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Novel Chemistries and Materials for Grid-Scale Energy Storage: Quinones and Halogen Catalysis
(2014-02-25)
In this work I describe various approaches to electrochemical energy storage at the grid-scale. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to energy storage and an overview of the history and development of flow batteries. Chapter ...
Chemical Vapor Deposition of Cobalt-based Thin Films for Microelectronics
(2014-02-25)
In microelectronics, the device size continues to shrink to improve the performance and functionality, which sets technical challenges for the integrated circuit (IC) fabrication. Novel materials and processing techniques ...
Data Mining Chemistry and Crystal Structure
(2014-06-06)
The availability of large amounts of data generated by high-throughput computing and experimentation has generated interest in the application of machine learning techniques to materials science. Machine learning of materials ...
Developmentally-Inspired Engineering Of An Inductive Biomaterial for Odontogenesis
(2014-06-06)
Increasing demands for organ transplants and the depleting supply of available organs has heightened the need for alternatives to this growing problem. Tissue engineers strive to regenerate organs in the future; however ...
Plastic Behavior of Polycrytalline Thin Films: Discrete Dislocation Study
(2014-06-06)
Explaining the work-hardening behavior of crystalline materials and the size dependent plasticity has been a long lasting problem. Plastic deformation mainly arises from the collective motion of dislocations. Although ...
Diffusion, Deformation, and Damage in Lithium-Ion Batteries and Microelectronics
(2014-06-06)
This thesis explores mechanical behavior of microelectronic devices and lithium-ion batteries. We first examine electromigration-induced void formation in solder bumps by constructing a theory that couples electromigration ...
Ultra-thin solid oxide fuel cells: materials and devices
(2014-06-06)
Solid oxide fuel cells are electrochemical energy conversion devices utilizing solid electrolytes transporting O2- that typically operate in the 800 - 1000 °C temperature range due to the large activation barrier for ionic ...
Improved Thin Film Solar Cells Made by Vapor Deposition of Earth-Abundant Tin(II) Sulfide
(2014-06-06)
Tin(II) sulfide (SnS) is an earth-abundant, inexpensive, and non-toxic absorber material for thin film solar cells. SnS films are deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD) through the reaction of a tin precursor, ...