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  • Unique Structural Properties and Motifs of Metal-Oxides from Solids to Clusters

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    Malmberg, Christopher E.
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    In this dissertation, the structural properties, thermodynamics and defect behavior of amorphous metal oxides and polyoxometalates are studied. Amorphous metal oxides have many applications, most notably as a semiconducting material used as the active matrix of thin film transistors. Alas, the amorphous nature of these materials makes studying them rather...
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    notably as a semiconducting material used as the active matrix of thin film transistors. Alas, the

  • Insights and Patterns from Quantitative and Statistical Analyses of Chemical Systems

    Creator:
    Grove, Markas Albert
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    The work presented here is the culmination of efforts in describing complex chemical systems with statistical methods, thereby providing relatively simple quantitative models and easily comprehensible qualitative insights. The following investigations have various goals, such as development of new methods, fundamental understanding, molecular control of chemical species, and advancement of...
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    for the advancement of their respective fields. A General Group Additivity Method is developed

  • Development and Applications of Oxide Thin Films using Atomic Layer Deposition and Prompt Inorganic Condensation

    Creator:
    Smith, Sean Weston
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    In the first part of this work, thin films of Al₂O₃ deposited via atomic layer deposition (ALD) are demonstrated to improve the thermal stability of cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) aerogels. ALD is a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) like method in which sequential precursor exposures and self-limited surface reactions produce a conformal...
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    nanocrystal (CNC) aerogels. ALD is a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) like method in which sequential

  • Using Computational Studies to Characterize Aqueous Metal Clusters : From Spectroscopy to Stability

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    Wills, Lindsay A.
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    In this dissertation, the spectroscopic properties and thermodynamic stability of a class of materials known as metal oxo and hydroxo clusters are studied. In aqueous solutions, many metals can aggregate into discrete clusters of metals bridged by oxo or hydroxo ligands. These clusters are of particular interest to us for...
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    DISSERTATION OF Lindsay A. Wills for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry presented on June 29

  • Instability and temperature-dependence assessment of IGZO TFTs

    Creator:
    Hoshino, Ken
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    Amorphous oxide semiconductors (AOSs) are of great current interest for thin-film transistor (TFT) channel layer applications. In particular, indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) is under intense development for commercial applications because of its demonstrated high performance at low processing temperatures. The objective of the research presented in this thesis is...
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    ) – VGS transfer curves in which the turn-on voltage, VON, moves to a more positive gate voltage with

  • Inorganic thin-film solar cells

    Creator:
    Spies, Jack Alexander
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    The primary objective of this thesis is to explore new absorber and p-type window layer materials for thin-film solar cell applications. A new thin-film electron beam deposition system has been installed, is now operational, and has been used to deposit several types of solar cell absorber layers. Material investigations include...
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    to explore new absorber and p-type window layer materials for thin-film solar cell applications. A

  • Graphite intercalation compounds containing tetra-n-alkylammonium cations

    Creator:
    Sirisaksoontorn, Weekit
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    Novel donor-type graphite intercalation compounds (GICs) containing tetra-n-alkylammonium (TAA) cations have been synthesized by using both ion-exchange and electrochemical methods. Structural and compositional data of the resulting TAA-GICs are investigated by using powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), one-dimensional electron density calculations, thermogravimetric and elemental analyses, and capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE). A...
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    ). A new GIC with composition of [(C4H9)4N]C44 is prepared by intercalation of tetra-n-butylammonium

  • Assessment of High Mobility Oxide Thin-Film Transistors

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    Stewart, Kevin A.
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    The trend towards higher resolution, faster refresh rate active-matrix liquid-crystal displays (AMLCDs) as well as the emergence of active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) displays is driving the demand for amorphous oxide semiconductor thin-film transistors (AOS TFTs) with higher mobility. A physics-based model for carrier transport in an amorphous semiconductor is...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Kevin A. Stewart for

  • Al-In-Sn-O thin-film transistors

    Creator:
    Stewart, Kevin A.
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    The aim of the research undertaken for this thesis was to develop a new high-performance amorphous oxide semiconductor (AOS) for use as a channel layer in a thin-film transistor (TFT). AOS TFTs offer higher electron mobility than the established amorphous silicon based technology. A new channel material comprised of aluminum...
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    THESIS OF Kevin A. Stewart for the degree of Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering

  • Fabrication process assessment and negative bias illumination stress study of IGZO and ZTO TFTs

    Creator:
    Hoshino, Ken
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    Indium-gallium-zinc oxide (IGZO) and zinc-tin oxide (ZTO) are investigated for thin-film transistor (TFT) applications. Negative bias illumination stress (NBIS) is employed for electrical stability assessment. Unpassivated IGZO and ZTO TFTs suffer from severe NBIS instabilities. Zinc-tin-silicon oxide is found to be an effective passivation layer for IGZO and ZTO TFTs,...
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    vacancies. A ZTSO layer protects the channel layer top surface from adsorbed gas interactions and also