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  • Terahertz Induced Non-linear Electron Dynamics in Nanoantenna Coated Semiconductors at the Sub-picosecond Timescale

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    Stickel, Andrew
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    This dissertation is an exploration of the material response to Terahertz (THz) radiation. Specifically we will explore the ultrafast electron dynamics in the nonperturbative regime in semiconductors that have been patterned with nanoantenna arrays using broadband, high intensity, THz radiation. Three main semiconductor materials will be studied in this work....
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    Abstract approved: Yun-Shik Lee This dissertation is an exploration of the material response to Terahertz

  • Generating and using terahertz radiation to explore carrier dynamics of semiconductor and metal nanostructures

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    Jameson, Andrew D.
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    In this thesis, I present studies in the field of terahertz (THz) spectroscopy. These studies are divided into three areas: Development of a narrowband THz source, the study of carrier transport in metal thin films, and the exploration of coherent dynamics of quasi-particles in semiconductor nanostructures with both broadband and...
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    : ________________________________________________ Yun-Shik Lee In this thesis, I present studies in the field of terahertz (THz) spectroscopy

  • Terahertz imaging and spectroscopy of carbon-based and semiconductor nanostructures

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    Tomaino, Joseph L.
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    This thesis will cover work that I have completed relating to the field of terahertz (THz) science. My work has consisted of generating tunable, narrowband THz pulses in a table-top optical setup and using both narrow- and broadband THz pulses to study various material systems. Broadband THz pulses were used...
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    Spectroscopy of Carbon-Based and Semiconductor Nanostructures. Abstract approved: Yun-Shik Lee

  • Terahertz Imaging and Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Semiconductors using Plasmonic Devices

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    Thompson, Zachary James
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    In this dissertation, a series of studies in the field of terahertz (THz) science are presented, specifically using nonlinear THz spectroscopy. We exploit huge field enhancement and subwavelength confinement in plasmonic structures. There are three distinct projects which will be discussed: nonlinear THz spectroscopy using plasmonic induced transparency (PIT), THz-triggered...
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    Spectroscopy of Semiconductors using Plasmonic Devices Abstract approved: Yun-Shik Lee In this dissertation

  • Terahertz transmission & spectroscopy of vertically grown multi-walled carbon nanotube forests

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    Maizy, Louis
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    In this thesis, I present studies in the field of terahertz [THz] spectroscopy. It covers both the generation and detection of ultra-fast broadband THz pulses, as well as the transmission properties of vertically grown multi-walled carbon nanotube forests [MWCNTs]. We have found that these vertically grown MWCNTs respond strongly to...
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    , 2007. 31 14. M. A. Seo, J. H. Yim, Y. H. Ahn, F. Rotermund, D. S. Kim, S. Lee, and H. Lim

  • High-Field Terahertz Spectroscopy of Nanoscale Materials

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    Mousavian, Ali
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    This dissertation covers my work relating to the application of strong terahertz (THz) radiation to study the nonlinear properties of nano-scale material. It presents experimental and numerical studies on the optical and electronic properties of various material system including single-layer graphene, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), nanoantenna-patterned gallium arsenide (GaAs) and...
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    : _________________________________________________ Yun-Shik Lee This dissertation covers my work relating to the application of strong

  • Electron-electron interaction driven phenomena in carbon nanotube devices

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    Aspitarte, Lee
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    CNTs also offer new opportunities to study new science and develop new technology enabled by their strong electron-electron (e-e) interactions. The lack of dielectric screening inherent in nanoscale structures like CNTs leads to strong e-e interactions, which produce unique physical phenomena. In this thesis, we study the effects of strong...
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    Electron-Electron Interaction Driven Phenomena in Carbon Nanotube Devices by Lee Aspitarte A

  • Method development for characterizing the hydrophobicity of engineered nanoparticles

