Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 by Discipline "Chemistry and Materials Science"
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Amorphous lead oxide (a-PbO) for direct conversion X-ray imaging detectors
(2022)Modern medical imaging revolutionized the way that medical conditions are diagnosed. It became possible after significant advancements in science and technology related to the medical visualization field. X-ray imaging ... -
Catastrophe theory, symmetry breaking and the pseudo Jahn-Teller effect
(2019)This research focuses on the structural symmetry breaking observed in hypovalent silicon containing compounds. The structural symmetry breaking was studied from the perspective of the pseudo Jahn-Teller effect (pJTE). A ... -
Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide on nanostructured catalysts
(2018)There is great interest in the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) to useful chemicals and fuels toward addressing the increasingly serious impacts of global climate change. The electrochemical reduction of CO2 has garnered ... -
Fabrication, characterization and electrochemical studies of nickel and nickel-based materials
(2017)Nickel is a naturally abundant transition metal and is very cost effective. This, along with mechanical and magnetic characteristics, and good catalytic activity in different applications, has made it an interesting non-noble ... -
Fiber laser system for the detection of trace gas
(2017)The research presented in this thesis is on the development of a trace gas detection system based on intracavity absorption spectroscopy (ICAS). The developed system was capable of detecting nitrous oxide (N2O) and acetylene ... -
Lead oxide (PbO) for direct conversion detectors
(2017)There is great interest in the utilization of non-crystalline photoconductors for direct conversion medical X-ray imaging detectors. Lead Oxide (PbO) is one of the most promising candidates for application in general ... -
Medical applications of fluorine-19 and hyperpolarized xenon129 magnetic resonance imaging
(2020)Multinuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is currently under extensive development. Although conventional proton MRI is mostly known as an anatomical medical imaging modality with an excellent soft tissue contrast, ... -
Substituent descriptors from the topology of the electron density
(2021)This work focuses on determining the suitability of functional group properties from the Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules (QTAIM) as descriptors for use in machine learning and linear regression analyses. These were ...
