AVS2005 Monday Morning

The Development of NSOM for Live Cell Applications

Local Mobility in Membranes: Atomic Force Microscopy and Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy

Molecular Orientation Imaging with sub 10-nm Resolution by Vector Piezoresponse Force Microscopy

Nanoscale Raman and Fluorescence Microscopy of Carbon Nanotubes

Scanning Atom Probe Study of Fragmentation of Organic Molecules

Surface Potential Mapping of DNA-protein Complex at Molecular Level

The Importance of Aberration Corrected SEM and TEM to the Semiconductor Industry

Scanning Tunneling Microscope Assisted with Inner-Shell Excitation by Hard X-ray Micro-Beam

Neutron Scattering Tutorial

Compositional Depth Profiles of Biomaterial Interfaces by Specular Neutron Reflection

Neutron Scattering and Diffraction for Molecular-Scale Characterization of Biomimetic Membranes

Towards a Deeper Understanding of Protein Resistance: Characterizing Water/Surface and Protein/Surface Interactions by In Situ Neutron Reflectometry

Soft Interfaces on the Nanometer Scale - How Neutrons Contribute to a Deeper Understanding on the Supramolecular Level

Design & Structural Characterization of Amphiphilic 4-Helix Bundle Peptides Vectorially-Oriented at Soft Interfaces

Structural Analysis of Phospholipid Membranes and Toxin Assault

Design Rules for the Assembly of DNA Modified Nanoparticles: Influence of Surface Chemistry, Ionic Strength, and a Polycation

DNA and Protein Microarray Printing on Silicon Nitride Waveguide Surfaces

DNA: Not Merely the Secret of Life

Adsorption of DNA-wrapped Carbon Nanotubes on SAM Modified Gold Surfaces

Surface Characterization of DNA Immobilization on Silane-modified SiO_x

From Fundamental Properties to Applications of DNA Monolayers

Electric Field Assisted Assembly of 2D and 3D DNA Nanostructures

New Approach in Electrochemical DNA Hybridization Detection with Adjacent Impedance Probing

Electronic Properties of High-K Dielectrics and their Interfaces

The Effect of Nitrogen Incorporation on the Material and Electrical Properties of HfO₂ on Si

Suppression of Fixed Charge at Internal Interfaces between SiO₂ and Dual-Layer High-k Gate Dielectrics: HfO₂-Al₂O₃

Self-organization of Thin Film Dielectrics and Their Interfaces in Gate Stacks for Advanced Si Devices

Physical and Electrical Properties of LaAlO₃, Potential Candidate for High K Gate Dielectric

Magnesium Oxide as a High-K Gate Dielectric

Spectroscopic Studies of Band Alignment in Metal/High-k Dielectric/Si Gate Stacks

Characterization of Nitrided Hafnium Silicates for High-κ Dielectrics Using Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Surface Functionalization and Interface Characterization for HfO₂ Growth by Atomic Layer Deposition

Differences in Band Edge Electronic Structure between Nanocrystalline ZrO₂ and HfO₂ Thin Films, and Bulk Crystals and Thin Films of Cubic Zironia (ZrO₂-Y₂O₃) and Hafnia (HfO₂-Y₂O₃)

Halide Chemical Vapor Deposition of SiC Crystals

Nm-Resolution Study of Various Quantum-Well Inclusions in 4H-SiC using Ballistic Electron Emission Microscopy: Quantum-Well Energy Depth and Local Transport Behavior

Quantitative Assessment of Diffusivity and Specularity of Textured Surfaces for Light Extraction in Light-Emitting Diodes

MOCVD Growth of Al-rich AlGaN Alloys:  Materials for Deep-UV Emitters

High Reflectance GaN-based Distributed Bragg Reflectors Grown on Si Substrates

Synthesis of Aligned Arrays of III-Nitride Nanowires and Heterostructure Nanowires via MOCVD

Large-scale Synthesis of GaN Nanowires by Direct Reaction of Gallium with Ammonia

Optical and Ellipsometric Studies on InN Layers Grown by High-Pressure CVD

Determining Composition of HPCVD Indium Nitride with Auger Electron Spectroscopy

Mechanical Properties of Polysilicon Thin Films using Micromachined Membranes and a Design of Experiments Methodology

Characterization of Nanoscale Wear Processes in Polysilicon-Based MEMS Devices using AFM and PEEM-NEXAFS Spectromicroscopy

Science and Technology of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Thin Films and Their Integration for Fabrication of Advanced MEMS/NEMS

Quantitative Work-of-Adhesion Values for use as an In-Fab Monitor of Stiction

An SPM-Based System for Contact Reliability Characterization

Surface Chemistry of Organosilanes as a Vapor Phase Lubricant for Si-based MEMS Applications

Post-Processing Curvature Modification of Cantilever Microbolometer Focal Plane Arrays

Using Geometric Moiré to Measure the Deformation in Polymeric Nanostructures

High Sensitivity and Broad Dynamic Range MEMS Humidity Sensor

Vacuum Packaging MEMS Devices

Morphological Control of Nanoporous Gold by Surfactants

Characterization of Polymer Nanostructures Deposited with Thermal DPN

Growth Modification of Ferromagnetic Core-Shell Nanomaterials by a Magnetic Field

Fabrication of Defect-free Sub-10nm Si Nanocolumn using Cl Neutral Beam

Three-Dimensional Nanochannels Formed by Oxide Deposition and Fast Etching of Polymer

