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  • Metal-Organic Framework Thin Films: The Synthesis and The Application

    Creator:
    Zhang, Yujing
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    Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have gained increasing attention due to their promising applications (e.g., gas storage/separations, and catalysis) as nanoporous materials stemming from generally ultrahigh porosities and surface areas. Recently, research has shifted to synthesize MOF thin films and micropatterns that enable new applications (e.g., optoelectronics, smart coatings, and sensors). In...
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    Dissertation

  • Analytical Platform to Study Bacterial Metabolism and their Interactions with Biomaterials using SECM

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    Sheet, Partha S.
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    The microbial communities play a crucial role in maintaining human health and cause diseases through very complex microbial chemical interactions. Therefore, these microbial communities have drawn much attention to the scientific communities. To elucidate these complex microbial communities and the chemical interactions within it, one or more isolated species of...
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    experiments. The white dashed line represents the x-direction probe scan curve recorded with H2O2 and pH

  • Part I: Synthetic Studies Towards Viridin, Halenaquinone, and Obtusanal. Part II: Analysis, Synthesis, and Characterization of Coronene Derivatives.

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    Waldenmaier, Pieter K.
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    This thesis is separated into three distinct projects. First, synthetic studies towards the furanosteroid viridin shown in part I. Second, synthetic studies towards the diperene obtusanal shown in part II. Third, the analysis, characterization, and synthesis of coronene derivatives towards their application in organic batteries shown in part III. Significant...
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    coronene; however, application of the material by the Ji laboratory reported low voltage potential for

  • CO₂ capture from wet flue gas using a water-stable and cost-effective metal-organic framework

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    Loughran, Ryan P.
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    We report the use of MIL-120 as a water-stable and cost-effective metal-organic framework (MOF) for selectively capturing CO₂ from wet flue gas. Synthesized using inexpensive and environmentally benign reagents in water, MIL-120 possesses one-dimensional pores decorated with hydroxyl-bridged Al(III) ions and benzene rings with an interstitial spacing of 4.78 Å....
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  • The Use of Various Morphologies of Nanocellulose as Life Long Anodes of Sodium Ion Batteries

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    Schardt, Jenna
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    Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) require the use of a highly reversible anode. To form this anode carbon nanofibers and nanocrystals are derived from cellulose nanofibers, cellulose nanocrystals, and bacterial nanocellulose. The primary structure of the cellulose nanofibers is maintained when carbonized allowing for high surface area in the structure. The carbon...
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    Cann for his support and help over the past year. Dr. David Ji and his lab, particularly Dr. Clement

  • An Approach to Modeling Fuel Plate Deformations in Fluid-Structure Interactions

    Creator:
    Howard, Trevor
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    As computational power increases, so does the desire to use fluid-structure interaction (FSI) software to design complex systems and components such as fuel plates. Presently, an effort is underway to support the design and qualification of a new nuclear fuel material which is intended for applications in select, plate-type, research...
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    as well as the reference number. Of the sections listed above, an “X” has been placed under the

  • Atomic Layer Processing for Next-Generation Microelectronic Materials

    Creator:
    Holden, Konner E. K.
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    Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is an enabling technique for many new micro- and nanoscale technologies. The self-limiting surface chemical reactions by which ALD fundamentally operates give rise to uniquely high precision (atomic) control over deposited film thickness, uniformity over large areas, and conformality over complex and extreme topographies. One such...
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    committee members – Prof. David Cann, Prof. Alan Wang, Prof. John Labram – have all provided key

  • The Role of Materials Chemistry in Designing Advanced Color Inorganic Pigments

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    Medina, Elena A.
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    The results of the research presented in this work are related to synthesis and investigations of novel color inorganic pigments having various structures and shades. Inorganic pigments play a major role in contemporary life. They are used in paints, rubber, plastic, cosmetics etc. Searching for new, stable, environmentally benign and...
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    . David Xiulei Ji, Dr. Michael Lerner and Dr. Sandra Loesgen for serving as my graduate committee

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Metal-Oxo Clusters as the Building Blocks in Nature and Synthesis

    Creator:
    Amiri, Mehran
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    Metal-oxo clusters can be described as soluble pieces of metal-oxide frameworks. Metal-oxo clusters are also the building blocks for the Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and coordination polymers. A better knowledge of metal-oxo clusters helps fundamentally understand geosciences, molecular engineering, catalysis, single-molecule magnetism, and MOFs for synthesis, design, and modification of these...
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    ). All of these new structures have been characterized extensively in solution by small angle x-ray

  • Structure-property Relationships of Transition Metal Oxides Containing Precious Metals

    Creator:
    Hapuraja Pathirannehelage, Vidhara H. P.
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    This dissertation presents a study of structure-property relationships within 3d/4d metal oxides containing precious metals through detailed structure refinements using high-resolution neutron and X-ray diffraction data along with exploration of the resultant properties. Oxides of 4d or 5d transition metals tend to show new topological phases due to significant spin-orbit...
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    Tate, Prof. David Ji and, Prof. John Simonsen, for dedicating your precious time attending my