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  • Multi-Technique Characterizations of Natural and Biomimetic Adhesives

    Creator:
    Fowler, James E.
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    There have been many attempts to characterize and mimic natural fluid-based adhesive systems. However, very few of these studies have examined surface or interfacial interactions between adhesive and substrate. Furthermore, until now no study has used a combination of surface analytical and kinematic techniques to determine the precise chemical mechanisms...
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    how the composition, order and relative orientation of adhesive molecules at functional interfaces

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

    Creator:
    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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    gate voltage is applied, so that electrons are depleted from the interface, resulting in upward band

  • Investigation of Energy Barrier Heights within Metal-insulator-metal Devices via Internal Photoemission Spectroscopy

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    Jenkins, Melanie A.
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    Metal-insulator-metal (MIM) and dual-insulator MIM (MIIM) devices are used in rectennas, hot-electron transistors, single electron transistors, resistive random access memory (RRAM), and capacitors. The performance of these devices relies heavily on the energy barrier height at each metal-insulator interface. Thus, determination of the in-situ electron energy barrier at each interface...
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    ) at a given interface. However, the φB at real interfaces generally does not match this ideal value

  • 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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    -state amorphous materials show amazing promise in thin-film electronics. The interface-to-bulk ratio

  • Defect Mechanisms in Bismuth-based Perovskites

    Creator:
    Kumar, Nitish
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    The aim of this research is to develop a fundamental understanding of the dominant defect species and the relevant defect equilibrium conditions for bismuth-containing perovskites to help guide the development of these materials for emerging applications. This is of paramount importance for many demanding applications, because ultimately the defect equilibria...
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    DISSERTATION OF Nitish Kumar for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science presented on

  • Graphene Biotransistors, an Exploration of Neurosensing and Biofilm-sensing Applications

    Creator:
    Brown, Morgan A.
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    Atomically-thin graphene sheets have unprecedented characteristics for biosensing applications. These characteristics include mechanical flexibility and strength, optical transparency, electrical sensitivity and biocompatibility. The primary theme of this dissertation is the characterization and application of graphene field-effect transistors (FETs) in biologically-relevant physiological environments.Understanding the interface that forms between an electrolyte and...
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    commonplace materials when reduced to the nanometer scale. These materials have recently been applied to

  • Soft Magnetic Composites for High Frequency Applications

    Creator:
    Song, Han
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    Soft magnetic composites, consisting of fine metallic particles in a non-magnetic, insulating matrix, have great potential for integrated inductor and antenna applications. The dielectric and magnetic properties of soft magnetic composites can be tailored by the choice of matrix as well as particle composition, size, and concentration for reduction in...
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    degree of magnetization with a material in response to an applied magnetic field, M = χH. (2.2) The

  • Preparation and Properties of Porous Carbon Materials

    Creator:
    Xing, Zhenyu
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    Porous carbon is indispensable in modern technology applications. It is used for energy storage, gas separation, water purification, catalyst support, and chromatography. The diversity of its applications stems from its unique properties, including high specific surface area, tunable pore volume, and chemical stability. Specifically, the large surface area provides high...
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    Properties of Porous Carbon Materials Abstract approved

  • Developing a Methodology to Study the Effects of Adhesive Flow Penetration on Wood Adhesive Bond Performance by using Micro X-ray Computed Tomography (XCT) and Digital Volume Correlation (DVC)

    Creator:
    Ching, Daniel Jackson
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    Wood composites are an important renewable structural material which can be a net carbon sink when used in combination with sustainable forest management practices and high rates of log utilization. Adhesive bondlines are an essential part of composites, and for wood composites, they determine the moisture durability and mechanical performance...
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    connected by an imperfect interface. Two rigid materials (yellow, red) pull on the adherends in tension

  • High-Field Terahertz Spectroscopy of Nanoscale Materials

    Creator:
    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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    -Field Terahertz Spectroscopy of Nanoscale Materials. Abstract approved