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Author:

Gordin, Mikhail

Title:

Surface Control in Pursuit of Next-generation Batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

battery
energy storage
lithium-ion
lithium-sulfur
sodium-ion
electrolyte
solid-electrolyte interphase
surface analysis

File:

Download Mikhail_L_Gordin_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Donghai Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Member
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member
Sulin Zhang, Committee Member

Author:

Parimi, Venkata

Title:

Characterization of Porous Silicon for Micropyrotechnic Applications

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Nanoenergetic materials
Micropyrotechnics
Porous silicon
Combustion

File:

Download Parimi_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Stuart Settles, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member
David Lawrence Allara, Committee Member

Author:

Yi, Ran

Title:

Development Of High-energy Silicon-based Anode Materials For Lithium-ion Storage

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Lithium-ion batteries
anodes
silicon
composite
hybrid capacitors

File:

Download PhD_dissertation_of_Ran_Yi.pdf

Committee Members:

Donghai Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Sulin Zhang, Committee Member

Author:

Sigamani, Nirmal Shankar

Title:

Effect of carbon nanofillers on the microstructure and electromechanical properties of electroactive polymers

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Graphene Oxide
reduced graphene
carbon nanotubes
electroactive strain
electromechanical
hybrid SWNT-GO
chemical modification

File:

Download Dissertation_Post-defense_submitted_version.pdf

Committee Members:

Zoubeida Ounaies, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member
Joshua Alexander Robinson, Committee Member

Author:

Chen, Shuru

Title:

Development of Cathode Materials and Electrolytes for High-energy Lithium-sulfur Batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Lithium-Sulfur
Batteries
Electrolyte
Cathode
Dimethyl Disulfide
Silicon anode

File:

Download PhD_dissertation_of_Shuru_Chen_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Donghai Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Member
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

Author:

Melnyk, Michael Joseph

Title:

A multi-faceted approach towards improving the performance of silicon electrodes for next-generation lithium-ion batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

battery
lithium-ion
silicon anode
secondary storage
electrochemical energy

File:

Download Thesis_-_Michael_J_Melnyk_-_04-22-15.pdf

Committee Members:

Donghai Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Alam, Md Tarekul

Title:

Size effects on mechanical and thermal properties of thin films

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Thin films
nano scale
thermal
mechanical
size effect
coupling of properties
micro scale

File:

Download Alam_dissertation_final_16July.pdf

Committee Members:

Md Amanul Haque, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member