UPS Work Function Measurements on Polymers Combined with C60 Depth Profiling

Patterning and Bonding of Poly(dimethylsiloxane) A Simple New Method for Creating Optically Transparent Biocompatible Surfaces and Robust Microfluidic Devices

Interfacial Structure of Polymer Brush and Gel Investigated by Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy

Multiphoton Patterning of Planar and Topographically Complex Surfaces for Control of Photon, Electron, and Chemical Transport

Chemical Modification of Self-Assembled Monolayer Surfaces using Soft-Landing of Mass-Selected Ions

TOF-SIMS Analysis of Polypropylene Films Modified by Isotopically Labeled Methane Flames

The Analysis of Oxidation Profiles in Elastomers Using ToF-SIMS

Surface Chemical Analysis of Nano-Scaled r.f. Plasma Polymer and Co-Polymer Films by using a Combination of "In-Situ"and Ex-Situ Characterization Tools: Hydroxylated and Aminated Surfaces by XPS, ToF-SIMS and NEXAFS Spectroscopy

Surface Initiated Enzymatic Polymerization of DNA

Genome Sequencing with Polony Technology

In Situ Study of Ionic Strength and Probe Coverage Influences on DNA Hybridization using Cyclic Voltammetry

Hybridization with DNA Probes Bound to Gold by Adenine Nucleotides

Novel Materials and Strategies for DNA Sequencing and Genotyping in Microfluidic Devices

Multivariate Analysis Methods Applied to ToF-SIMS Images of DNA Microarrays

Quantitative Analysis of Block-oligonucleotide Brushes on Gold

Spatially and Energy Resolved Imaging of Nucleation Centers in Ferroelectrics

Strain-Enhanced Ferroelectrics and Multiferroics Grown by MBE*

Molten Salt Synthesis and Luminescence Properties of Rare-Earth Doped Yttrium Oxide and Rare-Earth Zirconate/Hafnate

Thermoelectric Properties of Concentration Graded Bulk Co-Doped TiO₂

Growth and Characterization of Vanadium Dioxide (VO₂) Thin Films Prepared by Reactive Biased Target Deposition (RBTD)

Elaboration, Chemical and Electrical Analyses of Intermixed and Nanolaminate HfO₂-Al₂O₃ MIM Capacitor Structures

Suppression of Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) Capacitor Leakage Current in BaSrTiO3 (BST) Dielectrics by Ni Doping : Spectroscopic Studies Changes in Conduction Band Edge Defects States with Ni Doping

Comparison Between Film Characteristics and Gas-Phase Diagnostics in Magnetron Sputtering Deposition of Superconducting YBaCuO

ENABLE-based Low Temperature Growth of In-rich InGaN Films

Tandem-Junction Solar Cells using BeTe Buffer Layers for AlGaAs Molecular Beam Epitaxy on Silicon Substrates

Gaseous Deposition of Lead Sulfide Nanoparticle/Ti-Phthalocyanine Composite Films

Plastic Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells and Near-Infrared Photodetectors

Defect Characterization of CdTe and CdMgTe Solar Cells and Their Correlation to the Device Properties

Electron Backscatter Diffraction of CdTe Thin Films - Effects of CdCl2 Treatment

Effect of Selenization Temperature on the Grain Growth of Absorber Layer in Ultra Thin CIGS/CdS Solar Cells

Thin Film Epitaxial Growth of CuInSe₂ Bicrystals for Grain-Boundary Studies

New Small Dry Vacuum Pump for Scientific and Industrial Applications

Preventing The 10 Most Costly Mistakes in Vacuum Pump Operation

L10 Phase FePt Magnetic Force Microscopy Probes for Magnetic Domain Images

Time Resolved X-ray Imaging of Magnetic Nanostructures Driven by Spin-transfer Torque

Local Detection and Manipulation of Single Spins and Spin-Orbit Coupling at Surfaces

Mapping Resonant Dissipative Behavior in Magnetic Nanostructures: The Role of Single Defects

Epitaxial Growth of Ultrathin Fe Films on Ni(111) Investigated by LEED and STM

Multiplexed DNA and Protein Arrays Printed via Dip Pen Nanolithography

Cell-Surface Interactions: The Extracellular Matrix as Mechanotransducer

Carbon Nanotube - Chitosan Sites for Direct Electrical Sensing of Biomolecular Events in BioMEMS

The Study of FET Flow Control and Separation of Proteins in Nanofluidic Channels

Microfabricated Cantilever Arrays for Drug Screening Based on DNA-Drug Intercalation

Nanofluidic System for Investigating DNA-Force and DNA-Protein Interactions

Plasma Assisted Production of Chemical Nano-Patterns: Study of the Biosensing Efficiency

Real-time Studies of Metallic Nanodroplet Formation and Motion on Semiconductor Surfaces

A Periodic Table of Silicon-Metal Nano-Templates for Cluster-Assembled Materials

Sc Silicide Epitaxial Nanowires on Si(001): A Comparison with Rare Earth Silicide Nanowires

