Some recent thesis dissertations (abstracts attached):

Jesse S. Jur, Ph.D. 2007: LANTHANIDE-BASED OXIDES AND SILICATES FOR HIGH-K GATE DIELECTRIC APPLICATIONS.

Jennifer Marie Hydrick, MS 2006: EPITAXIAL OXIDE GROWTH ON Si(001) FOR
FLOATING EPITAXY, A NOVEL PROCESS FOR SILICON-ON-INSULATOR WAFER PRODUCTION.

Sudarsan Srinivasan, Ph.D. 2005: PIEZOELECTRIC, DIELECTRIC, AND FERROELECTRIC THIN FILMS ON METAL SUBSTRATES FOR MICROELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS.

Taeyun Kim, Ph.D. 2003: LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE (PZT) BASED THIN FILM CAPACITORS FOR EMBEDDED PASSIVE APPLICATIONS.

Dong-Joo Kim, Ph.D. 2001: PIEZOELECTRIC AND FERROELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE THIN FILMS.