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  • The chemistry and device applications of amorphous thin-film interfaces

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    Knutson, Christopher C.
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    Solid-state amorphous materials show amazing promise in thin-film electronics. The interface-to-bulk ratio of thin films makes interfacial chemistries of these systems of utmost importance. Thin films of amorphous metals, dielectrics and semiconductors have novel chemistries that are not only based upon their elemental constituent makeup, but also based upon the...
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    group of Dr. J. F. Wager. Dr. Wager has shown me that engineers do chemistry and has taught me to

  • Structure-property relationships of layered oxypnictides

    Creator:
    Muir, Sean W.
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    Investigating the structure-property relationships of solid state materials can help improve many of the materials we use each day in life. It can also lead to the discovery of materials with interesting and unforeseen properties. In this work the structure property relationships of newly discovered layered oxypnictide phases are presented...
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    , Judy Cushing, and Robert Knapp as each of them took part in steering me to the course I am now on

  • Precursor Chemistry and Film Structure and Properties via Solution Deposition

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    Huang, Yu
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    Chemistry of preparing dense film from solution deposition is explored with several cases in this thesis. Surface dense structure, conversion at melting point, and ion exchange in aqueous solution are the main topics covered here for the thin films of aluminum oxide phosphate and tin dioxide. Thin film density, optical...
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    . Dr. Jaeseok Heo, Dr. Robert Kokenyesi, Dr. Juan Carlos Dr. Nishit Murari and Dr. Cory Perkins have

  • Substitutional Effects on the Electromechanical Properties of Lead-free, Piezoelectric (Na₀.₅Bi₀.₅)TiO₃-BaTiO₃ (NBT-BT)

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    McQuade, Ryan R.
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    This work investigates the effect of cation substitution on the properties of the lead-free, solid solution (Na₀.₅Bi₀.₅)TiO₃-BaTiO₃ (NBT-BT). Substitution into NBT-BT increases disorder and increases the relaxor ferroelectric properties. These relaxor ferroelectric materials show large piezoelectric strains that can be utilized in actuator applications. Ceramic samples were prepared using standard...
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  • Aqueous chemistries for oxide electronics

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    Meyers, Stephen T.
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    The variegated aqueous chemistries of metal cations are applied to the design and synthesis of non-toxic solution precursors suitable for additive printing of large-area oxide electronics. Polycondensation behaviors of aqueous Al+3 and PO4 +3 are manipulated in the deposition of atomically smooth amorphous aluminum oxide phosphate (AlPO) dielectric films. AlPO...
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    well as highly intelligent and motivated graduate students Dr. Robert Kykyneshi, and Andriy

  • Synthesis and characterization of aluminum oxide based materials - from molecule to device

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    Wang, Wei
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    A scalable synthesis of the "flat" tridecameric inorganic cluster [Al₁₃(μ₃-OH)₆(μ-OH)₁₈(H₂O)₂₄]¹⁵⁺ has been realized by treating an aqueous aluminum nitrate solution with zinc-metal powder at room temperature. Single crystals and polycrystalline samples are readily obtained in yields exceeding 55% relative to the starting reagent Al(NO₃)₃. Products have been characterized by X-ray...
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    Platt, Dr. Chirs Knutson, Dr. Alan Telecky, Dr. Vorranutch Jieratum (Nutch), Dr. Robert Kokenyesi, Dr

  • Structure-Property Relationships of Disordered Electronic Materials : From Crystalline to Amorphous

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    Surta, Todd Wesley, Jr.
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    Two perovskite materials (Bi0.5(A)0.5)(Sc0.5Nb0.5)O3, where A = K+ and Na+ were synthesized phase pure for the first time. Their structures were determined by indexing synchrotron X-ray diffraction data and subsequent combined Rietveld refinement on neutron and synchrotron X-ray diffraction data revealing significant disorder on the A-sites of these materials. A...
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    synchrotron XRD and NPD data for a) P4/mbm, b) Cmcm, c) Pbnm, d) Pbcm, and e) R3c, and f) P21/m

  • Tracking Photoinduced Primary Events with Femtosecond Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy and Calculations

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    Wang, Yanli
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    Femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy (FSRS) is a powerful ultrafast technique which can track photoinduced excited state structural events on femtosecond (fs) to picosecond (ps) timescales. In addition to high temporal and spectral resolutions, FSRS provides a broad spectral window from ca. 100—2000 cm-1 for detection, enabling the direct mapping of...
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  • Examination of low-lying rovibrational states of D₃[subscript h] oblate top molecules using high resolution FTIR and coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopies

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    Kirkpatrick, Robynne
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    Interesting rovibrational characteristics of two D_(3h) oblate symmetric top molecules were studied. Hamiltonian models for the fine rovibrational level structure of [1.1.1]propellane (propellane) were obtained for many low-lying modes. Ground state parameters (GSP) that are not exclusively K^(2n) dependent were obtained. Initially, the GSP were used in conjunction with density...
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    synthesis. Scientists including Dr. Thomas Blake, Dr. Tony Masiello, and Robert Sams of the Environmental