Time-resolved X-ray Excited Optical Luminescence Characterization of Si Nanowires*

Enhancement of CHEI Programming Efficiency Using Extended SixZr1-xO2 Interface Formed by ZrO2 Charge Trapping Layer

Nano-Structured Surface Fabrication for Higher Luminescent LED by Self-Assembled Block Copolymer Lithography

Current-Voltage Characteristic of Organic Molecular Wires by Conducting Atomic Force Microscopy

Fabrication, Dynamics, and Electrical Properties of Shielded Probes

Real-Time and Wafer-to-Wafer Control Strategies to Address Seasoning of Plasma Etching Reactors¹

Chamber Walls Coatings during Hard Mask Patterning of Ultra Low-k Materials: Consequences on Cleaning Strategies

How Electron Density and Collision Rate Reflect the Properties of Chamber Wall and Substrate in IC Manufacturing

Surface Reactions of Atomic and Molecular Chlorine on Anodized Aluminum Surface in Chlorine Plasmas

Impact of Cu Contamination on Chamber Walls on Via-Hole CD Shift in Cu Dual Damascene Etching

Plasma-Wall Interactions in Inductively Coupled Plasma Reactor and a Novel Method for Wall Condition Control

Recombination of Oxygen Atoms on Dynamic Stainless Steel Surfaces

The Effect of Wall Conditions on the Self-Limiting Deposition of Metal Oxides by Pulsed Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition

Activation of Polymer Surfaces by Electron Beam Generated Plasmas

Impact of Plasma Etching Processes on 193 nm Photoresists: Etch Resistance and Line Width Roughness

Plasma Etching Performance of Thin Polymeric and Photoresist Films

Fabrication of Organic Polymers with Tuned Properties and Their Correlation to Plasma-diagnostic Parameters

Study of Plasma-Surface Interactions of Styrene and Vinylpyridine Polymers in Ar/C₄F₈/N₂ Discharges

Advanced Plasma Treatments for Cleaning and Protection of Metal Artefacts

Cell Growth on Plasma Deposited Micro- and Nano Patterned Teflon-Like Coatings

Studies of Plasma Surface Activation for Adhesion Enhancement of Polymer Materials in Nanotransfer Printing

Thermally Induced Oxidation and Decomposition Products from NCO /Cu(001)

Nano-Structural Information Carried by Desorbing Products; Surface-Nitrogen Removal and Angular Distributions

Reactivity of Atomic Oxygen on Gold Surfaces

Abstraction of ¹⁸O Atoms Chemisorbed on Pd(111) by ¹⁶O Atoms Incident from the Gas-Phase

An In Situ Investigation of Hyperactive States for CO Oxidation on Platinum Group Metal Catalysts

Imaging of Transition Metal Oxidation and Catalysis

Multisite Lattice-Gas Modeling for Chemisorption and Reaction on Metal(100) Surfaces

Adsorption and Oxidation of SiH₄ on Pd(111)

Diffusion of Bridge-bonded Oxygen Vacancies on TiO₂(110)

Probing the Structures of CeO_x(111) Thin Films and Ceria-Supported Metal Particles with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Structure and Stability of Cerium Oxide Surfaces in an Oxidizing Environment from First-Principles

Revealing Atomic Structures on Oxide Surfaces with the Dynamic Force Microscope

The Use of High-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Study the Surface Structure of Poorly Crystalline γ-Al₂O₃ Surfaces

Ab Initio Studies of Adsorption and Diffusion Processes on α-Al₂O₃ (0001) Surfaces

Iron Oxide Thin Films on Pd(111) and Pt(111)

Factors Affecting Polarization Dependent Adsorption on Ferroelectric Oxide Surfaces

Fabrication of 3D Heterostructured Nanorod/Nanospring Arrays by Dynamic Shadowing Growth

Effects of Steering and Shadowing in Epitaxial Growth

Mechanisms of Thin Film Growth under Shadowing and Re-Emission Effects

Ripple Growth and - Orientation during Grazing Incidence Deposition

Biaxial Texture of Titanium Nitride Thin Films Deposited by Off-normal Incidence Magnetron Sputtering

Zeno Effect and Step Edge Barrier in Organic Thin Films

Glassy-like Behavior of GaAs Nanomechanical Oscillators at Millikelvin Temperatures

MEMS Tribology in Extreme Environments¹

Performance of RF MEMS Switch Contacts at Cryogenic Temperatures

Macro-, Micro-, and Nano-scale Lubrication using Alcohol Vapor: Implications to MEMS.

MEMS Reliability in Harsh Environments

Water Vapor Effects on the Lubrication of Silicon MEMS by Alcohol Vapor

Monolayer Degradation and Sidewall Tribometer Studies of Vapor Phase Lubricants for MEMS

Vacuum Pumping Requirements for Miniature Mass Spectrometers

Miniature High Vacuum Pump for Mars Analytical Instruments

Development of MEMS for Space Applications

The Role of Vacuum-Based Processes in Developing High Performance Chemical Microsensors