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  • Metal-Organic Framework Thin Films: The Synthesis and The Application

    Creator:
    Zhang, Yujing
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    Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have gained increasing attention due to their promising applications (e.g., gas storage/separations, and catalysis) as nanoporous materials stemming from generally ultrahigh porosities and surface areas. Recently, research has shifted to synthesize MOF thin films and micropatterns that enable new applications (e.g., optoelectronics, smart coatings, and sensors). In...
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    Dissertation

  • Growth, Characterization and Applications of Zinc Sulfide Thin Films by Solution-Based Processes

    Creator:
    Chiu, Dick
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    Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) thin film, with a wide band gap, has been used for many applications, such as buffer layer for CIGS solar cells, light emitting diodes and thin film electroluminescent devices. In this work, ZnS thin films were prepared using two different deposition processes. In the first method, ZnS...
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    Chih-Hung Chang Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) thin film, with a wide band gap, has been used for many

  • Growth, characterizations and applications of copper sulfide thin films by solution-based processes

    Creator:
    Vas-Umnuay, Paravee
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    Copper sulfides (Cu[subscript x]S) are compound semiconductor materials that exhibit considerable optical and electrical properties varying significantly as a function of the composition. Copper sulfide thin films can be used in many applications, such as solar control coatings, solar cells, photothermal conversion of solar energy, electroconductive coatings, and microwave shielding...
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    Dissertation
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    processing temperature. In this work, copper sulfide thin film deposition by a number of solution- based

  • A multiple solution, laboratory-scale delivery system and its applications

    Creator:
    Gilbuena, Debra M.
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    Researchers around the world use various solution-based deposition techniques to deposit thin films with multiple layers that typically require multiple rounds of deposition. Some such techniques include successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR), and layer-by-layer (LBL) deposition. One of the main issues with deposition of these types of films...
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    Masters Thesis
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    coater for thin film deposition. Documentation, in the form of a component list, operations manual and

  • Iron Chalcogenide-based Thin Films Fabricated by Inkjet Printing

    Creator:
    Fang, Zhen
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    Digital printing techniques offer several advantages in manufacturing electronics such as direct writing of materials, reduction of chemical waste, and scalability. In particular, printing can significantly simplify manufacturing processes by directly defining the channel area, the gate, and the source and drain contacts, allowing for lower costs and higher throughput...
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    Masters Thesis
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    lowest leakage current at VG = 0V. The 0.01M device possessed a very thin film channel layer that

  • Functional materials for advanced energy and electronic devices

    Creator:
    Flynn, Brendan T.
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    Advances in energy technologies and electronics have typically occurred through either heightened performance or cost reduction. This dissertation explores both routes through a series of fundamental material studies that may contribute to the enabling of next generation devices. Solution based syntheses and deposition of chemical products offer a low cost...
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    1.1 Earth abundance and price of elements in thin film PV absorbers ....... 13 1.2 Heat

  • Selective self-assembly of biogenic silica assisted by layer-by-layer deposition and inkjet printing

    Creator:
    Wang, Wei
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    Nature is an inspirational source of silica structures that possess unique optical properties. A few classes of organisms fabricate metal oxides with nanoscale features by a bottom-up self assembly process. In particular, diatoms are a prolific class of single-celled algae that possess silica shells or “frustules” with intricate submicron scale...
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    Masters Thesis
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    possessed a polyelectrolyte multilayer patterned through inkjet printing. This patterned thin film

  • Application of Self-Assembled Monolayers to InGaZnO Thin Film Transistors

    Creator:
    Motley, Joshua R.
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    Investigations on the application of self-assembled monolayers (SAM) to indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) thin film transistors (TFT) for fabrication and channel modification are presented. The back channel of IGZO thin film transistors can be modified by the absorption of self-assembled monolayers. The electrical properties of the IGZO exposed back...
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    . Title: Application of Self-Assembled Monolayers to InGaZnO Thin Film Transistors Abstract

  • Low-temperature, Inkjet-printed p-Type Copper(I) Iodide-based Thin-Film Transistors

    Creator:
    Gorecki, Jenna Y.
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    Inkjet-printed p-type copper(I) iodide-based TFTs were successfully fabricated. As-printed copper(I) halide semiconductor films, such as CuI, CuBrI, and CuClI, were used as p-type active channel layers for TFTs. The entire process of the TFTs fabrication was maintained under 150 °C, which is compatible with flexible plastic substrates and transparent glass...
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    p-Type Copper(I) Iodide-based Thin-Film Transistors by Jenna Y. Gorecki

  • Investigation of oxide semiconductor based thin films : deposition, characterization, functionalization, and electronic applications

    Creator:
    Rajachidambaram, Meena Suhanya
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    Nanostructured ZnO films were obtained via thermal oxidation of thin films formed with metallic Zn-nanoparticle dispersions. Commercial zinc nanoparticles used for this work were characterized by microscopic and thermal analysis methods to analyze the Zn-ZnO core shell structure, surface morphology and oxidation characteristics. These dispersions were spin-coated on SiO₂/Si substrates...
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    Masters Thesis
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    This chapter provides a historical review of thin film transistors (TFT), including device operation