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    Lee, Fang Yu
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    Characterizing the hydrophobicity of nanoparticles can help us understand their fate and transport in the environment, as well as how nanoparticles may interact with biological systems. However, contact angle and partition coefficient have limitations in measuring the hydrophobicity of nanoparticles, thus promising methods to measuring the hydrophobicity of nanoparticles are...
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    Fang Yu Lee A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial

  • Computational nanooptics in hyperbolic metamaterials and plasmonic structures

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    Thongrattanasiri, Sukosin
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    This dissertation concerns several problems in the fields of light interaction with nanostructured media, metamaterials, and plasmonics. We present a technique capable of extending operational bandwidth of hyperbolic metamaterials based on interleaved highly-doped InGaAs and undoped AlInAs multilayer stacks. The experimental results confirm theoretical predictions, exhibiting broadband negative refraction response...
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    : ____________________________________________________________ Viktor A. Podolskiy

  • Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Environmental Air-Water Matrices and Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (LNAPL)

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    Schwichtenberg, Trever J.
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    The presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), organic contaminants first synthesized in the 1940s, has been reported worldwide in a variety of environmental matrices and ultimately in biological systems including humans. Ongoing research into PFAS has included identifying novel PFAS, assessing their fate and transport in the environment, and...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Jennifer A. Field The presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS

  • Computational and experimental investigation of steady flow fields, turbulence, and hemodynamic wall stresses in patient-specific abdominal aortic aneurysm models

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    Edgar, Erik S.
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    Steady flow fields and flow-induced wall stresses have been evaluated by experimental measurements and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis in a series of patient-specific abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) models, over a range of Reynolds numbers (Re) from 125 to 3000 (500 to 3000 for CFD). Experimental methods used particle image...
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    : Robert A. Peattie Steady flow fields and flow-induced wall stresses have been evaluated by

  • Evaluation of Stress Corrosion Cracking of 316L Stainless Steel in FLiNaK Using the Slow Strain Rate Technique

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    Quintana, Xavier A.
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    Molten salts have been targeted as a promising coolant for next generation reactors due to their high boiling point, heat capacity, and thermal conductivity. Despite these benefits, molten salt systems present unique materials compatibility issues, highlighted by the aggressive corrosion attack and dealloying typically seen on materials in these environments....
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Xavier A

  • Applications of Holographic Optical Tweezers: Multiplexed Fluorescence Spectroscopy and the Micromechanics of Type-I Collagen

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    Cibula, Matthew A.
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    The development and some applications of holographic optical tweezers (HOT) are presented. Our HOT system uses a spatial light modulator (SLM) to control the location and properties of the optical trap. We have developed a method for optimizing the diffraction efficiency of a SLM that can be applied in situ...
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    Matthew A. Cibula for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Physics presented on June 3, 2015. Title

  • Gene Expression, Structure Elucidation, and Bioactivity of Aspergillus Natural Products

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    Neuhaus, George F.
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    The study of natural products (NPs) and their application has shaped humanity. Starting with the idea of using plants as medicine, it has now grown into the science of purifying and identifying organic molecules from nature to study their inherent biological activities. Understanding the molecular structures of NPs is the...
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    Conidia Ming-Yueh Wu, Matthew E. Mead, Mi-Kyung Lee, George F. Neuhaus, Donovon A. Adpressa

  • 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

  • Cis-2,5-diaminobicyclo[2.2.2]octane : a novel C₂-symmetric scaffold for asymmetric catalysis

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    Shaw, Subrata
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    This thesis describes the development of a new enantioselective synthetic method employing chiral cis-2,5-diaminobicyclo[2.2.2]octane-based organometallic catalysts. The significance of this new method to organic synthesis is illustrated with preparation of enantioenriched products that are transformed to important pharmaceutical agents. Chapter 1 provides a brief historical overview of asymmetric catalysis, especially...
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    [2.2.2]octane: A Novel C2-Symmetric Scaffold for Asymmetric Catalysis Abstract approved: James D

  • Development of Amorphous Metal Thin Films for Thermal Inkjet Printing and Microelectronics

