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Author:

Andre, Kalissa Lauren

Title:

Synthesis and Characterization of Zn1-xmnxse and Bi2se3 Nanowires and Nanoribbons

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

nanowire
thermal evaporation
diluted magnetic semiconductor
topological insulator
Bi2Se3
ZnMnSe
ordering

File:

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Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Leung, Jessica

Title:

The Emergent Monoclinic Phase in KNbO3 Discovered Using Optical Second Harmonic Generation

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

potassium niobate
second harmonic generation
monoclinic
orthorhombic
ferroelectric
SHG
KNbO3
nonlinear optical

File:

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Committee Members:

Venkatraman Gopalan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sworts, Lance M

Title:

Dynamic Fatigues Testing of Titanium Diboride in Molten Aluminum

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Dynamic fatigue
titanium diboride

File:

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Committee Members:

John Richard Hellmann Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Akkopru Akgun, Betul

Title:

ADSORPTION Of WATER ON SILICA and SILICATE GLASSES

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

water adsorption
silicate glasses
physisorption
chemisorption

File:

Download Akkopru_Betul_MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Carlo G Pantano, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Follman, Jacob Jay

Title:

On the atomic scale defects involved in the negative bias temperature instability in 4H-SiC MOSFETs

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

NBTI
SiC
MOSFET
EPR
EDMR

File:

Download Follman_J_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick M Lenahan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wetherington, Maxwell Turner

Title:

Graphene Oxide Synthesis and Radiolysis

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

graphene oxide
functionalization
radiolysis
luminescence

File:

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Committee Members:

Joshua Alexander Robinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Lawrence Allara, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Hansell Adair, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Choi, Won Hyuck

Title:

passivation of InGaN/GaN nanopillar light emitting diodes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

nanopillar
light emitting diode
passivation
InGaN/GaN

File:

Download 070813_Masters_thesis_Won_Hyuck_Choi.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jian Xu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joan Marie Redwing, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhang, Lei

Title:

Thermodynamic investigation of transition metal oxides via CALPHAD and first-principles methods

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

CALPHAD
transition metal oxides
phase stability
first-principles
defect

File:

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Committee Members:

Zi Kui Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Perkins, Sasha Lianna

Title:

An Experimental and Computational Study of Choline Chloride-based Deep Eutectic Solvents

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Deep eutectic solvents
ionic liquids
choline chloride
fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
hydrogen bonding

File:

Download MastersThesis_SashaPerkins_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Coray M Colina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul C Painter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Stanik, John Andrew

Title:

Efficient simulation of protein surface adsorption using Dissipative Particle Dynamics with specular chain reflection

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Simulation
Protein
Adsorption
Dissipative Particle Dynamics
DPD

File:

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Committee Members:

Coray M Colina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kosolwattana, Suppanat

Title:

poly-ethylenedioxythiophene (pedot)conformally coated on aligned carbon nanotube arrays for supercapacitor electrodes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

PEDOT
carbon nanotube
supercapacitor

File:

Download Thesis_revision_-_Suppanat_Kosolwattana.pdf

Committee Members:

Qiming Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yearsley, Joshua David

Title:

Novel Ohmic Contact Schemes for Iii-v Semiconductors

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Ohmic contacts
metal/semiconductor contacts
doping
materials science

File:

Download Yearsley_J_ThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roman Engel Herbert, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joan Marie Redwing, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Pomorski, Thomas Anthony

Title:

defect structure and electronic transport in low-k films used for back end of line dielectrics

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

electronic materials
EPR
low-k
back end of line

File:

Download Pomorski_thesis_final_submission_edits.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick M Lenahan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
S Ashok, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jerzy Ruzyllo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Suzanne E Mohney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ludwig, Bellamarie

Title:

Surface adsorption studies of chlorotrimethylsilane on aluminum oxide, boehmite and metallic aluminum powders

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Aluminum
Aluminum Oxide
Boehmite
Chlorotrimethyl silane
DRIFTs
in situ IR
Powder

File:

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Committee Members:

Carlo G Pantano, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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:

Lia, Frederick

Title:

Laser Deposition of Stainless Steel – Titanium Carbide Composites for Repair of Critical Aerospace Components

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
Directed Energy Deposition
laser deposition
Metal Matrix Composite
carburized surface
SS 431
and TiC

File:

Download Master_Thesis_-_Final_-_Fred_Lia.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Martukanitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Lynn Messing, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Browning, Paul Nathan

Title:

Synthesis of Few-layer Tungsten Diselenide Films

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Two-dimensional materials
chemical vapor deposition
synthesis
electronic materials
Raman spectroscopy

File:

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Committee Members:

Joshua Alexander Robinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Morandi, Carl Sebastian

Title:

The Effect of Secondary Phases and Birefringence on Visible Light Transmission in Translucent α’-sialon Ceramics

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

α’-SiAlON
Ceramics
Light Transmission
Transparent α’-SiAlON
Translucent α’-SiAlON
AlN-Polytypoid
Microstructure Control

File:

Download Carl-_Thesis-Revised_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Lynn Messing, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jones, David Hamilton

Title:

Doping Of Semiconducting Polymers For Electronic Applications

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Organic electronics
P3HT
OFET
Doping

File:

Download DHJ_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Noel Christopher Giebink, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Guo, Lu

Title:

Modification Of Metal Insulator Transition In Ultrathin Vo2 Films Via Ultra Violet Radiation

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Vanadium dioxide
thin Film
UV Irradiation

File:

Download Thesis_Lu_Guo_2014__Final_Edition.pdf

Committee Members:

Venkatraman Gopalan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor