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Author:

Hamad, Fawzi Ghassan

Title:

Soluble and Insoluble Polyelectrolyte Complexes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

polyelectrolyte complexes
coacervates
stoichiometry
zeta potential
viscosity
swelling
rheology
superposition

File:

Download FawziHamad-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Ralph H Colby, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kim, Hyung Kyu

Title:

Polyethylene Based Ion Conductors

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Proton exchange membrane
fuel cells
polyethylene
anion exchange membrane
electrolytic cell

File:

Download 1-M.S.__thesis_by_Hyung_Kyu_Kim.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr T C Mike Chung, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Serguei Lvov, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Micheal A Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Blecher, Jared Jacob

Title:

Numerical Modeling of Laser-silicon Interactions during Formation of Selective Emitters

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

laser doping
solar cell
photovoltaics
laser diagnostic
beam characterization

File:

Download Blecher_Masters_Thesis_Rev_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Todd Palmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Tarasankar Deb Roy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Suzanne E Mohney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lanning, Wade Richard

Title:

Effects of Residual Stress and Electrode Array Structure on Electromechanical Damage Response of Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

MLCC
capacitor
dielectric
ferroelectric
dissipation
DICT
digital image correlation and tracking

File:

Download Wade_Lanning_MS_2012.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher L Muhlstein, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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:

Download Zacherl-Dissertation-Final.pdf

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:

Domask, Anna Catherine

Title:

The Development and Modeling of a Simulated Test Structure for Rapidly Testing Microelectromechanical Switch Contacts

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

MEMS
Switch
Modeling
Materials
Contacts
Testing
FEA
bending

File:

Download DomaskMastersThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Muhlstein, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chanthad, Chalathorn

Title:

Synthesis and Characterizations of Novel Polymer Electrolytes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Polymer electrolyte
Proton exchange membrane
Proton conductivity
Ionic liquid
ionic conductivity
Ion conductive membrane

File:

Download Thesis_JessChalathorn_final_version.pdf

Committee Members:

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

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:

Xing, Wenting

Title:

Phase-field Models of iron phosphate and lithium iron phosphate binary system

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Lithium-ion battery
lithium iron phosphate
coherency strain energy

File:

Download Wenting_Xing_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Long Qing Chen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Schuh, Carolyn Jeanne

Title:

Formation and Kinetics of Axially Intruded Iron Silicide and Nickel Silicide Nanowires

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

iron
nickel
silicide
nanowire
kinetics
phase formation
intruded silicide
spin injection
spintronics

File:

Download carolynschuh.rtf.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ellis, Annie Ruth

Title:

A Study of the Structure and Molecular Dynamics of Oriented, Semi-crystalline Poly(lactic Acid)

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Poly(Lactic Acid)
crystallinity
dielectric relaxation spectroscopy

File:

Download Ellis_Annie_R._Final_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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:

Tremper, Amber Leigh

Title:

Effects of Nanoscale Coatings on Reliability of MEMS Ohmic Contact Switches

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

MEMS
ohmic
thin films
nanoindentation
coatings
ruthenium
gold
platinum
contact resistance

File:

Download Tremper_Doctoral_Thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Christopher Muhlstein, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Raymond Howell, Committee Member
Seong Han Kim, Committee Member
Albert Eliot Segall, Committee Member

Author:

Duan, Chen

Title:

computer simulations of ferroelectric local switching by phase-field approach

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

ferroelectric phase-field approach

File:

Download finalthesis_chenduan.pdf

Committee Members:

Long Qing Chen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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:

Wang, Yi

Title:

STRUCTURE EVOLUTION, DIFFUSIVITY AND VISCOSITY OF BINARY AL-BASED AND NI-BASED METAL MELTS: AB INITIO MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Diffusivity
Viscosity
Short rang order
Bond pair
Voronoi polyhedra

File:

Download 1-YiWang-MS-Thesis-V4.pdf

Committee Members:

Zi Kui Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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:

Andre, Kalissa Lauren

Title:

Synthesis and Characterization of Zn1-xmnxse and Bi2se3 Nanowires and Nanoribbons

