AVS2001 Tuesday Morning

Chemical Specific Imaging and Micro-spectroscopy of Metal/Semiconductor Interfaces

The Combination of a Laboratory X-ray Source with an Energy Filtered Bolt-on PEEM Optics: An Innovative Approach Towards Micro-XPS Instrumentation of the Future

High Spatial and Spectral Resolution XPS Analysis of Pseudo-Aluminium Alloy Corrosion Sensors

Correlation of High Spatial Resolution XPS Imaging with Phase Contrast AFM using Classification Methods

Progress in Scanning Tunneling Microscopy at Solid / Liquid Interfaces

Solvent-Assisted Modification of Polymer Surfaces Using Scanning Force Microscopy

AFM Sample Averaging

Study on Modification of Hydrogen Trap Site in Nickel and Stainless Steel Using Atom Probe

Plasma Fusion Research and the Technical and Spiritual Challenges of Sustainable Energy

Environment and Industry: An Antithesis or Is There an Acceptable Role of Industry

Atmospheric Aerosols and Their Impact on Climate

The Chemistry of Sulfur in the Background Environment: Impacts on Global Climate

Surface Composition of Atmospheric Aerosol: Forest Fires, Sea Salt and Asian Dust

Amplification of Biomolecular Interactions into Optical Signals using Liquid Crystals on Nanostructured Surfaces

Micropatterns of Biomolecules on Silicon Hydride Surfaces

Nano-Scale Effects on the Interfacial Fluidity of Organic Films

Interfacial BioMEMS: Bridging the Micro to the Macro

Dynamics of Biomolecular Recognition on Calibrated Beads in Microfluidic Channels

Microfluidic Patterning of Biopolymer Matrices for Cellular Pattern Integrity

High Throughput Techniques for Non Invasive Cancer Cell Detection

Electrochemically-Activated Switching of Surface Chemistry Using Tethered Molecular Machines

Vibrational and Band-Gap Engineering of Transition Metal Oxides for High-k Gate Applications

Electrical and Physical Characteristics of Sputtered HfO₂ Films for Alternative Gate Dielectrics

Solid State Reactions in Hafnium Silicate Thin Films

Kinetic Study on ZrO₂-CVD using Zirconium-Tetra-tertiary-Butoxide

Correlations Between Local Bonding and Electronic Structure, and Gate Dielectric Performance of Zirconium Silicate Alloys

Interface Reactions of High-K Y₂O₃ and Gd₂O₃ Gate Oxides with Si

Noise-Derived Anisotropy Energy Distributions of Cobalt Nanoparticle Films

Spin Wave Dynamics of Interacting and Non-interacting Magnetic Elements on the Sub-micrometer Scale

In-situ Characterization of Spin-dependent Scattering Mechanisms in GMR Spin Valves

Highly Spin-Polarized Materials

Characterization of a New Half-Metallic Ferromagnet: Yb₁₄MnSb₁₁

Reduction in Loadlock Vent Time and Particles through Use of Fast Vent Diffuser

Cleaning Procedures in Wafer Processing: Analytical Challenges for Root Cause Determination of Particle Problems

High Productivity Plasma Etch Reactors: Hardware and Chemistry Concepts

Data Driven Manufacturing

Gate Module Integration with High k Dielectrics

Modification of Single wall Carbon Nanotubes

Patterned Growth of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers by High Density Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition

Large-Area Growth of Well-Aligned Carbon Nanotubes by Hot-Filament-Assisted DC Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition

Tailoring Growth and Properties of Nanotube Networks for Applications

Growth of Carbon Nanotubes and Applications in Microscopy

The Effect of Photon Energy, Average Power, and Repetition Rate on Nanotube Synthesis Using a Free Electron Laser

Energy-Filtered Reflection High-Energy Electron Diffraction from Carbon Nanotubes

Radical Concentrations and Temperatures in a Dual-Frequency Capacitive Reactor Determined By Broad-Band UV-Visible Absorption Spectroscopy

CF_x Kinetics, Gas Temperatures and Instabilities in a CF₄ Inductively-coupled Discharge

Time-Resolved CF₂ Rotational Temperature Measurements in Inductively-Coupled Pulsed Plasmas

Measurements of H atom and CF_x Radical Densities in High-density CHF₃ Plasmas by Laser-induced Fluorescence

c-C₄F₈/Ar Inductively Coupled Plasma Characterization

Use and Limitations of In-situ FTIR Spectroscopy for Fluorocarbon Plasma Analysis

Measurements and Models of Ion Energy Distributions in High-Density, Radio-Frequency-Biased CF₄/Ar Discharges

Submillimeter Absorption Spectroscopy of an Inductively Coupled Plasma

Plasma Applications for Layer Transfer Technology

High Density Discharges in Magnetic Fields: Examples of Plasma Thrusters and RF Ion Sources

Characterization of Toroidal Plasma Sources for Semiconductor Processing Applications

Syntheses of Carbon Nanotubes and Nanocapsules by Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition

The Development of the VASIMR Engine for Space Propulsion

Plasma Etching of Cesium Iodide¹

Nanometer-scale Studies of Possible Dislocation Charging at GaN Interfaces

Nanometer-scale Studies of Phase Separation in Compound Semiconductor Alloys

Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy on Adsorbate Induced Two Dimensional Electron Systems on InAs(110)

