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Production of phosphorus alloys through thermal reactions and electrochemical reduction of molten apatite
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
A process for extracting phosphorus from fluorapatite through high temperature electrochemical means. Theoretical modelling and calculations show that P-alloys can be manufactured directly from decomposed molten fluorapatite. ...
Synthesis of guanidinium-functionalized amphiphiles for the exploration of chaotropic supramolecular nanoribbons
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021)
Nanoscale self-assembly driven by the hydrophobic effect is of intense research interest due to the ability to synthesize complex, chemically diverse structures with molecular length scales. Supramolecular self-assemblies ...
Simulating and calibrating stretchable optical fibers for studying neural dynamics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Study of the central nervous system (CNS) in freely-moving animal behavior experiments is greatly limited by the materials available for neural probing and optical recording, such as silica, which are stiff and can damage ...
Development and research of porous alumina xerogel membranes for electrospray propulsion applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Electrospray engines have been under development at the MIT Space Propulsion Laboratory (SPL) for many years. The operating principle of electrospray engines is a voltage drives a charged liquid fuel through an extractor ...
Surface plasmon enhanced fluorescence for biological imaging : from visible to short-wave infrared
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Fluorescence imaging offers high spatio-temporal resolution, low radiation dosage exposure, and low cost among all the available imaging modalities, for example, magnetic resonance imaging, computerized tomography and ...
Pyrometallurgical Oxide-Sulfide Anion Exchange for Improved Material Separation and Metal Production
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)
Efforts to decarbonize, reduce water consumption, and respond to increasing feedstock complexity motivate the search for new processing pathways in mining, recycling, and metal production. Currently, environmentally tedious ...
Trends in C-H bond dehydrogenation energetics for small molecule conversion
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022-02)
Low-temperature activation of C-H bonds and the conversion of C-H bond containing small molecules has remained a holy grail of chemical reactions over the past few decades. The design of materials to maximize product ...
High accuracy computational methods for lithium ion battery materials
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
The ongoing research to improve the performance of Lithium-ion batteries has required the study of increasingly complex physical and chemical phenomena. In this context, the use of computational tools to quantitatively ...
Controlling structure across length scales with directed assembly of colloidal nanoparticles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
One of the promises of nanotechnology is the ability to create a bulk, designer material with its structure programmed at each length scale using deterministic control over the placement of each nanoscale component. ...
Iron Garnet Thin Films for Integrated Photonics and Spintronics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022-02)
In pursuit of beyond CMOS computing, this thesis aims to provide material solutions for both photonic interconnects and ultra-fast spintronic memory. Iron garnet thin films are uniquely suited for both applications as they ...