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From solution to device: processing approaches to boost the photovoltaic performance of organic solar cells
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The world’s growing energy consumption and increasingly visible effects of climate change originated in continued dependence on fossil fuels has strengthened the push to develop cleaner and renewable sources of energy. Solar photovoltaic cells are at the forefront of an ongoing energy transition...
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Spring 2022
Molecular self-assembly is the basis of structure in Nature. While of far less complexity than a natural system, the same physical rules apply to simple synthetic designed systems that spontaneously form self-assembled structures and patterns. The self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) is an...
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Molecular Engineering and Electrochemical Characterization of Redox-active Electrolytes for Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries
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Energy is one of the most indispensable ingredients in modern economies and is a critical cornerstone for the development of human society. In contrast to carbon-intensive legacy fossil fuels, low-carbon renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) provide a significant opportunity to...
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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...
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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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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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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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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...