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1. Synthesis and Characterizations of Novel Polymer Electrolytes

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Author:
Chanthad, Chalathorn
Title:
Synthesis and Characterizations of Novel Polymer Electrolytes
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Polymer electrolyte
Proton exchange membrane
Proton conductivity
Ionic liquid
ionic conductivity
Ion conductive membrane
File:
Download Thesis_JessChalathorn_final_version.pdf
Committee Members:
Qing Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member

2. Effects of Nanoscale Coatings on Reliability of MEMS Ohmic Contact Switches

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Author:
Tremper, Amber Leigh
Title:
Effects of Nanoscale Coatings on Reliability of MEMS Ohmic Contact Switches
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
MEMS
ohmic
thin films
nanoindentation
coatings
ruthenium
gold
platinum
contact resistance
File:
Download Tremper_Doctoral_Thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Suzanne E Mohney, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Christopher Muhlstein, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Raymond Howell, Committee Member
Seong Han Kim, Committee Member
Albert Eliot Segall, Committee Member

5. Scattering and Physical Aging in Intrinsically Microporous Polymers

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Author:
Mcdermott, Amanda G
Title:
Scattering and Physical Aging in Intrinsically Microporous Polymers
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
scattering
SAXS
WAXS
physical aging
PIMs
polymers of intrinsic microporosity
microporous polymers
free volume
File:
Download AGMcDermott_-_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Coray M Colina, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member

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

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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

7. The Beta To Alpha Transformations In Nickel Aluminum Bronzes At Low Undercoolings

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Author:
Meinert, Kenneth C
Title:
The Beta To Alpha Transformations In Nickel Aluminum Bronzes At Low Undercoolings
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Nickel Aluminum Bronze
Sympathetic Nucleation
BCC-FCC Transformation
3-D Reconstruction
Inclusion Nucleation
File:
Download K.C.Meinert.Jr.Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul Raymond Howell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Raymond Howell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard Martukanitz, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Zi Kiu Liu, Committee Member

10. Synthesis And Characterization Of Polysiloxane-based Single–ion Conductors

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Author:
Liang, Siwei
Title:
Synthesis And Characterization Of Polysiloxane-based Single–ion Conductors
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
polyelectrolyte
single-ion conductor
ionomer
lithium-ion battery
phosphonium ionomer
rheology of ionomer
dielectric relaxation
File:
Download Siwei_Liang-_PhD_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Ralph H Colby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Harry R Allcock, Special Member

13. the coupled environment models for localized corrosions; crevice corrosion and stress corrosion cracking

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Author:
Lee, Sang-kwon
Title:
the coupled environment models for localized corrosions; crevice corrosion and stress corrosion cracking
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
the coupled environment fracture model
localized corrosion
crevice corrosion
stress corrosion cracking
coupling current
File:
Download PhD_dissertation_Sangkwon_Lee_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Digby D Macdonald, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Digby D Macdonald, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kwadwo Osseo Asare, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Mirna Urquidi Macdonald, Committee Member

14. Corrosion Issues in High-level Nuclear Waste Containers

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Author:
Sharifiasl, Samin
Title:
Corrosion Issues in High-level Nuclear Waste Containers
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Passivity
Corrosion
High-level nuclear waste
Sulfide
Thermodynamics
Kinetics
File:
Download ThesisMaster-Samin_Sharifi_Asl_Final_.pdf
Committee Members:
Digby D Macdonald, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Digby D Macdonald, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Mirna Urquidi Macdonald, Committee Member
Gary Lynn Messing, Committee Member

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

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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

17. Molecular Simulations of Nanoporous Glassy Materials

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Author:
Abbott, Lauren Jeanine
Title:
Molecular Simulations of Nanoporous Glassy Materials
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
molecular simulations
polymers
microporous materials
intrinsic microporosity
gas adsorption
polymatic
File:
Download LaurenJAbbott_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Coray M Colina, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member

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

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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

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

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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

21. Synthesis and Characterization of Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Integration with Graphene Electronics

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Author:
Bresnehan, Michael Stephen
Title:
Synthesis and Characterization of Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Integration with Graphene Electronics
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Graphene
Epitaxial Graphene
Boron Nitride
h-BN
Dielectric
Field Effect Transistor
CVD
High Mobility
File:
Download MBresnehan_-_PhD_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
David Robinson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joshua Alexander Robinson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
Mauricio Terrones Maldonado, Committee Member

22. Morphology and Transport in Ionic Membranes

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Author:
Disabb-miller, Melanie Lisa
Title:
Morphology and Transport in Ionic Membranes
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
proton exchange membrane
anion exchange membrane
fuel cell
block copolymer
PEM
AEM
ion transport
morphology
superacid
File:
Download DisabbMiller_Melanie_PhD_Dissertation_MatSE_corrected.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member

23. A FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY OF STACKING FAULTS AND LONG PERIODIC STACKING ORDER STRUCTURES IN MG AND MG ALLOYS

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Author:
Wang, Yi
Title:
A FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY OF STACKING FAULTS AND LONG PERIODIC STACKING ORDER STRUCTURES IN MG AND MG ALLOYS
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Stacking fault
Long periodic stacking order (LPSO)
Deformation electron density
Atomic array/cluster
File:
Download 2013-BillYiWang-PhD-Dissertation-Mg-SF-LPSOs--V3.pdf
Committee Members:
Zi Kui Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zi Kui Liu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Jorge Osvaldo Sofo, Committee Member
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Member
Suveen N Mathaudhu, Special Member

24. Understanding Ion Association States and Molecular Dynamics Using Infrared Spectroscopy

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Author:
Masser, Hanqing
Title:
Understanding Ion Association States and Molecular Dynamics Using Infrared Spectroscopy
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
infrared spectroscopy
ionomer
ion association states
dielectric
ion conduction
lithium ion
molecular dynamics
File:
Download Hanqing_Masser_phd_thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul C Painter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member

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

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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

26. Numerical modeling of space charge dynamics and electrical breakdown in solid dielectrics

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Author:
Choi, Doo Hyun
Title:
Numerical modeling of space charge dynamics and electrical breakdown in solid dielectrics
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
dielectric breakdown
low-alkali boroaluminosilicate
electrical conduction
thermal poling
depletion width
File:
Download Choi_Thesis_eTD.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael T Lanagan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clive A Randall, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shujun Zhang, Committee Member
Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Committee Member
Seong H Kim, Committee Member