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

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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:
Download thesis_after_defense.pdf
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

2. Ferroelectric Polymer Thin Films with High Energy Density and Low Loss

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

6. Thermal Conductivity and Multiferroics Of Electroactive polymers and Polymer Composites

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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

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

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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

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

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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

9. Nanocomposite Synthesis and Characterization of Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) for Photovoltaic Applications

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Open Access
Author:
Michael, Elizabeth Kathleen
Title:
Nanocomposite Synthesis and Characterization of Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) for Photovoltaic Applications
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Nanocomposite
CZTS
Thin Film Photovoltaic
File:
Download EKM-MSThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Jeffrey Brownson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sridhar Komarneni, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

10. Structure and Dynamics of Microphase Separated Polymers Containing Strong Associations

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

16. 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.

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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

17. Low Loss 1-3 Piezocomposites for High Power Ultrasonic Transducers

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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

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

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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

19. Effect of Large Elastic Strains on Phonons in GaP Nanowires

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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

20. Transport and Surface Properties of Ion-containing Polymer Membranes

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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

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

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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

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

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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

27. Cerium Clustering and Radiation Damage Resistance in Aluminophosphate and Silicophosphate Glasses

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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

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

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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

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

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Open Access
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

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

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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

32. Understanding Ion Transport In Ion-containing Polymers For Energy Applications

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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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

35. Technological Aspects of Corrosion Control in Metallic Systems

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Open Access
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

36. Thermal and Electrochemical Degradation of Anion Exchange Membranes

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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