Van Vliet, Krystyn J. (Krystyn Joy), 1976-,
In this thesis, experimental, computational and analytical approaches are employed to examine systematically the mechanisms of deformation in crystalline materials. Such insight can be used to exploit...
complete descriptionhttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/29915
Sun, Rong, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
The copper (Cu) interconnect has become the bottleneck for bandwidth scaling due to its increasing RC time constant with the decreasing gate line width. Currently, silicon based optical interconnect i...
complete descriptionhttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46678
King, Yao-Chung,
by Yao-Chung King. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 2006. Includes bibliographical references (p. 29).
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35063
Limthongkul, Pimpa, 1975-,
There has been great recent interest in lithium storage at the anode of Li-ion rechargeable battery by alloying with metals such as Al, Sn, and Sb, or metalloids such as Si, as an alternative to the i...
complete descriptionhttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/8443
Meanwell, Jennifer L. (Jennifer Lauren),
Previous experimental research into ancient pottery production has proven that potters can produce vessels with varying materials properties, such as thermal shock resistance and permeability. These p...
complete descriptionhttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/44388
Choi, In-Suk, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
The introduction of certain controlled gradients in plastic properties is known to promote resistance to the onset of damage at contact surfaces during some tribological applications. Gradients in com...
complete descriptionhttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/38587
Kang, Kisuk,
Utilization of Ni2+/Ni4+ double redox couple in electrochemical reactions has been tested as a way to gauge useful properties such as high capacity in electrode materials. The feasibility of a Ni2+/Ni...
complete descriptionhttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36213
Choi, Yoonjoon, 1967-,
The effect of length scales on mechanical responses of materials in small-volume structures, such as thin films and patterned lines on substrates, is examined. The understanding of stress evolution an...
complete descriptionhttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/29964
Chen, Ying, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Most materials produced by Nature and by human beings are heterogeneous. They contain domains of different states, structures, compositions, or material phases. How these different domains are distrib...
complete descriptionhttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/44389
Bettinger, Christopher John, 1981-,
The subject of this thesis lies at the interface of microfabrication technology and advanced biomaterials synthesis and processing for use in designing and fabricating novel tissue engineered construc...
complete descriptionhttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/44390