AVS2012 Tuesday Afternoon

Vibrational Spectrum and Stability of the Long-Debated Models for the (√7×√7)R19° Phase of S/Cu(111)

First-principle Investigation of the Stability and Vibrational Spectrum of MoS_x Nanostructures Grown on Cu(111)

New Desorption Mass Spectrometry Approaches for Inorganic Particle Analysis

TOF SIMS Analyses of Ga Concentration as a Function of Distance from FIB Milled Features

The Surface Characterization of Oligo(Ethylene Glycol) Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles

Characterization Challenges of Ceria Nanoparticles: When is a Nanoparticle Not a Nanoparticle?

Surface Characterization Meets Cells and Proteins

Using Binary Solvent Mixtures Produces High Graft Density Poly (Ethylene Glycol) Layers

Adsorption Behavior of Serum Albumin on Nanocrystalline Apatites

Quantitative Characterization of Cells in Biofilms and on Surfaces

Antimicrobial Multilayers and Their Analysis by Laser Desorption Postionization Mass Spectrometry

Combining Colloidal Probe Atomic Force and Reflection Interference Contrast Microscopy to Study the Mechanics of Biopolymer Films

Surface Modification of Silicone Hydrogels through Adsorption of Diblock Copolymers

Microfluidic Devices for High-Throughput Quantitation in Biology: From Biophysics to Diagnostics

Interface Engineering of Porous and Non-Porous ILD Layers Using Molecular Layer Deposition for Interconnect Applications

Synchrotron X-ray Scattering Investigation of Morphological Stability of Cu Thin Film Interfaces

Interconnect Scaling for 10nm and Beyond

High Throughput Crystal Orientation Mapping of Nanometric Cu: Impact of Surface and Grain Boundary Scattering on Electrical Resistivity

Developing Robust Ultra-Low-k Dielectric (κ≤2.55) Materials using Novel Characterization Techniques for the 20nm Node and Beyond

Reflection Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy Investigation of Band Gap and Defect States in Low-k and High-k Dielectrics

The Effects of Plasma Exposure and Vacuum-Ultraviolet Radiation on Photopatternable Low-k Dielectric Materials

A Survey of Alternative Methods for Curing Porous SiCOH Films

Metallization Challenges in Integration of Soft Dielectric Materials

Photonic Materials for Solar Energy Conversion at the Thermodynamic Limit

Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes as Polymer-Like Near-Infrared Bandgap Photoabsorbers

Understanding Vertical Stratification in Polymer:Fullerene Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

Novel, Single-Crystalline-like Silicon on Low-Cost, Flexible Substrates for High Efficiency Thin Film Photovoltaics

High-Efficiency Multijunction Solar Cells Employing Dilute Nitrides

Non-Radiative Carrier Recombination in InGaAs/GaAsP Strain-Balanced Superlattice Solar Cell

Piezoelectric Photothermal Spectra and Carrier Nonradiative Recombination in InGaAs/GaAsP Super Lattice Structured Solar Cells

NEG Pumps Improving the Performance of Vacuum Systems

New Developments in Thin Film Deposition from Kurt J. Lesker Company^®

High Resolution Real and Reciprocal Space Photoelectron Emission Microscocopy on Heterogeneous Graphene/SiC(000-1)

Evidence of Nanocrystalline Semiconducting Graphene Monoxide during Thermal Reduction of Graphene Oxide in Vacuum

Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy of Epitaxial Graphene: Local Band Mapping and Wavefunction Engineering

Intercalation of O₂ an CO Controlled by the Mesoscopic Structure of Graphene

Long-range Atomic Ordering and Variable Interlayer Interactions in Two Overlapping Graphene Lattices with Stacking Misorientations

Chemically-resolved Interface Structure of Epitaxial Graphene on SiC(0001)

Formation of Graphene on SiC( 000-1 ) in Disilane and Neon Environments

Characterization of Few Layer Graphene Films Grown on Cu-N i and SiC Substrates

Thickness-related Electronic Properties of Single-layer and Few-layer Graphene Revealed by Single-pass Kelvin Force Microscopy and dC/dZ Measurements

Micronutrient Detection and Quantification from Data Obtained from Plasma Pencil Atmospheric Mass Spectrometry

