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This dissertation is focused on electrical spin injection and detection at the nanoscale dimensions that semiconductor nanowires offer. Semiconductor spintronics is the natural extension of metallic spintronics for applications in...
Polyelectrolytes are charged polymers, widely spread in nature and industry. The spontaneous association between two oppositely charged polyelectrolytes in solution yields a compact and versatile material called a polyelectrolyte complex...
This dissertation investigates the synthesis and characterization of new bioderived polymers from a variety of different biomass sources. In one thrust, a series of new monomers and polymers are synthesized from a toxic and inedible...
Since their production in the early 1950s, plastics have become a big part of everyday life for people around the world. Plastics are found in nearly every sector of society from homes to businesses to the medical field and various...
Type II diabetes is a leading cause of death in the United States due to its high prevalence in adults with high blood pressure, obesity, other health problems. It affects ~10.5% of the U.S population, and this number continues to...
In the present work, excited state proton transfer (ESPT) was investigated for a variety of applications with two main areas of focus; its excited state super acidity and its uniquely large apparent Stokes shift. When a molecule absorbs...
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