Browsing Department of Materials Science and Engineering by Title
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Structural, Magnetic And Surface Properties Of RF Magnetron Sputtered Undoped Lanthanum Mangnite Thin Films
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2010-03-03)In the present study, polycrystalline and epitaxial undoped Lanthanum Manganite (LMO) thin films were deposited by using RF magnetron sputtering on three substrates, Si (100), MgO (100) and LaAlO₃ (100) to study the influence ... -
A Study Of Diamond Nanoparticles
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2011-07-14)Diamond nanoparticles grown previously by Hot Filament Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition have been characterized by utilizing Atomic Force Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Raman Spectroscopy and X Ray Diffraction. ... -
Study And Manipulation Of Electron Tunneling Through Quantum Dots
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-07-14)Fermi-Dirac distribution is the fundamental property which governs the electron energy distribution in solids. At finite temperatures, Fermi-Dirac thermal smearing of electron energies limits the operation of many electronic, ... -
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 ... -
Study of an all-Vanadium Photoelectrochemical Cell for High-Efficiency Solar Energy Storage
(2016-07-27)In an attempt to explore a clean and renewable alternative to existing energy sources such as fossil fuel, we studied the feasibility of using vanadium redox species to store the inexhaustible solar energy via photoelectrochemical ... -
Study of Conduction Behavior in Dielectrics in Chip Level Interconnects: Detection of Defects in Al/SiO2 Interconnects
(2018-12-18)This dissertation presents four different electrical measurement techniques to detect structural defects in Al/SiO2 interconnects. These techniques, namely 1) polarity dependence measurement, 2) current voltage measurement, ... -
STUDY OF COPPER-RICH INTERMETALLIC PHASE FORMATION IN COPPER-ALUMINUM BINARY SYSTEM
(2018-05-04)This work aims to study the initial formation and subsequent growth of intermetallic compounds (IMC) in the binary Al-Cu system. Al-Cu pair configurations have been successfully used for several decades as structural ... -
STUDY OF ELECTROMIGRATION FAILURE MECHANISM IN MICRO SOLDER JOINT
(2021-05-09)The miniaturizing trend for advanced electronic devices has motivated the microelectronic industries to pursue device integration and packaging technology based on the micro-bump solder joint. This type of the joint enables ... -
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 ... -
STUDY OF INTERDIFFUSION AND GROWTH OF INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS IN BIMETALLIC LAYERS OF ALPHA BRASS AND Al-Mg ALLOY
(2020-08-17)This work aims to study the formation of Inter Metallic Compounds (IMC’s) and their growth rate in Brass and Al-Mg alloy. This diffusion couple consists of four elements Aluminum, Copper, Zinc and Magnesium. Aluminum and ... -
Study Of New Transistor Architecture With Energy Filtering
(2020-08-24)The thermodynamic limit of the subthreshold slope to 60mV/decade at 300K forces MOSFET devices to use high supply voltages (> 0.5V) and therefore dissipate a lot of energy. This physical limitation of transistors is a ... -
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 ... -
A Study Of The Antiwear Behavior And Oxidation Stability Of Fluorinated Zinc Dialkyl Dithio Phosphate In The Presence Of Antioxidants
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2008-08-08)The antiwear additive Zinc dialkyl dithio phosphate (ZDDP) is one of the most important components of engine-oil additives and a major source of phosphorus. Phosphorus plays a crucial part in mitigating engine wear, yet ... -
Study Of The Effect Of Ion Concentration, pH, And Surface Charge On Single-particle Placement
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2015)Supervising Professor: Seong Jin Koh Single particle placement (SPP) in which nanoparticles are placed on exact substrate positions on a single particle level has drawn a lot of attention as it can be used as an effective ... -
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 ... -
A Study On The Corrosion Behavior Of Nanocrystalline Nickel In Aqueous Environments
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2011-07-14)Nanocrystalline materials possess considerably enhanced properties arising from their small grain size. Significant interest has been paid in the past to their mechanical and physical properties. Very little attention ... -
A Study On The Effect Of Magnetic Field On The Corrosion Behavior Of Materials
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014)Corrosion causes deterioration of a material due to its environment. Corrosion control has been one of the biggest challenges in most industries since many years. There are various notable and unknown factors that influence ... -
Study On The Leakage Current Behavior And Conduction Mechanism Of Porous Low-k In Cu/porous Low-k Interconnects: The Influence Of Extrinsic Factors
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2010-11-01)This study investigates the influence of extrinsic factors including moisture and impurities trapped in porous low-k (PLK) and defective diffusion barrier on the leakage current behavior and the associated conduction ... -
Studying An All-vanadium Photoelectrochemical Cell For Highly Efficient Solar Energy Conversion And Storage Via Photocatalytic Redox Reaction
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2015)This study aims at developing a promising alternative approach to utilize solar energy continuously with high efficiency by employing photocatalytic vanadium redox reactions to overcome major drawbacks associated with ... -
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 ...