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Miniaturization of Microwave to Millimeter-Wave Integrated Waveguides and their Applications
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The integration of waveguide technology at the planar level has been a crucial development for the successful realization of 5G, the future fifth generation cellular network. The demand for mobile networks with faster speeds, lower latencies, and denser connectivity scenarios continues to drive...
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Spring 2014
As one of the most commonly applied semiconductors, nanostructured silicon has received considerable attention over the past several decades due to its suitable band gap for light harvesting (1.2 eV for bulk crystal and up to 1.9 eV for nanocrystals), unique tunable photoluminescence (PL) and...
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Observing and Manipulating Single Electrons Confined to Silicon Dangling Bond Ensembles with Non-Contact Atomic Force Microscopy
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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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Spring 2012
Silicon nanocrystals (Si-NCs) have been suggested for sensing and lasing applications due to their low-toxicity and compatibility with existing microelectronic technologies. Their broad luminescence, due to homogeneous (150 meV or 40 nm at room temperature) and inhomogeneous broadening, may...
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Spring 2012
The present thesis describes preliminary studies required for evaluating silicon nanocrystals (Si-NCs) as photothermal (PT) therapy agents and drug delivery vehicles. Group 14 semiconductor NCs are of particular interest for these applications because of their tailorable optical response and...
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Spring 2017
Zinc Oxide (ZnO) is a promising wide band gap semiconductor with exceptional electrical and optical properties. Thin film ZnO can be used for a wide variety of electronic and optoelectronic device applications. The first step on the way to achieving good quality devices is to grow optimum quality...
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Fall 2011
A capillary-type fluorescent-core microcavity refractive index sensor based on whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonances is presented. The device consists of a glass microcapillary with a thin layer of fluorescent silicon quantum dots (QDs) coated on the channel surface. The high index of the QD...
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Fall 2014
This thesis is focused on the Si-based anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) as well as biomass-derived carbons for LIBs and sodium-ion batteries (NIBs). In our first attempt we investigated the effect of the support growth substrate as well as of aluminum coating layers on the...