Browsing by Advisor "Sambandan, Sanjiv"
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Adaptive Dielectric Thin Film Transistor : A Self-Configuring Device for Low Power Electrostatic Discharge Protection
Large area and flexible electronic systems are widely used in applications such as displays, image sensors, wearable electronics, and energy harvesting systems. One of the fundamental functional blocks in these systems is ... -
Conformal Electronics on Elastomers: Packaging Methods and Design Rules
Flexible Electronics is a multi-disciplinary domain that creates intersections among elec- tronics, materials-science, mechanics, packaging, sensor-design, etc., to build exible / stretchable / conformal electronic ... -
Crystalline Silicon Carbide Thin Films for Ultraviolet Detection
UV light detection has a lot of applications including secured satellite communication, solar and celestial observation and biological imaging. Wide bandgap materials are used to sense UV light. SiC is an excellent material ... -
Design, Fabrication and Characterization of ZnO based Thin Film Schottky Diodes and Transistors
The thesis focuses on the development of thin film Schottky diodes and thin film transistors (TFTs) based on ZnO. ZnO has been recognized as a promising candidates for the next generation of transparent and flexible ... -
Development of an Automated Test & Parameter Extraction Tool for Active Matrix Displays
Active matrix backplanes used in at panel displays are prone to line faults (opens and shorts) and pixel faults (poor transistor performance and parameter variations). These faults could occur during fabrication or ... -
Edible Battery Design for Bio-Medical applications
This thesis is focused on the development of digestible electronics for healthcare. The vision is the development of an edible pill that performs diagnosis inside the body. Any such edible device needs an energy source ... -
Electric Field Assisted Self-Healing (eFASH)
Circuit failure due to the open faults in the interconnect is the most common problem regarding the reliability of electronic systems. This is particularly true for large-area electronic systems such as display, image ... -
Interplay between the Mechanics of Flexible Substrates and Performance of Thin Film Transistors: Role of Buckled Geometry
Buckled Thin Film Transistor (TFT) resulting from the stress induced instability of thin films realized on a exible substrate can behave di erently than that of a planar device. The aim of this thesis is twofold: To ... -
Large Area Electronics with Fluids : Field Effect on 2-D Fluid Ribbons for Desalination And Energy Harvesting
(2017-10-18)This work studies the influence of field effect on large area 2 dimensional ribbons of fluids. A fluid of choice is confined in the channel of a metal-insulator-channel-insulator-metal architecture and is subjected to ... -
Multiscale Modeling of Quantum Transport in 2D Material Based MoS Transistors
Atomically thin 2D materials have ushered in a new era in the fi eld of nano-science and tech- nology and have been translated to notable advancements in the design of sensors, optoelectronic devices, exible electronics. ... -
Poly-Vinylidene Fluoride Based Vibration Spectrum Sensors and Energy Harvestors
(2017-12-07)Mechanical vibrations in large structures such as buildings, bridges, dams and critical frequencies in large machinery generally have low frequencies (100Hz-1000Hz). To monitor large areas of such structures we need huge ... -
Reliability Physics of Thin-Film Transistors
Thin-film transistor technology based on non-crystalline materials forms the workhorse of large area electronics applications including display systems, sensor systems and novel technologies including flexible electronics. ... -
Self-healing in Space Electronics Circuits
Self-healing in space electronics carries the possibility of creating a paradigm shift in engineering space systems with lesser complexity and mass. Space electronics plays a crucial role in the success of a mission as it ... -
Textured Gate Thin Film Transistors and Circuits
Reliable, high performance integrated circuits based on thin film transistors (TFTs) on flexible substrates have a lot of advantages, especially in applications like flexible displays, spherical image sensors, wearable ... -
Thin Film Electronics on Edible Substrates
The recent years have seen the development biocompatible ingestible and implantable devices for human health monitoring. The major issue is the toxicity of the organic materials (polymers) used in the implants and consequently ... -
Threshold Voltage Shift Compensating Circuits in Non-Crystalline Semiconductors for Large Area Sensor Actuator Interface
(2018-02-25)Thin Film Transistors (TFTs) are widely used in large area electronics because they offer the advantage of low cost fabrication and wide substrate choice. TFTs have been conventionally used for switching applications in ... -
Trackable Edible Pill for Real Time Monitoring of Gastrointestinal Tract
Recent years have witnessed a significant rise in the footprint of electronics in variety of fields like healthcare, energy harvesting, human computer interaction etc., due to the discovery of new materials and better ...