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Author:

Bittel, Brad

Title:

STUDY OF DEFECT STRUCTURE AND ELECTRICAL TRANSPORT IN BACK END OF LINE DIELECTRICS AND SIC MOSFETS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

magnetic resonance
EPR
low-k
BEOL
SiC

File:

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Committee Members:

Patrick M Lenahan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick M Lenahan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Suman Datta, Committee Member
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
Jerzy Ruzyllo, Committee Member

Author:

Khanchaitit, Paisan

Title:

Ferroelectric Polymer Thin Films with High Energy Density and Low Loss

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Ferroelectric
P(VDF-CTFE)
Crosslink
Energy Density

File:

Download Khanchaitit_Paisan_PhD_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Qing Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qing Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Special Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member

Author:

Rajsiri, Supphachan

Title:

Phase transformations during continuous heating and cooling in a Ti-Al-Ru alloy

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Phase transformation
Ti-Al-Ru alloy
Synchrotron X-ray diffraction

File:

Download SRajsiriPhDMATSE.pdf

Committee Members:

Earle Richard Ryba, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Earle Richard Ryba, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Pual R Howell, Committee Member
Todd Palmer, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member

Author:

Chanthapan, Sinthu

Title:

Sintering of refractory metal based materials by field assisted sintering technology (FAST)

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

tungsten
tantalum
field
assisted
sintering
TiC
WC
grain growth
inhibition
refractory
metals
nano
submicron
strengthening

File:

Download Dissertation_Sinthu.Chanthapan_Final_10-11-12.pdf

Committee Members:

Jogender Singh, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Committee Member
Gary Lynn Messing, Committee Member
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Committee Member
Todd Palmer, Committee Member

Author:

Mei, Zhigang

Title:

First-principles Thermodynamics of Phase Transition: from Metal to Oxide

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

First-principles
thermodynamics
phase transitions
Ti
TiO2
BiFeO3

File:

Download ZhigangMei_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Zi Kui Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Vincent Henry Crespi, Committee Member
Clive A Randall, Committee Member

Author:

Jin, Jiezhu

Title:

Thermal Conductivity and Multiferroics Of Electroactive polymers and Polymer Composites

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

thermal conductivity
conducting polymer
multiferroic
piezoelectric
PVDF-based polymer

File:

Download Jiezhu_Jin_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Md Amanul Haque, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qing Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member

Author:

Heo, Tae Wook

Title:

Phase-field modeling of microstructure evolution in elastically inhomogeneous polycrystalline materials

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Phase-field model
Microstructure evolution
Polycrystalline materials
Diffusional processes
Structural transformations
Inhomogeneous elasticity

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_TaeWookHeo_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Long Qing Chen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zi Kui Liu, Committee Member
David John Green, Committee Member
Qiang Du, Committee Member

Author:

Poterala, Stephen F

Title:

Closing The Performance Gap Between <001>c Textured Pmn-pt ceramics And Single Crystals

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Textured ceramic
PMN-PT
piezoelectric
texture
ceramic
templated grain growth

File:

Download Poterala_Thesis_revision_1f.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Lynn Messing, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Joseph Meyer Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan E Trolier Mckinstry, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member

Author:

Castagna, Alicia Marie

Title:

Structure and Dynamics of Microphase Separated Polymers Containing Strong Associations

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

polymer
ionomer
Small-Angle X-ray Scattering
Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscopy
polyurea
polyurethane
molecular relaxation

File:

Download Castagna_Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member

Author:

Tudryn, Gregory John

Title:

Molecular Mobility, Morphology, and Ion Conduction in Ionomers for Electroactive Devices

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Ionomer
PEO
polymer physics
actuator
battery
dielectric spectroscopy
X-ray scattering
rheology
ionic liquid
counterion

File:

Download Tudryn_Dissertation_2012.pdf

Committee Members:

Ralph H Colby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member
Karen I Winey, Special Member

Author:

Zacherl, Chelsey Leanne

Title:

A computational investigation of the effect of alloying elements on the thermodynamic and diffusion properties of fcc Ni alloys, with application to the creep rate of dilute Ni-X alloys.

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Ni-base superalloys
thermodynamic modeling
self-diffusion
impurity diffusion
non-dilute impurity diffusion
first-principles

File:

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Committee Members:

Zi Kui Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zi Kui Liu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Paul Raymond Howell, Committee Member
Jorge Osvaldo Sofo, Committee Member

Author:

Lee, Hyeong Jae

Title:

Low Loss 1-3 Piezocomposites for High Power Ultrasonic Transducers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

piezocomposite
Transducer
High Power
Ferroelectric
Mechanical quality factor

File:

Download HJLee_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Shujun Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas R Shrout, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shujun Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Richard Joseph Meyer Jr., Committee Member
Wenwu Cao, Committee Member
Thomas R Shrout, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Yashinski , Melisa Sue

Title:

Effect of Large Elastic Strains on Phonons in GaP Nanowires

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Nanowires
Gallium Phosphide
GaP
Mechanical behavior
stress
strain
phonon
vibrational mode
Raman spectroscopy
tension