Chemical Vapor Deposition onto Size-Selected, Aerosolized Silicon Nanoparticles

The Electronic Structure of Diamondoids Measured with Synchrotron Radiation

Low Temperature Melting of Tungsten and Ruthenium Nanorod Arrays

Self-Assembly and Photoluminescence of CdSe Quantum Dots from Buffer-Layer-Assisted Growth

Comparative Study of ZnO Nanorods Grown by MOCVD and Solution Method

Heat Conduction across Nanolaminates of Alternating Metal-Dielectric Materials

Probing Growth Defects Inside Nanowires

Optical Activation of Implanted Impurities in ZnS Nanowires

Metal, and Conducting Polymer Nanowires for Gas and Biomolecule Sensing

Determination of the Mechanical and Electromechanical Properties of 1D-nanostructures

Nanowires: From Biological Sensing to Computing and Much More!

Direct Atomically Resolved Imaging of Nanowire Heterostructures and Nanowire Substrate Interaction

Near-field Scanning Photocurrent Microscopy of a Nanowire Photodetector

Fabrication of Silicon Nanowires with Addressable Au-coated Si Islands

Mechanical and Electromechanical Properties of Metallic Nanowires

In Situ Resistance Measurement of Epitaxial Silicide Nanowires

Emissive Probes in Processing Plasmas - A Good Way to Measure the Plasma Potential

A New Diagnostic Method of Radio-Frequency Plasmas Produced in Insulated Vessels

Energy Dissipation in Capacitively Coupled Discharges of Molecular Gases

Spatial and Temporal Measurement of Electric Fields in a Plasma

Modified Actinometry for Monitoring Atomic Radicals in Molecular Gas Discharge

Rare Gas and O Metastable Density in Rare Gas Diluted Oxygen RF Plasmas

Prediction of Plasma UV Radiation Damages Using On-wafer Monitoring Sensors

Sheaths and Pre-sheaths in Collisionless and Collisional Active Plasmas: Planar and Cylindrical Probes

John Thornton Memorial Award Lecture:  Understanding of the Preparation and Properties of Superhard Nanocomposites

Effect of Momentum Per Arriving Atom on nc-TiN/a-Si_xN_y Nanocrystalline Composite Thin Film Properties in a Pulsed DC Magnetron Sputtering System

Columnar Growth, Nanostructure and Properties of TiC/a-C:H Nano-Composite Coatings

Smart Nanocomposite Tribological Coatings with Chameleon Behavior

Optimization of Multilayer Wear-resistant Thin Films Using Finite Element Analysis

Investigation on the Thermal Cycling Behaviour of Graded and Multilayered Lanthanum Zirconate as EB-PVD Thermal Barrier Coating

Established Protective Cutting Tool Coatings for Difficult Machining Operations

Multifunctional SiAlON Ceramic Coatings for High Temperature Applications

Transition States of Hydrogenation and β-hydride Elimination in Alkyl Groups on the Pt(111) Surface

Surface Science Insights on the Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Activated Ketones on Chirally-Modified Platinum

Electronic States of Adsorbed Molecules and Vibrational Excitation by Inelastically Tunneled Electrons from STM Tip

The Reaction Pathway for the Synthesis of Vinyl Acetate on Pd(111)

Vinyl Acetate Synthesis on Pd-based Catalysts: Structure Sensitivity and Active Site Identification

Selective Oxidation of Hydrocarbons on Chemisorbed Oxygen Covered Au(111)

Reactivity Studies of Molybdenum Carbide Nanoparticles formed on Au(111) using Reactive-Layer Assisted Deposition

The Mechanism of Partial Oxidation of Styrene on Ag(111)

Catalytic Hydrodechlorination of Chlorobenzene and Chlorotoluene Isomers on the Pt(111) Surface

Thermodynamic Stability of Alumina Films on NiAl(110) and the Dynamics of Their Extended Defects

Growth and Properties of Vanadia on Anatase TiO₂ (001) and (101) Surfaces

Oxide Nanolayers: Artificial Phases in Low Dimensions

Metal Atoms and Clusters on Oxide Surfaces and Thin Films: Charging Mechanisms and Consequences

Growth of WO₃ Clusters on TiO₂(110)-(1x1).

Imaging of Atoms on Oxide Surfaces by X-ray Standing Wave Fourier Inversion

Terminal Oxygen Structures on WO₃(100) Thin Films

Hydrogen - The World of Tomorrow?

Carbon Nanotube Catalyst for PEM Fuel Cells

Growth of CIGSS Thin Film Solar Cells on Flexible Stainless Steel Substrates of Various Thicknesses

Surfactant-assisted Growth of CdS Thin Films for Photovoltaic Applications

Surface Energies and Surface and Grain Boundary Nanochemistry of Cu(In,Ga)Se₂

Preparation and Characterization of Transparent Conducting ZnTe:Cu Back Contact Interface Layer for CdS/CdTe Solar Cell

CuPc:C60 Blend Film: A Photoemission Investigation

Silicon Thin Films from Trichlorosilane for Electron Beam Recrystallized Solar Cells

Plasma-Assisted Co-Evaporation of Thin Films for Photovoltaic Applications

Anomalously High Seebeck Coefficient Observed in V₂O₅ Thin Films