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  • Ferroelectric thin film development

    Creator:
    Harman, Taran V.
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    The long-term goal of the research project initiated with this thesis is the development of lead-free, fully-transparent ferroelectric devices, such as ferroelectric capacitors or ferroelectric-gate field-effect transistors. Ferroelectric materials exhibit spontaneous polarization with the application of an external electric field, which is persistent upon removal of the applied field, and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : Ferroelectric Thin Film Development . Abstract approved: John F. Wager The long-term goal of the research

  • Inorganic thin-film solar cells

    Creator:
    Spies, Jack Alexander
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    The primary objective of this thesis is to explore new absorber and p-type window layer materials for thin-film solar cell applications. A new thin-film electron beam deposition system has been installed, is now operational, and has been used to deposit several types of solar cell absorber layers. Material investigations include...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : Inorganic Thin-Film Solar Cells Abstract approved: John F. Wager The primary objective of this thesis is

  • Refractory Amorphous Metal Thin Films

    Creator:
    Olsen, Kristopher R.
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    Amorphous metal thin films lack the grain boundaries and dislocations present in crystalline metal films. As a result, amorphous metal films can be more mechanically robust, atomically smooth, and more resistant to chemical attack than crystalline metals. However, amorphous metals are meta-stable and subject to crystallization upon heating, thus limiting...
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    Dissertation
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    , including all thin-film deposition and electrical characterization, as well as taking part in all analysis

  • 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

  • Growth, optical and magnetic behavior of YMn0.35In0.65O3 thin film

    Creator:
    Mangalam, R. V. K., Smith, Andrew E., Boudin, S., McLoughlin, C., Subramanian, M. A., and Prellier, W.
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    The growth of YMn₀.₃₅In₀.₆₅O₃ thin films and their optical and magnetic behavior are reported. The YMn₀.₃₅In₀.₆₅O₃ thin film grows along the (0001) orientation with hexagonal structure similar to YMnO₃ on c-plane sapphire. The film shows paramagnetic behavior in the temperature range measured. The film exhibits a blue color due to...
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    Article
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    behavior of YMn0.35In0.65O3 thin film R. V. K. Mangalam,1 Andrew E. Smith,2 S. Boudin,1 C. McLoughlin,1,3

  • Studies of Structurally Complex Thin Film Oxides for Electronic Materials

    Creator:
    Fast, Dylan Braucht
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    In this dissertation, the structure and electronic properties of multiple metal oxide thin films are characterized and presented. Prompt inorganic condensation (PIC) of metal-oxo and –hydroxo clusters was evaluated as a technique for making metal oxide clusters in two separate studies. The first focuses on the synthesis of lithium niobate...
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    Dissertation
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    presented on December 13, 2018. Title: Studies of Structurally Complex Thin Film Oxides for Electronic

  • Detection of exciton polaritons in organic thin film TES-ADT

    Creator:
    Haas, David P.
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    Exciton polaritons are quasiparticles composed of a quantum superposition of matter and light states that arises from the coupling of a standing wave photon and an exciton. This research has two primary objectives: to design and fabricate a Fabry-Perot microcavity system in which to produce exciton polaritons; and to show...
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    Undergraduate Thesis
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    e-beam deposition to coat a glass slide with silver, then spin cast a thin film of PMMA mixed with

  • Material development for thin-film transistors

    Creator:
    Archila, Kevin Alexander
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    The focus of this thesis is developing materials for thin-film transistors (TFTs). Cu₃SbS₄ is explored as p-channel layer. Cu₃SbS₄ TFTs show p-type, depletion-mode behavior with a small amount of gate-controlled modulation of the channel conductance. This behavior is consistent with Hall measurements indicating a mobility of 17 cm²V⁻¹s⁻¹ and hole...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Material Development for Thin-film Transistors AN ABSTRACT

  • Zinc Tin Oxide Thin Films by Pulsed Laser Deposition for use in Transparent Thin-Film Transistors

    Creator:
    Osborne, James J.
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    Zinc tin oxide (ZTO) films deposited by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) are investigated as a channel layers for transparent thin-film transistors (TTFTs). Films are deposited on glass for characterization, and transistor channel layers are deposited onto aluminum oxide-titanium oxide/tin doped indium oxide/glass substrates (ATO/ITO/glass) to produce TTFTs. UV-visible spectroscopy on...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Laser Deposition for use in Transparent Thin-Film Transistors Abstract approved: Dr. Janet Tate Zinc

  • Thermally-stable amorphous metal thin films

    Creator:
    McGlone, John M.
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    Amorphous metal thin films (AMTFs) are of potential use for metal-insulator-metal (MIM) tunnel diode applications due to their ultra-smooth surfaces, a consequence of their amorphous microstructure. The objective of this thesis is to design a thermally-stable AMTF capable of maintaining MIM tunnel diode performance after a post-deposition anneal in excess...
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    Masters Thesis
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    3.1 Thin Film Fabrication and Processing