing DFTD within the SIESTA code and examining various applications
Examining radiation processes in nuclear materials
Encouraging the uptake of grid based computing and the use of HPC facilities within computational chemistry and related areas.

Selected Publications

• Carter, D.J., Puckeridge, M., Delley, B. and Stampfl, C. (2009). “Quantum confinement effects in gallium nitride nanostructures: ab initio investigations”. Nanotechnology. Vol 20, pp. 425401.
• Carter, D.J. and Stampfl, C. (2009). “Atomic and electronic structure of single and multiple vacancies in GaN nanowires from first-principles”. Physical Review B. Vol. 79, pp. 195302.
• Carter, D.J., Warschkow, O., Marks, N.A. and McKenzie, D.R. (2009). “Electronic structure models of phosphorus d-doped silicon”. Physical Review B. Vol. 79, pp. 033204.
• Carter, D.J., Gale, J.D., Delley, B. and Stampfl, C. (2008). “Geometry and diameter dependence of the electronic and physical properties of GaN nanowires from first principles”. Physical Review B. Vol 77, pp. 115349.