Thesis (M.S. in materials science and engineering)--Washington State University, May 2007. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Lehigh University, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references and vita.

No description available.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 168-176). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2001. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xvi, 217, 2 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-207).

Thesis (M.Phil.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-154).

Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1994. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-85). Also available via the Internet.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:23:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-02-22Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:29:26Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 shimizu_fm_me_bauru_prot.pdf: 2503731 bytes, checksum: 27862595949ca55dc6df971eb795c314 (MD5) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Foram estudadas as monocamadas de Langmuir, filmes Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) e filmes finos preparados pela técnica de casting (filmes auto-sustentados) usando vários tipos de moléculas de azocoroa de éter. Os filmes foram caracterizados por espectroscopia de UV-Vis, FTIR e espalhamento Raman. O composto 29-diazocoroa de éter com dois substituinte n-octil foi a única molécula de azocoroa de éter que permitiu a preparação de filmes LB de alta qualidade e com propriedades ópticas adequadas para uso no estudo de birrefringência fotoinduzida. Nas medidas de birrefringência foram empregados os filmes preparados do composto 29-diazocoroa de éter pela técnicas LB e casting, variando-se os seguintes parâmentros experimentais: número de monocamadas do filme LB, espessura de filme auto-sustentado, intensidade da luz de excitação e temperatura. A dinâmica de formação e decaimento de birrefringência mostrou ser muito mais rápida para os filmes LB do que para os filmes auto-sustentados. As curvas experimentais da dinâmica da birrefringência fotoinduzida para os filmes LB foram ajustadas usando as equações de Debye e de Kohlrausch-Williams-Watts (KWW), enquanto que as curvas experimentais dos filmes auto-sustentados foram ajustados usando as equações de Sekkat e de KWW. Usando as constantes de tempo obtidas dos ajustes das curvas experimentais de birrefringência, foi possível calcular as energias de ativação de Arrheniu dos processos de foto orientação. Os resultados obtidos para a energia de ativação e da dinâmica de formação e decaimento das medidas de birrefringência para os diferentes filmes foram comparadas e discutidas. / Langmuir monolayers, Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films and thin filmes prepared by casting (auto standing films) from a series of azocrown ethers molecules were studied. Films were characterized using UV-Vis and FTIR spectroscopy and Raman scattering techniques. The compound 29-diazocrown ether with n-octyl substituent was the only azocrown ether molecule that allowed us to prepare high quality LB films having suitable optical properties for photo induced birefringence studies. On birefringence measurements using LB films and standing films of 29-diazocrown ether several experimental parameters were varied: number of monolayer of BL films, thickness of the auto standing film, excitation light intensity and temperature. It was found for the dynamics of formation and decay of the birefringence is much faster for LB films when compared with the auto standing films. The experimental curves of birefringence signals for LB films were fitted using the Debye and Kohlrausch-Williams-Watts (KWW) functions while the experimental curves for the auto standing films were fitted using the Sekkat and KWW functions. From the obtained time constants of fittings the Arrehnius activation energy and the dynamics of the formation and decay of the birefringence for the films were compared and discussed.

Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) are electrically controlled micro-machines which have been widely used in both industrial applications and scientific research. This technology allows us to use macro-machines to build micro-machines (MEMS) and then use micro-machines to fabricate even smaller structures, namely nano-structures. In this thesis, the concept of Fab on a Chip will be discussed where we construct a palette of MEMS-based micron scale tools including lithography tools, novel atomic deposition sources, atomic mass sensors, thermometers, heaters, shutters and interconnect technologies that allow us to precisely fabricate nanoscale structures and conduct in-situ measurements using these micron scale devices. Such MEMS devices form a novel microscopic nanofabrication system that can be integrated into a single silicon chip. Due to the small dimension of MEMS, fabrication specifications including heat generation, patterning resolution and film deposition precision outperform traditional fabrication in many ways. It will be shown that one gains many advantages by doing nano-lithography and physical vapor deposition at the micron scale. As an application, I will showcase the power of the technique by discussing how we use Fab on a Chip to conduct quench condensation of superconducting Pb thin films where we are able to gently place atoms upon a surface, creating a uniform, disordered amorphous film and precisely tune the superconducting properties. This shows how the new set of techniques for nanofabrication will open up an unexplored regime for the study of the physics of devices and structures with small numbers of atoms.

No description available.