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Research interests
Research in the Francis group focuses on the materials science and processing of coatings, ceramics, printed electronics and composites. The emphasis is on processing and microstructure control, but some projects also explore the important connections between the structure and the properties. Research projects are collaborative, involving other faculty and colleagues in industry. Industrial collaboration is facilitated by IPRIME (www.iprime.umn.edu).
Research interests
- materials processing
- coatings
- materials science
- coating processes
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Projects 1998 2021
Clean Electricity from Solar Windows
Kortshagen, U. R., Ferry, V. E. & Francis, L. F.
LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MN RES
7/1/18 → 6/30/21
Project: Research project
Electricity
Fundamentals of Self-Aligned Capillary-Assisted Processe
Francis, L. F., Frisbie, D. & Kumar, S.
8/1/16 → 3/31/20
Project: Research project
Flexible electronics
MRSEC IRG-2: Sustainable Nanocrystal Materials
Kortshagen, U. R., Aydil, E. S., Campbell, S. A., Francis, L. F., Haynes, C. L., Hogan, C., Mkhoyan, A., Shklovskii, B. I. & Wang, X.
9/1/98 → …
Project: Research project
Waste Heat Recovery with Efficient Thermoelectric Energy
Kortshagen, U. R., Wang, X. & Francis, L. F.
LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MN RES
7/1/16 → 6/30/19
Project: Research project
Waste heat utilization
Research Output 1990 2020
Delaying breakup and avoiding air entrainment in curtain coating using a two-layer liquid structure
Mohammad Karim, A., Suszynski, W. J., Pujari, S., Francis, L. F. & Carvalho, M. S., Feb 23 2020, In : Chemical Engineering Science. 213, 115376.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Air entrainment
Coatings
Liquids
Flow rate
Drop breakup
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Capillary Flow with Evaporation in Open Rectangular Microchannels
Kolliopoulos, P. K., Jochem, K. S., Lade, R. K., Francis, L. F. & Kumar, S., Jun 18 2019, In : Langmuir. 35, 24, p. 8131-8143 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
capillary flow
Capillary flow
microchannels
Microchannels
Evaporation
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Combined dip-coating/spin-coating depositions on ceramic honeycomb monoliths for structured catalysts preparation
Balzarotti, R., Cristiani, C. & Francis, L. F., Aug 15 2019, In : Catalysis Today. 334, p. 90-95 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Spin coating
Coatings
Catalysts
Catalyst supports
Glycerol
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Effect of rheological properties of shear thinning liquids on curtain stability
Mohammad Karim, A., Suszynski, W. J., Griffith, W. B., Pujari, S., Francis, L. F. & Carvalho, M. S., Jan 2019, In : Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics. 263, p. 69-76 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Newtonian liquids
curtains
Shear Thinning
shear thinning
Shear thinning
Near-IR sintering of conductive silver nanoparticle ink with in situ resistance measurement
Keller, D. J., Jochem, K. S., Suszynski, W. J. & Francis, L. F., Nov 1 2019, In : Journal of Coatings Technology and Research. 16, 6, p. 1699-1705 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
inks
Silver
Ink
sintering
Sintering