AVS2009 Thursday Afternoon

Factors Affecting XPS Sputter Depth Profiling of Organic Materials

On the Understanding and Optimization of Etching Parameters for Optimal ToF-SIMS 2D and 3D Analysis of Biological Cells

On the Way to Optimal 3D Molecular Imaging with ToF-SIMS: A Comparison between C₆₀ Single Beam and Bi_n/C₆₀ Dual Beam Depth Profiling

Teaching Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry Old and New Tricks in Postionization and Depth Profiling

Surface Damage Evaluation of Organic Materials Irradiated with Ar Cluster Ions

Optimization of C₆₀ Sputtering Conditions for Polymer Depth Profiling by TOF-SIMS

Metrics for Polymer Depth Profiling with C₆₀ Ion Sources

Organic Depth Profiling of a Model Binary System: The Demonstration of Charge Transfer between Secondary Species

Spatial Organization and the Mechanics of Signal Transduction in Cell Membranes

Investigation of Array Spotting of Polymer Supported Lipid Bilayers

Direct Laser Patterning of Soft Matter: Photothermal Processing of Supported Phospholipid Multilayers with Nanoscale Precision

The Role of Liposomes in Fluorescent Based Microarrays: From Surface Immobilization of Membrane Proteins to Highly Fluorescent Labels

Fusion of Biomimetic 'Stealth' Probes into Lipid Bilayer Cores

Seeing Nanopore-spanning Supported Lipid Bilayers

Formation of Protein Surface Patterns by Ligand Self-Selection from Mixed Protein Solutions

Fabrication of Protein Patterns by Direct Electron-Beam Writing in a Protein-Repelling Template

Advances towards Programmable Matter

A Multilayered Microfluidic System with Buried Channels and Cell Compartmentalization for Engineering Heterogeneous Neural Networks

Vesicle Production on a Microfluidic Platform using pH Sensitive Block Copolymers

Integration of a Microfluidic Flow Cell Array with SPR Microscopy for In Situ Microarray Formation and Biomolecule Interaction Analysis

Nanochannel Stretching of Nucleic Acids: Towards Epigenetic Analysis

Microfluidic Models of Endothelial Cell Sprouting in Response to Biomechanical and Biochemical Microenvironments

Plasma Polymerisation of PDMS for Microfluidic Applications

Filling of Few Electron Quantum Dots Imaged and Characterized By Scanning Force Microscopy

InAs Lateral Quantum Dot Molecules with Controllable Configurations

MBE Growth and Optical Properties of GaN Quantum Structures

Growth and Process Technologies for High Efficiency InGaN-Based Light-Emitting Diodes

ENABLE-Based Growth of In-Rich InGaN for Photovoltaic and Light-Emitting-Diode Devices

Self-annealing Effect in Neutron-Irradiated AlGaN/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors

Engineering Epitaxial AlN Thin Films on Wide Bandgap Semiconductors

Interface Science in Nanoparticles: An Electronic Structure View of Photon-in/Photon-out Soft-X-Ray Spectroscopy

In Situ GIXAFS and HERFD-XAS Studies of Pt-modified Rh(111) and Rh(221) Electrodes

Chemical Imaging of Catalytic Solids at the Micron- and Nanoscale

Using Synchrotron Based in situ X-ray Techniques and TEM to Study Electrode Materials for Lithium Batteries

Direct Observation of Interfacial Layer Formation in Li-Ion Battery using In-Situ TEM and EELS

Characterizing Solid Oxide Fuel Cells during Electrochemical Operation Using Ambient Pressure XPS

Magnetic Recording Sensor Materials and Technology Above 1 Tb/in²

Synthesis of Highly Magnetostrictive Single Crystal Fe_1-xGa_x Thin Films

Anisotropic Transport in Manganite Films Driven by Selective Tailoring of Emergent Electronic Phase Separation

Spin-Torque Behavior of Perpendicular Anisotropy Nanopillar Devices

Spin Transfer Switching in Magnetic Tunnel Junctions with Co-Based Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy Multilayers

Experimental Evidence for an Angular Dependent Transition of Magnetization Modes in Magnetic Nanotubes

Experimental Observation of Ligand Induced Paramagnetism in CdSe Nanocrystals

Artificial Nanomagnets With Lateral Confinement

Silicon Carbide Thin Film Technology for Microsystems in Harsh Environments

Sidewall Tribometer and Quartz Crystal Microbalance Study of a Self-Assembled Monolayer Lubricant Reservoir Effect

In situ Reliability Studies of Interfacial Contact via a 2-axis MEMS Deflecting Cantilever Microinstrument

Traceable Determination of Cantilever Spring Constants with a MEMS-based Sensor

Improvement in Mechanical Contact Reliability with ALD TiO₂ Coating

Mass Producable, Multiple Stack, Integrated Micro Gas Chromatography System

Nanoelectrical and Nanomechanical Interconnect and Device Metrology for CMOS Extension

New Mechanism for Optically Stimulated Point Defect Control In Ultra-Shallow Junction Formation

Thickness/Composition Metrology of Ultra-thin Lanthanum Oxide Cap Layer for CMOS Metal Gate Work Function Tuning

