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1. Designing Ion-containing polymers for facile ion transport

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Author:
Liu, Wenjuan
Title:
Designing Ion-containing polymers for facile ion transport
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Lithium ion batteries
ab initio calculations
ionic conductors
polymeric materials
dielectric spectroscopy
electrode polariz
File:
Download WenjuanLiu_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Ralph H Colby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

2. Synthesis and Characterization of Block Copolymer Anion Exchange Membranes and Superimide Proton Exchange Membranes

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Author:
Wang, Lizhu
Title:
Synthesis and Characterization of Block Copolymer Anion Exchange Membranes and Superimide Proton Exchange Membranes
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
block copolymer anion exchange membranes
File:
Download Lizhu_Wang_Dissertation_2014_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Tze Chiang Chung, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member

3. Effect of Manganese Doping on PIN-PMN-PT Single Crystals for High Power Applications

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Author:
Sahul, Raffi
Title:
Effect of Manganese Doping on PIN-PMN-PT Single Crystals for High Power Applications
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Relaxor-PT ferroelectrics
Doped Ternary Single Crystal
High Power Applications
Engineered Domain Configurations
File:
Download RaffiSahul_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Wenwu Cao, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shujun Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Bernhard R Tittmann, Committee Member

4. Surface adsorption studies of chlorotrimethylsilane on aluminum oxide, boehmite and metallic aluminum powders

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Author:
Ludwig, Bellamarie
Title:
Surface adsorption studies of chlorotrimethylsilane on aluminum oxide, boehmite and metallic aluminum powders
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Aluminum
Aluminum Oxide
Boehmite
Chlorotrimethyl silane
DRIFTs
in situ IR
Powder
File:
Download ludwig_thesis_FINAL_DRAFT.pdf
Committee Members:
Carlo G Pantano, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

5. Laser-fired contact formation on metallized and passivated silicon wafers under short pulse durations

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Author:
Raghavan, Ashwin Sreekant
Title:
Laser-fired contact formation on metallized and passivated silicon wafers under short pulse durations
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
laser-fired contact
silicon wafer
photovoltaic device
heat transfer and fluid flow
laser-material interaction behavior
File:
Download ARaghavan_Dissertation2014.pdf
Committee Members:
Tarasankar Debroy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Todd Palmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Member
S Ashok, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Special Member

6. Radial junction solar cells based on heterojunction with intrinsic thin lay (HIT) Structure

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Author:
Shen, Haoting
Title:
Radial junction solar cells based on heterojunction with intrinsic thin lay (HIT) Structure
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
solar cell
amorphous silicon
PECVD
photovoltaic
nanowire
silicon
File:
Download Haoting_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Joan Marie Redwing, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Jeffrey Brownson, Special Member

7. Spatially Resolved, In-situ Monitoring of Crack Growth via the Coupling Current in Aluminum Alloy 5083

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Author:
Williams, Krystaufeux Dormas
Title:
Spatially Resolved, In-situ Monitoring of Crack Growth via the Coupling Current in Aluminum Alloy 5083
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
coupling current
stress corrosion cracking
aluminum alloy 5083
scanning vibrating probe
electrochemistry
File:
Download K_Williams_Dissertation_Final_2014.pdf
Committee Members:
Digby D Macdonald, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Prof Kwadwo Osseo Asare, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Prof Zi Kui Liu, Committee Member
Hojong Kim, Committee Member
Mirna Urquidi Macdonald, Committee Member

8. Effects of Surface Roughness and Aging on the Electrical Contact Resistance and Residual Stress in Gold-nickel-copper Connector Materials

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Author:
Butler, Nan Ellen
Title:
Effects of Surface Roughness and Aging on the Electrical Contact Resistance and Residual Stress in Gold-nickel-copper Connector Materials
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
surface roughness
aging
electrical contact resistance
residual stress
gold
nickel
copper
connector
File:
Download NanButler_MS_Thesis_-_Final__11-5-2014_.pdf
Committee Members:
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

