Browsing by Author "Beidaghi, Majid"

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Advances in Understanding Graphene Hybrids and MXenes

Hamade, Fatima (2023-03-01) ETD File Embargoed

The overall goal of this research was to contribute to understanding the effects of additional components on the microstructures and properties of two-dimensional (2D) systems, namely graphene hybrids and MXenes. The first ...

Electrochemical Properties of Two-Dimensional (2D) MXenes and Their Hybrid/Hetero-Structures

VahidMohammadi, Armin (2019-07-11)

Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) have gained huge interest over the past few years for electrochemical energy storage applications because of their exceptional physical and (electro)chemical ...

Electrochemical Sensing System for Detection of Organophosphate Neurotoxins

Chanysheva, Alina (2016-05-03)

Jet engine oils contain appreciable amount of toxic ingredients, however are considered safe provided the oil stays in the engine and appropriate precautionary measures are taken. Organophosphorus compound tricresyl phosphate ...

Fabrication and Characterization of Thin Film Transistors based on Sol-Gel Derived Zinc Oxide Channel Layers

Mirkhani, Vahid (2018-04-30)

This dissertation aims to explore film and device characteristics of zinc oxide (ZnO) based channel layers fabricated via the sol-gel spin-coating growth technique. ZnO is wide band gap semiconductor with a wide range of ...

Measurement of Reliable Indentation Elastic Modulus in Brittle Materials from Berkovich Nano Indentation

Chen, Yan (2016-08-01)

Determining the elastic modulus of brittle materials from unloading segments during standard indentation testing is complicated by surface generations of cracks and other defects form. This work describes a method to ...

MXene Rheology and Phase Behavior: Exploring the Effects of Sheet Size and Salt Addition

Woods, Mackenzie (2023-12-04) ETD File Embargoed

The overall research goal of this dissertation is to understand the effects of sheet size and salt addition on the phase behavior and rheological properties of aqueous MXene dispersions. The charged surfaces of the MXenes, ...

Raman-Spectrokinetics to Determine Structure-Reactivity Relationships in Catalytic Reactions with Supported Metal Oxide Catalysts

Moncada Vivas, Jorge Antonio (2020-07-20) ETD File Embargoed

The relationship between catalyst surface structure and reactivity/selectivity still represents one of the most important questions to be addressed in modern heterogeneous catalysis. Such fundamental information would allow ...

A Study on the Electromechanical/Dielectric Response of Poly(ethylene oxide)-Nanocrystalline-Cellulose Composites and Polyvinylidene Fluoride Electroactive Polymers

Bass, Patrick (2016-05-05)

The study of electroactive polymers (EAPs) has garnered a lot of attention over the past two decades for their ability to generate large electromechanical actuation responses without the need for any moving parts, external ...

Synthesis and Characterization of Garnet-Type Li7La3Zr2O12 Solid Electrolyte Materials

Zhang, Xingxing (2021-04-19)

Garnet-type Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) has attracted much attention because of its promising properties for all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries, such as high ionic conductivity of 3×10-4 S/cm at 25℃, good chemical stability ...

Synthesis and Electrochemical Performance of SnOx/Ti3C2Tx Anodes for Li-ion Batteries

Chen, HengZe (2019-04-24)

Modern society has a higher requirement and need for high-capacity and stable energy storage and conversion devices. 2D materials are a group of emerging materials that have shown advantages in energy, catalysis, and ...

Two-dimensional (2D) MXene as the Building Block of Three-dimensional (3D) Ordered Electrode Architectures and Their Application in Energy Storage Systems

Orangi, Jafar (2020-12-01)

Transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) are an emerging class of two-dimensional (2D) materials with interesting properties that have gained enormous attention since their discovery in 2011. Extensive theoretical ...