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This dissertation focuses on applying droplet-based microfluidics to fabricate new classes of polymeric microparticles with customized properties for various applications. The integration of microfluidic techniques with ...

The dissertation addressed challenges in the nanostructure synthesis, applied the materials to engineering fields, such as lithium battery material, fluorescent and magnetic drug deliveries; and developed new characterization ...

The utilization of MnO₂ nanowire arrays for future light weight energy storage devices is investigated here. One of the more specific questions this work looks to answer is: Can ultra high density arrays of ...

Anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) has been successfully used to fabricate a variety of well-ordered, regular nanostructured systems for a range of applications including electrochemical energy storage technologies. Template ...

In this thesis, the synthesis, characterization and applications of bimetallic Zintl clusters are explored. Zintl ions are polyanions of main group elements, primarily of the heavier elements of groups 14 and 15. The ...

High-spin magnetic materials have been based on monomeric units that contain metals. Far less research has been done to develop and characterize alternative high-spin building blocks consisting of mostly organic subunits. ...

Hydrogen can be considered a nonpolluting and inexhaustible energy carrier for the future. However, hydrogen is not readily available for use as a fuel. It exists in bound form with other elements (e.g. water, hydrocarbons) ...

Electrochemical deposition (ECD) has been a primary method of metal plating for a variety of applications for nearly 100 years. Its popularity is due to its straightforward design, low cost, uniform results, and successful ...

I report results of point-contact spectroscopy (PCS) measurements preformed on a variety of superconductors which are predicted to exhibit unconventional Cooper pairing mechanisms. Point-contact spectra of the iron pnictide ...

Nanoenergetic materials have been shown to have reactive properties superior to traditional energetic materials since the nanoscale enables more intimate mixing of fuel and oxidizer to reduce the heat and mass transport ...