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SYNTHESIS, INTERCONVERION, CATION INCORPORATION, AND APPLICATIONS OF PLASMONIC COPPER SULFIDE-BASED NANOMATERIALS
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)
A diverse array of colloidal semiconductor nanomaterials has been synthesized and studied over the past few decades. They are being explored or employed in many emerging applications based on their unique physical, chemical, ...
Nanomaterials for Energy Applications: Cases of Precious Metal and Metal Chalcogenides
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)
Nanomaterials have been intensively explored over the past two decades for their broad potential applications in fields including energy conversion, energy storage, emissive materials, sensors, biomedical devices, and ...
Advanced Solubility Selective Membrane Materials for CO2 Separation from Light Gases
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
Membranes offer an alternative approach for CO2 capture from coal power plants due to their high energy efficiency, small footprint, and simplicity of operation. In contrast to amine absorption technology (which is mature ...
Metabolic and Process Engineering of the Siderophore Yersiniabactin for Advanced Characterization and Application
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
In the first chapter heterologous biosynthesis is introduced as a means to produce novel compounds with therapeutic value. Flux balance analysis is introduced as a way to computationally predict the effect of metabolic ...
Advanced polymeric membranes for hydrogen purification and carbon dioxide capture
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)
CO2 capture, sequestration, and utilization is a critical path to mitigate the CO2 emissions to the environment. An important strategy is to decarbonize fossil fuels and produce H2 and CO2 at high temperatures. The resulting ...
Polymer Nanostructures for Cancer Imaging and Therapy
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)
Polymer nanostructures are promising carriers of diagnostic and/or therapeutic agents for cancer imaging and/or therapy. This dissertation presents five different novel polymer nanostructures, including polymer nanocapsules, ...
Boron, Boron Hyperdoped Silicon and Silicon Nanoparticle Synthesis by Laser Pyrolysis with Applications in Energy Storage
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)
This dissertation presents three examples of how laser pyrolysis synthesis can be used to develop new nanomaterials for energy applications. In the first chapter, we will discuss synthesis, characterization and application ...
Development of free energy methods to study wetting behavior with molecular dynamics
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)
This dissertation focuses on developing molecular simulation methods to understand the wetting behavior of fluids. Within our group, we have developed an interface potential based approach for determining the interfacial ...
Interfacial Properties of Carbon Dioxide–Water–Silica from Expanded Ensemble Monte Carlo Simulations
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)
This dissertation demonstrates the use of expanded ensemble Monte Carlo simulations to compute the bulk phase coexistence conditions of CO2–H2O mixtures and the interfacial properties of these mixtures over model silica ...
Amphiphiles at Interfaces: Fundamentals and Applications in Dispersions
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
The nanoscale organization of nonionic amphiphilic molecules in bulk aqueous solution and on interfaces leads to unique micro- and macroscopic material properties beneficial to a variety of applications and industries. A ...