AVS1999 Monday Morning

Reading Mechanism Evaluation on Detection of Spontaneous Polarization in a PZT Thin Film

A New Variable Temperature Beam-Deflection AFM

AFM Imaging of Thermal Phase Transitions in Polymers

Geometry and Tip Effect Simulation in Scanning Kelvin Probe Microscopy

Imaging of Particulates using Auger Electrons

Functionalised Plasma Polymer Coatings for Improved Durability of Aluminium-epoxy Adhesive Joints

Glass Transition at Film Surfaces of Polymer Blends with Nanometer Spatial Resolution

Laser-SNMS and TOF-SIMS Characterization of Sub-µm Structures

TOF-SIMS Investigation of the Immobilization Process of PNA and DNA Biosensor Chips

Characterization and Quantitation of DNA on Gold

Gene Engineering for Biosensor-Biology Interface

Cell-Transistor Coupling

Specific Interactions between Bitoin and Avidin Studied by AFM using the Poisson Statistical Analysis Method

Manipulation of Cellular Interactions with Biomaterials toward aTherapeutic Outcome

Investigations into Peptide-tethered Lipid Bilayer Membranes

Detection of Immobilized Superparamagnetic Nanosphere Assay Labels using Giant Magnetoresistive Sensors

Characterization of S-layer-supported Bilayer Lipid Membranes

GaN Growth Chemistry, System Design and Materials Properties

Mechanisms for Lateral Growth and Coalescence in GaN CVD

Selective Area Growth of GaN on Si by Chemical Beam Epitaxy

The Role of Extended Defects in the Physical Properties of GaN and its Alloys

Growth Kinetics of GaN(0001) as Grown by MBEfootnote1

Dissociation of Al₂O₃(0001) Substrates, and the Roles of Silicon, Oxygen, and Nitrogen Vacancies in n-type GaN Grown by MBE

Growth of GaN Thin Films and Device Structures on Silicon Wafers by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Photoluminescence and Heteroepitaxy of ZnO on Sapphire Substrate (0001) Grown by RF Magnetron Sputtering

Characterization of a Very Thin Film: N2 Plasma Nitridation of GaAs (110)

A New Field Emission Device with Improved Vacuum Features

Fabrication of a Well-Type Field Emission Device with a Tungsten Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Film Phosphor

Effects of Residual Gas Exposures on the Emission Characteristics of Field Emission Arrays

Pressure Field Detailed Calculations for a New Field Emission Device with Improved Vacuum Features¹

Cathodoluminescent (CL) Degradation Mechanism for ZnS-Based Phosphors and the Impact on Field Emission Displays (FEDs)

A Novel Electron Emission Flat Panel Display Using Cesiated Amorphous Diamond Planar Emitter Structure

Field Emission Properties of Conformal and Non-Conformal Diamond Film Coatings on Si Microtip Electron Emitters

Fabrication of Aligned High-density Diamond Needles by Dry Etching of Diamond Substrates

Hermetic Sealing and Evacuation of Candescent's ThinCRT^TM

Role of Intergrowths in the Naturally Layered Manganites

XPS Study of CMR Perovskite Thin Films: La_0.65D_0.35MnO₃ (D=Ca,Sr,Pb)

Orientational Dependence of CMR Manganite Thin Films Observed with Ferromagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Ferromagnetic Semiconductor Heterostructures Based on (GaMn)As

Epitaxial Ferromagnetic Ni₂MnGa Film Grown on GaAs (001) by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

MBE Growth and Characterization of bcc Fe_XCo_1-X/GaAs(001) Heterostructures

Low-temperature Gaseous Nitriding and Subsequent Oxidation of Epitaxial Ni/Fe Bilayers

Epitaxial Growth of La-Ca-Mn-O Thin Film on Out-of-Plane Twinned LaAlO₃

Disk Drive Chemical Integration: Influence of Outgassing on Stiction

The Evolution of the Corrosion Process on Thin-Film Media

Tribochemistry of Monodispersed ZDOL with Hydrogenated Carbon Overcoats

Thermal Effects on Magnetic Head/Disk Interface Materials

The Process Induced Changes on the Co-alloy Films and the Tribological Effects on Magnetic Recording Heads

