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Chintalapalle Ramana

Institution
University of Texas at El Paso

Projects

High-k oxides and their mixed oxide systems

Lead Institution
University of Texas at El Paso
Principal Investigator
Chintalapalle Ramana
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The miniaturization of silicon (Si) electronic devices is forcing silicon oxide (SiO2), the conventional gate dielectric, to face its size-limits where its leakage current and reliability are of…

Ion-Beam and X-ray Chemical Analysis of MOxNy (M=Zr,Ti) Thin Films

Lead Institution
University of Texas at El Paso
Principal Investigator
Chintalapalle Ramana
Project type
Exploratory Research
The development of new/novel functional materials, which can exhibit superior structural and electronic properties at the reduced dimensions, for application in energy technologies is a challenging…

Nuclear Reaction Analysis of Biotite Minerals

Lead Institution
University of Texas at El Paso
Principal Investigator
Chintalapalle Ramana
Project type
Exploratory Research
Understanding the chemical processes, crystal chemistry, and elemental composition evolution in minerals is highly important in geochemical, environmental, and geophysical sciences. Biotite, K(Fe2+…

Ion Beam Analysis of Components for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Lead Institution
Montana State University
Principal Investigator
Richard Smith
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The objective of the proposed research is to develop components for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) that will withstand the corrosive operating environment of the cell (800 oC, atmosphere of hydrogen,…