AVS2000 Tuesday Afternoon

Model Surfaces for Studying and Controlling the Adhesion of Cells

Cell Respone to Chemically and Topographically Modified Surfaces

Directing Endothelial Cell Attachment and Growth Using a Novel Ozone Patterning Technique

Cellular Interactions with Self-assembled Monolayers

Artificial Networks of Rat Hippocampal Neurons on Microelectrode Arrays

Living Neural Cells as Components in Sensors and Computational Devices

Tissue Formation of Hepatocytes on Micro-Porous Films of Polylactide

Nano-switches Using Vacuum Nano-electronics and Superconducting Weak Links

Persistent-current Qubits for Quantum Computation

Coulomb Blockade Devices Fabricated by AFM-manipulation of Nanoparticles

A Novel Scheme for the Fabrication of Ultra-short Metal-oxide-semiconductor Field-effect Transistors

Quantitative Analysis of Charge Injection and Discharging of Si Nanocrystals and Arrays by Electrostatic Force Microscopy

Quantized Conductance in AuPd Alloy Nanocontacts

Bistability in Conductance of Point Contact formed between a Metal Tip and Ga-terminated Si(111)

Analysis of Non-linear Behaviour in Gold Nanowires

Development and Characterization of Cu-Li Alloy Edge Field Emission Devices¹

Field Emission Characteristics of Carbon Nanotubes

Current Density Saturation in FED Phosphors

Cathodoluminescence from Thin Film versus Powder Phosphors

Reliability of Silicon-based Field Emission Displays

Illumination Sources for Laser-based Displays

Oxide Phosphor TFEL Devices Fabricated by Magnetron Sputtering with RTA

Challenges in Bringing Green Manufacturing Technologies to the Clean Room Floor

Eliminating Perfluorocompound Gas Emissions from CVD Chamber Cleans

Meeting IBM's PFC Emission Goals: Using the IBM In Situ Dilute NF₃/He Plasma Clean in Production on the Applied Materials 200 mm P5000 Lamp-Heated CVD Toolset

Treatment of Wastes from Chemical Mechanical Polishing Operations

Advanced Chemicals for Semiconductor Processing

High Throughput Process for Photoresist Stripping and Residual Polymer Removal in a Via Post-Etch Process

Molecular Secondary Particle Emission from UHV-Prepared Molecular Overlayers

Detection of Trace Metal Contamination on Si Wafers by TOF-SIMS

Comparative Ion Yields by Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry from Microelectronic Films

Quantitative Surface Analysis Using Ion Implantation

Comparison of ISS, XPS, and QUASES-XPS Techniques for Determination of Growth Mechanisms: Application to Thin Iron Oxide Films Deposited on SiO2

Quantitative Depth Profiling with Angle Resolved XPS: The Effect of Surface Roughness

Intercomparison of IMFPs Determined by Elastic Peak Electron Spectroscopy

Measurement of Silicon Dioxide Film Thicknesses by XPS

A New Angle on Angle Dependent XPS

Correlation of Ferromagnetic and Antiferromagnetic Spin Orientation Observed by Photoemission Electron Microscopy

Magnetic Imaging of NiO/Ag(001) Thin Film using PhotoEmission Electron Microscope

Magnetic Imaging by Local Tunneling Magnetoresistance - A High Resolution Technique

Self-assembled Magnetic Nanowires Studied with Spin-polarized Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Direct Visualization of Magnetic Nanowires by Spin-Polarized Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy

Real-Space Imaging of Two-Dimensional Antiferromagnetism on the Atomic Scale

Ballistic Electron Magnetic Microscopy Studies of Ferromagnetic Films and Tunnel Junctions

Dip-Pen Nanolithography: A New Tool for Generating and Studying Soft Nanostructures

A Step Toward Making and Wiring-up Molecular-Scale Devices with a Self-Directed Growth Process

Control of Spatial Distribution of Self-Assembled Diacetylene Compounds by Co-deposition with Fatty Acid Molecules

The Interaction of Metal Atoms with Self-assembled Organic Monolayers

Chiral Surface Reconstruction by Largish Molecules

From Functionalisation of Single Molecules to Self-organisation of Nano-structured Thin Films

Ion Beam Assisted Self-Organization of Periodic Nanowire-Arrays on CaF2 Substrates

Quantum Engineering of a Pb Nanostructure: Controlling the Thickness with Monolayer Precision

From Integrated Optics to MOEMS at LETI , the Key Role of Plasma Processes

Optical Properties of Tantalum Oxide Films Produced by High Density Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition

Processing of (Pb,La)(Zr,Ti)O₃ Waveguide Devices on Nb-doped SrTiO₃ by Solid-phase Epitaxy

Comparison of Dry and Wet Etch Processes for SiO₂/TiO₂ Distributed Bragg Reflectors for Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers

Advances in Materials and Design of Optical Amplifiers

A Roadmap for Integrated Microphotonics

Effect of Xenon Dilution on Fluorocarbon Plasma Chemistry and Electron Distribution Function

Comprehensive Measurements of Neutral and Ion Number Densities, Neutral Temperature, and EEDF in a CF₄ ICP

Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence Investigation of Fluorocarbon Plasmas

Determination of Electron Temperature, Fluorine Concentration, and Gas Temperature in Fluorocarbon/Argon Plasmas using Optical Emission Spectroscopy

Time-Resolved Measurements of Fluorocarbon Radical Concentrations during Pulsed Oxide Etching Plasmas

