Browsing Electrical Engineering and Computer Science electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Gangopadhyay, Shubhra"
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Anti-fog coatings using the super-hydrophobic approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)Surfaces with water contact angles in excess of 150[degrees] have been attracting a great deal of attention. The work done here was in the design and development of an anti-fog coating. The hydrophilic as well as the ... -
Characterization and MEMS applications of nanothermite materials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)The research described herein is on characterization of nanothermite materials and development of nanothermite microdevices for shock wave generation, microthruster propulsion, and intracellular particle delivery and cell ... -
Deposition and characterization of high permittivity thin-film dielectrics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)As integrated circuit (IC) devices scale to ever smaller nodes, replacing the front end dielectric has become a primary challenge. To enable greater device densities, control power consumption, and enhance performance, a ... -
Electrophoretic deposition of graphene enhanced aluminum and bismuth trioxide nanothermite thin films
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)The work described herein details the characterization of aluminum and bismuth trioxide nanothermite thin films formed by electrophoretic deposition. Additionally, graphene was added to nanothermites before deposition to ... -
Exploring the charge storage properties of sub-2 nm metal nanoparticles : applications in field effect transistor memory and detection of trace vapor molecules
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Sub-2 nm size metal nanoparticles are unique compared to their bulk counterparts in semiconductor device and sensor applications due to their size-dependent behaviors, such as Coulomb blockade effect, quantum confinement ... -
Fabrication and characterization of micro-chip based shockwave generator for particle delivery and cell transfection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Shock waves have potential applications in many areas such as in geology, seismological techniques, and biomedical applications. Specifically in ... -
Fabrication and characterization of polymer based metal-oxide-semiconductor and non-volatile memory devices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Organic field-effect transistors (FETs) have been widely investigated due to their potential applications in low cost, large area, and flexible electronics. Despite the rapid progress in organic FETs there are still obstacles ... -
Investigation of nanoenergetic combustion study of aluminum nanoparticles systems on plasmonic grating platform
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)With renewed interest in energetic materials like aluminum, many fundamental issues concerning the ignition and combustion characteristics at nanoscales remain to be clarified. Aluminum nanoparticles (Al NP) are widely ... -
Mesoporous iron oxide energetic composites with slow burn rate, sustained pressure and reduced ESD sensitivity for propellant applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)The objective of this thesis is to synthesize a slow burning nanoenergetic formulation of mesoporous iron oxide with sustainable pressure characteristics and reduced electrostatic discharge ignition sensitivity. The choice ... -
Microfabricated devices for single cell analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)BioMEMS or lab-on-a-chip technology is promising technology and enables the possibility of microchip devices with higher throughput or better performance for single cell analysis. This technology is developed from the ... -
Nanocomposites : characterization and applications towards electrical energy storage devices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)The growing need for energy to be stored in decreasing volumes has resulted in extensive amounts of research into materials chemistry, new fabrication techniques, and the utilization of nano-materials. In this investigation, ... -
Nanogap embedded silver gratings for surface plasmon enhanced fluorescence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Plasmonic nanostructures have been extensively used in the past few decades for applications in sub-wavelength optics, data storage, optoelectronic circuits, microscopy and bio-photonics. The enhanced electric field produced ... -
Nanogap embedded TiO2 photonic crystals for enhanced fluorescence and surface dielctrophoreis of DNA
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] One of the most commonly used detection tool in clinical diagnostics, life science research, chemical, and biological sensors is fluorescence. Because ... -
A novel ultra-low refractive index nanoporous dielectric based aqueous core waveguide system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This dissertation presents the fabrication of an on-chip waveguide system capable of guiding light through aqueous solutions. The waveguide relies on total internal reflection for light propagation wherein the core of the ... -
Plasmonic platform for super-resolution imaging and applications in biological and nanoenergetic systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Plasmonics, taking advantages of coupling photons to free electrons in metals, enables prominent electromagnetic field enhancements by concentrating light into subwavelength scales, allowing super resolution imaging, ... -
Self-aligned microchip device for automated measurement of quantal exocytosis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Here we describe a method to fabricate a multi-channel high-throughput microchip device for measurement of quantal transmitter release from individual cells. Instead of bringing carbon-fiber electrodes to cells, the device ... -
Simultaneous electrophoretic deposition of copper oxide/aluminum nanothermite films
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This research details simultaneous electrophoretic deposition (EPD) of copper-oxide/aluminum nanothermite films. Deposition parameters such as precursor ... -
Single molecule imaging of DNA on nanogap embedded plasmonic gratings with enhanced fluorescence and improved level of detection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)One of the most commonly used detection tools in clinical diagnostics, life science research, chemical, and biological sensors is fluorescence. Because of its cost effective, sensitive, and specific nature fluorescence has ... -
Sub-2 nm platinum nanoparticles growth study and device applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)This work describes a tilted-target RF magnetron sputter deposition system to grow nanoparticles in a controlled way. With detailed characterization of ultra-high density (up to 1.1 ?�� 10[superscript 13] cm?�???) and ... -
Synthesis and characterization of nanostructures and their applications : from supercapacitors to fluorescent labels to proteins
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Nanomaterials have gained importance in virtually all fields from industrial applications to pure science research since these were developed. However, ...