Coll Valentí, Arnau (Date of defense: 2024-04-26)
(English) This thesis works towards efficient and cost-effective methods to improve the performance of thin silicon solar cells. Focusing on two principal objectives, the Thesis develops novel techniques ...
Ortega Rioja, Paula (Date of defense: 2024-03-12)
(English) The use of plant protection products (PPP) has become an essential tool in agriculture to achieve the minimum requirements of quality and quantity of food demanded by consumers. Moreover, due ...
Bas Calopa, Pau (Date of defense: 2024-05-06)
(English) This thesis contributes to the field of partial discharges in low-pressure environments, aiming to improve electrical wire interconnecting systems (EWIS) protection in aerospace applications. ...
Gordon Pozuelo, Sandra (Date of defense: 2024-05-10)
(English) Polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PcBN) is a composite competitive cutting tool material that excels performance when machining difficult-to-cut materials (e.g. hardened steels, superalloys, ...
Zhang, Zhihui (Date of defense: 2024-05-07)
(English) This study delves deeply into the complex relationship between the field of architecture and human emotions, aiming to fill a significant gap in existing research. It extensively explores the ...
Casals Ibáñez, Lluís (Date of defense: 2023-05-30)
(English) Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technologies have gained significant momentum as wireless solutions for implementing Internet of Things (IoT) applications and services. The unique set of ...
Johansson, Linh Ha Huong Lovisa (Date of defense: 2024-05-06)
(English) Bone defects pose a major clinical and socio-economic burden and there is a clear need for new bone grafting strategies that take into account the physical-chemical properties of the native ...
Afridi, Adeel (Date of defense: 2023-04-28)
(English) Optical metasurfaces established themselves as potential platform for planar and integrated optics. Progress in the material sciences and fabrication process paves the way towards ultra-thin ...
Bachir, Nivine (Date of defense: 2023-07-28)
(English) Acrylamide is a toxic compound and is classified as a probable human carcinogen. In recent decades, international organizations have established levels of safety for ingestion due to its harmful ...
Barcons Ruiz, David (Date of defense: 2023-07-11)
(English) Graphene has revolutionized the field of condensed matter physics over the last two decades, emerging as an outstanding research platform. This is because graphene electrons behave as massless ...