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Grain growth in sintered Zn0 ceramics
(1990)The effects of the ZnO initial powder particle size and the spinel forming additives, Nb$\sb2$O$\sb5$ and Al$\sb2$O$\sb3$, on the ZnO grain growth processes and grain growth kinetics in pure ZnO and ZnO + 6 wt% Bi$\sb2$O$\sb3$ ... -
Cyclically optimized electrochemical processes
(1997)It has been frequently observed in experiment and industry practice that electrochemical processes (deposition, dissolution, fuel cells) operated in an intermittent or cyclic (AC) mode show improvements in efficiency and/or ... -
Phase stability and processing of Sr and Mg doped lanthanum gallate
(2000)Fuel Cells are one of the most promising energy transformers with respect to ecological and environmental issues. Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) are all solid-state devices. One of the challenges to improve a SOFC is to ... -
Sol electrophoretic growth of oxide nanostructures: synthesis, properties and modeling
(2004)There is great interest in the ability to form oxide (especially complex oxide) nanorods, given the number of functional properties exhibited by oxide materials. This research examines the template-based growth of nanorods ... -
Characterization of nonlinear optical polymers and dendrimers for electro-optic applications
(2005)Organic second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) polymers have received increasing interest due to their potential for applications in high-speed electro-optic (EO) devices with very broad bandwidth and excellent device ... -
Effects of the nanostructure and the chemistry of various oxide electrodes on the overall performance of dye-sensitized solar cells
(2006)With the need for alternative energy resources, solar cell research utilizing solar energy to produce electrical energy has emerged as an important area of research with great potential. In this dissertation, various oxide ... -
Microstructural development and the evolution of defects in constrained and sinter-forged ceramics
(2006)In this study, the microstructural evolution of uniaxial loaded, or constrained sintered YSZ compacts and the growth of cracks and defects in constrained ceramic films is reported. It is shown that a uniaxial load applied ... -
Interactions between grain boundary faceting, migration, and grain rotation: color group and molecular dynamics simulation approaches
(2006)Color group theory and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were used to study the faceting and rotation of grains in nanocrystalline materials and their interactions. Color group arguments were used to determine symmetry-dictated ... -
Hybrid chitosan-alginate scaffolds for bone and cartilage tissue engineering
(2007)The regeneration of new bone or cartilage to restore the function of traumatized, damaged, or lost bone or cartilage is a major clinical and socioeconomic burden. In recent years, a new cutting-edge procedure, bone- and ... -
P-type and N-type Semiconducting Thiophene Copolymers for Organic Electronic Applications
(2012-09-13)There has been considerable research in the pursuit of organic materials to replace inorganic materials in electronic applications because of their advantages in being light weight, flexible, and solution processable over ... -
Calcium Carbonate Formation by Genetically Engineered Inorganic Binding Peptides
(2012-09-13)Understanding how organisms are capable of forming (synthesize, crystallize, and organize) solid minerals into complex architectures has been a fundamental question of biomimetic materials chemistry and biominealization ... -
Three-Dimensional Porous Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering and Cancer Research Applications
(2012-09-13)Tissue engineering constructs (TEC) are comprised of cells, porous biomaterial scaffold, and growth factors to regenerate tissues. The biomaterial scaffold is an essential component of a TEC, substituting for extracellular ... -
Organic Field Effect Transistors: Interfacial Modification, Dielectric Properties Control, and Semiconductor Molecular Design
(2012-09-13)In recent years, organic electronics have become a field of interest in both academic and industrial settings. Through the integration of semiconducting organic small molecules/polymers into existing device architectures ... -
Material Characterization of Electrodeposited Copper-Nickel Nanolaminated Alloy by SEM, EDS, and XRD
(2012-09-13)Electrodeposited nanolaminated copper-nickel alloys (Cu-Ni) exhibit excellent mechanical properties due to their modulated structure and nanocrystalline microstructure. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and ... -
Measuring Molecular Adsorption on Graphitic Surfaces via Sprayed Graphene Field Effect Transistors
(2012-09-13)The characterization of biomolecular adsorption is instrumental in applications such as biomedical implants and diagnostic devices. Graphitic surfaces such as graphene and pyrolytic graphite are prime candidates for these ... -
The Effect of Recyclate Geometry on the Properties of Recycled Flake Reinforced Thermoset Composites
(2012-09-13)The need to develop recycling solutions for carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) composites has been well established. However, recycled composites remain inferior to composites fabricated with virgin fibers for several ... -
Hephaestus: Solving the Heterogeneous, Highly Constrained Analog Placement Problem
(2012-09-13)The purpose of this research was to investigate alternative methods for placement of highly constrained, heterogeneous architectures. Because of certain constraints on these architectures, traditional methods for placement ... -
Advanced processing methods to introduce and preserve dipole orientation in organic electro-optic materials for next generation photonic devices
(2013-02-25)Organic electro-optic (E-O) materials have attracted considerable research attention in the past 20 years due to their rising potentials in a lot of novel photonic applications, such as high-speed telecommunication, terahertz ... -
Interpenetrating Polymer Network Adhesive
(2013-04-17)Recent products in commercial aerospace such as the Boeing 787 and the Airbus A350 have featured an increased use of thermoset adhesive bonded primary structure assemblies. In addition to carbon fiber laminates and fiber ... -
Designing of Chitosan-Based Scaffolds for Biomedical Applications
(2013-04-17)Chitosan is a favorable natural polymer for biomedical application for its biocompatible, biodegradable, non-toxic, and hydrophilic properties. It has a chemical structure analogous to glycosaminoglycans, a component of ...