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

nanowire
thermal evaporation
diluted magnetic semiconductor
topological insulator
Bi2Se3
ZnMnSe
ordering

File:

Download AndreThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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:

Leung, Jessica

Title:

The Emergent Monoclinic Phase in KNbO3 Discovered Using Optical Second Harmonic Generation

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

potassium niobate
second harmonic generation
monoclinic
orthorhombic
ferroelectric
SHG
KNbO3
nonlinear optical

File:

Download jessica_leung_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Venkatraman Gopalan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sworts, Lance M

Title:

Dynamic Fatigues Testing of Titanium Diboride in Molten Aluminum

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Dynamic fatigue
titanium diboride

File:

Download LMSworts_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

John Richard Hellmann Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

Author:

Mcdermott, Amanda G

Title:

Scattering and Physical Aging in Intrinsically Microporous Polymers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

scattering
SAXS
WAXS
physical aging
PIMs
polymers of intrinsic microporosity
microporous polymers
free volume

File:

Download AGMcDermott_-_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Coray M Colina, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member

Author:

Lin, Joyce Chia-i

Title:

An Investigation of Local Nanomorphology and Doping at the Metal-semiconductor Interface

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

ohmic contacts
compound semiconductors
transmission electron microscopy
InGaAs
GaAs
III-V compounds
transistors

File:

Download LinJoyce_Dissertation_May2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Suman Datta, Committee Member
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member

Author:

Meinert, Kenneth C

Title:

The Beta To Alpha Transformations In Nickel Aluminum Bronzes At Low Undercoolings

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Nickel Aluminum Bronze
Sympathetic Nucleation
BCC-FCC Transformation
3-D Reconstruction
Inclusion Nucleation

File:

Download K.C.Meinert.Jr.Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Raymond Howell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Raymond Howell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard Martukanitz, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Zi Kiu Liu, Committee Member

Author:

Akkopru Akgun, Betul

Title:

ADSORPTION Of WATER ON SILICA and SILICATE GLASSES

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

water adsorption
silicate glasses
physisorption
chemisorption

File:

Download Akkopru_Betul_MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Carlo G Pantano, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Follman, Jacob Jay

Title:

On the atomic scale defects involved in the negative bias temperature instability in 4H-SiC MOSFETs

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

NBTI
SiC
MOSFET
EPR
EDMR

File:

Download Follman_J_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick M Lenahan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Liang, Siwei

Title:

Synthesis And Characterization Of Polysiloxane-based Single–ion Conductors

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

polyelectrolyte
single-ion conductor
ionomer
lithium-ion battery
phosphonium ionomer
rheology of ionomer
dielectric relaxation

File:

Download Siwei_Liang-_PhD_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ralph H Colby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Harry R Allcock, Special Member

Author:

Wetherington, Maxwell Turner

Title:

Graphene Oxide Synthesis and Radiolysis

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

graphene oxide
functionalization
radiolysis
luminescence

File:

Download thesis_update5_new.pdf

Committee Members:

Joshua Alexander Robinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Lawrence Allara, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Hansell Adair, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Choi, Won Hyuck

Title:

passivation of InGaN/GaN nanopillar light emitting diodes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

nanopillar
light emitting diode
passivation
InGaN/GaN

File:

Download 070813_Masters_thesis_Won_Hyuck_Choi.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jian Xu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joan Marie Redwing, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lee, Sang-kwon

Title:

the coupled environment models for localized corrosions; crevice corrosion and stress corrosion cracking

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

the coupled environment fracture model
localized corrosion
crevice corrosion
stress corrosion cracking
coupling current

File:

Download PhD_dissertation_Sangkwon_Lee_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Digby D Macdonald, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Digby D Macdonald, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kwadwo Osseo Asare, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Mirna Urquidi Macdonald, Committee Member

Author:

Sharifiasl, Samin

Title:

Corrosion Issues in High-level Nuclear Waste Containers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Passivity
Corrosion
High-level nuclear waste
Sulfide
Thermodynamics
Kinetics

File:

