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Author:

Hohman , James Nathan

Title:

Self-Assembly by Design: From Structure and Function to Nanoscale Construction

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

self-assembly
nanoscience
nanotechnology
self-assembled monolayer
nanoparticle
supramolecular chemistry
chemical patterning
microcontact printing
soft lithography

File:

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Committee Members:

Paul S Weiss, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul S Weiss, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Lawrence Allara, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Jun Huang, Committee Member

Author:

Fullerton Shirey, Susan Karen

Title:

A unified approach to understanding conductivity enhancement in nanoparticle-filled solid polymer electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

dielectric spectroscopy
nanocomposite
QENS
SANS
neutron scattering
Al2O3
LiClO4
battery
conductivity
nanoparticle
polyethylene oxide
nanoparticle aggregation
concentration fluctuations

File:

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Committee Members:

Janna Kay Maranas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member

Author:

Bondi, James Fumiya

Title:

Synthesis of early transition metal and non-equilibrium intermetallic nanoparticles using n-butyllithium

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

nanoparticle
n-butyllithium
early transition metal
non-equilibrium
intermetallic
solid state

File:

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Committee Members:

Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John V Badding, Committee Member
Mary Beth Williams, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

Author:

Morton, Seth Michael

Title:

Electrodynamic and Electronic Structure Methods to Model Surface Enhanced Spectroscopy and Molecule-metal Nanoparticle Optical Coupling

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

surface enhanced
Raman
spectroscopy
electronic structure
hybridization
theory
plasmonics
plasmon
nanoparticle
electrodynamics

File:

Download SethMorton-PSUThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Lasse Jensen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Lawrence Allara, Committee Member
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Jorge Osvaldo Sofo, Special Member

Author:

Kim, Sung-yup

Title:

Development Of A Reaxff Reactive Force Field For Titanium Dioxide/ Water Systems And Its Applications To Etching, Nanoparticles With Organic Solvents And Ion Adsorptions On Nanocrystalline Surfaces

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

ReaxFF
Reactive force field
titanium dioxide
nanoparticle

File:

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Committee Members:

Adrianus C Van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James David Kubicki, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member
Jorge Osvaldo Sofo, Committee Member

Author:

Yuwen, Yu

Title:

Modulating the response of optical nanostructure by integrating novel plasmonic building blocks

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Nanostructure
plasmonic
quasicrystal
nanoantenna
nanoparticle

File:

Download Yuwen_Thesis_Oct_26_Vfinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
Douglas Henry Werner, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Dennis Kon Jin Lin, Committee Member
Kultegin Aydin, Committee Member

Author:

Veghte, Rosemary Marie

Title:

Insights into the Synthetic Mechanisms behind Ligand-free Metal Nanoparticle Formation

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

nanoparticle
sintering
transmission electron microscopy
x-ray diffraction
solid state

File:

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Committee Members:

Thomas E Mallouk, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Li, Zifeng

Title:

ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS OF THE POLYMER/WATER INTERFACES IN LATEX PAINT

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

atomistic molecular dynamics simulations
acrylic latex paint
electrical double layer
surfactant surface binding
nanoparticle
polymer water interface

File:

Download Zifeng_Li_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott Thomas Milner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Outside Member
Kristen Ann Fichthorn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kristen Ann Fichthorn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Russell, Jennifer Lynn

Title:

VERTICAL EVAPORATIVE ASSEMBLY AND DOUBLE REPLICATION OF UNARY AND BINARY SILICA COLLOIDAL CRYSTAL FILMS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

colloidal crystal
silica
nanoparticle
template replication
self-assembly
polymer

File:

Download JenniferRussellDissertationF.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas E Mallouk, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Lauren Dell Zarzar, Committee Member
Suzanne E Mohney, Outside 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:

Download Ackerman__Jonathan_Master_s_Thesis.pdf

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:

Tackman, Emma

Title:

Advances in Measurements of the Properties of Aerosol Particles: Acidity, Phase State, and Surface Interactions

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

aerosol
microscopy
nanoparticle
acidity
transmission electron microscopy

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Committee Members:

Jose Fuentes, Outside Unit & Field Member
Miriam Freedman, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Raymond Schaak, Major Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ginder, Nathaniel

Title:

Enhancing the rates of chemical reactions through the photothermal heating of nanoparticles

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

photothermal
nanoparticle
gold nanoparticle
carbon black
AuNP
heat
polyurethane
urethane
polycaprolactone
laser
light to heat
light
extreme temperature
kinetics
dynamics
reaction kinetics
rate enhancement

File:

Download Nate_Thesis_final_version.pdf

Committee Members:

Benjamin Lear, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Elizabeth Elacqua, Major Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Major Field Member
Adri van Duin, Outside Unit & Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

LaNasa, Jacob

Title:

New Avenues to Hybrid Polymer/Inorganic Nanoparticle Materials Using Surface-Initiated Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization and Reaction-Induced Phase Transitions

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Hybrid materials
polymer
nanoparticle
synthesis

File:

Download LaNasa_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Hickey, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Enrique Gomez, Major Field Member
Elizabeth Elacqua, Outside Unit & Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Major Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair