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Oxide ceramics are materials with a wide range of properties. Insulators are most common, however semiconductors, strongly correlated electron materials, and even superconductors are all relevant oxide materials. Here we seek to...
Self-assembled bilayers consisting of a monolayer of molecules, a metal linking ion and a second molecular layer were prepared and used in controlling critical energy and electron transfer events in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)....
This dissertation details the use of 93Nb (γ = 10.405 MHz/T, I = 9/2) and 77Se (γ = 8.13 MHz/T, I = 1/2) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to investigate the phase transitions of the layered transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) niobium...
The importance of permanent magnets with rare earth metals has grown as emerging markets increase their demand for technologies made with these magnets. However, the constraints of rare earth suppliers, the environmental impact of the...
The effect of N-methyl Morpholine N-Oxide (NMMO), 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium acetate ([Emim]Ac) and 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium diethyl phosphate ([Emim]DEP) on pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of dissolving pulp was studied. X...
The BaLn(sub)2(/sub)O(sub)4(/sub) family has been synthesized successfully as single crystals by the flux-growth method. The phases crystallize in the CaV(sub)2(/sub)O(sub)4(/sub) structure prototype in space group Pnma (# 62). The...
This dissertation explores the formation and significance of the screenscape in popular culture. A screenscape encompasses the mixture of screens and bodies that enter into and transform the aesthetic quality of social space. After...
A bio-inspired, modular terpolymer adhesive has been synthesized containing three different functionalities: a photocrosslinking segment, wet adhesion segment, and a water soluble segment. Wet adhesion is brought on by an amino acid from...
The narrow band gap semiconductor iron antimonide, FeSb2, has been grown as bulk single crystals, and investigated for its electronic and magnetic properties at low temperatures. The electronic behavior of FeSb2 is associated with strong...
This thesis is a continuous effort contributed to the field of developing a new type of functional porous materials - Nanocarbon Foam (NCF) by crosslinking multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) into networks in three-dimensional (3D)....
The growing environmental concern over carbon dioxide emission has driven the demand for next-generation green vehicles like electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). This in turn calls for higher capacity and higher...
The United States has long had traditions of both religious and secular millenarian anticipation as well as violent rebellions against political authority. From the Cold War forward, these formerly separate aspects of American culture...
After nearly seven years of research effort since the discovery of iron-based superconductors, wires and tapes of K-doped BaFe2As2 have finally been developed by the inexpensive and scalable powder-in-tube technique with critical current...
Two Dimensional Materials has been the focus of much research in the past decade. We review 145 stable two dimensional materials in both bulk and monolayer. We compare their final electronic properties and discuss the results....
The high temperature Ag-Mg-sheathed Bi₂Sr₂Cacu₂O[subscript x] (2212) multi-filamentary superconducting round wire shows very promising electromagnetic properties with an isotropic behavior in field, a very high irreversibility field at 4...
In order to obtain an increased through-thickness thermal conductivity in carbon fiber reinforced composites, a novel method using heterogeneously structured resin with conductive filler was studied. Samples were produced using an...
The development of robust thermal barrier coating (TBC) systems is crucial in many high-temperature applications. The performance of a TBC system is significantly limited by microstructural evolution mechanisms, such as sintering at...
The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory is building a world record all superconducting magnet known as the "32T". It requires many thousands of parts, but in particular one kind is unusually expensive to manufacture, called "heater...
Halide perovskite materials have emerged in the past few years as promising materials in the absorption layer of photovoltaic cells and new emissive materials for use in light emitting diodes (LEDs). This is due to their rapidly...
REBCO (REBa2Cu3O7-δ, RE=rare earth elements) coated conductor (CC) is one of the best candidates for building high-field magnets and it has been improved greatly in recent years. CC overcome the grain boundary problem by using either a...
My research has been focusing on the development and processing of metal halide perovskites, an emerging class of semiconductor materials, for various types of light emitting diodes (LEDs). In this dissertation, introduction to metal...
A novel electrochemical cell design based on yarn or fiber-like carbon nanotube electrodes was developed as an engineered solution for flexible electrochemical devices, namely electrical energy storage devices. Proof-of-concept cells...
A novel ceramic-polymer hybrid composite is fabricated by co-curing lay-up process to combine a carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced ceramic composite film with a carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite substrate. A transition layer...
As research progresses towards nanoscale materials, there has become a need for a more efficient and effective way to obtain ultra-thin samples for imaging under transmission electron microscope (TEM) for atomic resolution analysis....
Irradiation alters the local stoichiometry of oxides significantly. The resulting stoichiometric changes play a critical role in the dynamics of defects and microstructure evolution in oxides under irradiation. Stoichiometry in oxides is...
The improvement of electrical energy storage (EES) devices such as batteries and electrochemical capacitors (ECs) is crucial to the widespread adoption of electric drive vehicles and the increased mobility of portable electronics. This...
The improvement of electrical energy storage (EES) devices such as batteries and electrochemical capacitors (ECs) is crucial to the widespread adoption of electric drive vehicles and the increased mobility of portable electronics. This...
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