File:

Download MSYashinski-Dissertation_Final2.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Muhlstein, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member

Author:

Xie, He

Title:

Transport and Surface Properties of Ion-containing Polymer Membranes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Desalination
Ionic Polymer Membranes
Transport Properties
Water Binding
Zeta Potential
Layer-by-Layer Assembly
Antifouling

File:

Download Dissertation_He_Xie_TRANSPORT_AND_SURFACE_PROPERTIES_OF_ION-CONTAINING_POLYMER_MEMBRANES.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul C Painter, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member

Author:

Golas, Avantika

Title:

Contact Activation of Blood-Plasma Coagulation

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Hematology
Blood coagulation
Human Factor XII

File:

Download Avantika_Golas_Thesis_EtD.pdf

Committee Members:

Erwin A Vogler, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Coray M Colina, Committee Member
Christopher Alan Siedlecki, Committee Member

Author:

Winchester, Benjamin Michael

Title:

A Phase-field Investigation of Domain Structures in Ferroelectric Bismuth Ferrite Thin Films

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

ferroelectric
diffuse interface
phase-field
bismuth ferrite

File:

Download Bens_awesome_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Long Qing Chen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Long Qing Chen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Venkatraman Gopalan, Committee Member
Roman Engel Herbert, Committee Member
Qiang Du, Committee Member
Qiang Du, Special Member

Author:

Salcedo Galan, Felipe

Title:

Polyolefin-blend/Inorganic Nanocomposites: Morphology, Rheological and Thermomechanical Properties

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Polymer nanocomposites
rheology
polyolefin blends
montmorillonite
heat-sealants
thermomechanical properties
polyethylene

File:

Download Dissertation_Felipe_Salcedo-Galan.pdf

Committee Members:

Evangelos Manias, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Gregory Ray Ziegler, Committee Member

Author:

Rygel, Jennifer Lynn

Title:

Cerium Clustering and Radiation Damage Resistance in Aluminophosphate and Silicophosphate Glasses

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

phosphate glass
cerium oxide
rare-earth clustering
radiation damage resistance

File:

Download JLRygel_FINAL_2012.pdf

Committee Members:

Carlo G Pantano, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Karl Todd Mueller, Committee Member
Dr Yongsheng Chen, Committee Member

Author:

Lee, Che-hui

Title:

MBE Growth and Properties of Sr(n+1)Ti(n)O(3n+1) Ruddlesden-Popper Phases

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

MBE
oxide
Ruddlesden-Popper
strain
tunable dielectrics

File:

Download Che-Hui_thesis_v5.pdf

Committee Members:

Long Qing Chen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Long Qing Chen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zi Kui Liu, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Committee Member
Renee Denise Diehl, Committee Member
Darrell Schlom, Special Member
Xiaoxing Xi, Special Member

Author:

St John, David Benjamin

Title:

Optical and Electrical Characterization of High Resistivity Semiconductors for Constant-bias Microbolometer Devices

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

PECVD
silicon
germanium
infrared
ellipsometry
spectroscopic ellipsometry
infrared ellipsometry
microbolometer

File:

Download Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Nelson Jackson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Nelson Jackson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark William Horn, Committee Member
Noel Christopher Giebink, Committee Member
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Member
Christopher Roman Wronski, Committee Member
Nikolas J Podraza, Special Member

Author:

Choi, U Hyeok

Title:

Understanding Ion Transport In Ion-containing Polymers For Energy Applications

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Polymerelectrolytes
Ionomers
Ion Conductivity
Dielectric Constant
Ionic liquids
Lithium Ion Batteries

File:

Download PhD_Thesis_UHC_submittedfinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Ralph H Colby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member

Author:

Brooks, Charles M

Title:

The growth of strontium titanate and lutetium ferrite thin films by molecular-beam epitaxy

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

oxide
thin film
MBE
epitaxy
SrTiO3
LuFe2O4
molecular-beam epitaxy
strontium titanate
lutetium ferrite

File:

Download 1-CMBrooks-Dissertaton.pdf

Committee Members:

Long Qing Chen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Long Qing Chen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Venkatraman Gopalan, Committee Member
Zi Kui Liu, Committee Member
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Darrell Schlom, Special Member

Author:

Taylor, Matthew Logan

Title:

Technological Aspects of Corrosion Control in Metallic Systems

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
EIS
HVOF
NAAC
Point Defect Model
Corrosion
Passivity
Modeling

File:

Download MLT-Draft-4-final.pdf

Committee Members:

Digby D Macdonald, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Mirna Urquidi Macdonald, Committee Member
Bernard Normand, Special Member
Damien Feron, Special Member

Author:

Mendoza, Alfonso Julio

Title:

Thermal and Electrochemical Degradation of Anion Exchange Membranes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

AEMs
anion exchange membranes
GDLs
Raman spectroscopy
IR spectroscopy
Electrochemistry

File:

Download Mendoza_withCorrections_Nov192012_.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qing Wang, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Chao Yang Wang, Special Member