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Author:

Guo, Liang

Title:

GELATION AND MICELLE STRUCTURE CHANGES OF AQUEOUS POLYMER SOLUTIONS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

gelatin
gelation
rheology
percolation
micelle
SANS

File:

Download guothesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ralph H Colby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Qing Wang, Committee Member
Gregory Ray Ziegler, Committee Member

Author:

Tian, Lili

Title:

NANOSCALE PROBING AND PHOTONIC APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRIC DOMAIN WALLS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

ferroelectrics
SPM
PFM
nanoscale
lithium niobate
lithium tantalate

File:

Download LiliThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Venkatraman Gopalan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Leslie Eric Cross, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member
Zhiwen Liu, Committee Member

Author:

Fanton, Mark

Title:

Growth of single crystal silicon carbide by halide chemical vapor deposition

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

chemical vapor deposition
silicon carbide
epitaxy

File:

Download Fanton_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph R Flemish, Committee Member
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Member
Thomas R Shrout, Committee Member

Author:

Miller, Mary A.

Title:

Optimization and Characterization of Vanadium-Based Contacts to n-Type Aluminum Gallium Nitride

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

ohmic contacts
Vanadium
AlGaN
LEDs
HEMTs

File:

Download Miller_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
Joseph Flemish, Committee Member
Jian Xu, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Zurbuchen, Mark Alan

Title:

Transmission Electron Microscopy Investigation Of Defects And Domains In Epitaxial Films Of Aurivillius And Ruddlesden-Popper Phases

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

ferroelectric domains
out-of-phase boundaries
OPBs
domains
ferroelectrics
microstructure
epitaxial films
transmission electron microscopy
defects
epitaxy

File:

Download Dissertation_Master.pdf

Committee Members:

Darrell G Schlom, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Altaf H Carim, Committee Member
Ying Liu, Committee Member
Earle Richard Ryba, Committee Member
Karl Eugene Spear Ii, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Abrams, Matthew Benjamin

Title:

Crack Propagation and Fracture in Engineered Stress Profile Glass

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

ion exchange
r-curve
crack growth
fracture
glass

File:

Download 050704_R4_Full_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

David John Green, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Richard Hellmann Jr., Committee Member
Carlo G Pantano, Committee Member
Albert Eliot Segall, Committee Member

Author:

Biegalski, Michael David

Title:

EPITAXIALY STRAINED STRONTIUM TITANATE

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Thin Film
Strontium Titante
Strain
Ferroelectric
Relaxor
Epitaxy

File:

Download Mike_Ph.D._THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan E Trolier Mckinstry, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Darrell G Schlom, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member

Author:

Heidecker, Matthew J

Title:

HIGH-PERFORMANCE POLYMER/LAYERED SILICATE NANOCOMPOSITES

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

exfoliated
intercalated
composite
modulated DSC
crystallization
ductility
mechanical properties
PC
PET
non-compatibilized
compatibilized
high-peformance nanocomposites
polymer nanocomposites
polymer physics
high temperature surfactants
imidazolium
quaternary ammonium surfactants
melt-blending
injection molding

File:

Download MJHDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kwadwo Osseo Asare, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Ronald Hedden, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Hollander, Matthew Johnston

Title:

Investigation of Dielectric Overlayers and Device Processing on Transport and Performance of Epitaxial Graphene Field Effect Transistors

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

graphene
transistors
FET

File:

Download THESIS4.pdf

Committee Members:

Joshua Alexander Robinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joshua Alexander Robinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gross, Matthew L

Title:

Electrochemical Activity and Patterning of Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Functionalization
Carbon Nanotubes
Materials Science
Conductivity
Patterning

File:

Download MGross_CNT_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Samantaray, Malay Milan

Title:

Effects of Microstructural Defects on the Performance of Base-metal Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

finite element modeling
microstructure
multilayer ceramic capacitors
degradation

File:

Download Thesis_Malay_Samantaray.pdf

Committee Members:

Prof Clive A Randall, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clive A Randall, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Susan E Trolier Mckinstry, Committee Member
Gerald Dennis Mahan, Committee Member
Elizabeth C Dickey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas Nelson Jackson, Committee Member

