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Author:

Petrina, Stephanie Ann

Title:

Water Sorption, Viscoelastic, and Optical Properties of Thin Nafion® Films

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Thin polymer films
Nafion
ionomer
water sorption
fuel cells
spectroscopic ellipsometry
quartz crystal microbalance

File:

Download S_Petrina_PhD_Thesis_July_2013_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
David Lawrence Allara, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member
Nikolas Podraza, Special Member

Author:

Zimudzi, Tawanda James

Title:

The Characterization of Thin Polymer Films Using Vibrational Spectroscopy

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Vibrational Spectroscopy
Polymer thin fims
Reverse Osmosis membranes
Fuel cells
Nafion
Aromatic Polyamides
Physical Chemistry

File:

Download TJZ-Thesis_ver2.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Miriam Arak Freedman, Committee Member
Seong Han Kim, Outside Member

Author:

Kushner, Douglas Ian

Title:

THIN FILM DYNAMICS OF ION-CONTAINING POLYMERS UNDER CONFINEMENT

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Thin Polymer Films
Nafion
Water Sorption
Fuel Cells
Spectroscopic Ellipsometry
Quartz Crystal Microbalance

File:

Download Kushner_Douglas_Dissertation_final_for_submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Outside Member