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    McGlone, John M.
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    Due to a lack of grain boundaries, an amorphous metal thin film (AMTF) possesses advantageous mechanical properties and enhanced chemical stability that is potentially useful for thermal inkjet (TIJ) printing applications. The use of an AMTF as a TIJ resistor or cavitation plate could lead to a thinner TIJ cavitation...
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    . Abstract approved: John F. Wager Due to a lack of grain boundaries, an amorphous metal thin film (AMTF

  • BaCuChF (Ch = S, Se, Te) p-type transparent conductors

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    Zakutayev, Andriy
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    BaCuChF (Ch = S, Se, Te) materials are chalcogen-based transparent conductors with wide optical band gaps (2.9 – 3.5 eV) and a high concentration of free holes (10¹⁸ – 10²⁰ cm⁻³) caused by the presence of copper vacancies. Chalcogen vacancies compensate copper vacancies in these materials, setting the Fermi level...
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    with wide optical band gaps (2.9 – 3.5 eV) and a high concentration of free holes (10 18 – 10 20

  • Total synthesis of sparteine alkaloids from a common tetraoxobispidine intermediate

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    Melbardis, John
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    In previous work (Blakemore et al. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 4721; Heterocycles 2006, 70, 609), successful elaborations of the lupine alkaloids (±)-α-isosparteine (dl-2) and (±)-β-isosparteine (dl-3) were realized from a common tetraoxobispidine precursor, 3,7-diallyl -2,4,6,8-tetraoxo-3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane (93). Herein, the tetraoxobispidine approach to lupine alkaloids was extended to a total synthesis of...
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    Chemistry presented on March 3, 2009. Title: Total Synthesis of Sparteine Alkaloids from a Common

  • CoLocalized Excitation Emission Resolution : A CLEER approach for multicolor fluorescence analysis

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    Almlie, C. Kyle
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    Fluorescence has proven to be a robust and powerful method of analysis in numerous fields: forensics, pharmaceutics, geology, food science, and environmental sciences have all developed a large collection of fluorescence instruments and methods to overcome application-specific challenges. Biological applications saw the same development of a fluorescence toolkit with methods...
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    Excitation Emission Resolution: A CLEER Approach for Multicolor Fluorescence Analysis Abstract

  • Hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry as a technology platform for studying conformational dynamics in large protein complexes

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    Nirudodhi, Sasidhar N.
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    Proteins are essential to all biological systems. Proteins participate in numerous cellular processes by interacting with other proteins, other metabolites and membranes in a dynamic environment. Studying the structural and conformational properties of proteins in the solution phase is necessary to understand their protein folding and interaction dynamics. This research...
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    . Title: Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry as a Technology Platform for Studying

  • Conformational Consequences: Calcium Regulates the Association Between Dysferlin C2A & PI(4,5)P2

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    Otto, Shauna C.
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    Dysferlin is a ∼230 kDa terminally anchored membrane protein that is ubiquitously expressed, but is particularly enriched in skeletal and cardiac muscle tissue. Mutations covering the length of the protein have been linked to muscle wasting diseases including limb-girdle muscular dystrophy and Myoshi myopathy. Dysferlin has been shown to play...
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    approved: Colin P. Johnson Dysferlin is a ∼230 kDa terminally anchored membrane protein that is ubiqui

  • DC/AC Stability of In-Ga-Zn-O Thin-Film Transistors

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    Zhou, Fan
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    The electrical stability of amorphous indium-gallium-zinc oxide (a-IGZO) thinfilmtransistors (TFTs) is investigated for flat-panel display applications. Althoughproducts incorporating a-IGZO TFT backplanes are already commercially available,e.g., iMac with 5K retina display, technical challenges need to be addressed for nextgenerationapplications, e.g., active-matrix organic light-emitting diode displays.Device stability is one crucial issue. The...
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    . Wager The electrical stability of amorphous indium-gallium-zinc oxide (a-IGZO) thin- film

