Inertial microcavitation rheometry (IMR) is an effective method for mechanical characterization of soft materials at high strain rates. In IMR, the dynamics of an isolated …
Nanoparticles are ubiquitous in a variety of fields, including pharmaceuticals, energy materials, composite materials, etc. As new nanoparticles are developed it becomes vital to understand …
The electronics industry drives a great deal of research towards inventing methods for creating smaller devices. In order for the current trend of the diminishing …
Granular systems that consist of particles of disparate size segregate based on their size during flow, resulting in complex, coupled segregation and flow fields. Predicting …
This thesis documents a study of the high strain rate deformation behavior of Ni-containing steels of interest to the U.S. Navy for ship structures. A …
Structural integrity is essential for critical load bearing structures such as pipelines. Accurate characterization of hidden flaws, theoretical modeling of structural materials, and novel computational …
Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs) based on hybrid organic-inorganic halide perovskites (OIHPs) have been under the spotlight due to the unprecedented promise of a low-cost and …
Despite being composed of weak and brittle constituents, some structural biological materials, such as shell and bone, have relatively high strength and toughness. These materials …
Liquid biofuels are a carbon-neutral alternative fuel which shares many of the desirable qualities of conventional petroleum, including its high energy content. One process used …
Shell structures, geometrically characterized as thin and curved plates, are historically notable for their efficiency to carry transverse loads while using the minimum possible amount …
Intrinsic stresses which develop during thin film deposition can degrade film performance and lead to the failure of systems and devices which rely on thin …
Adhesion originated from van der Waals interactions becomes predominant over bulk properties of elastic solids at small length scales. A fundamental understanding of the mechanics …
Electrocatalysis plays a pivotal role in a green-energy future. The past decades have witnessed tremendous progress in the synthesis of novel materials for electrocatalysis, such …
The spontaneous growth of long, filamentary whiskers from the surface of Sn-plated Cu conductors poses a serious threat to the reliability of electronic components. While …
Sn, which offers large theoretical capacity (994 mAh/g), is a potentially useful anode material in lithium-ion batteries. However, Sn exhibits irreversible capacity loss through mechanical …
Compatibility conditions for various strain measures are well known in both small and finite strain kinematics. For many plane deformation problems in solid mechanics, such …
Novel applications of materials in small dimensions are emerging in areas ranging from electronics, computers, health technologies, laser and fiber optics, to energy harvesting and …
Abstract of Study on Applications of Ruga Structures in Nano-Architectures, by Siyuan Song, Ph.D., Brown University, May 2023 Ruga is the corrugated configuration appearing on …