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Author:

Liu, Yunzhi

Title:

Magnetic and Metallic Metalattices: A Transferrable Nanocasting by Confined Supercritical Fluid Chemical Deposition

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

3D artificial lattices
inverse opal
supercritical fluid chemical deposition
chemical fluid deposition
spin-engineered meta-materials
plasmonic meta-materials
metalattices
nanocasting

File:

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Committee Members:

John V Badding, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John V Badding, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Miriam Arak Freedman, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Outside Member

Author:

Werner, Mark Andrew

Title:

Applications of Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for Non-destructive Analysis of Plant Cell Walls and Engineered Soil Surrogates

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
plant cell walls
cellulose
Engineered soil surrogates
hemicellulose
pectin
pesticides
probe molecules
cross polarization
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File:

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Committee Members:

Benjamin James Lear, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
David D Boehr, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member

Author:

Koeplinger, Daniel Brian

Title:

The Synthesis and Characterization of Functionalized Nanothreads

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Nanothread
Benzene
Compression
Polymerization
Diamond Anvil Cell
Exfoliation
AFM

File:

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Committee Members:

John V Badding, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member

Author:

Kindle, Cody

Title:

MATERIAL DEPOSITION VIA LASER INDUCED THERMAL VOXELS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Direct laser write
laser lithography
solvothermal synthesis

File:

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Committee Members:

Lauren Dell Zarzar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Noel Christopher Giebink, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member

Author:

Van Burns, Emma Nicholson

Title:

Rate enhancement of chemical reactions using nanoscale heating generated by the photothermal effect of gold nanoparticles

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

photothermal heating
polyurethane
kinetics
gold nanoparticles
localized surface plasmon resonance
plasmonic heating
photothermal effect

File:

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Committee Members:

Benjamin James Lear, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark Maroncelli, Committee Member
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member
Noel Christopher Giebink, Outside Member

Author:

Fagan, Jonathan

Title:

THE ROLE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN INSPECTING SURFACES

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

CESR
solvent dielectric
gold

File:

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Committee Members:

Benjamin James Lear, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Alexey Silakov, Committee Member
Robert Rioux, Outside Member

Author:

Mitra, Utsab

Title:

UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURAL INFLUENCES IN GOLD MONOLAYERED-PROTECTED CLUSTERS USING MAGNETO-OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRONIC SPECTROSCOPY

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Nanoclusters
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Two-dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy
Magneto-Optical Spectroscopy
Superatoms
Gold Clusters
Zeeman Effect

File:

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Committee Members:

Kenneth Luther Knappenberger, Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Committee Member

Author:

Ackerman, Jonathan

Title:

Controlling selectivity of platinum deposition on partially exchanged Cu2-xS-CdS nanoparticles

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

nanoparticle
Chalcogenide
Cation exchange
partial cation exchange
Seeded growth

File:

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Committee Members:

Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Swartzfager, John

Title:

Investigation of the Optoelectronic Properties of Formamidinium Lead Bromide Perovskites Using Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Time-resolved spectroscopy
Formamidinium lead bromide
Lead halide perovskites
Time-resolved infrared spectroscopy
Optoelectronic
Photovoltaics
Fano resonance
Transient absorption
Polaron
Electron-phonon coupling
Excited state dynamics
Charge carriers

File:

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Committee Members:

John B Asbury, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Mark Maroncelli, Committee Member
Noel Christopher Giebink, Committee Member

Author:

Widstrom, Andrea Lyn

Title:

Applicability of standard kinetic parameters for describing a photothermally driven reaction

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Diels-Alder
photothermal
gold nanoparticle
solvent
kinetic
viscosity
retro Diels-Alder
dipole
activation
thermodynamic
Arrhenius

File:

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Committee Members:

Benjamin James Lear, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
John B Asbury, Committee Member
William D Burgos, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Uppuluri, Ritesh

Title:

Structure-Property Relationships in Functional Layered Metal Oxides and Metal Oxide Nanosheets

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Layered oxides
Perovskite
Nanosheets

File:

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Committee Members:

Thomas E Mallouk, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Peels, Mieke

Title:

Development of Integration Techniques for Semiempirical Quantum Chemistry Methods and Density Functional Theory

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

quantum chemistry
theoretical chemistry
density functional theory

File:

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Committee Members:

Gerald Knizia, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gerald Knizia, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Fortenbaugh, Robert

Title:

MOLECULAR-SCALE CONTROL OVER REACTION RATE AND MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF PHOTOTHERMALLY CURED SILICONE

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Photothermal
photothermal effect
nanoparticles
silicone
photothermal heat
PDMS
polymer
3D printing
paints and coatings
thermoset polymer

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Committee Members:

Benjamin James Lear, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Outside Member

Author:

Alameda, Lucas Thomas

Title:

The Soft Chemistry of MoAlB

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

MoAlB
MBenes
Solid-State Synthesis
Soft Chemistry
Topochemical
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
Mesoporosity
Metal Borides
Two-Dimensional Materials
Heterostructures

File:

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Committee Members:

Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Elizabeth A Elacqua, Committee Member
Joshua Alexander Robinson, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Lafemina, Nikki Hunter

Title:

Investigations of single-ion conducting polymer electrolytes by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

single-ion conducting polymer electrolytes
ionomers
diffusion
NMR
lithium diffusion
batteries
conductivity

File:

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Committee Members:

Karl Todd Mueller, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David D Boehr, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Professor Michael A Hickner, Committee Member

Author:

Munson, Kyle Thomas

Title:

Investigating the Electronic and Structural Properties of Halide Perovskite Semiconductors via Time-Resolved Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

halide perovskites
polarons
time-resolved spectroscopy
charge carrier recombination
ultrafast vibrational spectroscopy
infrared spectroscopy
inorganic semiconductors
transient absorption spectroscopy
dynamic disorder

File:

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Committee Members:

John B Asbury, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John B Asbury, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Mark Maroncelli, Committee Member
Noel Christopher Giebink, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Stultz, Conner

Title:

Characterization and Implementation of Analytical Methods for Dioxin Analysis: Implications and Improvements for Future Analyses and Methodologies

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Analytical Chemistry
Gas Chromatography
Mass Spectrometry
Dioxin Analysis
Environmental Analysis
Chemistry
Separations
Chromatography

File:

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Committee Members:

Frank Dorman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C Bevilacqua, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Kenneth Luther Knappenberger, Jr., Committee Member
Andrew David Patterson, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Frank Dorman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip C Bevilacqua, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Di Domizio, Gabriella

Title:

Understanding Competing Reaction Pathways in Nanoparticle Cation Exchange Processes Using the Tyndall Effect

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Tyndall effect
Cation Exchange
Structure-Selective
Nanoparticle
Manganese Sulfide
MnS
Digenite

File:

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Committee Members:

Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lauren Dell Zarzar, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Jharimune, Suprita

Title:

Mechanistic insights into transformation and growth of chalcogenide and noble metal nanoparticles

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Noble metal nanoparticles
Chalcogenide nanoparticles
Thermodynamics
Shape-controlled synthesis
Nanoparticle growth and transformation
Silver Nanoparticles
Cadmium Selenide Quantum Dots
Isothermal titration calorimetry

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Rioux, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Rioux, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair