AVS2002 Tuesday Morning

Chemical Bonding of Perfluoropolyether End Group with Carbon Overcoat Surface by Irradiating Visible Laser Light

TOF-HREELS and AFM Characterization of Highly Oriented Teflon (PTFE) Films

Surface Analysis of Poly (dimethylsiloxane) using Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry

Surface Analysis of Novel PDMS-Containing Amphiphilic Graft Copolymer by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Embedding of Noble Metal Nanoclusters into Polymers as a Potential Probe of the Surface Glass Transition : Study with XPS

Surface Composition in Isotopic Polymer Mixtures Based on ToF-SIMS and Neutron Reflectivity

SPM Structural Study of Phase Segregation, Thermal Behavior, and Aging of Poly(Ester Urethane) Compression Molded Samples

Surface-induced Ordering of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Studied with In-situ Grazing Incidence X-ray Diffraction

A Novel Micromechanical Platform to Measure the Surface Stress Produced by Electroactive Polymers

Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Conjugated Polymers

Individual Particle TOF-SIMS Imaging Analysis of Aerosol Collected During the April 2001 Asian Dust Event

Atmospheric Aerosol Detection, Analysis and Transformation

Future Environmental Issues Associated with the Generation of Electricity

The Challenge of Relating Basic Research to the Solution of Environmental Problems

ESH Performance Plays a Vital Role in Sustaining the Growth of the Semiconductor Industry

Molecular Assembly and Micro-/Nanopatterning Techniques on Oxide-based Surfaces for Controlling Non-specific and Specific Interactions

Orientation in Oligo(ethylene glycol) Functionalised Self Assembled Monolayers Adsorbed on Gold Depending on the Oligomer Length

DOPA: A Novel Anchor for PEGylation of Biomaterials

Characterization of Non-Fouling Surfaces by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption / Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Polymerized Planar Biomembrane Assemblies

Protein Binding at Biomembrane Interfaces

Surface Characterisation of Supported Lipid Layers

Purification of Mobile, Membrane-tethered Proteins in Micropatterned Supported Lipid Bilayers

Spatial Control of Cell Attachment Using Micropatterned Plasma Polymers

Epitaxial Growth and Characterization of CdS Layers Grown on InP (001) using Molecular Beam Epitaxy from Atomic Sulfur Beam and Thermally Evaporated Cd

Structure of InAs/InP Interfaces Formed During Metalorganic Vapor-Phase Epitaxy

Device Quality III-V Compound Semiconductor Epitaxy on Si Via SiGe Interlayers

Interdiffusion, Alloying, and Defect Formation at GaN-Sapphire Interfaces

Growth and Characterization of Heterjunction Diode Made of AlN on Si(111)

Observation of a Long-range Strain Field under SiO₂/Si Interface by using Multi-wave X-ray Diffraction

Measurement of Fermi Level Pinning Kinetics at Si-SiO₂ Interfaces: Implications for CMOS Transistor Manufacture

Effects of Interface Properties on Degradation and Reliability of CMOS Devices with RPECVD Stacked Oxide/Nitride and Oxynitride Dielectrics

ab initio Magnetic Exchange Interactions in DMS and TiO₂

Co_xTi_1-xO₂ Anatase Heteroepitaxy on Si(001)

Epitaxial Growth and Properties of Co-doped TiO₂ Anatase on LaAlO₃(001)

Ferromagnetism in Mn-implanted Single Crystal Oxides

Self-compensation in Manganese-doped Ferromagnetic Semiconductors

Ferromagnetic Semiconductor Heterostructures¹

Epitaxial Growth of the Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor Cr_xGe_1-x

Cr-Doped III-V Ferromagnetic Semiconductors

Suppression of Phase Segregation during MBE Growth of GaMnN Using Nitrogen-Hydrogen Plasma

A Systems Approach to Microelectronics

Integrated Circuit Technology Scaling: From Conventional CMOS to the Nanoscale Era

Nanoelectronics - Feast or Famine?

