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  • Development of Temperature-Stable Relaxor Dielectrics for High Energy Density Capacitor Applications

    Creator:
    McCue, Connor
    Abstract:
    High performance dielectric materials are needed for high power SiC- or GaN-based electronics which combine the best features of high energy density, low dielectric loss and high reliability and for advanced high-speed and high-voltage energy storage where temperature stability plays an important role in material properties. An ideal capacitor for...
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost, I would like to thank my major advisor, Dr. David P. Cann, for all the

  • Fused Filament Fabrication of Filled Polymers for Metal Additive Manufacturing

    Creator:
    Barmore, Brenton
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    Additive manufacturing (AM) is a relatively new manufacturing technique that can create high complexity parts out of many materials in low volume. The fused filament fabrication (FFF) is the lowest cost AM process and is capable of producing only thermoplastic components. Powder injection molding (PIM) is a high volume low...
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    : Sundar V. Atre David P. Cann Additive manufacturing (AM) is a relatively new manufacturing

  • Dissipation and wavepacket collision in carbon nanotube waveguides

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    Saranam, Venkata Rajesh
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    Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) superior mechanical, electrical and thermal properties make them attractive components in nanomechanical devices. Their large aspect ratio and low density makes them ideal candidates for high frequency resonators in numerous applications including wireless communication, and mass and chemical sensors. One reason why CNTs have been slow to...
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    Wavepacket Collision in Carbon Nanotube Waveguides Abstract approved: P. Alex Greaney Carbon nanotubes

  • Amorphous metal thin films as a platform for solution processing

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    Landau, Nicholas P.
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    The research presented herein represents an effort to combine the ultra-smooth surface of an amorphous metal thin film (AMTF) with a solution-processed dielectric synthesized via prompt inorganic condensation (PIC). Analysis of dielectric film quality is carried out via electrical measurements of metal-insulator-metal (MIM) diodes. Anneals at 500 and 700 °C...
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    Solution Processing AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Nicholas P. Landau for the degree of Master of

  • The optimization of thin film p-CuO/n-ZnO heterostructures for use in selective gas detection

    Creator:
    Dandeneau, Christopher S.
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    Since bulk p-CuO/n-ZnO heterocontacts were first proposed for gas detection, rapid development has taken place in improving the overall functionality of these structures. While bulk heterocontacts have been shown to exhibit desirable sensitivity and selectivity characteristics, these devices suffer from innate diffusion and ZnO/CuO connectivity drawbacks that limit their effective...
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    last collaboration. To Dr. David Cann: One aspect of the materials science department I always

  • Bi-based perovskite solid solutions for high energy density thin films

    Creator:
    Emerson, Morgan Rose
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    Electrical energy storage devices are currently the main limiting factor in many electrical devices and with the increasing demands placed on electrical power over fossil fuels, high energy density materials are essential. Previous research by Huang et al. on bulk (1-x)Bi(Zn₁/₂Ti₁/₂)O₃-xABO₃ solid solution systems led to the discovery of an...
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    advisor. To Dr. David Cann: You have built a department that is capable of accomplishing great things

  • Development of perovskite thin films for use in piezoelectric based microelectromechanical systems

    Creator:
    Shelton, Christopher T.
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    The lead-zirconate-titanate (PZT) solid solution system is currently the workhorse of piezoelectric-based microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) research. Among bulk materials it is known to be one of the strongest piezoelectrics, with extremely high piezoelectric coefficients and electro-mechanical coupling factors. Reproducing these exceptional qualities in thin film form, however, requires precise tuning...
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    both a mentor and a friend. Dr. Cann, your vast understanding of materials and oxides specifically

  • B-Naphthoflavone induction and its effect on hepatic phospholipid metabolism in rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri)

    Creator:
    Harris, Marcia Elaine
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    The induction of drug-metabolizing enzymes is a complex biochemical process manifested not only by increases in various cytochrome P-450 isozymes and related activities, but also by alterations in endoplasmic reticulum membranes. Little work has been done to examine how cytochrome P-450 inducing agents influence other cellular processes, such as phospholipid...
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    complex biochemical process manifested not only by increases in various cytochrome P-450 isozymes and

  • Fabrication of a flexible glucose sensing catheter for human implantation

    Creator:
    Matthews, David J.
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    Flexible electronics processing techniques were applied to integrate a glucose sensor with a hormone-delivery catheter in order to create a cheap and minimally invasive method for patients with type 1 diabetes to continually monitor and control their blood sugar levels. Ultimately, this work intends to move toward the development of...
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    my education, and thanks to Drs. John Wager, David Cann, Julia Jones, and, again, John Conley for

  • David Foster Wallace's communal middle ground

    Creator:
    Randlemon, Daniel E.
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    Throughout the course of this thesis, I argue that the prose of David Foster Wallace, specifically his posthumously published novel The Pale King, inhabits a middle ground between universal sincerity and the particularized authenticity of postmodern irony. I examine Lionel Trilling's definitions of sincerity and authenticity before moving toward an...
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    : David Foster Wallace’s Communal Middle Ground Abstract approved