• Influence of oligoguluronates on alginate gelation and on alginate gel properties 

      Padoł, Anna Maria (Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2016:59, Doctoral thesis, 2016)
      Alginates are very abundant material in nature, mostly known for its gelling ability. Alginate is a family of linear copolymers of β-D-mannuronic acid and α-L-guluronic acid. Due to its biocompatibility, nontoxicity and ...
    • Intercalation Phenomena of Carbon Dioxide, Water or Ions in Smectite Clay 

      Miranda, Leander Edward Michels Brito (Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2015:319, Doctoral thesis, 2015)
      Smectites, or swelling clays, are layered porous materials based on two-dimensional stacks of inorganic layers. The non-equivalent substitutions of atoms generate a negative charge on each layer surface which is balanced ...
    • Intermediate Band Solar Cells: Simulations and Quantum Dot Studies 

      Mayani, Maryam Gholami (Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2015:85, Doctoral thesis, 2015)
      Silicon solar cell technology is now a mature technology and competitive with other energy technologies in many energy markets worldwide. However, to have major contribution to the electricity generation higher energy ...
    • Lab-in-a-FIB 

      Mosberg, Aleksander Buseth (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2020:295, Doctoral thesis, 2020)
      The development of next-generation devices and technology requires micro- and nanoscale manipulation of complex functional material systems. The micro- to nanoscale experiments required to understand their function must ...
    • Laser-induced spatial composition gradients in SiGe core fiber 

      Wu, Wei (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2020:219, Doctoral thesis, 2020)
      An important contributor to global warming is greenhouse gas emission caused by burning fuels such as oil and coal. To preserve the environment for the whole world and to simultaneously meet growing global energy demand, ...
    • Local versus Equal Load Sharing in the Fiber Bundle Model 

      Kjellstadli, Jonas Tøgersen (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:368, Doctoral thesis, 2019)
      Fracture is a huge field of research that includes physics, geology, materials science, and engineering. Most approaches are very specialized, but what if we instead want to focus on the big picture to look for general ...
    • Magnetization Dynamics and Spinsupercurrents in Superconductingand Multiferroic Systems 

      Kulagina, Iryna (Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2016:5, Doctoral thesis, 2016)
      This thesis presents the research findings from three articles which have been published or submitted for publication. In the first article, we study the magnetization dynamics and anomalous supercurrent that can arise ...
    • Magnetization dynamics in ferromagnetic, antiferromagnetic and superconducting systems 

      Simensen, Haakon Thømt (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2021:197, Doctoral thesis, 2021)
      The electron spin is an intrinsic property of the electron, just as its charge. Its spin is binary of nature, and is therefore well suited for encoding 0’s and 1’s in computers. The technology aiming to utilize the electron ...
    • Magnetization dynamics in nanostructures 

      Flovik, Vegard (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2016:360, Doctoral thesis, 2016)
      Summary of thesis: Understanding the properties of magnetic structures when confined to nanoscale dimensions is of both fundamental interest, as well as of importance for the development of modern electronics technology. ...
    • Magneto-dynamic properties of thin films and interfaces 

      Singh, Suraj Kumar (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2020:278, Doctoral thesis, 2020)
      Magnonics is a developing branch in the field of condensed matter physics with the potential to fulfill the future demand for miniaturized, fast, and energy-efficient spintronics devices. This thesis explores both a novel ...
    • Magnon-mediated superconductivity and other collective phenomena in heterostructures of magnets and conductors 

      Erlandsen, Eirik (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2022:269, Doctoral thesis, 2022)
      Sammendrag: Superledning fra magnetisme Når ulike typer materialer kobles sammen, kan deres egenskaper bli påvirket av hverandre. Spesielt i nærheten av overflaten mellom to ulike materialer, kan nye ting skje. ...
    • Manipulating superconductivity in magnetic nanostructures in and out of equilibrium 

      Ouassou, Jabir Ali (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:57, Doctoral thesis, 2019)
      We consider nanostructures that are constructed from superconducting, ferromagnetic, and spin–orbit-coupled materials. These structures are analyzed both theoretically and numerically, under both equilibrium and nonequilibrium ...
    • Micro- and nanostructured devices for cell studies 

      Beckwith, Kai Sandvold (Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2015:240, Doctoral thesis, 2015)
      Cell culture is a fundamental and valuable tool for modern biomedical research. The purpose of this work has been to expand the possibilities and methods of cell culture through engineering of the cell culture substrate. ...
    • Micro-scale studies of microbialinduced carbonate precipitation for the application of biocementation 

      Zehner, Jennifer (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2021:59, Doctoral thesis, 2021)
      Cement, which is used as a binding material in conventional concrete, is the second most consumed material by humans, after water. The production process of cement, however, causes a high emission of CO2 and contributes ...
    • Microfluidic channels for biomedical diagnostic devices 

      Øvreeide, Ingrid Haga (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2021:54, Doctoral thesis, 2021)
      Disease detection is of utmost importance for initiating appropriate treatment and efficient preventative measures. Therefore, providing an inexpensive, fast and robust alternative to the current detection techniques, ...
    • Microfluidic devices for active and passive separation of submicron particles 

      Ribe, Jonas M. (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:55, Doctoral thesis, 2017)
      Cancer is the leading cause of death in the developed world and the second leading cause in the developing world. Early detection improves the survival rates of cancer patients dramatically, but current methods of diagnosis ...
    • Microscale tools for the development of bacterial microarrays 

      Arnfinnsdottir, Nina Bjørk (Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2016:61, Doctoral thesis, 2016)
      Heterogeneity within bacterial populations is a phenomenon that has gained much interest over the last decades. It has been shown that even isogeneous colonies under homogeneous conditions can display different phenotypes. ...
    • Microstructural Characterisation of Features Related to Grain Boundary Corrosion Phenomena in Aluminium Alloys 

      Lervik, Adrian (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2020:260, Doctoral thesis, 2020)
      Aluminium (Al) alloys are of great interest as components for the automotive and aerospace industries. These alloys have great mechanical properties and are lighter than their alternatives. Light alloys will effectively ...
    • Model studies of the chiral and deconfinement transitions in QCD 

      Naylor, William Robb (Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2015:238, Doctoral thesis, 2015)
      The force that is responsible for holding the nucleus together and for creating protons and neutrons (via the binding of even smaller particles,called quarks) is the strong nuclear force. Of the four fundamental forces of ...
    • Modelling of two-phase equilibrium, stability and steady-state flow in porous media 

      Gjennestad, Magnus Aashammer (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2020:364, Doctoral thesis, 2020)
      This thesis concerns fundamental aspects of coexistence and flow of two fluid phases within porous media. Specifically, the focus is on thermodynamic stability and equilibrium on the scale of a single pore and on macroscopic ...