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High accuracy computational methods for lithium ion battery materials
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
The ongoing research to improve the performance of Lithium-ion batteries has required the study of increasingly complex physical and chemical phenomena. In this context, the use of computational tools to quantitatively ...
Controlling structure across length scales with directed assembly of colloidal nanoparticles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
One of the promises of nanotechnology is the ability to create a bulk, designer material with its structure programmed at each length scale using deterministic control over the placement of each nanoscale component. ...
Voltage control of electrical, optical and magnetic properties of materials by solid state ionic transport and electrochemical reactions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Reversible post-fabrication control of material properties enables devices that can adapt to different needs or environmental conditions, and brings additional levels of functionality, paving the way towards applications ...
Surface plasmon enhanced fluorescence for biological imaging : from visible to short-wave infrared
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Fluorescence imaging offers high spatio-temporal resolution, low radiation dosage exposure, and low cost among all the available imaging modalities, for example, magnetic resonance imaging, computerized tomography and ...
Aqueous reactivity of glassy industrial byproducts in alternative cementitious systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Alkali-activated, geopolymeric, and other novel binders offer an opportunity to curb the carbon footprint associated with ordinary Portland cement (OPC). CO₂ emissions inherent to source-material processing (i.e., firing ...
Integrated photonic devices for spectroscopic chemical detection
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Chemical sensing systems realized with photonic components integrated on traditional semiconductor substrates have emerged as a promising technology for remote sensing applications that require low cost, low power consumption, ...
First-principles based treatment of charged species equilibria at electrochemical interfaces: model system of zirconium oxide and titanium oxide
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Ionic defects are known to influence the magnetic, electronic and transport properties of oxide materials. Understanding defect chemistry provides guidelines for defect engineering in various applications including energy ...