Author:

Bresnehan, Michael Stephen

Title:

Microwave Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition of Homoepitaxial Diamond for M-i-P Diodes: A Study of Reactor Design, Growth Kinetics, and Surface Morphology

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

MPCVD
Diamond
Surface Morphology
Growth Kinetics
M-i-P Diode
CVD Diamond

File:

Download MBresnehan_-_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Joan Marie Redwing, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joan Marie Redwing, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David W Snyder, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yashinski , Melisa Sue

Title:

Tensile Strength of Silicon Nanowires

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

silicon
nanomechanical testing
nanowires

File:

Download Steighner_MastersThesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Muhlstein, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Muhlstein, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ugorek, Michael S

Title:

Patterned Solid State Growth of BaTiO3 Crystals

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Barium Titanate
single crystal growth
patterning

File:

Download MSUgorek_PhD_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Lynn Messing, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Lynn Messing, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan E Trolier Mckinstry, Committee Member
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Thomas R Shrout, Committee Member

Author:

Mantina, Manjeera

Title:

A FIRST-PRINCIPLES METHODOLOGY FOR DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS IN METALS AND DILUTE ALLOYS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

First-principles
tracer diffusion coefficients
metals
dilute alloys
fcc
bcc
hcp
self-diffusion
impurity diffusion

File:

Download Manjeera-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Zi Kui Liu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Long Qing Chen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Member
Jorge Osvaldo Sofo, Committee Member

Author:

Maitani, Masato

Title:

Observation of Molecular Level Behavior in Molecular Electronic Junction Device

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

SAM
Raman
cp-AFM
Molecular Electronics
Molecular Junction

File:

Download MaitaniM_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

David Lawrence Allara, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Lawrence Allara, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Committee Member
Qing Wang, Committee Member
Nicholas Winograd, Committee Member

Author:

Kanchanasopa, Mantana

Title:

SOLID-STATE STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF LACTIDE COPOLYMERS AND BLENDS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

lactide
crystallinity
copolymer
blends
AFM
dielectric relaxation

File:

Download Mantana_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ian Roland Harrison, Committee Member
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
Christopher Alan Siedlecki, Committee Member

Author:

Krishnamurthi, Mahesh

Title:

Optoelectronic materials for sub wavelength imaging and laser beam manipulation

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

near-field imaging
silicon photonics
optical fiber devices
electro-optic devices
infrared imaging
chemical vapor deposition

File:

Download mxk463_PhDThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Venkatraman Gopalan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Venkatraman Gopalan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John V Badding, Committee Member
Zhiwen Liu, Committee Member
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member

Author:

OZGUL, METIN

Title:

POLARIZATION SWITCHING AND FATIGUE ANISOTROPY IN RELAXOR-LEAD TITANATE FERROELECTRIC SINGLE CRYSTALS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

FERROELECTRIC
PIEZOELECTRIC
POLARIZATION
SWITCHING
DOMAIN WALLS
NONVOLATILE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES
POLARIZATION FATIGUE
ELECTRICAL FATIGUE
BIPOLAR DRIVE
SINGLE CRYSTAL
RELAXOR
STRAIN
POLARIZATION RELAXATION
FATIGUE ANISOTROPY
CURRENT

File:

Download mythesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Clive A Randall, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan E Trolier Mckinstry, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Leslie Eric Cross, Committee Member
Darrell G Schlom, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Committee Member

Author:

Antolino, Nicholas Edward

Title:

LOST MOLD-RAPID INFILTRATION FORMING: STRENGTH CONTROL IN MESOSCALE 3Y-TZP CERAMICS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

abnormal grain growth
grain size
rheology
brittle failure
processing
strength
forming
microfabrication
mesoscale
ceramic
TZP
zirconia
sintering

File:

Download Nick_Antolino_Full_Thesis_Revised.pdf

Committee Members:

James Hansell Adair, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Hansell Adair, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary Lynn Messing, Committee Member
Christopher L Muhlstein, Committee Member
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member