Study of Tribochemical Processes at the Head-disk Interface Using Photoemission Electron Microscopy

Tribo-Chemistry of the Head-Disk Interface in Hard Disk Drives

Phase Transitions in Two-dimensional Ferroelectric Films

Aspect Ratio Dependent Etching

SEMATECH's Plasma Modeling Project

A Comparison of Spectroscopic Measurements of an Inductive Plasma Source with the INDUCT Model

Characterization of Showerhead Performance at Low Pressure

IMP-PVD Equipment Level Process Analysis Using Simulation

Holistic Yield Learning Methodology

Particle Simulations of Chemically Reacting Plasmas

Simulations of Low Field Helicon Discharges¹

Nanotechnology - Fiction, Fad or Future?

A Report on the Workshop "Vision for Nanotechnology R&D in the Next Decade"

Experimental and Theoretical Coincidence in Room Temperature Single Electron Transistor Formed by AFM Nano-Oxidation Process

Study of the Super-resolution Near-field Structure for Optical Storage

Nanometer-scale Science of Conjugated Polymer Interfaces

Fabrication of Nanostructures by Laser Focusing of Fe Atoms

One-dimensional Nanostructure of SiCN Single Crystal

Invited Paper

Ultrafast Electron Relaxation in Excited, DCM Doped Alq Films

Unoccupied Molecular Orbitals in Organic Electroluminescent Materials Studied by Femtosecond Harmonic Photoemission

Femtosecond Charge Transfer Processes in Organic Molecular Heterostructures

A Comparison of Organic Light-Emitting Devices Using Transient Current-Transient Voltage, Transient Brightness-Transient Voltage, and Transient Brightness-Transient Current Analysis

Organic and Polymer Transistors: Device Physics, Functional Blocks, and Circuits

Sub-microsecond Switching of n and p-Channel Organic Field Effect Transistors

Mechanisms and Dependencies of Gate Oxide Degradation Due to Electron Shading

Calculation and Measurement of Ion and Electron Shading Parameters and Comparison with Computer Simulation

Direct Experimental Determination and Modeling of VUV induced Dielectric Conduction during Plasma Processing

Investigating Ion Density and Electron Temperature Effects on Plasma Damage during Pulsed and Continuous Wave Metal Etching

Sources of Plasma Induced Damage in Back-End VLSI Processing

Charge Density Measurements in a Metal Etch Strip/Passivation Chamber

Evaluation of Tests to Examine Charging Damage in Ion Implantation and Plasma Processes

Study of Synchrotron Radiation-Induced Surface-Conductivity of SiO₂ for Plasma Charging Applications

Effect of Surface Oxide Loss on Surface Potential Measurement (SPM) Accuracy for Plasma Charging Damage Characterization

The Reactions of Maleic Anhydride Over TiO₂ (001) Single Crystal Surfaces

S Adsorption on TiO₂(110) Studied with STM, XPS and LEED

Spectroscopic Studies of Sorption Processes at Metal Oxide-Aqueous Solutions Interfaces

Reactions of SeF₆ with Iron and Iron Oxides

Interactions of HCOOH with Stoichiometric and Defective SrTiO₃(100) Surfaces

The Structure of the CeO₂(001) Surface and its Reactions with D₂O

The Correlation Between MgO (100) Surface Morphology and Chemical Reactivity

Photoconversion of Adsorbed Oxygen States On TiO₂(110)

Reactions of Acetic Acid, Acetaldehyde and Ethanol on the (111) Surface of Uranium Dioxide Single Crystal

Surface Reactions on Cr-doped V₂O₃

The Influence of a Catalytic Surface on the Gas Phase Ignition and Combustion of H2+O2

Catalytic Oxidation of Unsaturated C₃ Hydrocarbons on the Pt (111) Surface

Thermal Conversion of C₃ Fragments on Pt(111): Evidence for the Formation of Allylic Intermediates

