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Theses and Dissertations

  • Akkopru-Akgun, Betul: The Role of Defect Chemistry in DC Resistance Degradation of Lead Zirconate Titanate Thin Films, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2019
  • Aungkavattana, Pavadee: Crystallization and Microstructure Development in Sol-Gel Lead Zirconate Titanate Thin Films, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 1996
  • Bassiri Gharb, Nazanin: Dielectric and Piezoelectric Nonlinearities in Oriented Pb(Yb1/2Nb1/2)03-PbTiO3 Thin Films, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2005
  • Biegalski, Michael: Epitaxialy Strained Strontium Titanate, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2006
  • Biegalski, Michael: Optical Characterization of Reliability in Capacitor Materials, M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2001
  • Bintachitt, Patamas: Local Origin of Macroscopic Properties and Patterning in PbZr1-xTixO3 Films, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2009
  • Bock, Jonathan: Investigation of Reduced (Srx,Ba1-x)Nb2O6 as a Ferroelectric-Based Thermoelectric, Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering, 2016
  • Borman, Trent: {001} Textured Growth of Doped, Gradient Free, Lead Zirconate Titanate Thin Films by Chemical Solution Deposition, M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2016
  • Brahmaroutu, Bhaskar: Templated Grain Growth of Textured Strontium Niobate Ceramics, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 1999
  • Chan, Jason: Study of Filled Tungsten Bronze Strontium Barium Niobate for Thermoelectric Applications, M.S. in Material Science and Engineering, 2016
  • Cheng, Christopher: Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasound Transducers Using Lead Zirconate Titanate Films, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2021
  • Coleman, Kathleen: Influend of Stress on the Performancce of Lead Zirconate, Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering, 2020
  • Dechakupt, Tawanadee: Microstructure-Processing-Property Relations in Chemical Solution Deposited Barium Titanate Films, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2007
  • Denis, Lyndsey: The Influence of Clamping and Residual Stress on Scaling Effects in Lead Zirconate Titanate Thin Films for PiezoMEMS Applications, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2019
  • Dogan, Abuzer: The Reliability of the Silicon Nitride Dielectric in Capacitive MEMS Switches, M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2005
  • Duran, Cihangir: Fabrication and Electrical Properties of Textured Sr0.53Ba0.47Nb2O6 Ceramics Prepared by Templated Grain Growth, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2001
  • Friedman Edge, Lisa: Pulsed Laser Deposition of Bismuth Zinc Niobate Thin Films for Dielectric Applications, M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2002
  • Fujii, Ichiro: Dielectric Nonlinearity of Ferroelectrics, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2010
  • Garten, Lauren: Residual Ferroelectricity, Piezoelectricity, and Flexoelectricity in Barium Strontium Titanate Tunable Dielectrics, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2014
  • Gibbons, Brady J.: Spectroscopic Ellipsometric and Electrical Study of Processing Efects in Ferroelectric Thin Films, M.S. in Ceramic Science, 1995
  • Gibbons, Brady J.: Real-time Spectroscopic Ellipsometry and its Application to the Processing of YBa2Cu3O7-8 Films by Molicular Beam Epitaxy, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering,1998
  • Griggio, Flavio: Local Piezoelectric Behavior in PZT-Based Thin Films for Ultrasound Transducers, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2011
  • Gross, Steven: Micromachined Switches and Cantilever Actuators based on Piezoelectric Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT), Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2004
  • Gupta, Shruti: Cold Sintering of Lead Zirconate Titanate Based Composites, M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2021
  • Hahn, Michael: Flexoelectricity in the Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) System for Hydrophones, M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2020
  • Hennessey, Gavin: Domain Wall Motion in Polycrystalline Ferroelectric Films, M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2022
  • Hong, Eunki: Surface Micromachined Peristaltic Pumps using Lead Zirconate Titanate Film, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2004
  • Jacques, Leonard: Chemical Solution Deposition of Potassium Sodium Niobate Thin Films, M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2021
  • Johnson, Raegan: Phase Transitions in Ag(TaXNb1-X)O3 Thin Films, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2011
  • Keech, Ryan: Dimensional Scaling of Perovskite Ferroelectric Thin Flims, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2016
  • Koh, Joohyun: The Sensitivity Limits of Spectroscopic Ellipsometry for the Characterization of Optical Coatings, M.S. in Materials Science, 1995
  • Lacey, Johanna L.: Effects of Dopants and Microstructure on the Properties of Lead Zirconate Titanate Thin Films Deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition, M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, 1997
  • Liu, Tianning: Thin-Film PZT on Polymer and Glass Substrates: Breaking the Rules, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, 2020
  • Maria, Jon-Paul: Deposition and Measurement of Epitaxial Barium Titanate Thin FIlms Using Conductive Epitaxial Oxide Electrodes Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition, M.S. in Ceramic Science, 1996
  • Maria, Jon-Paul: Epitaxial Pb(Mg1/3Nb3/4)O3-PbTiO3 Thin Films, Ph.D. in Ceramic Science, 1998
  • Marincel, Daniel M: The Influence of Crystal Defects on Domain Wall Motion in Thin Film Pb(Zr,Ti)O3, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2014