Sidewall Image Transfer for Sub Lithographic Pitch Scaling for the 22nm CMOS Node & Beyond

Wafer-level Process Sampling, Metrology and Testing for MEMS and Solar Photovoltaic Applications

Establish Degradation Rates of Photovoltaic Modules and Systems Trough Comprehensive Electrical and Mechanical Analysis

Nanoelectrical Probing with Multiprobe SPM Systems Compatible with Scanning Electron Microscopes

Nanocone Chemical Analysis with High Resolution Scanning Auger Microscopy

Epitaxial Growth of Al on Sapphire for Qubit Applications

Real Time Scatterometry for Profile Control during Resist Trimming Process in a HBr/O₂ Plasma

Advancing QPlus AFM Performance at 5K Towards Lower Oscillation Amplitudes and Higher Frequencies

Monatomic In Adatom Chains Assembled on the InAs(111)A Surface by Low-Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Making Mn Substitutional Impurities in InAs using a Scanning Tunneling Microscope

Negative Ion Surface Production in Low Pressure Plasma

Amorphous Hydrogenated Carbon Etching with a Low Energetic Plasma Jet

Investigation of Fluorocarbon PECVD During Processing of Si and ZrO₂ Surfaces

Studies of Chlorine-Oxygen Plasmas and Evidence for Heterogeneous Formation of ClO and ClO₂

Etching of Silicon and Silicon Oxide in a Pulsed Inductively Coupled Plasma with Chlorine

Fully Atomistic Profile Evolution Simulation of Nanometer-scale Si Trench Etching by Energetic F, Cl, and Br Beams

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Oxygen-Containing Polymer Sputtering and the Ohnishi Parameter

Charge Trapping and Valence-band Structure of VUV-Irradiated BEOL Dielectrics

Absorption Spectroscopy Diagnostics of a Dual-Frequency Capacitive Dielectric Etch Tool using Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes

On-wafer Monitoring for UV/VUV Photon Irradiation during Plasma Processes

Influence of Argon Metastables on the Rotational Temperature of Nitrogen in Inductively Coupled Ar/N₂ Plasmas

Electron Temperatures and Electron Energy Distribution Functions in Dual Frequency Capacitively-Coupled CF₄/O₂ Plasmas, Measured with Trace Rare Gases-Optical Emission Spectroscopy (TRG-OES)

Laser and LED based Optical Diagnostic Techniques Applied in Industrial Plasma Etch Reactors

Monitoring of Atomic H and Cl Surface Loss Kinetics by Time-Resolved Optical Emission Spectroscopy in an ICP Reactor used for Etching III-V Materials

Real Time Control of an Inductively Coupled Plasma Simulation

Wafer Temperature Response During Plasma Etching and Applications to Chamber Matching

Plasma Etch Chamber Wall Deposits – Impact on Etch Species Density and Evaluation of Cleaning Procedures

Influence of Quantum Well States on the Formation of Surface Au/Pb Alloy in Pb/Si(111) Quantum Thin Films

Far-From-Equilibrium Film Growth on Alloy Surfaces: Ni and Al on NiAl(110)

Growth Instabilities on Cu Vicinals: Metallic Impurities

Epitaxial Thin Films and Multilayers: Growth Mode, Microstructure and Physical Property Correlations

Nucleation and Growth of Ceria-supported Pt-Au Bimetallic Nanoparticles

Growth of Iridium on Ge(111) Studied by STM and LEEM

Adatom- and Addimer-Mediated Exchange Diffusion of Embedded Ge Atoms in the Ge/Si(001) Surface Alloy

Substrate Effect on the Morphological Transition of Planar Magic Ag Nanoclusters

Cyano-directed Self-assembly of n-modular Porphyrin Oligomers at Surfaces: The Delicate Balance Between Competing Interactions

The Directed Assembly of TiOPc - C₆₀ Films: Three Structural Motifs

Supramolecular Engineering in Two Dimensions

Fuctionalized C₆₀ SAMs Diversity Via Molecular Conformation Variability

Electronic Confinement Imposed by a Nanoporous Supramolecular Network

Surface Supported Chain Formation of Magnetic Molecules

Reactive Adsorption to Ordered Bis-Terpyridine Networks

Charge Transfer-Driven Molecular Self-Assembly at Organic/Metal Interfaces

Architectural Complexity, Intermolecular Interactions, and Charge Transfer in Supramolecular Networks at Surfaces

Resonant Infrared Matrix-Assisted Pulsed Laser Ablation of Electroluminescent Dendrimer Thin Films

Etching Technology for Patterned Media used for Ultra High Density Hard Disk Drive

Resonant Infrared Pulsed Laser Deposition of Organic Materials for Display Applications

Room Temperature Synthesis of Silica and SiO₂-TiO₂ Composites for use as Barrier and Anti-Reflection Coatings

Expanding Thermal Plasma Deposition of a-Si:H Thin Films for Surface Passivation of c-Si Wafers

Effect of Oxygen Incorporation on the Properties of CdS/CdTe Interface and the Device Properties

Large-Scale Simulations of Nanoimprint Lithography

All through Stencil MOSFET Fabrication