9. Laser Deposition of Stainless Steel – Titanium Carbide Composites for Repair of Critical Aerospace Components

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Author:
Lia, Frederick
Title:
Laser Deposition of Stainless Steel – Titanium Carbide Composites for Repair of Critical Aerospace Components
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
Directed Energy Deposition
laser deposition
Metal Matrix Composite
carburized surface
SS 431
and TiC
File:
Download Master_Thesis_-_Final_-_Fred_Lia.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard Martukanitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Lynn Messing, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

11. Development and Characterization of High Temperature, High Energy Density Dielectric Materials to Establish Routes towards Power Electronics Capacitive Devices

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Author:
Shay, Dennis Patrick
Title:
Development and Characterization of High Temperature, High Energy Density Dielectric Materials to Establish Routes towards Power Electronics Capacitive Devices
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Dielectric
Energy Density
Ceramic
Impedance Spectroscopy
Breakdown Strength
Ellipsometry
Power Electronics
File:
Download Shay_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Clive A Randall, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clive A Randall, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary Lynn Messing, Committee Member
Nikolas J Podraza, Special Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Susan E Trolier Mckinstry, Committee Member

12. Development of Structure-property Relationships for Intrinsically Microporous Polymers through Molecular Simulations

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Author:
Hart, Kyle E
Title:
Development of Structure-property Relationships for Intrinsically Microporous Polymers through Molecular Simulations
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Molecular Simulation
Polymers of intrinsic microporosity
carbon dioxide adsorption
gas separation
PIMs
File:
Download Hart-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Coray M Colina, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William George Noid, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member

13. MOCVD growth of GaN on Si through novel substrate modification techniques

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Author:
Gagnon, Jarod Christopher
Title:
MOCVD growth of GaN on Si through novel substrate modification techniques
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
III/Nitride
MOCVD
Silicon
substrate modification
File:
Download Gagnon_--_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Joan Marie Redwing, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Member
Joshua Alexander Robinson, Committee Member
Jerzy Ruzyllo, Committee Member

14. Growth and Characterization of Bismuth Selenide Thin Films by Chemical Vapor Deposition

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Author:
Brom, Joseph Edward
Title:
Growth and Characterization of Bismuth Selenide Thin Films by Chemical Vapor Deposition
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
CVD
Bi2Se3
bismuth selenide
topological insulator
File:
Download Full_Document_Final_-_Revised_05272014.pdf
Committee Members:
Joan Marie Redwing, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nitin Samarth, Committee Member
Joshua Alexander Robinson, Committee Member
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Member

15. microstructural evolution of ferritic-martensitic steels under heavy ion irradiation

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Author:
Topbasi, Cem
Title:
microstructural evolution of ferritic-martensitic steels under heavy ion irradiation
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
nuclear materials
steels
ion irradiation
iron
defects
File:
Download FINAL_VERSION_THESIS_CEM.pdf
Committee Members:
Arthur Thompson Motta, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden Iii, Committee Member
Zi Kui Liu, Committee Member
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Brian D Wirth, Special Member

16. The Effect of Secondary Phases and Birefringence on Visible Light Transmission in Translucent α’-sialon Ceramics

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Author:
Morandi, Carl Sebastian
Title:
The Effect of Secondary Phases and Birefringence on Visible Light Transmission in Translucent α’-sialon Ceramics
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
α’-SiAlON
Ceramics
Light Transmission
Transparent α’-SiAlON
Translucent α’-SiAlON
AlN-Polytypoid
Microstructure Control
File:
Download Carl-_Thesis-Revised_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Gary Lynn Messing, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

17. Sol-gel derived polymer composites for energy storage and conversion

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Author:
Han, Kuo
Title:
Sol-gel derived polymer composites for energy storage and conversion
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
nanocomposite
P(VDF-CTFE)
ferroelectric
piezoelectric
sol-gel
energy storage
File:
Download Dissertation-KuoHan.pdf
Committee Members:
Qing Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member

