AVS2003 Wednesday Afternoon

Development of Multi Layered Oxide Nanofilms for Fast Oxygen Ionic Conduction

Surface Science Studies of Model Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts

Identifying Factors Responsible for Capacity and Power Loss in Lithium-ion Cells

The Chemical Nature of LiCoO₂, LiNiO₂ and LiCo_0.5Ni_0.5O₂ Surfaces by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Formation of Protective Coatings on Depleted Uranium - 0.75 wt% Titanium Alloy

The Mechanism of Protection of Mechanical Damages to Chromate Conversion Coatings Formed on Aluminum Alloys

The Role of Hexafluorozirconate in the Formation of Chromate Conversion Coatings on Aluminum Alloys

Soft X-ray SpectroMicroscopy of Bio-interfaces

Interaction of Protein Solutions with Biocompatible Organic Monolayers: An In Situ Neutron Reflectometry Study

Characterization of Lipid Bilayers on Functionalized Surfaces

Intact Vesicle Adsorption and Supported Biomembrane Formation from Vesicles in Solution Studied by a Combined SPR and QCM-D Instrument, and AFM

Microfluidic Systems for Applications in Chemistry and Biochemistry

Interfacial Engineering for Protein Biochips in Proteomics Applications

Arrays of DNA-tagged Vesicles Based on Spontaneous Sorting to a DNA-array Template

Immobilization of Oriented Protein Molecules on High-density Poly(ethylene glycol) Coated Si(111)

Electron Transport Mechanisms in Thin B-doped CVD Diamond Films

On the Peculiarity of Depletion Layer in Diamond pn-junction

Highly Conductive N-type Ultrananocrystalline Diamond: Materials Properties and Devices

Raman Spectroscopy of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Thin Films

Silicon on Diamond Technology

Metallizing a Semiconductor Surface with Hydrogen

Macroscopic and Microscopic Electronic Behavior of Cubic Inclusions in 4H-SiC

Improved Titanium / Nickel Ohmic Contacts on N-Type 4H Silicon Carbide

Correlation Between Electrical and Microstructural Properties of Low Resistance TiAl-based Ohmic Contacts to p-type 4H-SiC

Materials Issues in Solid-State Lighting

Organic Light Emitting Diodes as a Source of Light for General Illumination

Future Issues in Spintronics

Growth and Applications of Epitaxial Metal-semiconductor Nanocomposite Structures

Electronic Devices from Single Crystal CVD Diamond

MEMS Chemical Sensors for Homeland Security

Development of a Piezoelectric Microphone for Trace Gas Detection

Fabrication, Packaging and Testing of Micronozzles for Gas Sensing Applications

Characterization of Portal-Based Trace Explosive Detection Systems

Polymer Electronics for Ultra-Sensitive Chemical and Biological Sensors

DIOS-MS and LC-DIOS-MS for Chemical Analysis

A Novel Chemical Detector Using Cermet Sensors and Pattern Recognition Methods

Chemical Warfare Agent Detection Using Random Networks of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon Nanotubes for Molecular Sensors and Electronic Circuit Elements

Electrodeposition of Epitaxially Grown Fe Films on n-type GaAs

Epitaxial Growth of Ferromagnetic Fe Overlayers on CH₃CSNH₂ - Passivated GaAs(100)-S(2x1) Reconstruction

On the Magnetic Properties of Ultra Thin Epitaxial Fe Films on GaAs(001)

Correlated Structural and Magnetization Reversal Studies on Epitaxial Ni Films Grown with MBE and with Sputtering

Adsorption-induced Giant Stress and Surface Relaxation in Ni/W(110)

Ion Deposited Co and DLC Films Generated from Laser Excitation

Ultrathin Magnetic Layers Electrodeposited on Au(111)and Related Technological Substrates

The Effect of Interlayer Coupling to the Magnetic Phase Transition of Thin Films

Biased Target Ion Beam Deposition of GMR Multilayers

MEMS Tribological Coatings and Wear Debris Analysis

Nanotribological Properties of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond

Effect of Electric Fields on Nanoscale Friction Properties of Self-assembled Monolayers: Towards Active Friction Control of Interfaces

Impact of Atomic Corrugation on Sliding Friction as Probed by QCM

Wear Structures on the Nanometer Scale

Tribological Investigation of AlNiCo Decagonal Quasicrystals by UHV AFM/STM

The One-Two Punch: Combining Chemical and Mechanical Stimuli at the Nanometer Size Scale

The Wear of NaCl in Humid and Anhydrous Environments

Nanotribology - Tribochemical Wear of Muscovite Mica in Aqueous Solution

Photoemission Spectromicroscopy and Spectroscopy of Carbon Nanotubes

Preparation and Field Emission Studies of Carbon Based Nanostructured Materials

Infrared Stimulated Emission and Optical Gain in Isolated Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Defective Carbon Nanotube Channel Single Electron Transistor with Ultra-High Coulomb Energy of 5000K and its Applications

The Highly Robust Electrical Interconnects and Ultrasensitive Biosensors Based on Embedded Carbon Nanotube Arrays

Photocurrents in Nanotube Junctions

Gas Adsorption on Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes: An Experimental and Theoretical Study

PECVD of Thin Films: The Study of the Plasma-surface Interaction by Means of In Situ Plasma and Film Diagnostics