  • Investigation of bipolar resistive switching in zinc-tin-oxide for resistive random access memory

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    Murali, Santosh
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    Resistive random access memory (RRAM) is a non-volatile memory technology based on resistive switching in a dielectric or semiconductor sandwiched between two different metals. Also known as memristors, these devices are potential candidates for a next-generation replacement for flash memory. In this thesis, bipolar resistive switching is reported for the...
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    . Resistive random access memory (RRAM) is a non-volatile memory technology based on resistive switching in

  • Ground tap placement and sizing to minimize substrate noise coupling in RF LNAs

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    Sundaresan, Arathi
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    The substrate noise injected by a stepped buffer circuit into two single-ended 1.5GHz low noise amplifiers is examined for a heavily doped 0.25µm CMOS process. The difference in the LNA noise rejection is characterized as a function of the size and placement of substrate contacts. The use of a resistive...
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    Mayaram The substrate noise injected by a stepped buffer circuit into two single-ended 1.5GHz

  • Liquid-gated carbon nanotube transistor noise sources and sensitivity limits

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    Sharf, Tal
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    Low-dimensional electronic materials offer a platform to observe biological processes with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are the closest physical analog to an ideal 1D system and can be scaled and integrated into multiplexed electronic circuitry. The molecular structure of a CNT is also biocompatible, making them...
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    -dimensional electronic materials offer a platform to observe biological processes with unprecedented spatial

  • Development of Cu-based Thin Films for Optoelectronic Applications

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    Angelos, Gregory S.
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    CIGS and CdTe based commercial thin-film solar cells (TFSCs) require an absorber thickness greater than 2 µm and 4 µm, respectively, to adequately absorb the solar spectrum. To efficiently extract photoexcited electrons, these TFSCs require relatively defect-free absorbers with high-minority carrier mobility (> 100 cm2V−1s−1) and long lifetime (> 10...
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    ) and long lifetime (> 10 ns). Developing a superabsorbing Cu-based semiconductor allows for use of a

  • Scanning photocurrent microscopy study of photovoltaic and thermoelectric effects in individual single-walled carbon nanotubes

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    DeBorde, Tristan
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    Carbon Nanotubes are a unique family of nanostructures that have shown remarkable promise for mechanical, electrical, and optical applications. Fundamentally similar to the earlier discovered Buckminsterfullerene (C₆₀), carbon nanotubes are hollow cylinders formed from a single sheet of carbon atoms. The research presented in this dissertation investigates several carbon nanotube...
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    research being done with the microscope now by Lee Aspitarte is moving in a very exciting direction

  • Evaluation of amorphous oxide semiconductors for thin film transistors (TFTs) and resistive random access memory (RRAM) applications

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    Rajachidambaram, Jaana Saranya
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    Thin-film transistors (TFTs) are primarily used as a switching element in liquid crystal displays. Currently, amorphous silicon is the dominant TFT technology for displays, but higher performance TFTs will become necessary to enable ultra-definition resolution high-frequency large-area displays. Amorphous zinc tin oxide (ZTO) TFTs were fabricated by RF magnetron sputter...
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    : Gregory S. Herman ABSTRACT Thin-film transistors (TFTs) are primarily used as a switching element in

  • Electrical recommendations and formulas for metal fill in radio-frequency integrated circuits

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    Gaskill, Steven
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    With increasing transistor operating frequencies, interconnects and passive devices are becoming performance limiters in integrated circuit (IC) designs. To combat this, the interconnect layers above the active silicon are trending toward low-κ dielectrics and Cu metallization. The use of these new materials has popularized chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) to planarize...
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    systematic analysis of fills below a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor reveals an optimal design: large

  • Expediting the Generation and Analysis of Amorphous Oxide Computational Models: Modeling Complex Systems Swiftly