Beyond Planar CMOS. A Reliability Perspective

Fabrication of Double-Gate Field Effect Transistors at the Limit of Device Scaling

Ultralow Friction Coatings and Surfaces

Frictional Properties of Small Model Lubricant Molecules Adsorbed on VC(100)

Adhesion and Deformation in Nanoscale Contacts between W(110) and Au(110) in Ultra High Vacuum

Chemical Force Microscopy of Aluminium Oxide Surfaces

Nanotribology and Related Structural Changes During Wear of Diamond-like Carbon Films

Tribology and Surface Forces in MEMS

Tribological Measurement on MEMS Platforms¹

Room Temperature Coulomb Diamond Characteristics in Single Electron Transistor with Position Controlled Grown Carbon Nanotube Channel

Current Measurement with Tapping Mode AFM to Determine the Electrical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes

Modeling of Gate Bias Modulation in Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors

Charge Imaging and Manipulation Using Carbon Nanotube Probes

Band Gap Engineering in Carbon Nanotubes

Modifying and Probing the Electrical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Devices using an Atomic Force Microscope

Electrostatically Focused Microfabricated Field Emission Electron Sources with Single Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Cathodes

Fabrication and Electrical Characterization of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Field Emission Devices with Integrated Focusing Electrodes

Field Emission Properties of Nanostructures Based on Molybdenum Ternary Compounds

Instabilities in a Dielectric Barrier Discharge at Atmospheric Pressure

Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Processing

Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Treatment of Polypropylene¹

Simulation of the Plasma Dynamics and Chemical Phenomena in Dielectric-barrier Controlled Atmospheric-pressure Glow Discharges

Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon at Atmospheric Pressure

Low Energy Electron Enhanced Etching (LE4) for Reduced Process Damage in Compound Semiconductor Devices

Coulomb Crystals in Plasma Processing Reactors¹

Simplified Model for Calculating the Pressure Dependence of a DC Planar Magnetron Discharge and Experimental Verification

Conformal and Anisotorpic Deposition of Cu Films using H-assisted Plasma CVD

High-energy EEDF Tail Detection in High-frequency Discharges

Coupled Diagnostic Studies of Plasma Etch Byproducts

Two-Dimensional Ion Flux Distributions on the Wafer Surface in Inductively Coupled Plasma Reactors

Surface Dependent Effects at the Plasma-Surface Interface

Monitoring Sheath Voltages and Ion Energies in High-Density Plasmas using Radio-Frequency Current and Voltage Measurements

Gas Temperature Effects on CF_x Kinetics in a CF₄ Inductively Coupled Plasma

Electron Energy Distribution in C₂F₄/CF₃I Ultrahigh-Frequency and Inductively Coupled Plasmas

Dependence of Radical Densities on Fluorocarbon Feed Gases in a Dielectric Etch Plasma

The Effect of Columnar Growth in the Hardness of TiN/NbN Superlattices

Optical Behavior of Zirconia-Titania Nanolaminate Films

Nanocomposite and Nanolayered Hard Coatings

Characterization of TiCrN Nanocomposite Protective Coatings for Biomedical Applications

Preparation and Characterization of Chemically Bonded Si₃N₄ and TiN Nanocomposites Prepared by Mechanical Alloying and Sintering

Comparison Studies of Titanium Silicon Carbide Hard Coatings Deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition and Magentron Sputtering Assisted Pulsed Laser Deposition

Response of Nanocrystalline Materials to Ion and Neutron Irradiation

Novel Properties and Potential Applications of CrBN Films Produced via Unbalanced Magnetron Sputtering

Preparation, Structure, and Properties of Composite Fullerene-Like CNx Films Produced by Pulsed Laser Ablation

Tribological Analysis of Nano-composite Diamond-like Carbon Films Deposited by Unbalanced Magnetron Sputtering

The Role of Defects in Surface Resistivity: The Unusual Case of Sulfur on Cu(100)

Chemistry of One-dimensional Metallic Edge States in MoS₂ Nanoclusters

Electron-Induced Dissociation and Reactions of Methyl Groups Adsorbed on Cu(110)

Oxidative Coupling of Methane to Higher Hydrocarbons Using Li₂O/MgO Catalysts

The Dynamics of Alkane Adsorption on Pt(111), Pd(111) and Ni(111): Prediction from One Metal to Another?

