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Theses and Dissertations
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Items in this Collection
- 5Atomic Force Microscopy
- 2Asphaltenes
- 1Biosensors
- 1Bond Bending Potential
- 1Bubble
- 1Cascade partial coalescence
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Spring 2014
Crude oils contain a distribution of molecules with diverse chemical structures and molecular weights. Asphaltenes are considered the most problematic of these structures. We have investigated the adsorption and aggregation of asphaltenes on surfaces using scanning probe microscopy. Modifying the...
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Observing and Manipulating Single Electrons Confined to Silicon Dangling Bond Ensembles with Non-Contact Atomic Force Microscopy
DownloadFall 2018
Non-contact atomic force microscopy (nc-AFM) is capable of inducing and resolving single-electron charge transitions of surface adsorbates. Here, these techniques are extended by studying the charge configurations of dangling bond (DB) ensembles on the hydrogen-terminated silicon surface. nc-AFM...
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Probing Deformable Oil-Water Interfaces by Atomic Force Microscopy and Cascade Partial Coalescence Measurements
DownloadFall 2016
Phase separation of stable oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions poses major challenges for a variety of industries, including the petroleum industry. The stability and destabilizing of petroleum emulsions highly depend on interfacial properties such as surface/interfacial charges, interfacial...
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Fall 2009
Microcantilever sensor has gained much popularity because of its high sensitivity and selectivity. It consists of a micro-sized cantilever that is usually coated on one side with chemical/biological probe agents to generate strong attraction to target molecules. The interactions between the probe...
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Understanding Surface Forces and Interaction Mechanisms in Mineral Flotation by Atomic Force Microscopy
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Bubble-particle interactions are ubiquitous and crucial to mineral fotation. The bubble-particle attachment process is mainly governed by three surface forces: van der Waals (vdW), electrical double-layer (EDL), and hydrophobic (HB) forces. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) has become the most...