Browsing Theses (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Islam, Naz E."
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Characterizing carrier transport in silicon thin film metal semiconductor metal structures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Due to its operational simplicity and ease of fabrication, metal semiconductor metal thin film structures have been the focus of attention for many ... -
Charge collection mechanisms in a sub-micron grated MSM photodector: field analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Enhanced charge collection mechanisms due to sub-micron wall-like silicon structures on the active surface of a metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) photodetector were studied through the analysis of transmitted electromagnetic ... -
Comparative study of ballistic transport in Si and GaAs using non equilibrium Green's function formalism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The simulation study presented in this research has two basic objectives. The first objective is to establish a consistency in the results for quantum ... -
Comparison of substrate conditions in low-temperature gallium arsenide and semi-insulating gallium arsenide during terahertz pulse generation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)The use of GaAs photoconductive semiconductor switches (PCSS) for generating THz radiation is well known. Both semi-insulating (SI) and Low-temperature (LT) grown Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) have been used. In this research ... -
Convolutional Neural Network architectures for digit recognition system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Rapidly evolving of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) appeals and endeavors us to explore and discover various CNN model's robustness leading to ... -
Design and analysis of a frequency reconfigurable antenna for wireless communication at 5 GHz
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In this research, a frequency reconfigurable antenna was simulated and analyzed. The industry standard simulation suits (CST) was used in the design ... -
Design and analysis of a metamaterial with high refractive index at dual band frequencies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The concept of a single frequency band, single high-refractive-index metamaterial has been extended and applied in the design of dual frequency band, dual high-refractive-index metamaterials in the THz regime. The structure ... -
Design and analysis of miniaturized implantable and wearable microstrip antennas
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] There is an increasing effort by hospitals, doctors and healthcare service providers to cut down the ever increasing cost of health care. One area of ... -
Design and analysis of reconfigurable phased array antenna for wireless local area network applications
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Design and analysis of super wideband microstrip antennas for parameter optimization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In this work, two super wideband microstrip antennas have been proposed, studied, and analyzed through industry standard simulation suite. The first ... -
Design and construction of helmholtz coil for biomagnetic studies on soybean
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)A Helmholtz coil with a large usable area of uniform field was designed, constructed and characterized, specifically for bioelectric studies. The design and analysis of the coil were carried out through experiments and the ... -
Design, simulation, and analysis of reconfigurable antennas in GHz regime
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This research focuses on the design and analysis of a reconfigurable antenna where the radiation pattern and its characteristics are altered in each ... -
Developing semiautonomous system for robust performance of centrifugal pumping system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Centrifugal pumps are considered as one of the most common types of pumps in industry today. They are widely-used because their design is simple, they ... -
Effect of gate length in enhancing current in a silicon nanowire wrap around gate MOSFET
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] A 3-D silicon nanowire wrap around gate (WAG) MOSFET was designed and it was shown that the properties of the cylindrical channel silicon nanowire ... -
Effects of front and bottom texturings on gallium arsenide solar cell characteristics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The Gallium Arsenide solar cells are of particular interest in many applications due to its advantages over silicon. Its high absorptivity requires a ... -
Effects of nano-second pulsed electric fields (nsPEF) on human prostate cancer cell line - LNCaP
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)The effects of Pulsed Electric Fields have been a period of study since past few decades, which was mainly on the electroporation, bacterial decontamination and biofouling. But the development of technology to produce ... -
Effects of nano-second pulsed electric fields on human breast cancer cell line-MCF7
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Effects of nanosecond pulsed electric fields on the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7 have been investigated for changes in cell number, DNA ... -
Electromagnetic effects on soybeans
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)In this study we have exposed different varieties of soybean seeds to electromagnetic (EM) radiation at a frequency other than that of light. The objective was to determine changes in the germination rate, if any, under ... -
Maximizing terahertz pulse amplitude from low temperature gallium arsenide photo conductive semiconductor switch
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)A signal is produced by the photoconductive action in a PCSS, which travels through the bulk to the metallic contacts and is radiated through the electrodes of the PCSS. The simulation analysis was done for the semiconductor ... -
Near field microwave imaging techniques for embedded object detection and shape reconstruction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)A method for the detection, imaging and reconstruction of an embedded object through the application of a near field, frequency-synthesized microwave pulse is described. The work describes an alternate detection and ...