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- 1Chow, Kim H. (Physics)
- 1Dr. Sandipan Pramanik (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
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- 1Jeremy C. Sit (Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta)
- 1Kurgan, Lukasz (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
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Spring 2013
Research was undertaken into the organic semiconductors tris(8- hydroxyquinoline)aluminum (Alq3) as well as bis(8-hydroxyquinoline)zinc (Znq2) to the effect of improving achievable morphological control using an inexpensive evaporation based solution synthesis method. By varying experimental...
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Fall 2014
In this thesis, a new technique named vapour-liquid-solid glancing angle deposition (VLS-GLAD) will be used to enhance structural control over branched nanowire (NW) arrays. NWs are 1D crystals that have been extensively applied in sensors, photovoltaic devices, and transistors. The functional...
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High Performance Germanium-based Anode Materials for Lithium-ion and Sodium-ion Rechargeable Batteries
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In this thesis the electrochemical performance of germanium nanowires (GeNWs) as anode for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and tin-germanium-antimony (Sn-Ge-Sb) thin films as anode for sodium-ion batteries (NIBs) have been investigated. Scientific literature shows a substantial study-to-study...
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Highly Ordered Methanofullerene Nanotube Array: Fabrication and Implications for Room Temperature Organic Spintronics
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Organic semiconductors have come to the forefront of research in physics, chemistry and electronics due to their impressive properties and low cost of device production. Presented here is a novel centrifuge assisted organic nanowire growth technique and its application in the fabrication of...
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Intrinsic Disorder Effects and Persistent Current Studies of YBCO Thin Films and Superconducting Tunnel Junctions
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This thesis studies the intrinsic disorder effects and the transport and magnetic properties of ring-shaped epitaxial thin films and superconducting tunnel junctions (STJs) of the high temperature superconductor YBa$2$Cu$3$O${7-\delta}$. We used an unconventional contactless technique that allows...
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Large-scale Characterization Of Intrinsic Disorder And High-throughput Prediction Of RNA, DNA and Protein Binding Mediated By Intrinsic Disorder
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Intrinsically disordered proteins lack stable 3D structures in vivo, are functionally important, and are very common in nature. In the past three decades, many studies focused on prediction of intrinsic disorder from protein sequence, estimation of its abundance, and analyses of its functional...
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Fall 2014
Nanoscale materials offer opportunities to employ unique physical phenomena and performance enhancement in many applications, including energy conversion. The coupling of functional materials properties and nanoscale morphologies is paramount for the successful implementation of nanostructured...
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Fall 2017
The use of organic, semiconducting polymers provides an attractive option to advance commercial solar photovoltaic technologies. These devices have the potential to be spray-coated on flexible, light-weight substrates and produced cheaply in high volumes; however, performance remains limited in...
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Fall 2014
Metamaterials are artificially engineered materials with tailored properties for applications in imaging, sensing, waveguiding and quantum optics. Even though they hold the potential for transformative impact, industrial applications have been impeded by large absorption losses in material...
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Spring 2015
This thesis is focused on the silicon-based anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) as well as germanium-based electrode materials for sodium-ion batteries (NIBs). In our first attempt we studied electrochemical cycling stability and degradation mechanisms of silicon nanowires (SiNWs)...