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- Title
- Characterization of Individual Straight and Kinked Boron Carbide Nanowires
- Author
- Cui, Zhiguang
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Nanoscience, Physics
- Description
- Boron carbides represent a class of ceramic materials with p-type semiconductor natures, complex structures and a wide homogeneous range of carbon compositions. Bulk boron carbides have long been projected as promising high temperature thermoelect...
- Title
- Crystalline Silicon Interfaces with Adhesive Polymer Semiconducting Glue and Thiazolothiazole Redox Active Organic Small Molecules
- Author
- Cohen, Daniel
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Chemistry, Chemistry, Organic
- Description
- Crystalline silicon is an extremely versatile semiconductor material used for electronics and photovoltaic devices. An organic conductive glue based on a blend of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) and d-sorbitol ...
- Title
- EFFECTS OF GRAIN SIZE ON THE QUASI-STATIC MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ULTRAFINE-GRAINED AND NANOCRYSTALLINE TANTALUM
- Author
- Ligda, Jonathan
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Nanoscience
- Description
- The increase in strength due to the Hall-Petch effect, reduced strain hardening capacity, a reduced ductility, and changes in deformation mechanisms are all effects of reducing grain size (d) into the ultrafine-grained (UFG, 100 5.3 mm show a dra...
- Title
- Exploring The Self Assembly of Cadmium Selenide Nanoparticles In Langmuir Films
- Author
- Giles, Alexander
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Nanoscience, Physics
- Description
- The assembly of semiconductor nanocrystals into close packed films suitable for device engineering is critical to the development of next generation electronic and optoelectronic devices. These nanocrystals have nanometer dimensions and can be pre...
- Title
- LIGHT-MATTER INTERACTIONS IN SEMICONDUCTOR NANOWIRES: LIGHT-EFFECT TRANSISTOR AND LIGHT-INDUCED CHANGES IN ELECTRON-PHONON COUPLING AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
- Author
- Marmon, Jason
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Electrical engineering, Optics
- Description
- This dissertation explores three related embodiments of light–matter interactions at the micro– and nano–scales, and is focused towards tangible device applications. The first topic provides a fundamentally different transistor or electronic switc...
- Title
- Lithography-Free Growth of Silicon Microwires via Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition for Optoelectronic Applications.
- Author
- Thakur, Esha
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, Materials science
- Description
- Realizing the next-generation electronic devices with added features, i.e., flexibility, smaller dimension, higher density (transistors per unit area), lightweight, and low-power consumption, would require extensive work to optimize the processing...
- Title
- Mechanical Characterization of Boron-Based One-Dimensional Nanostructures by Various Techniques
- Author
- Jiang, Youfei
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering, Materials science, Nanoscience
- Description
- One-dimensional (1D) nanostructures, such as nanotubes, nanowires and nanobelts, have attracted considerable interests in the last two decades because of their exceptional physical, chemical, and electrical properties. Engineering applications of ...
- Title
- The Influence of Reinforcement Size on the Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of a Nanostructured Aluminum-Based Metal Matrix Composite
- Author
- Behm, Nathan
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering, Materials science, Nanoscience
- Description
- With increased availability and growing commercial applications, aluminum- based metal matrix composites show promise as high specific strength structural materials. Before they can be implemented however, they require thorough characterization an...
- Title
- The Role of Film Morphology and Defects on the Photostability and Carrier Transport of Methylammonium Lead Triiodide
- Author
- Castaneda, Jose
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Nanoscience, Materials science, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
- Description
- Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites are viewed as a cost-effective alternative for photovoltaic devices, among other applications. Solution and low-temperature processing have gathered much attention for this class of materials. However, the stab...
- Title
- UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF PERIPHERAL ALKYL SUBSTITUENTS ON EXCITON DIFFUSION PROPERTIES OF PORPHYRIN THIN FILMS FOR ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS
- Author
- Kaushal, Meesha
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Chemistry
- Description
- Understanding exciton diffusion is a crucial step in the engineering and fabrication of organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices. We studied a variety of organic dyes in our research lab including various derivatives of carboalkoxyphenylporphyrins in so...