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Synthesis and Characterization of TiO2 Nanowire and Nanotube Arrays for Increased Optoelectronic Functionality
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The n-type semiconducting, vertically oriented TiO2 nanotube and nanowire arrays constitute a mechanically robust, high surface area, easily functionalized architecture with vectorial electron percolation pathways and have been the focus of interest for variety of applications including but not...
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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)...
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Fall 2017
The earth’s crust and mantle is known to be anisotropic to the propagation of seismic waves. Despite this knowledge, the analysis and processing of seismic data still primarily assumes isotropy, an assumption that, in the context of active source seismic imaging, is an oversimplification that can...
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Fall 2017
Nanofabricated optically anisotropic uniaxial thin films with deep submicron feature sizes are emerging as potential platforms for low-loss all-dielectric meta-materials and for Dyakonov surface wave-based sub-wavelength optical confinement and guiding at interfaces with isotropic media. In this...
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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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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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Magnetotelluric Imaging of Electrically Anisotropic Crust Near Fort McMurray, Alberta: Implications for Engineered Geothermal Systems
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The goal of this thesis is to investigate the character of the basement rocks beneath the oilsands region around Fort McMurray in the context of developing engineered geothermal systems (EGS). Magnetotelluric (MT) data were collected at 94 stations on two profiles near to Fort McMurray and...
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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...