Search for dissertations about: "Functional materials Other material science"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 230 swedish dissertations containing the words Functional materials Other material science.

  2. 16. First Principles Modelling of Clean Energy Materials

    Author : Pjotrs Žguns; Natalia Skorodumova; Andrei Ruban; Susanne Mirbt; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; DFT; energy; catalysis; ionic conductors; SOFC; adatom charging; anharmonicity; configurational energy; Materials Science and Engineering; Teknisk materialvetenskap;

    Abstract : This licentiate thesis presents the density functional theory study on clean energy materials relevant for catalysis applications, and for solid oxide fuel cells.In the first part of the thesis the metal supported ultrathin films, namely ScN/Mo, MgO/Mo and NaF/Mo are considered, and the Cu atom adsorption and charging on them is explored. READ MORE

  4. 17. Soft Intelligence : Liquids Matter in Compliant Microsystems

    Author : Seung Hee Jeong; Zhigang Wu; Zhi-Bin Zhang; Michael D. Dickey; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Liquid; Elastomer; Cross-linking; Liquid alloy; PDMS; Adaptability; Compliance; Interface; Patterning; Printing; Surface energy; Wetting; Composite; Modulus; Stretchability; Viscoelasticity; Thermal conductivity; Contact resistance; Adhesion; Packaging; Integration; Microsystems; Microfluidics; Strain sensor; Thermoelectrics; Inductive coupling; Wireless communication; Stretchable electron-ics; Epidermal electronics; Skin electronics; Soft robotics; Wearable electronics; Teknisk fysik med inriktning mot mikrosystemteknik; Engineering Science with specialization in Microsystems Technology; Engineering Science with specialization in Materials Science; Teknisk fysik med inriktning mot materialvetenskap;

    Abstract : Soft matter, here, liquids and polymers, have adaptability to a surrounding geometry. They intrinsically have advantageous characteristics from a mechanical perspective, such as flowing and wetting on surrounding surfaces, giving compliant, conformal and deformable behavior. READ MORE

  5. 18. Closed-loop strategy for valorization of starch : From starch to functionalized starch biomaterials and bioplastics

    Author : Duo Wu; Minna Hakkarainen; Elisabetta Ranucci; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Starch; Nano-graphene oxide; Microwave; Valorization; Scaffold; Biomineralization; Bioplastics; Compatibilizer; Plasticizer; Fiber- och polymervetenskap; Fibre and Polymer Science;

    Abstract : The desire to utilize renewable resources and avoid wastes drives us to develop new concepts for material design. Non-edible starch feedstocks and starch bioplastic wastes were previously considered useless. READ MORE

  6. 19. First-Principles Studies of Materials Properties : Pressure-Induced Phase Transitions & Functional Materials

    Author : Thanayut Kaewmaraya; Rajeev Ahuja; Scheicher Ralph; Naurang Saini; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Density functional theory; Pressure-induced phase transitions; Ab-initio molecular dynamic; hybrid functional; Ab-initio random structure searching; Phase change material; Physics with spec. in Atomic; Molecular and Condensed Matter Physics; Fysik med inriktning mot atom- molekyl- och kondenserande materiens fysik;

    Abstract : This thesis presents the first-principles studies of materials properties within the framework of the density functional theory (DFT). The thesis constitutes three main parts, i. e., pressure-induced phase transitions in solids, data-storage and clean-energy materials. READ MORE

  7. 20. Functional polyethylene-aluminum oxide nanocomposites for insulation materials in high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) cables

    Author : Dongming Liu; Ulf Gedde; Mikael Hedenqvist; Richard Olsson; Lars Berglund; Mats Jonsson; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; HVDC cables; high voltage insulation materials; Fe3O4 core-shell nanoparticles; Silane silsesquioxane; Stöber surface modification; Al2O3 nanoparticles; Polyethylene; Aluminium oxide; Nanocomposites; Interfacial adhesion; Particle dispersion; Mechanical properties; Materials Science and Engineering; Teknisk materialvetenskap;

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