Year: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Cornell, Brennan, Thesis advisor (ths): Atkinson, William, Degree committee member (dgc): Bradac, Carlo, Degree committee member (dgc): de Haan, Hendrick, Degree committee member (dgc): Rubel, Oleg, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>In electron-doped ferroelectrics, the free electrons can become concentrated along the domain walls which act like a conducting surface. We consider the impact of free electrons occupying the t2g orbitals on the domain walls of an electron-doped perovskite ferroelectric. We build an analytical model based on Landau-Ginzburg-Devonshire theory, and a trio of tight-binding Hamiltonians for… more Year: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The generation of polymer brushes by surface-initiated polymerization techniques has become a powerful tool for the creation of hybrid materials. Governed by the type and amount of polymer used in the modification, the chemical and physical properties of a surface can be tailored by polymer grafting. In this study, a commonly used polymer flocculant, polyacrylamide (PAM), was grafted… more