Plasma Nitriding and Reactive Deposition in Electron Beam Generated Plasmas*

Angular Dependence of SiO₂, Si and Si₃N₄ Etch Yield in Fluorocarbon Gas Chemistries by using Plasma Beam

Reduction Mechanism of VUV Radiation Damages in Pulse-Time-Modulated Plasma Processes

IRIS Investigations of Gas Phase Species in Fluorocarbon Plasmas

Fluorocarbon-based Plasma Etching: The Role of the Energy Distribution of Bombarding Ions

Investigating the Fundamental Mechanism of Surface Smoothening of Plasma-Deposited Amorphous Silicon Thin Films through Atomistic Simulations

Study of SiO₂ Plasma Etching with Off-normal Mass-analyzed CF_x⁺ Ion Beam Irradiation

Reactive Surface Coefficients for Radicals in a Vacuum Beam System

Electrical Characterization and Time-resolved Emission Spectroscopic Studies of Dielectric-barrier Controlled Atmospheric-pressure Glow Discharges in Helium

Measurement of the Fluorine Atom Concentration in a Carbon Tetrafluoride and Helium Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma

Generation Mechanism of the Atmospheric Glow in a DBD Configuration

Ultraviolet Emission Spectroscopy and Absorption Spectroscopy of CF₂ Radical in Chemical Vaporization Machining (CVM) Plasma Generated with High Speed Rotating Cylindrical Electrode

A Simulation Study of the Role of Surface Phenomena in Dielectric-barrier Atmospheric-pressure Glow Discharges

Miniature Microwave Plasma Torch Applicators and Characteristics

Microplasma Surface Modification of the Inner Surface of Small Diameter Polyethylene Tubing for Improved Hematocompatibility

Microdischarge Plasma in Supercritical Fluid

Two-dimensional Simulation of dc Microdischarge Phenomena

The Birth and Evolution of Surface Science: Key Role of AVS

STM Single Atom/Molecule Manipulation: A New Dimension for Nanoscience and Technology

Stark-Effect and Two-Electron Photon Emission in Scanning Tunnelling Spectroscopy

Electrostatic Potential Profile within a Biased Molecular Electronics Device: a Cavity QED Approach

Quantum Size Effect Induced Modification of CO Chemisorption on Cu/fccFe/Cu(100)

Manipulating Single Metal Atoms with the Scanning Tunnelling Microscope

Adsorption and Deprotonation of Dichlorothiophenol on Cu(111): STM-Based Hydrogen Abstraction and Thiolate Formation

Electronic and Geometric Structures of Pentacene Molecules Grown on Au(100)

Pentacene Thin Films on Clean and Chemically Modified Si(001) Surfaces

Spectroscopic Measurements on Ultra Thin Highly Ordered Films of Organic Semiconductors

Epitaxial Growth of Pentacene on Bi/Si(111) Films

AFM Study of Carboxylic-Acid Functionalized Pentathiophenes on Mica Surfaces

Surface Polymerization by Ion Assisted Deposition for Polythiophene Film Growth

Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study of Continuous C₃F₅⁺ and CF₃⁺ Ion Depositions on Polystyrene Surfaces

Exploring the Reactivity of Atomic Oxygen with Organic Surfaces

CMOS-Based Microsensors

Behavior of Thin Ionic Liquid Films Studied with Atomic Force Microscopy

Bilayer Transition-edge Sensors for X-ray Calorimeter and Infrared Bolometer Arrays

Combinatorial Approach to Functional Thin Film Materials

Preparation of Ternary Alloy Libraries for High-throughput Screening of Material Properties by Means of Thick Film Deposition and Interdiffusion: Benefits and Limitations

Combinatorial Pulsed Laser Deposition for Investigation of Metal Oxide Systems

Gadolinium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Ultraviolet Emitting Materials Deposited by rf Reactive Magnetron Sputtering

Magnetron Sputtering for II-VI Semiconductor PV Materials

The Effects of Cu and Cl at the Device Junction on the Performance of CdTe-CdS Photovoltaic Cells

Cu Diffusion from Back Contacts in CdS/CdTe PV Devices

Electron Cyclotron Resonance Plasma Sputtering Deposition of Highly <001> Textured LiNbO₃ Thin Films on Si Substrates and Their Electro-Optic Properties

Infrared Electroluminescent Zinc Sulfide: Rare Earth Doped Thin Film Devices

Dual-Color UV/IR Photodiodes Based on AlGaN Grown on Si and SOS for Advanced Fire/Flame Detectors

Gadolinium Doped Yttrium Oxide Thin Films Deposited by Radio-frequency Magnetron Sputtering; Film Quality and Cathodoluminescence Properties

How to Control Hydrogen Outgassing from Gauges and Materials

Outgassing Characteristics of a TiN-coated SUS-316 Vacuum Chamber Developed for XHV

Residual Gas in the LIGO Beam Tubes: Science, Arts and Recipes

RHIC Pressure Rise with High Intensity Beam*

The Effect of Purge Pressure on Desorbing Water Removal Rate

Vacuum Analysis and Improvement for the Jefferson Lab Photo-Electron Guns

Status of the SNS Accumulator Ring Vacuum Systems*

High Vacuum Applications of Silicon-Based Depositions on Stainless Steel