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Author:

Kotsonis, George

Title:

High-Entropy Oxides: Epitaxial Growth, Kinetic Dependencies, and Linear Optical Properties

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Oxides
Entropy
Epitaxy

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Committee Members:

Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Major Field Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Major Field Member
Jon-Paul Maria, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Brian Foley, Outside Unit & Field Member
Vincent Crespi, Outside Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Campbell, Ian

Title:

Experimental and Computational Investigations of Platinum and Gallium Nitride Vapor Deposition Processes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

atomic layer deposition
chemical vapor deposition
platinum
gallium nitride
density functional theory
mesoporous nitrogen doped carbon
nuclei
particle
thin film

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Committee Members:

Suzanne Mohney, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Susan Sinnott, Major Field Member
Feifei Shi, Outside Unit & Field Member
Joan Redwing, Major Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Han, Aijie

Title:

Using the semidilute unentangled concentration regime to determine the molecular weights of polyelectrolytes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Polyelectrolyte solutions
polymer physics
rheology

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Committee Members:

Robert Hickey, Major Field Member
Enrique Gomez, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ralph Colby, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Urara Hasegawa, Major Field Member

Author:

Nieves Sanabria, Cesar

Title:

Dynamics of ion transport and charge compensation in thermally poled glasses

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

glass
ion migration
thermal poling
tsdc
comsol
dielectric breakdown
acid leaching
polymer coating
electrical properties

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Committee Members:

Michael Lanagan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Suzanne Mohney, Major Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Seong Kim, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Mauro, Major Field Member

Author:

Gerace, Katy

Title:

Exploring the fundamental contributions to the dielectric properties of LiNbO3 and NaNbO3 glass-ceramics with microwave frequency measurements

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

glass
glass-ceramics
dielectric properties
microwave frequency

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Major Field Member
Michael Lanagan, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Mauro, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Clive Randall, Major Field Member

Author:

Isaacson, Aaron

Title:

Microstructural Evolution Under Loss of Lubriction Conditions in Aerospace Gear Steels

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Aerospace Gear Steel Failure
Friction
Surface Oxidation
Hot Hardness
Loss of Lubrication Gear Failure
Microstructural Evolution
Scuffing

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Tarasankar Debroy, Major Field Member
Allison Beese, Major Field Member
Todd Palmer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Voigt, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Kuznetsova, Tatiana

Title:

Enhancing properties of perovskite ferroelectrics and correlated metals via precise stoichiometry control

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Molecular beam epitaxy
Complex oxides
Transparent conductors
Thin films

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Venkatraman Gopalan, Major Field Member
Jon-Paul Maria, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Qi Li, Outside Unit & Field Member
Roman Engel-Herbert, Special Member
Ismaila Dabo, Major Field Member

Author:

Dai, Cheng

Title:

PHASE-FIELD SIMULATIONS OF CONTROLLING AND DESIGNING FERROELECTRIC TOPOLOGICAL STRUCTURES AND HIDDEN PHASES IN SUPERLATTICE SYSTEMS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Topological phase
Hidden phase
Superlattice
Design strategy
Control

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Committee Members:

Venkatraman Gopalan, Major Field Member
Sulin Zhang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ismaila Dabo, Major Field Member
Long-Qing Chen, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Molina, Alex

Title:

Semiconductor Surface Passivation and Metallization for Schottky Diodes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Schottky diodes
contacts
transition metals
semiconductor structures
gallium nitride
rhenium
molybdenum carbonitride
atomic layer deposition
energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy
transmission electron microscopy
x-ray diffraction
hydrobromic acid
x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
electron beam evaporation
sputtering
surface passivation
metallization

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Committee Members:

Michael Lanagan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Rongming Chu, Outside Field Member
Jon-Paul Maria, Major Field Member
Suzanne Mohney, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Torsi, Riccardo

Title:

Engineering Defects, Dopants, and Layering in 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

2D Materials
2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition
MoS2
Doping
Point Defects
Defect Engineering
Epitaxy
Chemical Vapor Deposition
MOCVD
CVD
Electronic and Photonic Materials
Surface Characterization
2D Semiconductors

