Browsing by Author "Charles M. Lukehart"
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Martin, Katherine Ann (2014-07-26)Department: ChemistryAs part of a long-range project to develop inexpensive, earth-abundant alternatives to the use of rare-earth metals in catalysts, it was discovered that an unusual color is generated when solutions of Ca[1,3-(SiMe3)2C3H3]2(thf)2 ...
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Danneman, Michael William (2016-03-07)Department: ChemistryApplications of Chiral Amidine Catalysis Towards the Synthesis of Small Molecule Therapeutics and Recent Advances in Vicinal Diamine Synthesis Michael W. Danneman Dissertation Under the Direction of Professor Jeffrey N. ...
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Enders, Carolyn Sue (2009-12-10)Department: ChemistryInitial studies on the development of diagnostic applications for backscattering interferometry (BSI) are presented. Backscattering interferometry (BSI) is a label-free technique developed by the Bornhop laboratory which ...
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Sewell, Sarah Lynn (2006-12-13)Department: ChemistryCurrent approaches to the synthesis of metal oxides generally require harsh conditions. In contrast, many biological processes can produce intricate metal oxide nanostructures under ambient conditions. For example, the ...
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Ng, Amy (2014-12-22)Department: ChemistryThe work presented here is the first of its kind where nanocrystal-based photovoltaics are characterized by directly imaging the electronic properties and correlating them to the structure of the sample. Through electron ...
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Zhang, Peng (2006-08-07)Department: ChemistryChiral chromatography is a convenient method to obtain the pure enantiomers of a racemate and is also the most widely-used analytical technique to determine enantiomeric purity in the pharmaceutical industry. Seventeen new ...
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Beam, Jeremiah Cooper (2016-04-08)Department: ChemistryDeveloping plasma-mediated methods to achieve local control of materials deposition at moderate temperatures is a topic of current interest. We report a novel method of obtaining crystalline coatings on soft substrates, ...
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Rosson, Teresa Ellen (2011-11-28)Department: ChemistryAdvances are being made in lighting technology, as incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs become less efficient compared to solid-state lighting devices, especially light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Cadmium selenide (CdSe) ...
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Swafford, Laura Anderson (2006-11-01)Department: ChemistryAlloy nanocrystals provide an additional degree of freedom in selecting desirable properties for nanoscale engineering because their physical and optical properties depend on both size and composition. This dissertation ...
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Rightmire, Nicholas Rowe (2015-11-19)Department: ChemistryMechanochemical methods of synthesis (specifically grinding and milling) have not yet been widely used by organometallic chemists. This thesis surveys recent developments in the field, outlining differences that can occur ...
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Li, Lang (2007-12-04)Department: ChemistryNanocarbon materials, specifically graphitic carbon nanofibers (GCNFs) and ultra-dispersed nanodiamond (UDD) particles, have attracted tremendous attention due to their specific nanometer scale structures and unique thermal, ...
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Shen, Bo (2010-04-02)Department: Chemistryα,β-Diamino acids and β-amino acids are important constituents in countless natural products. These atypical amino acids often display interesting and useful biological properties and have also been used as useful building ...
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Nesbitt, Jenny Eloise (2016-10-12)Department: ChemistryThe work presented in this dissertation focuses on biomimetic studies of two systems of biosilification: a subset of unicellular algae, known as diatoms, and sea sponges. Chapter I introduces the topics represented in ...
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Warren, Kevin Mark (2010-07-14)Department: Electrical EngineeringThe multiple sensitive volume model is a spatial and mathematical description that relates energy deposited by a quantum of ionizing radiation to charge collection at transistor nodes within semiconductor devices. The ...
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Crisp, Jeffrey Allen (2009-06-10)Department: ChemistryThis work focuses on bis(indenyl) complexes of vanadium, chromium, manganese and iron. Specifically, spin-state manipulations of the complexes were attempted by the variation of ligand substituents in number, type, and ...
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Studies on graphitic carbon nanofibers: towards electronic, mechanical and biological applications Li, Jiang (2006-07-13)Department: ChemistryGraphitic carbon nanofibers (GCNFs) have become the subject of extensive research due to their high aspect ratio, large surface area, superior electronic and mechanical properties. A variety of nanocomposites containing ...
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Rutledge, Ryan D. (2009-01-26)Department: ChemistryThe following dissertation is dedicated to the task of better understanding of the relationship between biology and nanomaterials. Specifically, how to apply biology in ways that will affect and influence nanomaterials, ...
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McMillen, Catherine Heather (2010-12-06)Department: ChemistryABSTRACT A A series of room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) containing MX42- (where M = Co, Ni and X = Cl, I) as the counterion have been synthesized from alkyl imidazolium chlorides and the appropriate MX2 species. A ...
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Boyde, Nicholas Charles (2017-06-21)Department: ChemistryPreparation of various small inorganic and organometallic complexes was completed to determine their structural characteristics and potential applications. These compounds incorporated main group and early transition metals ...
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Perez, Jonas William (2010-09-06)Department: ChemistryEarly detection of pediatric viruses is critical to effective intervention. A successful clinical tool must have a low detection limit, be simple to use and report results quickly. This work describes the integration of ...