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Nanoscale Semiconductor Materials And Devices Employing Hybrid 1d And 2d Structures For Tunable Electronic And Photonic Applications, Suprem Ranjan Das Oct 2013

Nanoscale Semiconductor Materials And Devices Employing Hybrid 1d And 2d Structures For Tunable Electronic And Photonic Applications, Suprem Ranjan Das

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Das, Suprem R. Ph.D., Purdue University, December 2013. Nanoscale Semiconductor Materials and Devices employing Hybrid 1D and 2D structures for Tunable Electronic and Photonic Applications. Major Professor: Dr. David B. Janes.

Continued miniaturization of microelectronic devices over past decades has brought the device feature size towards the physical limit. Likewise, enormous `waste energy' in the form of self-heating in almost all of the electronic and optoelectronic devices needs an `energy-efficient low power' and `high performance' material as well as device with alternate geometry. III-V semiconductors are proven to be one of the alternate systems of materials for various applications including …


Design And Assembly Of Nanostructured Complex Metal Oxide Materials For The Construction Of Batteries And Thermoelectric Devices, Gautam Ganapati Yadav Oct 2013

Design And Assembly Of Nanostructured Complex Metal Oxide Materials For The Construction Of Batteries And Thermoelectric Devices, Gautam Ganapati Yadav

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Thermoelectric devices and lithium-ion batteries are among the fastest growing energy technologies. Thermoelectric devices generate energy from waste heat, whereas lithium-ion batteries store energy for use in commercial applications. Two different topics are bound with a common thread in this thesis - nanotechnology! In fact, nanostructuring is a more preferred term for the approach I have taken herein. Another commonality between these two topics is the material system I have used to prove my hypotheses - complex metal oxides.

Complex metal oxides can be used for both energy generation and storage as they are stable at high temperatures, are benign …