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Fall 2012
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a powerful ultra-thin film deposition technique that uses sequential self-limiting surface reactions to provide conformal atomic scale film growth. Deposition of ALD films on many substrate systems has been studied before; however, limited data is available on...
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Deposition and Characterization of AlN and GaN Thin Films by Plasma-Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition
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III-nitride semiconductors have a combination of structural characteristics and engineering properties that give them a unique place among semiconductors. The fact that they have the same crystal structure makes it possible to deposit alloys with fine-tuned band gaps from infrared to ultraviolet...
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Electrodeposition of iron-cobalt alloys from a dibasic ammonium citrate stabilized plating solution
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Iron-cobalt alloys have been extensively studied as potential hard disk drive write head materials due to their potentially high saturation flux densities (~2.4T), low coercivities and ease of deposition. Iron-cobalt plating solutions have, however, been shown to have stability issues,...
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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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Metal particle catalyst formation from thin films for the creation of vertically aligned carbon nanotube structures
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This work contains research associated with the metal catalysts used in the formation of vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) films through catalytic chemical vapour deposition (CCVD). The solid-state dewetting process of thin metal films is studied using Ni. In the dewetting process, grain...
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Nanoscale resonators fabricated from metallic alloys, and modeling and simulation of polycrystalline thin film growth
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Part I - We have designed a binary metallic alloy for nanoscale resonator applications. We used magnetron sputtering to deposit films with different stoichiometries of aluminum and molybdenum and then characterized the microstructure and physical properties of each film. A structure zone map is...
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Thin film alloys and composites for application of hydrogen storage and oxygen reduction electrocatalysts
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This thesis encompasses aspects of alloy design, fabrication and characterization of thin films, which are employed as model systems to enhance hydrogen storage kinetics and thermodynamics in magnesium hydride and to enhance the catalytic efficacy and corrosion stability of platinum-based...