Materials Science & Engineering Theses and Dissertations
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ELECTROCHEM-MECHANICS CHARACTERIZATION OF SI ELECTRODE/SI BASED SOLID-STATE BATTERY
(2022)Li-ion battery (LIB) is a popular energy storage device that predominates the market of microelectronics due to its high energy density and light weight. In the recent trend of electrification of vehicles, LIBs also showed ... -
Radiation-Induced Modification of Aramid Fibers: Optimizing Crosslinking Reactions and Indirect Grafting of Nanocellulose for Body Armor Applications
(2022)The goal of this dissertation was to design, synthesize, and analyze novel aramid fibers by covalently grafting nanocellulose through electron beam irradiation. These nanocellulose functionalized fibers showed enhanced ... -
Understanding the effect of fabrication conditions on the structural, electrical, and mechanical properties of composite materials containing carbon fillers
(2022)Carbon structures are commonly used as the reinforcement phase in composite materials toimprove the electrical, mechanical, and/or thermal properties of the matrix material. The structural diversity of carbon in its various ... -
THE ROLES OF MATERIAL, SURFACE, & MICROSTRUCTURAL EFFECTS IN DEVELOPING CERAMICS FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS
(2022)Ceramics have a wide variety of applications for energy conversion and other industries because of their unique properties. Conduction of multiple charged species simultaneously enables their use as membranes, electrodes, ... -
Investigating Aluminum Nitride As A Protection Layer For Lithium Germanium Thiophosphate Solid Electrolytes
(2022)Lithium germanium thiophosphate (LGPS) is an attractive solid-state electrolyte material due to its exceptionally high ionic conductivity, which rivals organic liquid electrolytes. Despite this potential, other properties ...