Browsing Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering by Supervisor "Musselman, Kevin"
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Advanced Atomic Layer Deposition Techniques for Metal-Insulator-Metal Diodes
(University of Waterloo, 2017-07-06)Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) diodes are nanoelectronic devices that operate by quantum tunneling of electrons through a thin dielectric layer to rectify high frequency alternating current (AC) to usable direct current (DC). ... -
Applications of Reflectometry Towards the Development of MEMS Gas Sensors
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-27)Reflectometry or reflectance spectroscopy is a relatively simple characterization technique based on the analysis of reflected light from a surface. Herein, reflectometry is used to attain significant insights towards the ... -
Computational Fluid Dynamics and 3D Printing towards Nanoscale Thickness Gradients and Scale-up of a Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition System
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-15)Nanoscale functional thin films are integral part of all modern devices. As these devices continue to miniaturize in feature size, better control of film thickness and quality is needed. Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) is ... -
Development of a Novel Commercial-Scale Atmospheric Pressure Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition System
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-09)Atmospheric pressure spatial atomic layer deposition (AP-SALD) is an advanced thin-film fabrication technique. It can produce high quality (uniform, conformal, pin-hole free), large-area ultrathin films at speeds up to ... -
Development of robust Cu2O and ZnO coated polypropylene fabrics by AP-SALD for antimicrobial applications
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-04)Nowadays, the textile industry is revolutionizing by adding special functionalities and properties to textiles. Especially with the emergence of COVID-19, textile functionalization has attracted the focus of researchers ... -
Fabrication of 2D materials via novel laser treatment processes and their implementation in optoelectronic applications
(University of Waterloo, 2020-06-01)Pulsed laser treatment of 2D materials is becoming increasingly popular due to the simple and efficient nature of the treatment process. In this thesis, the femtosecond laser treatment methods of 2D materials to fabricate ... -
Improving and Evaluating the Stability of Photovoltaics
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-28)Advancements in photovoltaic technologies are hindered by stability and degradation. In silicon photovoltaics, these degradation mechanisms include potential induced degradation (PID) and current-induced degradation (CID), ... -
Improving Dielectric Thin Films for Metal Insulator Metal Diodes and Perovskite Solar Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-25)Metal-insulator-metal (MIM) diodes are nano-electronic devices that operate by quantum tunneling of electrons through a thin dielectric layer to rectify high frequency alternating current (AC) to usable direct current (DC). ... -
An Intelligent Neural Network Controlled Atmospheric Pressure Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition System for Tunable Metal Oxide Thin Films
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-22)Atmospheric pressure spatial atomic layer deposition (AP-SALD) is a novel thin film fabrication technique to create conformal and pin-hole free films. The growth rate of AP-SALD is hundreds of times greater than conventional ... -
Sensing of Heavy Metal Ions via Fluorescence Quenching of Femtosecond-Laser-Synthesized Nanoparticles
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-16)Nanoparticles (NPs) for sensing of heavy metal ions (HMIs) via fluorescence quenching are becoming sought-after for their facile synthesis, cost effectiveness, and high degree of tunability. In this thesis, the sensitive ... -
Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition of Alumina-based Thin Film Encapsulation for High Performance Perovskite Solar Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-25)In this thesis, various alumina-based thin-film encapsulation layers including nitrogen-doped alumina, zinc-doped alumina and ZnO/Al2O3 nanolaminate structures are deposited by atmospheric-pressure spatial atomic layer ...