  • Michael, Elizabeth K.: Bismuth Pyrochlore-based Thin Films For Dielectric Energy Storage, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2015
  • Mina, Ioanna: High Frequency Transducers from PZT Films, M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2007
  • Morandi, Carl: Bismuth Magnesium Titanate - Lead Titinate Thin Films for High Temperature Ferroelectric Memory, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2018
  • Ogihara, Hideki: Structure - Property - Compositional Relationships in the BaTiO3 BiScO3 Ceramic System, M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2008
  • Ozgul, Metin: Polarization Switching and Fatigue Anisotropy in Relaxor-Lead Titanate Ferroelectric Single Crystals, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2003
  • Peters, Travis: Extrinsic Contributions in Lead Zirconate Titanate Films: From Defects to Devices, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2023
  • Polcawich, Ronald: Design, Fabrication, Test, and Evaluation of RF MEMS Series Switches using Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) Thin Film Actuators, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2007
  • Polcawich, Ronald: Piezoelectric and Dielectric Reliability in Lead Zirconate Titanate Thin Films, M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, 1999
  • Rajashekhar, Adarsh: Pulsed-Laser Crystallization of Ferroelectric/Piezoelectric Oxide Thin Films, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2017
  • Sabolsky, Edward M.: Grain-oriented Pb(Mb1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 Ceramics Prepared by Templated Grain Growth, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2001
  • Schulze, Heidi: Synthesis and Characterization of Nickel Manganite Thin Films for Application in Uncooled Microbolometers, M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2008
  • Shepard, Joseph, F.: The Investigation of Biaxial Stress Effects and the Transverse Piezoelectric (d31) Characterization of Lead Zirconate Titanate Thin Films, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 1998
  • Shetty, Smitha: Electromechanical Characterization of Lead Magnesium Niobate Based Thin Films, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2019
  • Smith, Dean R: Lead Zirconate Titanate Microspheres for Ultrasonic Applications, M.S. in Ceramic Science, 1995
  • Son, Yeongwoo: Compositionally Complex Perovskite Oxides: Dielectric, Ferroelectric, Electrocaloric, and Energy Storage Properties, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2024
  • Song, Yiwen: Thermal Characterization of Modern Microsystem Technologies from Materials to Devices, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, 2024
  • Telli, Mustafa: Chemical Solution Deposition of Silver Tantalate Niobate, Ag(TaxNb1-x)O3, Thin Films, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2005
  • Thayer, Ryan Lewis: Bismuth Zinc Niobate Films for Dielectric Applications, M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2002
  • Tinberg, Daniel: Phase Transitions in Epitaxial Rhombohedral Pb(Zr1-xTix)O3 Thin Films, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2010
  • Tinberg, Daniel: Pulsed Laser Deposition of xBiScO3-(1-x)BaTiO3 Thin Films for Lead Free Dielectric Applications, M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2006
  • Tipsawat, Pannawit: Released Piezoelectric Thin Films for Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasound Transducers (PMUT), Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2024
  • Trolier, Susan Elizabeth: Use of Photolithography and Chemical Etching in the Preparation of Miniature Piezoelectric Devices from Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) Ceramics, M.S. in Ceramic Science, 1987
  • Trolier-McKinstry, Susan: Characterization of Ferroelectric Surfaces and Thin FIlms by Spectroscopic Ellipsometry, Ph.D. in Ceramic Science, 1992
  • Ugorek, Michael: Patterned Solid State Growth of BaTiO3 Crystals, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2009
  • Wallace, Margeaux: Performance of PZT Based MEMS Devices with Integrated ZnO Electronics, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2016
  • Wang, Dixiong: Low Temperature Processing of Electro-Ceramic Materials and Devices, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2020
  • Wang, Li-Peng: Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Sensors Based on Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) Films, Ph.D. in Engineering Science and Mechanics, 2001
  • Welsh, Aaron: Damage-free Patterning of Ferroelectric Lead Zirconate Titanate Thin Films for Microelectromechanical Systems via Contact Printing, Ph. D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2016
  • Wolf, Richard A.: Temperature Dependence of the Piezoelectric Response of Lead Zirconate Titanate Films for MEMS Applications, M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2001
  • Xu, Fei: Longitudinal Piezoelectric Characterization and Domain Wall contributions in Lead Zirconate Titanate Thin Films, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 1999
  • Yang, Jung In: Reliability and Aging in Patterned Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 Films, Ph.D. in Mateials Science and Engineering, 2016
  • Yeager, Charles: PZT Thin Films for Piezoelectroic MEMs Mechanical Energy Harvesting, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2015
  • Yeo, Hong Goo: Mechanical Energy Harvesters Utilizing {001} Textured PZT Thin Films on Flexible Metal Foils, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2017
  • Yilmaz, Huseyin: Texturing of Na1/2Bi1/2TiO3-BaTiO3 Ceramics by Templated Grain Growth, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2002
  • Zhang, Zhenshan: LaNiO3 Bottom Electrodes for Ferroelectric Thin Films, M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2000

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