In Situ Real Time Examination of the Thin Film Growth of Pentacene on Polymeric Dielectrics Using X-Ray Synchrotron Radiation: Unexpected Changes in the Evolution of Surface Morphology with Substrate

In Situ, Real-Time Diagnostics of Colon Cancer and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by Direct Combination of Endoscopy and Rapid Evaporative Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Nanocrystal Phase Transformations in ZBLAN Glass Ceramics

In Situ Microscopy of Organic Film Growth: Zn-Phthalocyanine on Ag(100)

In Situ Sub-Micrometer Scale Chemical Imaging with Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy

In Situ SEM and ToF-SIMS Imaging of Liquids for Biological Applications

Spintronics – Implications for Energy, Information and Medical Technologies

Multiscale Modeling for Spintronics

Anomalous Magneto Transport in Amorphous TbFeCo Film with Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy

Magnetic Properties of Fe Clusters: A DFT+U vs Nano DFT+DMFT Analysis

Rationally-designed Iron Oxide Nanostructures for Bioimaging

3D Vector Magnetometry of Thin-Films using Generalized Magneto-Optical Ellipsometry (GME)

Nanopatterning of SPRi Sensor Surfaces for Sub-Nanomolar Biomarker Detection

Single Layer of MoS₂ on Close-Packed Metal Surfaces

Chemically Exfoliated Two Dimensional Materials for Energy Applications

Isolation and Surface Structure of Ultra-thin Nanosheets formed by Atomic Layer Deposition

All Solution Processed InGaO₃(ZnO)_m Thin Films with Layered Structure and their Thermoelectric Properties

Looking Down the Rabbit Hole: Impact of Porosity in Plasma-deposited Inorganic Layers on Their Moisture Permeation Barrier Performance

Dual Etching and Deposition Mechanism of a Microwave Alcohol Plasma on Commercial Polymers for the Enhancement of Adhesion

The Roles of Ions and Neutrals in Growth Mechanisms of Plasma Polymer Films

Defect Analysis and Mechanical Performance of Optoelectronic Thin Films Deposited on Flexible Substrates

Plasma Polymerization of Ethyl Lactate

Functional Carbon Contained Film Formation using Neutral-Beam-Enhanced Chemical-Vapor-Deposition by Microwave Plasma

Nano-crystalline Silicon Deposition using a Layer-by-layer Technique

Role of PEALD Reactor Wall Conditions on Radical and Ion Substrate Fluxes

Tuning Material Properties in ALD ZnO Films: In Situ Plasma Treatments and Doping

Surface Interaction Mechanisms Enabling Plasma-Enhanced Strongly Time-Dependent Etching Rates

Reactive Etching or Deposition Properties of Silicon Halide Ions in Gate Etching Processes

Cl Atom Reactions on Silicon Oxy-Chloride Layers Deposited on Chamber Walls in Chlorine-Oxygen Plasmas

Molecular Dynamic Simulation of Possible Damage Formation at Vertical Walls of finFET Devices during Plasma Etching Processes

Real time In Situ Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) Study of Free Radicals on Materials Created by Plasmas

Roles of Hydrogen for Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Plasma Etching of Silicon Nitride (SiN)

Molecular Dynamics Analysis of Si Etching with Cl and Br Beams: Ion Incident Angle and Neutral Radical Flux Dependence

Controlling Correlations Between Ion and UV/VUV Photon Fluxes in Low Pressure Plasma Materials Processing

Formation Mechanisms of Nanoscale Surface Roughness and Rippling during Plasma Etching and Sputtering of Si under Oblique Ion Incidence

Plasma Medicine: The Journey of a New Field of Research, from Killing of Bacteria to Killing of Cancer Cells

VHF Atmospheric Glow Discharge: Electrical and Optical Characterization for Multiple Gases

Atmospheric Pressure Glow Discharge for Point-of-Use Water Treatment

Cold Atmospheric Plasma in Liquids

Characterization of Amorphous and Microcrystalline Si Films Grown in Atmospheric-Pressure Very High-Frequency Plasma

Atmospheric Plasma Polymerization of Esters: Tuning the Coating Chemistry by Tuning the Precursor Chemistry

