Abstract:My thesis project would have not been realized now without the guidance and support from all the people around me. I would like to express my gratitude especially to my supervisors Stephen John Turner, Shuhong Xu, and Su Yi. For years, they have never grown tired in guiding me all the way from the start of my PhD to the nishing of my thesis. My thanks also goes to many friends who have been encouraging me to keep up on my study. Toshi, Anton, and Ratna; I thank them for really sitting down with me many times t… Show more
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