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Author:

Saengdeejing, Arkapol

Title:

A Computational Study of Superconducting Materials: A Case Study in Carbon-Doped MgB₂

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

thermodynamic modeling
density functional theory
superconductor
CALPHAD
MgB₂

File:

Download Saengdeejing-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Zi Kui Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zi Kui Liu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
Vincent Henry Crespi, Committee Member
Qi Li, Committee Member

Author:

Choperena Guerra, Andrea

Title:

Infrared Spectroscopic Studies of Hydrogen Bonding in Phenolic Polymers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

temperature
poly(vinyl phenol)
ethyl phenol
polymer
phenolic polymers
spectroscopy
IR
infrared
heat
miscibility

File:

Download Thesis_Choperena_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul C Painter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul C Painter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Aravind, Vasudeva Rao

Title:

Probing local structure and dynamics of ferroelectric domain walls using nonlinear optics and scanning probe microscopy

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

piezoresponse force microscopy
scanning probe microscopy
optical second harmonic generation
multiferroic
ferroelectric
strontium titanate
lithium niobate

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Venkatraman Gopalan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Venkatraman Gopalan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Darrell G Schlom, Committee Member
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Xiaoxing Xi, Committee Member

Author:

Soublet, Brandy A

Title:

MICROSTRUCTURE, CONNECTIVITY, AND MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR IN ALUMINA AND SIALON MICROSTRUCTURE COMPOSITES

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

microstructure property relations
alumina
connectivity
ceramic processing
mechanical properties

File:

Download Soublet_Masters_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Hasek, Bradley

Title:

THERMODYNAMIC MODELING AND FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATIONS OF THE CR-HF-Y TERNARY SYSTEM

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

CALPHAD
SQS
Cr
Hf
Y

File:

Download Brad_Hasek_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Zi Kui Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Zi Kui Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bittel, Brad

Title:

STUDY OF DEFECT STRUCTURE AND ELECTRICAL TRANSPORT IN BACK END OF LINE DIELECTRICS AND SIC MOSFETS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

magnetic resonance
EPR
low-k
BEOL
SiC

File:

Download thesis_after_defense.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick M Lenahan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick M Lenahan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Suman Datta, Committee Member
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
Jerzy Ruzyllo, Committee Member

Author:

Gauntt, Bryan Douglas

Title:

The nano-composite nature of vanadium oxide thin films used for infrared microbolometers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

vanadium oxide
thin films
nano-composites
microbolometer
infrared detection
transmission electron microscopy
microstructure

File:

Download BDGauntt_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Sarah Elizabeth Dickey, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth C Dickey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan�Trolier�McKinstry, Committee Member
Thomas Nelson Jackson, Committee Member
Mark William Horn, Committee Member

Author:

Ribic, Brandon David

Title:

MODELING OF PLASMA AND THERMO-FLUID TRANSPORT IN HYBRID WELDING

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

fluid flow
heat transfer
surface active elements
numerical modeling
laser-arc hybrid welding
plasma properties
keyhole mode welding

File:

Download THESIS_RIBIC_B.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Tarasankar Deb Roy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tarasankar Debroy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Muhlstein, Committee Member
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Jian Xu, Committee Member
Todd Palmer, Committee Member

Author:

Hedrick, Brittany Lynn

Title:

CHARACTERIZATION OF LASER FIRED CONTACTS, LASER DOPED EMITTERS, AND FIXED CHARGE PASSIVATION FOR IMPROVED SILICON SOLAR CELLS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Laser Doped Emitter
Silicon Solar Cells
Fixed Charge Passivation
Laser Fired Contacts

File:

Download FINAL_THESIS_MASTERS_3.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph R Flemish, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Suzanne E Mohney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Erwin, Brian M

Title:

Temperature Dependence of the Length Scale for Cooperative Motion in Glass-Forming Liquids

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

glass
dynamic scaling
indane
critical temperature

File:

Download BrianMErwin-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Ralph H Colby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member