Materials & Nanotechnology Doctoral Work: Recent submissions
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Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Hierarchically Functionalized Carbon Nanofibers for Energy Conversion and Storage Applications
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Among various energy conversion and storage devices available in the market, supercapacitors are deemed as an effective, competitive solution to the increasing demand for high-power density energy-storage devices. Yet, ... -
Synthesis of Sustainable Polymers from Vegetable Oil: Applications in Coatings and Nanoparticle Surface Modification
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Polymeric materials are increasing being used in many household, industrial, and health and personal care products. These materials, being either non-degradable or slow degradable, remain in the environment for a long time ... -
Agricultural Residues and Other Carbon-Based Resources as Feedstocks for Supercapacitor Electrodes
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Agricultural residues are generally considered as renewable, economical and environmental-friendly sources to produce carbon-based materials with many advanced applications. Agricultural residues and by-products generated ... -
The Development, Characterization and Testing of Mg-rich Primers
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Aluminum alloys are widely used in aircraft industry for their strength and light weight. Those alloys that are hardened by precipitation, especially the Copper-rich of the 2000 series, are prone to corrosion and are ... -
First Principle Study on Interfacial Energetic Alignment and Charge Transfer in Quantum Dots Functionalized via Metal-Organic Dye
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Quantum dots (QDs) are promising materials for applications in solar energy conversion because of tunable band gap, multi-exciton generation, photon-upconversion, etc. One of the main challenges of increasing solar energy ... -
An Insilico Design of Nanoclay Based Nanocomposites and Scaffolds In Bone Tissue Engineering
(North Dakota State University, 2016)A multiscale in silico approach to design polymer nanocomposites and scaffolds for bone tissue engineering applications is described in this study. This study focuses on the role of biomaterials design and selection, ... -
Properties of Block-Copolymer Interfaces
(North Dakota State University, 2016)There is considerable interest in the fabrication and mechanism of soft spheres and capsules because of their use in a large number of applications ranging from targeted drug delivery systems to cosmetically active agents. ... -
Synthesis of Cellulose Nanofiber Composites for Mechanical Reinforcement and Other Advanced Applications
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Cellulose nanofibers from bioresources have attracted intensive research interest in recent years due to their unique combination of properties including high strength and modulus, low density, biocompatibility/biodegradability ...