Printed spark ablation nanoparticle films for microelectronic applications

This thesis is about the application and characterisation of spark ablation generated nanoparticles in microelectronics. It opens in chapter 1 with a general motivation of the need for advanced materials and for nanotechnology in particular. It then describes what nanoparticles are and why they are promising materials. Some of their advantages...

Integrated silicon carbide sun position sensor system-on-chip for space applications

Multi-Physics Driven Electromigration Study: Multi-Scale Modeling and Experiment

This dissertation presents a comprehensive and integrated study, including theory development, numerical simulation and experiment, for multi-physics driven electromigration in microelectronics. Multi-scale methodologies from atomistic modeling to continuum theory-based simulation have been developed. Moreover, extensive experimental testing,...