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Development of a novel in vitro model to study the tryptic : endothelial cells, monocytes and flow
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
This thesis describes the development of a novel in vitro model of monocytes transmigration under flow and use in the study of early molecular events of atherogenesis. In this work, we focused on how endothelial dysfunction, ...
Novel terahertz and nanophotonic lasers : theory, design, and fabrication
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
In this thesis, we will explore numerical modeling and fabrication of laser sources. First, we demonstrate and distinguish experimentally the existence of special type of Fano resonances at k~~0 in a macroscopic two-dimensional ...
Surface trap passivation and characterization of lead sulfide quantum dots for optical and electrical applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor nanocrystals having a size comparable to or smaller than its exciton Bohr radius. The small size of QDs leads to the quantum confinement effects in their electronic structures. Their ...
IIl-nitride nanowires and heterostructures : growth and optical properties on nanoscale
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Gallium nitride (GaN) and indium gallium nitride (InGaN) nanowires promise potential for further improving the electricity-to-light energy conversion efficiencies in light emitting diodes due to strain relaxation, reduced ...
An off-lattice kinetic Monte Carlo method for the investigation of grain boundary kinetic processes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Kinetic Monte Carlo (Kc) methods have the potential to extend the accessible timescales of off-lattice atomistic simulations beyond the limits of molecular dynamics by making use of transition state theory and parallelization. ...
Convection enhanced electrochemical energy storage
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Electrochemical energy storage will play a pivotal role in our society's energy future, providing vital services to the transportation, grid, and residential markets. Depending on the power and duration requirements of a ...
First principles investigation and design of fluorophosphate sodium-ion battery cathodes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Lithium-ion batteries are currently the most widely used consumer energy storage technology. Recently, lithium-ion batteries have been evaluated for use in mitigating the intermittent power supply of leading renewable ...
Biotemplated resin and carbon nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The M13 bacteriophage had been shown to be a highly versatile toolkit for growing and assembling nanomaterials with technological importance. Inspired by the natural biomineralization process, much of the existing literature ...
Effect of nonstoichiometry on the magnetism and ferroelectricity of Fe- and Co-substituted strontium titanate thin films
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Multiferroic and magnetoelectric materials, in which the magnetic properties can be controlled via electric field and vice versa, hold the potential to be useful in several emerging memory technologies, including spin-wave ...
Germanium on silicon heteroepitaxy for high efficiency photovoltaic devices
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Optoelectronic devices based on III-V direct gap semiconductors enable efficient energy conversion for photovoltaic cells, light emission for LEDs, and on-chip communication via various microphotonic components. However, ...