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Author:

Gabriel, Brian M.

Title:

SYNTHESIS-STRUCTURE-PROPERTY-PERFORMANCE RELATIONSHIPS OF TiN, CrN, AND NANOLAYER (Ti,Cr)N COATINGS DEPOSTIED BY CATHODIC ARC EVAPORATION FOR HARD PARTICLE EROSION RESISTANCE

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

cathodic arc
erosion
titanium nitride
chromium nitride
hard particle impingement

File:

Download Brian_Gabriel_Masters.pdf

Committee Members:

Douglas Edward Wolfe, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Downey, Brian P

Title:

High Current Density Stability of Ohmic Contacts to Silicon Carbide

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

high current
electromigration
Pd
contact
ohmic
SiC
stability

File:

Download BPDowneyDissertation_2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Committee Member
Patrick M Lenahan, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member

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

Author:

Lin, Joyce Chia-i

Title:

An Investigation of Local Nanomorphology and Doping at the Metal-semiconductor Interface

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

ohmic contacts
compound semiconductors
transmission electron microscopy
InGaAs
GaAs
III-V compounds
transistors

File:

Download LinJoyce_Dissertation_May2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Suman Datta, Committee Member
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member

Author:

Butler, Nan Ellen

Title:

Effects of Surface Roughness and Aging on the Electrical Contact Resistance and Residual Stress in Gold-nickel-copper Connector Materials

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

surface roughness
aging
electrical contact resistance
residual stress
gold
nickel
copper
connector

File:

Download NanButler_MS_Thesis_-_Final__11-5-2014_.pdf

Committee Members:

Douglas Edward Wolfe, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Grave, Daniel Aldo

Title:

Process-Structure-Property Relationships of Micron Thick Gadolinium Oxide Films Deposited by Reactive Electron Beam-Physical Vapor Deposition (EB-PVD)

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Thin film
Gadolinium Oxide
Gd2O3
neutron detection
residual stress
phase transition

File:

Download Daniel_Grave_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Douglas Edward Wolfe, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joshua Alexander Robinson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member

Author:

Schmitt, Michael Powell

Title:

Advanced Thermal Barrier Coating Materials and Design Architectures for Improved Durability

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Thermal Barrier Coating
YSZ
gadolinium zirconate
design architecture
composite
multilayer
PS-PVD
Gd2Zr2O7
rare earth

File:

Download MPS_Final_Revision_11-17.pdf

Committee Members:

Douglas Edward Wolfe, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary Lynn Messing, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Md Amanul Haque, Outside Member
John Richard Hellmann Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Ludwig, Bellamarie

Title:

Improving the Bulk Properties and Fluid-Flow Behavior of Metallic Aluminum Powders through Surface Modification

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Aluminum powder
powder flow
silanes
particle characterization

File:

Download Ludwig__B._-_Ph.D._Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James Hansell Adair, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Hansell Adair, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Carlo G. Pantano, Committee Member
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Outside Member
Victor A. Bakaev, Special Member

Author:

Frueh, Tobias

Title:

MECHANISMS OF SINTERING AND SECOND PHASE FORMATION IN BAYER ALUMINA

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Sintering
Alumina
second phase formation
grain boundaries

File:

Download TobiFrueh-Dissertation-Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Lynn Messing, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Lynn Messing, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
John Richard Hellmann Jr., Committee Member
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Outside Member
Charles E. Compson, Special Member

Author:

Alat, Ece

Title:

CERAMIC COATINGS FOR NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING TO ENHANCE ACCIDENT TOLERANCE

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Accident tolerant fuel
corrosion resistance
oxidation resistance
ceramic coatings
nuclear fuel cladding
titanium aluminum nitride (TiAlN)
titanium nitride (TiN)
cathodic arc physical vapor deposition
substrate bias
cathode composition
titanium bond coating
substrate surface preparation method
substrate surface roughness
nitrogen partial pressure
coating deposition time
scratch testing
neutronic analysis
multilayer ceramic coatings
air oxidation
supercritical water testing (SCW)
X-ray diffraction (XRD)
scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Raman spectroscopy
energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS)
differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)
autoclave testing

File:

Download Ece_Alat_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Arthur Thompson Motta, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
Allison Michelle Beese, Committee Member
Hojong Kim, Outside Member