All non-physics CWRU engineering

Investigating the Durability and Reliability of PERC Solar Cells with Accelerated Weathering

Trey Wager with Roger French Investigating the Durability and Reliability of PERC Solar Cells with Accelerated Weathering Abstract - PERC (passivated emitter rear cell) monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic cells have higher efficiency than Al-BSF (aluminum back surface field) silicon photovoltaic cells, but these new PERC cell designs do not have well established...

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Analyzing the Internal Structure of Bulk Metallic Glasses through X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) Spectroscopy

Hanyu (Alice) Zhang with  Jennifer Carter Analyzing the Internal Structure of Bulk Metallic Glasses through X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) Spectroscopy This project is aimed at using computational tools to see if current theory predicts the changes in XAFS spectra seen in experimental data. The objective of this project is to analyze...

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Characterization of Gas-Liquid Interfaces in Passive Cyclonic Separators

Ru-Ching Chen with Yasuhiro Kamotani (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) Characterization of Gas-Liquid Interfaces in Passive Cyclonic Separators Two-phase flows and their separation is an important research topic as many spacecraft require such functionality to remain operational. These systems are not required on earth due to the existence of buoyancy. Cyclonic...

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Improving the I-V characteristics of Molydinium DiSulfide transistors h-Boron Nitride

Vipul Malik with Philip FengImproving the I-V characteristics of Molydinium DiSulfide transistors h-Boron NitrideMolybdenum disulfide (MoS2) transistors have attracted considerable attention. Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) transistors on boron nitride (BN) substrates in particular show interesting I-V characteristics. Unfortunately these transistor devices currently exhibit undesirable I-V characteristics at low temperatures due to...

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Nanoscale Membrane Structures for Radiation Detection

Matthew Krupcale with Philip FengNanoscale Membrane Structures for Radiation DetectionRadiation detectors are used in a wide range of environments from medical to nuclear and research facilities. The use of nanoscale membranes for radiation detection has largely been unexplored, despite having interesting optoelectronic properties. This project focuses on conducting a...

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Physics and Instrumentation of Growing MoS2 Crystals

Christopher Miller with Philip FengPhysics and Instrumentation of Growing MoS2 CrystalsThis senior project is aimed at developing physical vapor deposition, transfer printing, and other related techniques for making ultra thin semiconducting membrane structures, which have potential to be engineered into transducers and sensors (e.g., gas sensors or single-particle detectors)...

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