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  • Growth, Characterization and Applications of Zinc Sulfide Thin Films by Solution-Based Processes

    Creator:
    Chiu, Dick
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    Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) thin film, with a wide band gap, has been used for many applications, such as buffer layer for CIGS solar cells, light emitting diodes and thin film electroluminescent devices. In this work, ZnS thin films were prepared using two different deposition processes. In the first method, ZnS...
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    Dissertation
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    . Greg Herman, Dr. Hong Liu, Dr. Bill Warnes, and Dr. Alexandre Yokochi, for their time and commitment

  • The chemistry and device applications of amorphous thin-film interfaces

    Creator:
    Knutson, Christopher C.
    Abstract:
    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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    Dissertation
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    -state amorphous materials show amazing promise in thin-film electronics. The interface-to-bulk ratio

  • CdS nanocrystalline thin films deposited by the continuous microreactor-assisted solution deposition (MASD) process : growth mechanisms and film characterizations

    Creator:
    Su, Yu-Wei
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    The continuous microreactor-assisted solution deposition (MASD) process was used for the deposition of CdS thin films on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass. The MASD system, including a T-junction micromixer and a microchannel heat exchanger is capable of isolating the homogeneous particle precipitation from the heterogeneous surface reaction. The results show...
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    Dissertation
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    homogeneous particle precipitation from the heterogeneous surface reaction. The results show a dense

  • Processing of nanoscale materials

    Creator:
    Hostetler, Eric B.
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    The motivation for undertaking this research was to increase the understanding of processing colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals and thin films metallic glasses to enable their wider application in future devices. This research covered two unique materials, lead selenide (PbSe) nanocrystals and thin film metallic glass alloy of zirconium copper aluminum nickel...
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    Masters Thesis
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    1980s [18, 19]. Crystalline semiconductors start to show unique properties when they are reduced to

  • Characterization of CoGe Thin Films and Powders

    Creator:
    Pfau, Andrew James
    Abstract:
    Cobalt germanides have been widely studied as semiconductor contact materials, but recent theoretical studies suggest that they may also be excellent catalysts for methane steam reforming with stabilities and activities comparable to noble metal catalysts. In order to study the catalytic activity of cobalt germanides, it is critical to first...
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    Masters Thesis
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    .  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..     146     S3  AFM tapping phase data of CoGe films to show details of grain size and structure

  • Investigation of Magnesium Dioxybenzenedicarboxylate (Mg-DOBDC) Thin-film Deposition onto Modified Glass Substrates

    Creator:
    Haning, Evan J.
    Abstract:
    Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are crystalline compounds formed from reacting a metal ion with an organic ligand. They represent a promising new avenue in materials science for gas separations and storage. Certain MOFs, in particular Mg-MOF-74, have shown a strong affinity for the capture of CO2. This project investigated a known...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    similar studies, show that Mg-DOBDC has great potential for use in CO2 remediation applications

  • Functional materials for advanced energy and electronic devices

    Creator:
    Flynn, Brendan T.
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    Advances in energy technologies and electronics have typically occurred through either heightened performance or cost reduction. This dissertation explores both routes through a series of fundamental material studies that may contribute to the enabling of next generation devices. Solution based syntheses and deposition of chemical products offer a low cost...
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    Dissertation
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    be noted that the structure factor can be used to show that reflections from certain planes are

  • Solution deposition and characterization of the thin film inorganic materials

    Creator:
    Özmen, Bahar
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    The general emphasis of this work has been synthesis, characterization, and applications of n- and p-type inorganic oxide thin films that are deposited from solutions. In particular, a study of n-type transparent semiconductor films of tin (IV) oxide and zinc-doped tin (IV) oxide has been performed by spin coating. Solution...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Selective self-assembly of biogenic silica assisted by layer-by-layer deposition and inkjet printing

    Creator:
    Wang, Wei
    Abstract:
    Nature is an inspirational source of silica structures that possess unique optical properties. A few classes of organisms fabricate metal oxides with nanoscale features by a bottom-up self assembly process. In particular, diatoms are a prolific class of single-celled algae that possess silica shells or “frustules” with intricate submicron scale...
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    Masters Thesis
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    labmates Yu-Wei Su, Shuhong Liu, Hyung Dae Jin, and Seungyeol Han for their academic assistance and all

  • Atomic solid state energy scale applied to novel thin-film solar absorbers

    Creator:
    Pelatt, Brian D.
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    The atomic solid state energy (SSE) scale is introduced as a tool for inorganic materials design. The SSE scale is obtained by assessing an average electron affinity (EA) (for a cation) or an average ionization potential (IP) (for an anion) for each atom using data from compounds having that specific...
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    Dissertation