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    Buchanan, Jacob C.
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    In this dissertation, the process of computational modeling of amorphous oxide materials is studied. Amorphous oxides have random atomic arrangements with no long-range structural order which makes it difficult to study structure-property relationships. Despite the difficulties, amorphous oxides have great uses as semiconductors and dielectrics in thin-film transistors. The ability...
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    .; Kovalenko, A.; Kurtzman, T.; Lee, T.S.; LeGrand, S.; Li, P.; Lin, C.; Liu, J.; Luchko, T.; Luo, R

  • Functional Materials and Techniques for Additive Manufacturing in Soft Robotics

    Creator:
    Walker, Stephanie
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    This thesis outlines the development of new elastomeric materials and manufacturing processes for soft robotics. Specifically, this work describes the development of custom material formulations for use in additive manufacturing, additive manufacturing processing techniques for silicone elastomers, and multi-component additive manufacturing techniques. Material synthesis and processing is a gap in...
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    -component additive manufacturing techniques. Material synthesis and processing is a gap in the field

  • The optical properties of multi-scale plasmonic structures and their applications in optical characterization and imaging

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    Kuhta, Nicholas Anthony
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    The optical response of metallic structures is dominated by the dynamics of their free electron plasma. Plasmonics, the area of optics specializing in the electromagnetic behavior of heterogeneous structures with metallic inclusions, is undergoing rapid development, fueled in part by recent progress in experimental fabrication techniques and novel theoretical approaches....
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    Abstract approved: Viktor A. Podolskiy The optical response of metallic structures is dominated by the

  • Electronic and Optical Properties of Defects in Amorphous Oxide and Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Semiconductors

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    Vogt, Kyle
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    The optical and electronic properties of amorphous oxide thin films depend crucially on chemical composition, and deposition process variations which give rise to sub-gap defect states. Consequently, there is a need for a reliable, high-throughput method to extract sub-gap defect densities of states in amorphous oxide thin films. We present...
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    is a need for a reliable, high-throughput method to extract sub-gap defect densities of states in

  • Broadband modeling of on-chip transformers for silicon RFICs

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    Rapolu, Kavitha
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    Magnetically coupled passive transformers are increasingly integrated on-chip for various analog and radio frequency (RF) applications including direct current (DC) isolation, impedance transformation/matching, and conversion between single-ended and differential signals. A primary motivation for the on-chip integration of transformers is the overall size reduction and reduced cost. However, the performance...
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    conversion between single-ended and differential signals. A primary motivation for the on-chip integration

  • On-chip crosstalk suppression schemes using magnetic films for RF/microwave applications

    Creator:
    Sligar, Arien
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    The primary objective of the thesis research is to study novel schemes of on-chip crosstalk suppression employing magnetic films at microwave frequencies. Since extraction of various material properties of the magnetic films is essential for successful application of the proposed method, the research also involves development of a new material...
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    the proposed method, the research also involves development of a new material characterization

  • Experimental Study of Nucleate Boiling Bubble Dynamics and Heat Transfer Enhancement on Printed Bi-functional Surfaces

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    David, Michele
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    Boiling heat transfer is studied for its ability to dissipate high fluxes and achieve heat transfer coefficients two orders of magnitude greater than single-phase heat transfer systems. Heater surface enhancement with increased surface area, varied geometry, wettability contrast and micro/nano-structures can further enhance boiling heat transfer performance through bubble nucleation...
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    are first printed on a substrate, followed by hydrophilic ZnO nanostructure deposition via

  • Interlayer Electronic Interactions in Twisted and Stacked Bilayer Graphene

    Creator:
    Patel, Hiral
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    The photophysical properties of two-dimensional (2D) layered van der Waals (vdW) materials, and their heterostructures are manifestly distinct from crystalline bulk materials. Recently, the discovery of new 2D vdW materials and strongly-bound interlayer excitons in these materials has created a new branch in nanoscience. As such, there are a number...
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    created a new branch in nanoscience. As such, there are a number of ways to stack 2D materials to

