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Synthesis And Characterization Of Polythiophene Derivatives
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-10-08)
In Chapter 1, the history of conducting polymers, especially polythiophene and its derivatives, was briefly reviewed. Different approaches of structural modifications to afford small bandgap polythiophene derivatives were ...
Micromechanical Analysis Of Yielding For Particulate Filled Composites
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)
Particulate filled composites are hybrid materials which consist of particulates held together by a matrix. In this thesis, a simulation method to obtain overall failure criterion for particulate filled composites based ...
DNA Based Thin Film As Hole Transport Layer In Bulk Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-09-17)
In the field of organic solar cell, the conjugated polymer-fullerene bulk heterojunction concept is one of the ongoing research interests. In this work, the use of de-oxyribose nucleic acid/ hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium ...
Preparation And Characterization Of Doped Zinc Oxide
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)
Cathodic electrodeposition was used to prepare thin films of ZnO doped with Cd, from oxygenated KCl electrolyte containing ZnCl2 and CdCl2 in various molar ratios ranging from 0 mM to 5.0 mM each. Evidence for doping was ...
Investigation On The Mechanism Of Interface Electromigration (EM) In Copper (Cu) Thin Films
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)
This study concerns the mechanism of the interface electromigration (EM) in copper (Cu) thin films. While EM in Cu is one of the most concerned reliability failure phenomena in Cu interconnects used microelectronic devices, ...
Synthesis And Characterization Of Multifunctional Oxides For Force And Gas Sensors
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)
In this research work, the piezoresistivity phenomena in multifunctional oxides of La0.8Sr0.2MnO3 (LSMO) and composites of LSMO - (Ce0.12Zr0.88)O2 has been investigated for force and gas sensor applications in harsh ...
Interlaminar Fracture Of Unidirectional Reinforced Composites With Toughnened Resin Systems
(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 ...
Self-assembly Of Nanoparticles In Photonic Crystal Cavities For Optoelectronic Devices
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)
Photonic crystals (PhC) offer many advantages in optoelectronics field. The focus of this thesis is to investigate a self assembly process for the formation of thin film based one-dimensional PhC and the integration of ...
Piezoelectric Analysis For Hetrogeneous Medium
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)
In the recent years, several types of piezocomposites have been fabricated since they have provided material properties superior to conventional piezoelectric materials. In order to design these composites, it is essential ...
Piezoelectric Micropump For Drug Delivery Application
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)
Bending type actuators providing high displacement (~1mm) with low blocking force (~0.5N) and the stack actuators providing low displacement (~1m) with high blocking force (~1kN) represent the extreme ends of ...