Reactions of Methyl Groups on Sn/Pt(111) Alloys

Mechanisms and Dynamics in Millisecond Chemical Reactors

In-situ Studies of C-C Hydrogenolysis in Cyclopropane on Platinum using a Combination of Soft X-ray Methods

Direct Evidence of Surface Intermediates from the Reactions of C₃ Hydrocarbons on Cu(100)

Carbon-Carbon Coupling from Formaldehyde Reaction on Mo(110)

Adsorption of Propylene Oxide on Pt(111) Surfaces and its Reactions with Gaseous and Adsorbed H Atoms

Interaction of Atomic Hydrogen and Deuterium with the Ir(111)-p(1x1)-H, Ir(111)-p(1x1)-D, and Ir(111)-p(1x2)-O Surfaces

Surface Chemistry of Organic Aerosols

Water Adsorption Structures on Flat and Stepped Ru(0001)-Surfaces

Kinetics of Water Uptake on a Hydrophobic Surface Studied by UHV-TPD

Soft-Landed Ion Study of a Liquid-Liquid-Solid Interface

The Molecular Volcano: Release of Trapped Volatile Gases by Amorphous Solid Water

The Effect of Water on the Nitric Acid Pressure Dependence of the Reaction Between Gas Phase Nitric Acid and NaCl Surfaces.¹

Giant Cl^- and F^- Enhancements in Electron-Stimulated Desorption of CF₂Cl₂ Coadsorbed with Water or Ammonia Ices: Implications for Atmospheric Ozone Depletion

Cation Trapping Effects on HCl Diffusion in Ice Measured Using a New Laser Resonant Desorption Depth-Profiling Technique

The Effect of Porosity on the Crystallization of Amorphous Solid Water

Investigation of the Plasma Properties and Fluxes in a Hydrogenated Amorphous Carbon Deposition Process

Time-resolved Study of C_xN_y Growth by Means of Fourier Transform Infrared Reflection Spectroscopy

Surface Reactions of CH_x and SiH_x Radicals during Plasma Deposition of a-C:H and a-Si:H Films

Quantitative Characterization of a Particle Beam Source for Atomic Hydrogen and Hydrocarbon Radicals for Thin Film Growth Studies

High Rate a-Si:H Growth Studied by in situ Ellipsometry

Ab-initio Study of H Abstraction from Amorphous Silicon Surface By Hydrogen and silyl(SiH₃) Radicals: Implications for Stability of 3-center Bond Formation

Impact of Helium Dilution on Low-Temperature Silicon Depositions Using Electron Cyclotron Resonance and RF Plasma Sources

Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Surface Growth Mechanism Characterized by Fourier Analysis of the Surface Topography

Deposition of Silicon Oxide Films using a Remote Thermal Plasma

Dielectric Properties of Silicon Nitride Deposited by High Density Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition¹

Advances in Hard and Superhard Coatings for Tribological Applications

Ion-Assisted Filtered Cathodic Arc Deposition (IFCAD) Technology for Production of Superhard Thin-Film Coatings

High Rate Reactive DC Magnetron Sputtering of Al Oxide and W Oxide Thin Films; Large Area Coatings

Elastic and Plastic Behaviors of Al/TiN Multilayered Thin Films Evaluated by Nanoindentation

Gas-phase Chemistry in Up-scaled Plasma Enhanced MOCVD of TiN and Ti(C,N) on Plasma Treated Tool Steel

Effect of Ion-to-neutral Ratio and Ion Energy on Structure and Properties of Boron Nitride Thin Films

Mechanical Properties of Cubic Boron Nitride Thin Films Synthesized by ECR PECVD: Influence of Deposition Conditions

Plasma Assisted Physical Vapour Deposition of BN by DC Pulsed Sputtering of a B₄C Target

Field Emission from Flat, Diamond-like Carbon Films Characterized by Scanning Force Microscopy

Effect of Nondiamond Carbon on the Electron Transport Path of Field-emitted Electrons from Undoped Polycrystalline Diamond Films