  • Comprehensive depletion-mode modeling of oxide thin-film transistors

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    Zhou, Fan
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    The primary focus of this thesis is modifying the comprehensive depletion-mode model and extending its applicability to p-channel thin-film transistor (TFT) behavior and subthreshold (subpinchoff) operation. The comprehensive depletion-mode model accurately describes depletion-mode TFT behavior and establishes a set of equations, different from those obtained from square-law theory, which can...
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    describes depletion-mode TFT behavior and establishes a set of equations, different from those obtained

  • Efficient Private Matching for Private Databases

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    Trieu, Thi Ni Ni
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    Private matching (PM) is a key cryptographic primitive in secure computation that allows several parties to jointly compute some functions depending on their private inputs. Indeed, this primitive has many practical applications. For instance, in online advertising, two companies may wish to find their common customers for a joint marketing...
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    for Private Databases Abstract approved: Mike Rosulek Private matching (PM) is a key cryptographic

  • 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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    stimulated Raman spectroscopy (FSRS) is a powerful ultrafast technique which can track photoinduced excited

  • Monte Carlo studies of classical Heisenberg spins on face-centered-cubic lattices : effects of strain, interlayer coupling, and dilution of lattice

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    Park, Seongweon
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    This thesis presents the results from Monte Carlo calculations on classical vector spins in face-centered-cubic (FCC) lattices. The goal of the study was to understand the effect of interlayer coupling, dilution of magnetic atoms in the lattice, and symmetry-changing strain. Experimental work by T. M. Giebultowicz et al. and J....
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    -changing strain. Experimental work by T. M. Giebultowicz et al. and J. A. Borchers et al. greatly

  • Bioelectronic Systems for Neurosensing Enabled by Graphene

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    Fengel, Carly V.
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    Taking long-term electrical measurements of a large number of neurons simultaneously is required for many modern neuroscience experiments. However, such experiments are currently limited by the shortcomings of traditional neurosensing technology. For example, there is a significant mechanical mismatch between rigid silicon probes and soft biological tissues. This mismatch can...
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    long-term electrical measurements of a large number of neurons simultaneously is required for many

  • Multi-scale Investigation of Bidirectional Feedback Mechanism Between Breast Cancer Cells and Extracellular Matrix

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    Kim, Jihan
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    Cell migration is fundamental for physiological processes such as immune re-sponses, wound healing and development. It is also a critical characteristic of metastatic cancer cells. An extensive amount of studies have focused on 2D sub-strates in order to understand the mechanism of cancer metastasis. However, much less is known about...
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    healing and development. It is also a critical characteristic of metastatic cancer cells. An extensive

  • Resource allocation methods for quality-of-service provisioning in heterogeneous wireless networks

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    Chakchouk, Nessrine
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    The increased use of mobile wireless devices that we have recently been witnessing, such as smartphones, tablets, e-readers, and WiFi enabled devices in general, is driving an unprecedented increase in the amount of data traffic. This fast market adoption of the wireless technology along with the tremendous success of multimedia...
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    traditional networking paradigms. As a result, heteroge- neous wireless networks have recently emerged as a

  • Label free biosensing with carbon nanotube transistors

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    Leyden, Matthew R.
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    As electronics reach nanometer size scales, new avenues of integrating biology and electronics become available. For example, nanoscale field-effect transistors have been integrated with single neurons to detect neural activity. Researchers have also used nanoscale materials to build electronic ears and noses. Another exciting development is the use of nanoscale...
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    transistor biosensors are a topic of active research, and were first demonstrated in 1962. Despite decades

  • Evaluating the response of bees to visual attractants in resource-poor environments

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    Parvin, Lucas
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    Bee populations are declining around the globe, while the need for their pollination services is increasing with growing food demands by an expanding population. There is a need for innovative practices to increase pollination in agricultural environments without harming wild bee populations. However, the use of artificial visual attractants has...
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    Parvin A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University Honors College in partial fulfillment of the

  • Thermal conductivity measurements of amorphous metal thin films via the 3ω method