Development of an Instrument: Resonantly Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization of Radicals Detected Using Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry

Temperature and Distance Dependencies of Fluorocarbon Species Desorbed from Polymer Deposited Metal Surface in C₄F₈ Inductively Coupled Plasma

C_xH_y Radical Measurements using Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy in a Remote Ar/C₂H₂ Plasma

Electron Energy Control in Large-Diameter Inductively Coupled Plasma for High Performance of Etching

Novel Reactions of Organic Molecules for Controlled Modification of Semiconductor Surfaces

Peter Mark Memorial Award Address

Structure of Cyclopentene Adsorbed on InP (001)-(2x1) Surface

Formation and Reaction of Organic Layers on Germanium: Reaction of 1,5-cyclooctadiene with the Ge(100) Surface

A Comparative Study of the Bonding of N-Containing Heterocyclic Molecules to the Si(001) Surface

Reaction of Pyrrole and Pyrrole Derivatives on Si(100)-2x1

Attaching Aromatic Molecules to the Si(001) Surface via Oxygen and Sulfur Tethers

Chemical Reactions on the Diamond(100) Surface: First-principles Theory and Comparisons to Experiment

Surface Engineering by Plasma Immersion Ion Processing

The Surface Modification of Wear Resistant HSS Cutting Tools with Adapting Engineered Coatings

Enhanced Passivity of Austenitic AISI 304 Stainless Steel by Low-Temperature Ion Nitriding

CVD Diamond Nucleation under Extreme Conditions

Large-area Nitrogen-doped SiO₂ Films Deposition in a Large-scale Integrated RF PSII/PVD System

Cleaning, Etching and Oxidation of W films for Microelectronics Applications

Reactions of Fluorocarbon Polyatomic Ions with Polymer Surfaces

An Aging Study of Fluorocarbon Plasma Polymers Deposited on Si-C Plasma Polymer Films Using XPS

An XPS Investigation into the Role of Oxygen in the Structural Formation of Methylated Silane Plasma Polymers

Bestowing Chirality: The Ultimate Control of a Surface Reaction

Artificial Control of Catalytic Functions for Reaction Selectivity by Thickness-extensional Mode Resonance Oscillation of Acoustic Wave

Surface Science Models of Sulfided NiW, CoW, NiMo and CoMo Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts

Chemistry of Thiophene, H₂S, and SO₂ on Carbide-Modified Mo(110) and Mo₂C Powders

Selective Surface Reactions of Single Crystal Metal Carbides: Alkene Production from Short Chain Alcohols on Titanium Carbide and Vanadium Carbide

Alkylidenes on Molybdenum Carbide; Stable Carbenes on the Surface of a Catalytically Active Material

Radical Rearrangement as a Probe of Partial Oxidation Mechanisms: Reaction of (Bromomethyl)cyclopropane on Oxygen-Covered Mo(110)

Reaction Kinetics on Supported Model Catalysts: A Molecular Beam / In-Situ IRAS Study of the CO Oxidation on Pd/Al₂O₃

Dissociative Chemisorption of Chloromethanes on Ir(110), Ir(111) and Oxygen Modified Ir(111)

Ultra-Fast Dynamics Measurements of One- and Two-Dimensional Surface State Electrons on Stepped Cu(775)

Electron-Stimulated Oxidation of Al(111)

Ion-Influenced Nucleation and Surface Diffusion: A Computational Study

Surface Modification of CaF₂ for Improved Heteroepitaxy

Consequences of Electron Irradiation of Hydrated Crystals: Self Organized Nanometer Cone Formation

Femtosecond Measurements of Surface-State-Electron Dynamics on Nanostructured Ni Surfaces

Theory of Single Molecule Vibrational Spectroscopy and Microscopy

Transient Currents as a Tribological Probe

Alumina-Water Interactions from First Principles

The Effect of Boron on Water Dissociation and Surface Diffusion of Atomic Hydrogen on Single Crystal Ni₃(Al, Ti) (110)

Physicochemical Properties of Water and Ammonia Ice Thin Films

Water Ion Cluster Formation in High Electric Fields at and Near a Pt Emitter Tip

Interactions of Methanol with Water and Hydrogen in Electrolytic Adlayers on Pt(111)

From Gases to Dust: Ice Chemistry in the Interstellar Environment

Diffusion of Organic Molecules in Ice Measured Using Laser Resonant Desorption Depth-Profiling

Can Clustering Lower the Barrier to Dissociation of Water on Nickel Surfaces?

Surface and Near Surface Reactions in Aqueous Solution Exposed Na₂O-Al₂O₃-SiO₂ Glasses

The Nanomechanical Properties of Thin Films

Anomalous Plastic and Elastic Behaviors of Sputter-deposited TiN with 10 or 20 Inserted Thin Al Layers Evaluated by Nanoindentation

Tungsten Silicide (WSi2) for the Alternate Gate Metal in Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (MOS) Devices

Structural and Mechanical Properties of TiC/Ti and TiC/B₄C Multilayers Deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition

Structural Studies of AlN Thin Films during Low Temperature RF Sputter Deposition

Multifunctional Ceramic Films

Quantification of Scratch Resistance and Accelerated Wear for Thin Film Coatings Using the Newly Developed Micro-Tribometer and Testing Procedure

Lubricating Characteristics of Zinc Oxide: Effect of Carbon, Silicon and Boron as Additives