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Mauricio Terrones, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kenneth Knappenberger, Outside Field Member
Joan Redwing, Major Field Member
Joshua Robinson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Min, Lujin

Title:

Studies on Quantum Transport and Magnetic Properties of Novel Materials

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Quantum transport
Magnetism
Nonlinear Hall effect
High entropy material

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Committee Members:

Chaoxing Liu, Outside Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Venkatraman Gopalan, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Zhiqiang Mao, Chair & Co-Dissertation Advisr
Morteza Kayyalha, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ismaila Dabo, Major Field Member

Author:

Sun, Hui

Title:

Computational materials design by thermodynamic modeling

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

CALPHAD
FGM
Thermodynamic modeling
Cr-Fe-Mo-Nb-Ni
Materials Design

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Zi-Kui Liu, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jingjing Li, Outside Unit & Field Member
Hojong Kim, Major Field Member
Allison Beese, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Fair, Ryan

Title:

EHANCEMENT OF CONJUGATED POLYMER CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; FROM THE INDIVIDUAL CHAIN TO MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Conjugated polymers
TEM
Persistence Length
Gel Permeation Chromatorgraphy
Light Scattering
GIWAXS
SANS
4D STEM
Organic Photovoltaic
Organic Field Effect Transistor
Organic Electronics

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Committee Members:

Robert Hickey, Major Field Member
Enrique Gomez, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Christian Pester, Outside Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Ralph Colby, Outside Unit Member

Author:

Chen, Xin

Title:

MATERIALS DESIGN OF DIELECTRIC POLYMERS FOR ENERGY STORAGE, ELECTROCALORIC COOLING, AND ELECTRO-ACTUATORS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Dielectric polymer
PVDF-based polymers
Electrocaloric cooling
electromechanical coupling
capacitors
energy storage

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Committee Members:

Qiming Zhang, Co-Chair of Committee
Michael Lanagan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Qing Wang, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Weihua Guan, Major Field Member
Michael Hickner, Major Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Qiming Zhang, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Lin, Yinan

Title:

Mixed Modifier Effect in Aluminosilicate Glasses

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

aluminosilicate-based glass
dissolution
dynamic
mixed modifier effect.
aluminosilicate glass
mixed modifier effect
mechanical
glass transition

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Committee Members:

Hojong Kim, Major Field Member
John Mauro, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Robert Kimel, Major Field Member
Seong Kim, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Goodling, Devin

Title:

Compositional Dependence of Ferroelectric Properties in Thin Film Zn1-xMgxO

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

ZnO
ferroelectric
ZnMgO
RF sputtering

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Committee Members:

Jon-Paul Maria, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ismaila Dabo, Committee Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Venkatraman Gopalan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rosoff-Verbit, Brett

Title:

Liberation of Graphene-like Nanoplatelets and Sub-micron Particles from Anthracite Coal through Chemically Aided Attrition Milling

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Graphene
anthracite
coal
nanomaterial
nano
attrition
milling

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Committee Members:

James Hansell Adair, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan P Mathews, Committee Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
John C Mauro, Committee Member

Author:

Peeke, Lachlan M

Title:

Printed Electronics Evolution: Analyzing Extrusion Methods, Force Modeling, and the Integration of 3D Printed Biosensors

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

3D Printing
Electronics
Biosensor
Toolpath
Extrusion

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Committee Members:

Luke Andrew Mc Clure Lyle, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Wang, Yuxiang

Title:

COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERACTION OF MULTI-FUNCTIONALIZED POROUS AROMATIC FRAMEWORKS WITH PURE SO2 AND GAS MIXTURES

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Functionalized Porous Aromatic Frameworks
Acid Gas Adsorption
Grand Canonical Monte Carlo Simmulations

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Committee Members:

Susan Sinnott, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ismaila Dabo, Major Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Outside Field Member
Adri van Duin, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hayden, John

Title:

Growth and Ferroelectric Properties of Sputtered Aluminum Nitride-Based Thin Films

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Ferroelectrics
Wurtzite
Nitride
Thin Film
Sputtering

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Major Field Member
Tom Jackson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jon-Paul Maria, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ismaila Dabo, Major Field Member