    Creator:
    Zhan, Kai
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    Amorphous multicomponent metals have promising applications in novel electronic devices because of their atomically smooth surface morphology and lack of grain boundaries. It is important to understand the thermal transport properties of amorphous metals and an accurate measurement of their thermal conductivity will be essential for further improvement of device...
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    sputter deposition. A thin layer of hafnium oxide film is deposited on top of amor­ phous metals by

  • Growth and characterization of the p-type semiconductors SnS and BiCuOSe

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    Francis, Jason
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    BiCuOSe and SnS are layered, moderate band gap (ε[subscript G] ≈ 1 eV) semiconductors that exhibit intrinsic p type conductivity. Doping of BiCuOSe with Ca results in a slight expansion of the lattice and an increase of the hole concentration from 10¹⁸ cm⁻³ to greater than 10²⁰ cm⁻³. The large...
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    results in a slight expansion of the lattice and an increase of the hole concentration from 1018 cm−3 to

  • Zero Kinetic Energy Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

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    Harthcock, Colin
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    In this dissertation, I describe spectroscopic studies of jet-cooled polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and one nitrogen substituted PAH (PANH) using pulsed field zero kinetic energy (ZEKE) photoelectron spectroscopy and resonantly enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) spectroscopy. Recently, there has been a demand for far-infrared (FIR) spectral information of astrophysically relevant molecules...
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    ) spectroscopy. Recently, there has been a demand for far-infrared (FIR) spectral information of

  • Exchange interaction studies in magnetic semiconductors by neutron scattering

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    Wiren, Zachary Quincy
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    Theories predict that making a dilute magnetic semiconductor strongly p -type would allow it to remain ferromagnetic at room temperature. This is of intrest as a ferromagnetic semiconductor would allow for a great many applications in the field of spintronics. Neutron scattering experiments were undertaken to better understand the antiferromagnetic...
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    that making a dilute magnetic semiconductor strongly p-type would allow it to remain ferromagnetic at

  • Fabrication and geometrical characterization of metal and metal-dielectric composite periodic nanostructures

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    Bhowmik, Siddhartha
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    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 region of the optical spectrum, these structures need to be significantly shorter than the wavelength of response, and hence...
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    agglomeration and a smooth texture which could have significant impact on their optical behavior. The study

  • Synthesis and Analysis of Heterostructural Semiconductor Alloy Sn1-xCaxCh (Ch=S, Se) and Nitrides Zn1-xWxN and Zn1-x(W1-yMoy)xN

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    Matthews, Bethany E.
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    This work explores the synthesis and characterization of the metastable alloys Sn1-xCaxCh (Ch= S, Se) and nitride compounds Zn-W-Mo-N, which have recently been predicted by theorists. Single phase thin films of Sn1-xCaxS are prepared by pulsed laser deposition and radio-frequency magnetron sputtering and of Sn1-xCaxSe are prepared by pulsed laser...
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    -frequency magnetron sputtering and of Sn1-xCaxSe are prepared by pulsed laser deposition. A transition

  • Mode patterns in quadrupole resonator with anisotropic core

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    Thongrattanasiri, Sukosin
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    This thesis deals with applications of uniaxial anisotropic crystals for microcavity resonators with partially chaotic underlying ray dynamics. We develop an implementation of the scattering matrix formalism, and relate the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the scattering matrix to the field distribution of inside the system. Using the developed technique, we...
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    Viktor A. Poldolskiy This thesis deals with applications of uniaxial anisotropic crystals for

  • Application and Validation of Geant4 Modeling for Optimization of Complex Structures for Fast Neutron Detection

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    Capps, Jacob W.
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    Fast neutron detection is important to the detection of illicit nuclear materials and can help prevent those materials from being used or transported without discovery. Previous research has shown that Heavy Oxide Inorganic Scintillator crystals can be used to detect fast neutrons by capitalizing on their high inelastic scattering cross...
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    measurements and devised a Geant4 simulation of the ZEBRA design and several referenced detectors in order to