The biological materials are the versatile scaffolds to fabricate functional nanomaterials. There is an increasing trend of applying the functional nanomaterials in energy applications ranged from conventional sources to ...

Diagonal unitary operators are commonly found in many quantum algorithms. They find application as analytical potential operators for quantum simulation, as well as for complex oracles used in quantum searches. However, ...

Actin filaments serve as a hub of focal adhesion-based mechanotransduction network in a wide variety of cell types. In this role filaments and networks of filaments are exposed to forces in a range of directions and ...

Transition metal nitrides have recently garnered much interest as alternative materials for robust plasmonic device architecture including potential applications in solar absorbers, photothermal medical therapy, and ...

Computational methods are expected to play an increasingly important role in materials design. In order to live up to these expectations, simulations need to have predictive power. To achieve this, there are two hurdles, ...

Electrical interconnects are an intrinsic part of any electronic system. These interconnects have to perform reliably under a wide range of environmental conditions and survive stresses induced from thermal, mechanical, ...

This thesis presents a range of advances in the fabrication of femtosecond laser textured and hyperdoped silicon, a material platform with potential applications in photovoltaics, photodetectors, light-emitting diodes, ...

This thesis presents novel applications of nonlinear optics in laser fabrication and sources of entangled photons for quantum optics. Femtosecond direct laser writing in transparent media enables mask-less fabrication of ...

The performance of ultra-thin film solid oxide fuel cells (μ-SOFC) is highly dependent on the structural, microstructural and transport properties of the electrolyte. The focus of this thesis is on understanding the effect ...

Many of the scarcest metals are critical to future energy technologies. However, these metals often have limited supplies, and their current production and recycling methods are complicated and use toxic chemicals. In ...