Browsing by Author "Charles Lukehart"
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Ballengee, Jason Bryan (2013-04-08)Department: Chemical EngineeringProton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are an attractive power plant for applications ranging from automobiles to personal electronic devices. However, PEMFCs still need improvement, particularly regarding the ...
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Berron, Bradley Joseph (2008-02-22)Department: Chemical EngineeringIn this dissertation we describe a strategy to molecularly optimize the cathode side of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell. This new cathode consists of a porous gold membrane with pores that function as gas diffusion ...
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Branson, Blake Tucker (2010-04-10)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceUltra-dispersed Diamond (UDD) is synthetically produced by the detonation of carbon-containing explosives in an oxygen-deficient atmosphere. UDD, comprised of 5-nm diamond particles, is an attractive nanomaterial because ...
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Meier, Ryan M (2012-07-12)Department: ChemistryA series of bis(indenyl)manganese(II) complexes have been synthesized with methyl substituents. These species appear to be high spin with no-evidence of spin-crossover. However, the physical structures of these compounds ...
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Deravi, Leila Fariba (2009-04-14)Department: ChemistryFor decades, researchers have been searching for alternative methods to ameliorate the rate of waste production and the cost of spending commonly associated with nanofabrication facilities across the world. Estimated to ...
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Chmely, Stephen Christopher (2010-08-11)Department: ChemistryThe effects of adding steric bulk to the ligands of main group organometallic complexes are examined in this dissertation. First, bulky allyl complexes of beryllium and magnesium, using the 1,3-bis(trimethylsilyl)allyl ...
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Synthesis and structures of main group organometallic complexes with sterically bulky allyl ligands Gren, Cameron Karl (2009-07-25)Department: ChemistryThis work focuses on the synthesis and characterization of substituted allyl complexes of alkali metals and post-transition elements. The use of bulky trimethylsilyl substituents on the allyl ligands has afforded isolable ...
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Wade, Travis Charles (2011-10-25)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceThis dissertation furthers the understanding of diamond as a material for cold cathode field emission. Although diamond has proven to be an excellent emitter with orders of magnitude more current at lower fields than ...