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Computational Discovery of Metal-Organic Frameworks for Carbon Capture and Natural Gas Storage.
(2014)
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have recently emerged as promising materials for the capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) and the storage of alternative fuels such as methane (CH4). Amongst the many possible MOFs, metal-substituted ...
Collective Mechanochemical Growth of Carbon Nanotubes.
(2014)
Hierarchically ordered carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are promising for integration in high-performance structural composites, electrical interconnects, thermal interfaces, and filtration membranes. These and other applications ...
Investigating Microstructural and Environmental Effects on the Very High Cycle Fatigue Behavior of TI-6242S.
(2016)
Extending the service lifetimes of existing components, and designing new mechanical systems capable of withstanding longer lifetimes, is critically important for applications in the aerospace, energy generation, and ...
Energy Harvesting with Piezoelectric Grass for Autonomous Self-Sustaining Sensor Networks.
(2014)
The primary objective of this research is to develop a deploy-and-forget energy harvesting device for use in low velocity, highly turbulent, and unpredictable fluid flow environments. The work presented in this dissertation ...
Multiscale modeling and simulation of crosslinked polymers
(2014)
The combination of physics-based modeling and coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations is a powerful tool to understand how molecular properties and processes affect the mechanical properties of crosslinked polymers. ...
Design and Optimization of Power Supplies for Wireless Integrated Microsystems.
(2008)
In this work, we developed a novel power supply for the WIMS-ERC intraocular sensor (WIMS-IOS), an autonomous and implantable system. This device is representative of a broad class of microscale devices, whose full ...
High Resolution Lithography-Compatible Micro-Electro-Discharge Machining of Bulk Metal Foils for Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems.
(2009)
The application of batch mode micro-electro-discharge machining (µEDM) to the fabrication of micro-electro-mechanical systems has opened the door to lithographically compatible precision machining of all bulk metals. High ...
Rational Design of Nanostructured Surfaces for Energy Conversion and Wettability
(2019)
Nanoscale semiconductor materials offer many potential benefits for energy conversion. 3D nanostructures can provide light trapping and antireflective properties, while increased surface area reduces local flux and provides ...
Multiscale Investigation of Shape Memory Alloy Fatigue
(2018)
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are functional materials with two remarkable properties: superelasticity and the shape memory effect. The reversible, solid-to-solid ("martensitic") phase transformations that enable these useful ...
Continuum-Scale Modeling of Rechargeable Batteries
(2020)
During the operation of a rechargeable battery, the electrochemical reactions occur at the interface between the electrolyte and the active material in the electrode. The electrochemical performance of such batteries is ...