Download ThesisMaster-Samin_Sharifi_Asl_Final_.pdf

Committee Members:

Digby D Macdonald, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Digby D Macdonald, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Mirna Urquidi Macdonald, Committee Member
Gary Lynn Messing, Committee Member

Author:

Zhang, Lei

Title:

Thermodynamic investigation of transition metal oxides via CALPHAD and first-principles methods

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

CALPHAD
transition metal oxides
phase stability
first-principles
defect

File:

Download Lei-MSThesis-v6.pdf

Committee Members:

Zi Kui Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Perkins, Sasha Lianna

Title:

An Experimental and Computational Study of Choline Chloride-based Deep Eutectic Solvents

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Deep eutectic solvents
ionic liquids
choline chloride
fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
hydrogen bonding

File:

Download MastersThesis_SashaPerkins_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Coray M Colina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul C Painter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Stanik, John Andrew

Title:

Efficient simulation of protein surface adsorption using Dissipative Particle Dynamics with specular chain reflection

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Simulation
Protein
Adsorption
Dissipative Particle Dynamics
DPD

File:

Download jas1103_msc-thesis-final.pdf

Committee Members:

Coray M Colina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Abbott, Lauren Jeanine

Title:

Molecular Simulations of Nanoporous Glassy Materials

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

molecular simulations
polymers
microporous materials
intrinsic microporosity
gas adsorption
polymatic

File:

Download LaurenJAbbott_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Coray M Colina, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member

Author:

Kosolwattana, Suppanat

Title:

poly-ethylenedioxythiophene (pedot)conformally coated on aligned carbon nanotube arrays for supercapacitor electrodes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

PEDOT
carbon nanotube
supercapacitor

File:

Download Thesis_revision_-_Suppanat_Kosolwattana.pdf

Committee Members:

Qiming Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yearsley, Joshua David

Title:

Novel Ohmic Contact Schemes for Iii-v Semiconductors

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Ohmic contacts
metal/semiconductor contacts
doping
materials science

File:

Download Yearsley_J_ThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roman Engel Herbert, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joan Marie Redwing, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Petrina, Stephanie Ann

Title:

Water Sorption, Viscoelastic, and Optical Properties of Thin Nafion® Films

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Thin polymer films
Nafion
ionomer
water sorption
fuel cells
spectroscopic ellipsometry
quartz crystal microbalance

File:

Download S_Petrina_PhD_Thesis_July_2013_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
David Lawrence Allara, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member
Nikolas Podraza, Special Member

Author:

Bresnehan, Michael Stephen

Title:

Synthesis and Characterization of Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Integration with Graphene Electronics

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Graphene
Epitaxial Graphene
Boron Nitride
h-BN
Dielectric
Field Effect Transistor
CVD
High Mobility

File:

Download MBresnehan_-_PhD_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

David Robinson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joshua Alexander Robinson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
Mauricio Terrones Maldonado, Committee Member

Author:

Disabb-miller, Melanie Lisa

Title:

Morphology and Transport in Ionic Membranes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

proton exchange membrane
anion exchange membrane
fuel cell
block copolymer
PEM
AEM
ion transport
morphology
superacid

File:

Download DisabbMiller_Melanie_PhD_Dissertation_MatSE_corrected.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Yi

Title:

A FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY OF STACKING FAULTS AND LONG PERIODIC STACKING ORDER STRUCTURES IN MG AND MG ALLOYS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Stacking fault
Long periodic stacking order (LPSO)
Deformation electron density
Atomic array/cluster

File:

Download 2013-BillYiWang-PhD-Dissertation-Mg-SF-LPSOs--V3.pdf

Committee Members:

Zi Kui Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zi Kui Liu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Jorge Osvaldo Sofo, Committee Member
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Member
Suveen N Mathaudhu, Special Member

Author:

Masser, Hanqing

Title:

Understanding Ion Association States and Molecular Dynamics Using Infrared Spectroscopy

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

infrared spectroscopy
ionomer
ion association states
dielectric
ion conduction
lithium ion
molecular dynamics

File:

Download Hanqing_Masser_phd_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul C Painter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member