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Computational studies of molybdenum oxide clusters and environmental corrosion of iron and zinc
(2014-07)
This dissertation describes two creative activities. The first is a computational study of molybdenum oxide clusters and the other is an experimental study of the corrosion of metals. The first effort covers three topics. ...
Exploration and characterization of new synthesis methods for C60 colloidal suspensions in water
(2014-05)
Buckminsterfullerene, C60, has been used in the production of several commercial products from badminton racquets and lubricants for their mechanical properties to cosmetics and even dietary supplements for their "antioxidant" ...
Synthesis and characterization of chiral germanium compounds for asymmetric hydrogermylation of organic compounds
(2021-07)
Oligogermanes have long been studied and analyzed due to their innate ability to undergo o-delocalization along the Ge-Ge backbone. Due to this property, oligogermanes can exhibit unique optical and electrical properties, ...
XPS characterization of dilute nitride indium gallium arsinide materials nanoporous silica for active sampling of aldehydes
(2021-12)
Multi-junction solar cells have been of recent interest due to their ability to achieve efficiencies as high as 50%. When small amounts of nitrogen are incorporated into the lattice, material quality problems can arise ...
Polymer Colloids for Catalysis in Fluorous Media and for Colloidal Crystalline ArraysPolymer colloids for catalysis in fluorous media and for colloidal crystalline arrays
(2009-05)
Scope and Method of Study: Monodisperse charged polymer colloids in aqueous and non-aqueous dispersions have potential applications as membranes and catalysts. We chose poly(methyl methacrylate) polymer particles for the ...
Polymeric nanomaterials
(2004-12)
Preparation and characterization of perfluorooctane sulfonate-intercalated single-walled carbon nanotube ropes and clay-composites
(2012-07)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of the first project was to study the anionic intercalation reactions of single walled carbon nanotubes with perfluorooctane sulfonate, and the dispersion of intercalated single walled ...
Water can increase zeolite catalyst reactivity
(2017-05)
Historically, water is considered to reduce activity in zeolite-based hydrocarbon catalysis. Currently, there exists widespread interest in understanding synergistic impacts of water in catalytic transformation of ...
Genetic algorithms for feature selection and classification of complex chromatographic and spectroscopic data
(2012-12)
A basic methodology for analyzing large multivariate chemical data sets based on feature selection is proposed. Each chromatogram or spectrum is represented as a point in a high dimensional measurement space. A genetic ...
Cross-couplings of unconventional electrophiles with earth-abundant metals
(2019-05)
Transition metal catalyzed cross-coupling reactions are a reliable and robust approach forperforming bond formation with high selectivity, predictable connectivity patterns, and versatilityto form C-C and C-heteroatom bonds ...