Molecules Investigated with Atomic Resolution using Scanning Probe Microscopy with Functionalized Tips

Functional Imaging of Jahn-Teller Dynamics at the Single-molecule Scale

Atomic and Chemical Resolution of Heterogeneous 1-D Metallic Chains on Si(100) by Means of nc-AFM and DFT

Simple Routes to High Speed and Super Resolution AFM

A Scanning Probe Microscopy Study of Trimesic Acid Self-Assembly on Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite

Understanding the Role of the Probe in SPM Imaging of Metal Oxides: New Opportunities for In-Depth Surface Analysis

Characterizing the Best Tips for NC-AFM Imaging on Metal Oxides with Force Spectroscopy and Theoretical Simulations

Direct Probe of Interplay between Local Structure and Superconductivity in FeTe_0.55Se_0.45

2012 AVS Gaede-Langmuir Award Lecture: Surface Photochemistry on Compact Crystals and on Metal Nanoparticles

Photocatalytic Deposition of Au onto Ordered Linear Arrays of TiO₂ Nanoparticles

Catalytic Activity of Gold-supported TiO₂ Nanocrystals Towards Simple Alcohols

Structure, Chemical State, and Reactivity Investigations of Size- and Shape-Selected Nanocatalysts under Operando Conditions

Particle Size, Support and Alloying Effects in Electrocatalysis: Relationships with Heterogeneous Catalysis

The Growth and Structures of Metal Nanoparticles on Ordered ZrO₂(111) Surfaces

Structure and Electronic Properties of Ni Nanoparticles Supported on Reducible CeO₂(111) Thin Films

Nanoconfined Fluids: Fundamentals and Application to Ionic-Liquid-Based Supercapacitors

XPS Analysis of Monomolecular Films Prepared by Self-Assembly and Langmuir-Blodgett Techniques

The Dynamics of Atomic-Scale Transport on the Anisotropic Compound Surface TiN(001)

Multi-Method Calculations of the Thermodynamics of Film Deposition on Fuel Rods in Light Water Reactors

Toughness Enhancement in Transition Metal Nitride Thin Films by Alloying and Valence Electron Concentration Tuning

Non-Destructive Element Specific Density Depth Profiling by Resonant Soft X-ray Reflectometry

Monte Carlo Radiation Model for Heat Transfer of Lamp for Advanced Thermal Annealing Process

First Principles Studies of Oxygen Transfer at Buried Metal/Metal Oxide Interfaces

Characteristics of Nanomaterials Embedded in Atomic Layer Deposition Thin Films

ALD-Based Fabrication and Chromatographic Separations on Binder-Free, Carbon Nanotube-Templated Thin Layer Chromatography Plates

Conductivity and Mechanical Stretching of Conductive ALD Coatings on Nonwoven Fiber Mats

Molecular Layer Deposition of Alucones and Zincones Using Hydroquinone

Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Thin Films Prepared by Ozone Assisted Molecular Layer Deposition (MLD)

Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Structure Formation via Sequential Vapor Infiltration

Area, Stiffness, Friction and Adhesion of Contacts Between Rough Surfaces

Crystallographic Wear Patterns in Ionic Solids

Measurements of Off-axis Friction Forces

Temperature-dependent Atomic-scale Friction and Wear on NaCl(001)

Ultra-Low Wear Nanocomposites: How Low Can We Go?

Direct Measurement of Friction Forces and Shear Strengths at High-Speed Microscopic Contacts using a Probe and Quartz Resonator

Isolating the Adhesive Component of Micro-Scale Rolling Friction via Vapor-Phase Lubrication

Electronic Friction at the Atomic Scale: Conduction, Electrostatic and Magnetic Effects

Design of the Vacuum System for the SuperKEKB Positron Ring

Status of the FRIB Driver Linac Vacuum Calculations

Contamination Control and Cleaning Techniques for Ultra Clean Vacuum Systems

Large Thermal Vacuum Chamber for TB/TV Tests and Optical Calibration of Space Instrumentation

A Large Seismic Attenuation System in UHV

Vacuum System of Cornell Energy-Recovery LINAC Prototype Injector

Injection Vacuum System at the TPS