This dissertation considers two approaches for testing hypotheses in
unbalanced mixed linear models. The first approach is to construct a design with
some type of structure or "partial" balance, so that some of the opt ...
A Fabric Composite Radiation Heat Transfer Study has been
conducted to determine the effective emissivities of specific
fabric composite materials. The weave of the fabric and the
high strength capability of the indiv ...
The concept of reducing laboratory operations in scale such that they fit on
a microfluidic chip has been met with great enthusiasm. Lab-on-a-chip devices
promise to be cost effective to operate due to reduced reagent ...
The goal of this thesis is the identification and synthesis of high-luminance,
primary color alternating-current thin-film electroluminescent (ACTFEL) devices.
Special attention is paid to the synthesis of primary colo ...
The primary goal of this thesis is to fabricate a magnetic film between the coplanar transmitted stripline for crosstalk suppression. Crosstalk is caused from undesired inductive and capacitive coupling of signals betwee ...
Split and normal gate A1GaAs /GaAs MODFETs were fabricated along with
the ohmic test structures and the Hall bar geometries. The DC characteristics of
normal gate transistors were evaluated at room temperature and at 7 ...
This objective of this study is to investigate the capability of nanostructured surfaces on dissipating heat flux by performing pool boiling and convective flow boiling. The generation of ultra-high heat flux from high p ...
Increased interest in the field of sensor technology stems from the availability of an inexpensive and robust sensor to detect and quantify the presence of a specific gas. Bulk p-CuO/n-ZnO heterocontact based gas sensors ...
The focus of this thesis involves developing general fabrication processes relevant
to the manufacture of two new devices for the Microscale technology Energy and
Chemical Systems (MECS) program at Oregon State Univers ...
A class of inorganic thin-film transistor (TFT) semiconductor materials has emerged involving oxides composed of post-transitional cations with (n-1)d¹⁰ns⁰ (n≥4) electronic configurations. This thesis is devoted to the p ...
Periodic metal and metal-dielectric composite nanostructures have been of interest from
the field of plasmonics and metamaterial fabrication. In order to exploit the behavior of
these unique materials in the visible re ...
CuInGaSe₂ (CIGS), a promising thin film solar cell material, has gained lots of
attention in decades due to its high energy conversion efficiency and potential lower
manufacture cost over conventional Si solar cells. A ...
Fiber Bragg gratings have become an important element in the fields of telecommunications and fiber optical sensing. Their small size, light weight and high tunability have made them ideal for many unique applications. I ...