Joseph Sklenar with Kathleen KashGrowth of ZnSnN2The synthesis and study of group II-IV nitride semiconductors is an area of condensed matter physics that has not been rigorously explored. However, growth of group III nitride semiconductors has received a great amount of attention because of their interesting properties. For instance,...
2009
Zachary Tobin with Philip TaylorComputer Modeling of Ionomer Membranes Under Fuel Cell ConditionsAn ionomer membrane is the central component of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell. Its purpose is to separate reactants while only allowing one specific ion to pass through it. In the case of a hydrogen fuel...
Michal Usowicz with Volodimyr DuzhkoSelf-Assembled Solar Cells of Nanostructured Architectures Currently the most efficient solar cells are made of silicon and are not a viable technology due to high device fabrication costs. It is hoped that organic semiconductors and hybrid systems with nanostructured inorganic materials can be used to construct...
James Verbus with Tom ShuttLow Background Radon Emanation Counting for the Large Underground Xenon Dark Matter DetectorThe Large Underground Xenon detector requires a very low background environment in its search for weakly interacting massive particles. One contributor to the radioactive background is radon (222Rn) emanates out of materials used...