Molecular Mechanisms of Propylene Adsorption and Oxidation on the Stepped Pt(411) Surface

Catalytic Arene Oxidation on Supported Platinum Nanoparticles

In situ XPS Investigation of the Methanol Oxidation Over Copper

Determination of the Adsorption Site of a Polyatomic Adsorbate Using Vibrational Spectroscopy and ab initio Calculations: Methoxy and Ethoxy on Cu(100)

A Model Catalyst with Selectivity Controllable Functions: The Effects of Frequency in Thickness Extension Mode Resonance Oscillation on Ethanol Decomposition Over a Thin Ag Film Deposited on a Ferroelectric z-cut LiNbO₃ Single Crystal

Long Jumps in the Surface Diffusion of Large Molecules

Observation of the Motion of Individual Lead-oxide Molecules on Reconstructed Au(111) Using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Initial Stages of Transition-Metal-Assisted Carbon Nanotube Growth: A First-principles Study*

Water Diffusion and Clustering on Pd(111)

A New Mechanism of Mo Growth on Au (111) by Chemical Vapor Deposition from a Mo(CO)₆ Precursor

Vacancy-Mediated and Exchange Diffusion in the Pb/Cu(111) Surface Alloy

Ultrathin Transition Metal Films on W Surfaces - Conditions for Surface Alloy Formation

Metastable Pb Microcrystals on Ru(0001) Formed by Oxygen Segregation*

Selforganized Nanostructures at Vicinal Surfaces

Azimuth Dependent Nanogroove Creation by Grazing Ar⁺ Bombardment on Cu(001)

Effects of Cluster Size and Deposition Energy on Adsorption and Sintering Behavior of Metal Nanoclusters on Oxide Supports

Bonding of Gold Nano-Clusters to Vacancies on Rutile TiO₂(110)

The Chemical and Catalytic Activity of Au/TiO₂(110) towards Sulfur Dioxide

STM Studies of Titanium Oxide Adlayers on a Pt(100) Surface

Oxygen Vacancies on TiO₂(110) : An STM Study of Adsorbate Mediated Diffusion

Oxygen Vacancies as Active Sites for Water Dissociation on Rutile TiO₂(110)

The Influence of Subsurface, Charged Impurities on the Adsorption of Chlorine at TiO₂(110)

Lower 3-fold Hollow Site of K on TiO₂(110)1x1

Electronic and Geometric Structure of Anatase TiO₂(101) and (001) Single Crystals

Interactions of Oxygenated Hydrocarbons with Stoichiometric and Defective SrTiO₃(100) Surfaces: Role of Surface Structures and Defects

Mechanical Properties of TiN and Ti_1-xSi_xN_y Coatings using Surface Acoustic Wave Techniques

Mechanical Testing of Thin Films: Experiments and Analysis

Copper Gallium Thin Film as the Stress-release Coating for Optical Fiber Metallization

Role of Interface Free Energy in Hardness Enhancement in PTFE/Al, PTFE/Cu, and PTFE/Ti Nanomultilayered Thin Films

Pulsed Laser Ablated MoS₂-Al Films Characterized for Friction and Wear in Humid Conditions

Thin Films of TiSiC MAX Phase - Growth, Characterisation and Properties

Carbon Incorporation in Boron Suboxide Thin Films

Synthesis and Characterization of Nanolayered TiB₂/TiC Coatings for Possible Elevated Temperature Applications

Fluorinated Amorphous Carbon Thin Films: Analysis of the Role of the Plasma Excitation Mode on the Structural and Mechanical Properties

Expanded Characteristics Evaluation for Low Vacuum Dry Pumps

High Throughput Continuous Cryopump, with Gas Dynamic Compression of the Helium Minority Stream, for Pumping Fusion Reactors

Vacuum System Design and Simulation Program for PCs

Design Fabrication and Processing of Vacuum Chambers for High Energy Accelerators at Brookhaven*

Advanced Materials and Fabrication Techniques for the Next Generation Light Source

Investigations of Novel Getter Materials

Modern Types of Getters for Novel Applications

Gaede Langmuir Award Address: The Impact of Non-evaporable Getters on the Evolution of UHV/XHV Technology