Browsing Department of Materials Science and Engineering by Author "Meletis, Efstathios"
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5th IC4N Book of Abstracts
Meletis, Efstathios (Mavs Open Press, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2019-03-26)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: IC4N is a highly interdisciplinary conference focusing on all aspects of nanoscience and nanotechnology addressing global problems in energy, environment and human ... -
An investigation of the plasma electrolytic oxidation mechanism for coating of alumina-zirconia nanocomposite
Barati, Nastaran (2019-02-10)Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) is an electrochemical surface modification technique which is able to coat ceramic coatings on valve metals from either cationic or anionic species in an aqueous electrolyte. Applying ... -
Characterization Of Fracture Toughness In Amorphous Diamond Like Carbon Thin Films And Coatings
Parmar, Ronaksinh (Materials Science & Engineering, 2015)Any material containing a crack when subjected to a certain amount of load, will eventually fail. This failure of material can be either time consuming (ductile) or instant (brittle) depending on the type of material and ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF NORMAL AND ABNORMAL BONES BY RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY : ANALYSIS OF MINERAL TO MATRIX RATIO OF BONE USING ADVANCED MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES
Shah, Meet Yagnesh (2018-05-18)Bone disorders and disease are associated with multiple factors. Some of the disorders and diseases are difficult to understand because of their unknown root causes. Our goal was to differentiate between normal and genetically ... -
Characterization Of Tantalum Nitride Thin Films By Magnetron Sputtering
Zaman, Anna (Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-07-14)Tantalum Nitride is chemically inert, oxidation resistant and hard. TaN finds its application as a protective coating on steel due to their excellent wear properties. It has become a very promising diffusion barrier material ... -
Compaction Physics Of Solid Additive Blends : A Thermal Properties Study
Brown, Amy (Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-03-12)Compacted solid additive blends have attracted the interest of the polymers industry due to their ability to improve processability. However, limited research has been performed to analyze the thermal properties that these ... -
Comprehensive Study Of Composition Gradient Strontium Doped Lanthanum Manganite Thin Films Deposited By Magnetron Co-sputtering
Wang, Yishu (Materials Science & Engineering, 2015)In this body of work, the examination of three different types of Strontium doped lanthanum manganite thin films synthesized by magnetron sputtering in the Surface and Nano Engineering Laboratory (SaNEL) allowed for the ... -
Corrosion And Hydrogen Embrittlement Of Nanocrystalline Nickel
Desai, Tapas (Materials Science & Engineering, 2013-07-22)Nanocrystalline (nc) materials have attracted the interest of the scientific community because of their unique physical and mechanical properties. However, limited research has been performed to analyze their electrochemical ... -
Corrosion Behavior Of Zn-ni Coatings Deposited By Electrolytic Plasma Processing
Rios, Giancarlo (Materials Science & Engineering, 2009-09-16)In the current research project, three groups of Zn-Ni coatings of various Ni contents were deposited on comercial carbon steel by electrolytic plasma processing (EPP), a novel surface modification technique. The coating ... -
The Effects Of Deposition Conditions On The Mechanical Properties Of Titanium Silicon Nitride Nanocomposite Coatings
Liu, Suo (Materials Science & Engineering, 2015)Titanium Silicon Nitride has received much attention in recent years for its theoretical super hardness and oxidation resistance at high temperature. In this work, the mechanical properties of TiSiN thin films including ... -
The Effects Of Microstructure On The Mechanical Properties Of Hard Transition Metal Silicon Nitride Nanocomposite Coatings
Mooney, Jessica (Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-03-12)In this body of work, the examination of two different transition metal silicon nitride (MeSiN) systems using two different methods of physical vapor deposition (PVD) allowed for the development of a detailed understanding ... -
Fabrication And Characterization Of Barium Titanate Thin Film On Polycrystalline Nickel Substrate
Sahebi, Parisa (Materials Science & Engineering, 2013-10-22)Ferroelectric BaTiO₃(BTO) thin films were deposited on polycrystalline nickel disks and silicon wafer substrates by rf magnetron sputtering. Nickel oxide (NiO) and nanocrystalline nickel (nc-Ni) layers were used as interfacial ... -
Fabrication And Characterization Of Cobalt-Diamond-like-Carbon (Co-DLC) Nanocomposites
Shebe, Gunjan (Materials Science & Engineering, 2008-04-22)In recent years, synthesis of magnetic nanocomposites has been receiving significant attention. These nanocomposites offer opportunities to develop active nanomaterials with various applications like magnetic data storage ... -
Growth Mechanism And Interface Effects On Microstructure Of Perovskite-type Barium Titanate-based Epitaxial Films
He, Jie (Materials Science & Engineering, 2012-07-25)This work was motivated and focused on the growth mechanism, microstructures and interfaces of barium titanate, BaTiO₃ (BTO), based epitaxial thin films. Transimission electron microscopy (TEM), high resolution TEM (HRTEM), ... -
Interlaminar Fracture Of Unidirectional Reinforced Composites With Toughnened Resin Systems
Slager, Aaron (Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)Several undisclosed fiberglass and carbon fiber laminates with toughened resin systems were tested and examined. Experiments were conducted to determine Modes I and II interlaminar fracture toughness for each of the nine ... -
INVESTIGATION OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE OXIDATION RESISTANCE MECHANISM OF CERAMIC COATINGS VIA MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYSIS
Shen, Yi; 0000-0002-6864-3235 (2020-09-03)Recent developments of ceramic coatings deposited using magnetron reactive sputtering show that these films exhibited superior high-temperature oxidation resistance along with other desirable properties such as high hardness, ... -
Investigation of Microstructure Effects on Hardness and Oxidation Resistance of New Generation Ceramic Coatings
Zhang, Minghui (2017-08-16)This work was motivated by the demand for a new generation of materials capable for harsh environment applications, and focused on developing a better understanding of the effects of elemental composition and microstructure ... -
INVESTIGATION OF THE PROCESSING-STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIP IN Ta-Si-N NANOCOMPOSITE COATINGS
Zaman, Anna (2018-05-23)The present-day industry demands development of coatings for harsh environmental applications which can resist impact and oxidation at high temperatures. It is vitally important to develop new hard (>30 GPa) protective ... -
Microstructural Evolution Of Surface Layers During Electrolytic Plasma Processing
Cionea, Cristian (Materials Science & Engineering, 2010-07-19)Electrolytic Plasma Processing is an emerging technology for surface modification. The EPP process is based on electrolysis of an aqueous electrolyte by application of an electrical potential between the workpiece and ... -
Microstructure and properties of hard and optically transparent HfO2 films prepared by high-rate reactive high-power impulse magnetron sputtering
Pi, Nai-Wen; 0000-0001-7057-7233 (2016-05-13)Hafnium Dioxide (HfO2) has an extraordinary high bulk modulus, high hardness, high chemical stability, high melting point and high thermal stability. This material can be used as protective coatings for application involving ...