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Spring 2010
Nanoscale patterning of organic molecules has received considerable attention in current nanoscience for a broad range of technological applications. In order to provide a viable approach, this thesis describes catalytic stamp lithography, a novel soft-lithographic process that can easily...
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Spring 2011
Third-generation optoelectronics, which utilize nanoscale materials, have received a considerable amount of attention in the chemical sciences and are poised to make a large impact in both fundamental research and real-world application. In order to make a contribution to the field, this thesis...
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Spring 2012
Fabrication of nanofeatures with precisely defined size and ordering is essential for a broad range of technologically important applications, including integrated circuit production. Self-organizing block copolymers are capable of patterning substrates with nanoscale precision. This thesis...
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Functionalization and Characterization of Metal Oxide Coatings of Stainless Steel and Silica Nanoparticles
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The development of tolerogens, fabricated devices eliciting tolerance toward incompatible donor ABO antigens in implant patients, is the ultimate goal of this project. This would permit ABO incompatible organ transplants, increase the donor pool for patients, increase efficiency in the use of...
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Spring 2013
There are growing demands for energy throughout the world. In order to meet the rising energy pressures of the future, renewable sources are required. One approach to resolve this problem is organic photovoltaics (OPVs), which offers a potential low-cost energy solution for the future. Before...
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Fall 2016
Nanoscale lithography on silicon is of interest for applications ranging from computer chip design to tissue interfacing. Block copolymer-based self-assembly, also called directed self-assembly (DSA) within the semiconductor industry, can produce a variety of complex nanopatterns on silicon, but...
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Fall 2016
The growing population and world economy has led to the rise in both the demand for energy and its production. Use of fossil fuels and abusive mining contribute to environmental pollution and the depletion of natural resources. In order to meet future energy demands and control CO2 emissions,...
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Fall 2018
Self-assembly of functional groups on metal and metal oxide surfaces has been a foundation technology in micro- and nanofabrication. Confinement of reactive groups to a single molecular layer on a surface has been a rich field of scientific advancement, particularly with alkanethiolates on gold...
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Spring 2020
Silicon is the foundation of the electronics industry and is now the basis for a myriad of new hybrid electronics applications, such as sensing, silicon nanoparticle-based imaging and light emission, photonics, and applications in solar fuels. From interfacing of biological materials to molecular...
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Fall 2020
The climate crisis has rendered the utilization of clean and renewable solar energy for chemical transformations extremely important. Plasmonic nanostructures can provide tunable optical and electronic properties that can drive chemical reactions, realizing the conversion of light energy into...