Active Research Projects
• Projects at Penn State University:
- High Temperature Piezoelectrics: Testing and Characterization, Beth Jones / Shrout, Zhang
- Dielectric Reliability at High AC Power, Doo Hyun Choi/ Lanagan, Randall
- Damage Mapping in Layered Devices, Roi Meirom, Wade Lanning/ Muhlstein
- Fundamental Studies of Reduction Resistant, High K Dielectrics, Soonil Lee/ Randall, Burn
- Characterization and Process Control of Ag and Cu Interdiffusion into Multilayer PZT Actuators, Russell Maier/ Randall
- Phase-field Model of Resistance Degradation of Ferroelectric Dielectrics, Ye Cao / Chen, Randall
- Relationship Between TSDC Spectra and Dielectric Breakdown and Degradation Performance Limitations in MLCC and Electrolytics (Linear Dielectrics), Dennis Shay / Randall, Dickey
- Fundamentals of Tantalum Anodization, Angela Kramer/ Dickey
– Center for Piezoelectric Materials and Devices (CPMD) Projects:
- High Aspect Ratio 3D Ferroelectric and Dielectric Thin Films Structures with Laser Processing, Srowthi Bharadwaja/ Trolier-McKinstry
- Development of High Strain and High Coupling Piezoelectrics, Zhang / Shrout
• Projects at Missouri University of Science & Technology:
- Binder Removal from Noble Metal & Base Metal Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors, Brandon Abeln/ Lombardo, Dogan [University of Missouri-Columbia]
Final Project Reports (Theses)
