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INVESTIGATION OF THE PLASMA ELECTROLYTIC OXIDATION MECHANISM OF TITANIUM
Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) is an environmentally friendly technology capable of forming coatings with excellent adhesion strength at high deposition rates. The PEO process is particularly attractive for forming ... -
THE INFLUENCE OF THE INTERACTION OF CARBON BASED MATERIALS WITH IONIC LIQUID ON THE TRIBOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE OF LUBRICATING GREASE AND OIL
Stringent government regulation on environment emissions and demand to develop energy efficient and durable modern mechanical systems has imposed a significant challenge on the lubricant additive manufacturer to develop ... -
PHYSICAL MODELING OF FILAMENT GROWTH AND RESISTIVE SWITCHING IN METAL OXIDE-BASED RRAM
(2022-12-15)Metal oxide-based resistive random-access memories (RRAM) exhibit several excellent performances, such as nanosecond switching speed, large write-erase endurance, and long retention time, and can potentially replace the ... -
Sub-10K Cold-Electron Injection to Silicon at Room Temperature
(2022-12-20)The Fermi-Dirac thermal excitation of electrons results in unwanted off-state leakage currents in metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs), leading to excessive power consumption in modern electronic ... -
Simulation of Li Dendrite Inhibition in Lithium Battery by Phase-Field Method
(2022-05-16)Lithium (Li) dendrite growth poses serious challenges for the development of Li metal batteries which also stops the footsteps of human utilizing the environment-friendly new power source. Replacing liquid electrolyte with ... -
Study of Electron Energy Filtering for Cold Electron Transport at Room Temperature
(2022-08-17)The Fermi-Dirac thermal excitation of electrons at room temperature has been a significant limitation to many technologically important phenomena such as single electron transport. The electron thermal excitation also ... -
AMORPHOUS SILICA BASED BIOMATERIALS FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL TISSUE REGENERATION APPLICATIONS
(2021-08-02)Musculoskeletal (MSK) injury includes any injuries that affect the bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, or nerves. Open bone fracture is one of the common types of MSK traumatic injuries which results in not only bone ... -
STUDY OF ALLOY EFFECT ON ELECTROMIGRATION IN SN SOLDER ALLOYS
(2023-05-22)This dissertation presents experimental results about the alloy effect on the Electromigration (EM) of Sn in Sn-based binary and ternary alloys. By using cross-stripe configuration, the alloy effect on EM of Sn can be ... -
Dispersion study of Metal-Organic Frameworks and Synthesis of MOF-High-density polyethylene fibers
(2023-05-19)Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are a highly versatile class of materials with a wide range of potential applications in gas storage, separation, catalysis, drug delivery, and sensing. The ability to tailor the properties ... -
Assessment of Joule Heating Properties of Various Solder Alloys in BGA Assembly
(2023-05-22)The continuing demands for smaller, yet higher performance devices have resulted in many revolutionary changes in device packaging in recent years, including the change in package form factors, structure, and the type of ... -
Effects of Graphene in High-Density Polyethylene Microfibers
(2022-12-20)High-Density Polyethylene uniquely can induce banded spherulites as it is crystallized from its melt. We studied the effects of graphene in the crystallography of banded HDPE by examining parameters such as the extent of ... -
Hierarchical microstructures to overcome the conflict between strength and toughness of hard coatings: TiN/Ni as a model system
(2022-07-13)In the recent times, industry's production speed has been increasing and thus, the production of parts needs to adapt and so do the materials used to manufacture them. Hence, tools exposed to more extreme conditions using ... -
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF COBALT-BASED MAGNETIC NANOSTRUCTURES
(2020-08-18)Co is an attractive element in the development of nanostructured magnetic materials due to its relatively high moment (1.72-1.75 µB) and strong exchange and spin-orbit interactions, and many of these materials have potential ... -
SINGLE STEP FABRICATION OF SHAPE MORPHING 3D SURFACES
(2020-06-04)Shape-changing materials that can adopt programmable 3-dimensional (3D) shapes offer promise for a wide range of applications. Form the formation of the leaves and flowers to the shaping of complex organs, the analogues ... -
SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF Mo-DLC
(2021-12-20)Diamond like carbon (DLC) films have been extensively used in a wide range of applications over the last decade due to their excellent mechanical and tribological properties. Metallic elements are used to dope DLC films ... -
Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation of Pure Titanium at Constant Applied Voltage
(2021-12-20)Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) is a method of coating which is used to apply non metal coatings to different metal substrates. This process occurs in an electrochemical cell that consists of an electrolyte, two ... -
Study on Forming DNA-Mediated Nanoparticle Conjugates: Toward Detection of COVID-19
(2021-12-21)The objective of this thesis is to establish a rapid, robust, and reproducible procedure to controllably assemble DNA-functionalized Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) into satellite-shaped nanostructures using sequence-specific DNA ... -
The Effects of SnAgCu Solder Interconnect Package’s Parameters on Electromigration Failure Mechanisms
(2021-12-17)The primary concern of this dissertation is the electromigration (EM) failure mechanism found in Sn-Ag-Cu (SAC) solder alloys integrated in WCSP (wafer-level chip scale package) packaging structure and factors affecting ... -
Study of SAC Solder Interconnect Parameters in Microelectronic Semiconductor Packaging and their Effects on Electromigration Failure Mechanisms
(2021-12-13)As the shrinkage of electronic devices becomes more appealing, so do their high capacity and efficiency. This demand for ever-shrinking sizes of electronic devices follows the trend predicted by Moore’s Law. To achieve ... -
SYNTHESIS AND IN VIVO BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF ULTRASMALL METAL NANOPARTICLES
(2021-01-11)Over the past decade, metal-based nanoparticles (MNPs) have gained much popularity in the field of nanomedicine owing to their exceptional physiochemical properties. Easy surface functionalization and conjugation with ...