18. Controlling the Conductivity and Stability of Azoles: Proton and Hydroxide Exchange Functionalities

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Author:
Chaloux, Brian Leonard
Title:
Controlling the Conductivity and Stability of Azoles: Proton and Hydroxide Exchange Functionalities
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
azoles
imidazolium
anhydrous proton conduction
impedance spectroscopy
polymers
polymer chemistry
chemical stability
File:
Download B._L._Chaloux_Dissertation_-_Conductivity_and_Stability_of_Azoles_-_Corrected.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Harry R Allcock, Committee Member

19. Bitumen Recovery from Oil Sands Using Deep Eutectic Solvent and Its Aqueous Solutions

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Author:
Pulati, Nuerxida
Title:
Bitumen Recovery from Oil Sands Using Deep Eutectic Solvent and Its Aqueous Solutions
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Oil Sands
Bitumen
Oil Recovery
Atomic Force Microscopy
Peakforce Tapping QNM
Force Measurement
Deep Eutectic Solvent
File:
Download Nuerxida_Pulati_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul C Painter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
Jonathan P Mathews, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

21. Dispersion Strategies And Role Of Interfacial Phenomena In Dielectric Polymer Nanocomposites

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Author:
Khodaparast, Payam
Title:
Dispersion Strategies And Role Of Interfacial Phenomena In Dielectric Polymer Nanocomposites
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
polymer nanocomposite
dispersion
dielectric
File:
Download Full-Dissertation-corrected_after_thesis_office_comments-v2.pdf
Committee Members:
Zoubeida Ounaies, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member

22. Phase-field simulation of defect transport, current evolution and piezoelectric response in dielectric and ferroelectric oxides

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Author:
Cao, Ye
Title:
Phase-field simulation of defect transport, current evolution and piezoelectric response in dielectric and ferroelectric oxides
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Phase-field model
defect transport
resistance degradation
ferroelectric oxides
File:
Download Ye_Cao_PhD_thesis_v4.pdf
Committee Members:
Long Qing Chen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Long Qing Chen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Committee Member
Gerald Dennis Mahan, Committee Member

24. Aggregation in concentrated protein solutions: insights from rheology, neutron scattering and molecular simulations

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Author:
Castellanos Mantilla, Maria Monica
Title:
Aggregation in concentrated protein solutions: insights from rheology, neutron scattering and molecular simulations
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
protein aggregation
protein rheology
neutron scattering
monoclonal antibody
molecular dynamics
viscosity
yield stress
File:
Download Castellanos2014_Dissertation_vFinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Ralph H Colby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Coray M Colina, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Erwin A Vogler, Committee Member
Andrew Zydney, Committee Member
Jai A Pathak, Special Member

25. Dynamics of Oxygen Vacancies and Defect Complexes in the Perovskite Oxide Structure

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Author:
Maier, Russell Alan
Title:
Dynamics of Oxygen Vacancies and Defect Complexes in the Perovskite Oxide Structure
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
oxygen vacancy
EPR
impedance
defect complex
ionic conductivity
File:
Download Russell_Maier_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Clive A Randall, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan�Trolier�McKinstry, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patrick M Lenahan, Committee Member
Shujun Zhang, Committee Member
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member

26. Process-Structure-Property Relationships of Micron Thick Gadolinium Oxide Films Deposited by Reactive Electron Beam-Physical Vapor Deposition (EB-PVD)

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Author:
Grave, Daniel Aldo
Title:
Process-Structure-Property Relationships of Micron Thick Gadolinium Oxide Films Deposited by Reactive Electron Beam-Physical Vapor Deposition (EB-PVD)
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Thin film
Gadolinium Oxide
Gd2O3
neutron detection
residual stress
phase transition
File:
Download Daniel_Grave_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joshua Alexander Robinson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member