InAs Surface Passivation for Electronics and Biosensors

Formation of Co Silicides on Si_0.7Ge_0.3 Layer in the Presence of Thin Interposing Au Layer and Capping Ti Layer

Intrinsic Defects of Cl-doped ZnSe Epitaxial Layers Examined by Photothermal Spectroscopy

Metal-Induced States and Polytype Transformations at SiC Interfaces

Growth and Electrical Characterization of Ultra-Dense Phosphorous Delta-Doping Layers in Silicon

PVD Surface Engineering Utilising Combined Steered Cathodic Arc and Unbalanced Magnetron Sputter Deposition

Surface Processing of Large-scale FEL SS Test Electrodes by PSII/PVD to Suppress Field Emission

Noncontact Physical Removal of Nano-scale Particles from Surfaces

Photoresist Removing using Atomic Hydrogen Generated by Heated Catalyzer

Low Temperature Remote Plasma Cleaning of the Fluorocarbon and Polymerized Residues formed during Contact Hole Dry Etching

Polymer Metallization - Comparing the Effect of Pre- and Post Surface Modification on the Cu/PVC and Cu/PTFE Systems

Metallization of PVC - Physical Vapor Deposition and Effect of Ar⁺/X-ray Pre and Post Treatment

Does Thermal Spike Effect Ion Mixing at Ion Energy Lower than 1.5 keV?

Greg Poirier's STM Landscapes of Alkanethiol Monolayers on Gold: A Retrospective

Imaging and Diffraction: Two Complementary Probes of Self-Assembled Monolayer Structure and Properties

Characterization of Self-assembled Monolayers Using Near-edge X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

Structure of Alkyl Thiol and Dialkyl Disulfide on Au(111)

Two-dimensional Phase Diagram of Decanethiol on Au (111)

Odd-Even Effects in the Electron-induced Damage of Biphenyl-substituted Alkanethiol Self-assembled Monolayers

Highly Ordered Organic Monolayers with Reduced Antiphase Domain Walls Due to Growth from Two-dimensional Gas- and Fluid- Phases

Microstructure of the Al₂O₃(11-20) Surface and Ultrathin Nb Films

Growth and Structure of Ultrathin Silver and Silver Oxide Films on Sapphire Surfaces

STM Study of Metal Growth on ZnO Surfaces

Metal - Support Interactions between Pt and Thin Film Cerium Oxide¹

Electronic Structure of Epitaxial Thin NiO(100) Films Grown on Ag(100): Towards a Firm Experimental Basis

Surface Structures of Ultrathin Vanadium Oxide Films on Pd(111)^*

Dissociative Adsorption of NO on TiO₂ (110) Surfaces

Investigation of Internal Interfaces: Characterization of Structure, Chemistry, and Relative Adhesion at Metal-Ceramic Interfaces

A Molecular Beam Study of Water Adsorption, Desorption, and Clustering on Pt(111)

Water/MgO Interactions after High Temperature Annealing

Morphology of Vapor-Deposited Ice at Low Temperatures by Atomic Force Microscopy

Initial Growth of Water on Ru(001) and Cage Formation of CD₃Cl

Using Nanoscale Amorphous Films to Study Mixing, Transport and Phase Separation in Deeply Supercooled, Metastable Binary Solutions of Methanol, Ethanol, and Water

Crystallization Kinetics of Amorphous Solid Water on Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Substrates

A Two Step Dissociative Ionization and Desorption Mechanism for Water Ion Cluster Emission from a Pt Field Emitter Tip

Bonding of Water to Metal Surfaces Studied with Core-level Spectroscopies

The Interaction of Carbon Monoxide with Hydrogen-bonding Molecular Ice Surfaces

Water Reactivity with MgO(100)Thin Film Surfaces Studied by Electron Stimulated Desorption

The Influence of Calcium Carbonate Coatings on Contamination Reactivity

Influence of Processing Conditions on Sputter Deposited ZnO:Al Thin Films

Linear Combinatorial Synthesis of Cadmium Tin Oxide Films by Low-pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition

Challenges in the Development of Novel Transparent Conducting Oxides

Kinetics of Hydrogen Induced Changes of Optical Properties in Smart Coatings

Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition of SiO_xN_y for Large Area Applications in a Matrix Distributed Electron Cyclotron Resonance Reactor

High Growth Rate Deposition of a-SiN_x:H Films for Photovoltaic Applications

Electrical Characteristics and Growth of ZrO₂ as a Gate Dielectric

Effect of Cation Charge State and Site Occupancy on the Dielectric Response of ITCO Spinel Films

Multi-layer Chromium-based Optical Coatings for 157nm Lithography

History of Alcatel Turbomolecular Pump Development

Effects of Surface Roughness of Blades on the Pumping Performance of a Turbomolecular Pump

Power Optimisation of a Hybrid Turbomolecular-drag Vacuum Pump

Study on the Performance Prediction of Turbine Blade under Low Vacuum

Turbine-type Pumps in High-vacuum Technology