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The applications for 3d inverse opal microstructures

Kim, Tae Wan

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Title
The applications for 3d inverse opal microstructures
Author(s)
Kim, Tae Wan
Issue Date
2011-05-25T14:37:06Z
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Braun, Paul V.
Department of Study
Materials Science & Engineerng
Discipline
Materials Science & Engr
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Level
Thesis
Date of Ingest
2011-05-25T14:37:06Z
Keyword(s)
  • 3-D Inverse Opal Microstructure
  • Electrodeposition
  • Dye Sensitized Solar Cell
Abstract
Three-dimensional micro structures have been great interest to many scientists due to their useful properties. In this thesis, I show some examples of these 3-D micro structures applications, and in particular 3-D inverse opal micro structures made using spherical colloidal nanoparticles as building blocks. Because the interactions between colloidal particles are well understood and they are easy to synthesize, they have been widely used to grow these 3-D periodic structures. This inverse opal micro structure can not only be used for micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) devices, but also it can be useful in designing a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). The first chapter will demonstrate the properties of these colloidal particles and explain the fabrication process of 2-D and3-D colloidal microstructures. The second and third chapter will focus on the MEMS devices and a DSSC in order to show the potentials of these 3-D microstructures for various applications.
Graduation Semester
2011-05
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Copyright 2011 Tae Wan Kim

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