27. The Interfacial Chemistry of Organic Materials on Commercial Glass Surfaces

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Author:
Banerjee, Joy
Title:
The Interfacial Chemistry of Organic Materials on Commercial Glass Surfaces
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
glass
silane
silanization
surface analysis
composite materials
sodium
interfacial chemistry
adsorption
glass
silane
silanization
surface analysis
composite materials
sodium
interfacial chemistry
adsorption
File:
Download 1-PhD_dissertation__Joy_Banerjee_Final_.pdf
Committee Members:
Carlo G Pantano, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seong Han Kim, Committee Member
Karl Todd Mueller, Committee Member
David Lawrence Allara, Committee Member

28. Residual Ferroelectricity, Piezoelectricity, and Flexoelectricity in Barium Strontium Titanate Tunable Dielectrics

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Author:
Garten, Lauren M
Title:
Residual Ferroelectricity, Piezoelectricity, and Flexoelectricity in Barium Strontium Titanate Tunable Dielectrics
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Piezoelectricity
Ferroelectricity
Flexoelectricity
Barium Strontium Titanate
Tunable Dielectrics
File:
Download L._Garten_Dissertaion.pdf
Committee Members:
Susan E Trolier Mckinstry, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Thomas Nelson Jackson, Special Member

29. The influence of crystal defects on domain wall motion in thin film Pb(zr,ti)o3

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Author:
Marincel, Daniel Michael
Title:
The influence of crystal defects on domain wall motion in thin film Pb(zr,ti)o3
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
ferroelectrics
domain walls
nonlinear response
piezoresponse force microscopy
transmission electron microscopy
File:
Download Marincel_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Susan Trolier Mc Kinstry, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Susan Trolier Mc Kinstry, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Clive A Randall, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Dr Qiming Zhang, Committee Member
Sergei V Kalinin, Special Member
Clive A Randall, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

30. Phase-field Modeling of Flexoelectric Effect in Perovskite Ferroelectrics

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Author:
GU, YIJIA
Title:
Phase-field Modeling of Flexoelectric Effect in Perovskite Ferroelectrics
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Flexoelectric effect
ferroelectrics
phase-field method
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_Yijia_Gu__final_.pdf
Committee Members:
Long Qing Chen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Long Qing Chen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Venkatraman Gopalan, Committee Member
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Susan E Trolier Mckinstry, Committee Member
Qiang Du, Committee Member
James Chen, Special Member

31. Engineering Of Electrode Structure Of Automotive Li-ion Batteries

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Author:
Cao, Lei
Title:
Engineering Of Electrode Structure Of Automotive Li-ion Batteries
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
lithium-ion battery
ionic conductivity
solid diffusion coefficient
LS-GITT
PVDF SBR/CMC binder
multifunctional powerpanel
File:
Download Lei_Cao_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Chao Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

33. Manganese Oxide/reduced Graphene Oxide Hybrids as Anode Materials For High-performance Lithium-ion Batteries

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Author:
Ayhan, Ismail Alperen
Title:
Manganese Oxide/reduced Graphene Oxide Hybrids as Anode Materials For High-performance Lithium-ion Batteries
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Energy storage
Lithium-ion batteries
Hybrid materials
Graphenes
Manganese oxides
File:
Download Alp_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Qing Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

34. Field Assisted Sintering of Refractory Carbide Ceramics and Fiber Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites

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Author:
Gephart, Sean Michael
Title:
Field Assisted Sintering of Refractory Carbide Ceramics and Fiber Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
sintering
field assisted sintering
fast
spark plasma sintering
sps
silicon carbide
sic
boron carbide
b4c
cmc
ceramic
File:
Download SG-Dissertation-Final_Draft.pdf
Committee Members:
Jogender Singh, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ivica Smid, Committee Member
Todd Palmer, Committee Member

35. High Power Characterization Oflead-free Piezoelectric Ceramics

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Author:
Gurdal, Erkan Ahmet
Title:
High Power Characterization Oflead-free Piezoelectric Ceramics
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Lead-Free Piezoelectric Ceramics
High Power Characterization
Piezoelectric Transformer
Hardening
Doping
File:
Download gurdalae_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenji Uchino, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenji Uchino, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Shujun Zhang, Committee Member
Wenwu Cao, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member