Browsing by Subject "diamond"

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    • Design and Analysis of Advanced CVD Diamond Dielectric Structures 
      Taylor, Patrick Glen (2006-11-27)
      Department: Electrical Engineering
      CVD diamond has proven to be a viable material for creating electrical devices. This research focuses on the advanced development and characterization of CVD diamond dielectric films. It is shown in this research that the ...
    • Effect of Electron and Phonon Excitation on the Optical Properties of Indirect Gap Semiconductors 
      Gregory, Justin Mark (2013-03-27)
      Department: Interdisciplinary Materials Science
      The interaction of electrons and phonons with the properties of semiconducting crystals continues to be a fascinating and highly fruitful field of study. This dissertation addresses two research problems under the general ...
    • Fabrication and Characterization of Diamond Thin Films as Nanocarbon Transistor Substrates 
      Greaving, Jason James (2013-08-09)
      Department: Interdisciplinary Materials Science
      As the limits of silicon based transistors are approached, carbon nano-electronics represents a promising alternative to traditional semiconducting transistors. Silicon-dioxide hinders the electron transport through carbon ...
    • Micropatterned Diamond Vacuum Field Emission Devices 
      Wisitsoraat, Anurat (2003-02-20)
      Department: Electrical Engineering
      Chemical vapor deposited (CVD) diamond or related carbon materials are excellent materials for electron field emitters. However, the key factor to successful exploitation of CVD diamond for vacuum microelectronic applications ...
    • TEM Study of Nanostructured Cold Cathode Diamond Field Emitter Tips 
      Wade, Travis Charles (2011-10-25)
      Department: Interdisciplinary Materials Science
      This 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 ...