AVS2011 Monday Morning

Characterization of Nano-structures from Analysis of the XPS Background: Automation and 3D-imaging

Characterization of Model Gradient Inorganic Thin Films with XPS Spectral Modeling

Corrections for Backscattering Effects in Quantitative Auger Analyses

Effect of Monochromator X-ray Bragg Reflection on Photoelectric Cross Section

An XPS Investigation of CdS Based Photoresistor During Operation

Coronene Ion Bombardment Effects in the Quantitative Analysis of Polymeric Materials by XPS

Using A C60 Ion Source For Routine Surface Chemical Analyses

Large Area Quantitative XPS Imaging for Small Feature Compositional Screening

A New Type of Detector for Dynamic XPS Measurements

Cell Instructive Biomaterials by Non-Equilibrium Self-Assembly

Lipid Vesicle Fusion for Studies of Cell Functions

Watching Biomineralization at Work: The Specific Interactions of Statherin with Hydroxyapatite Surfaces Probed at the Molecular Level

ECM Ordering Effects as a Marker for Early Tissue Formation on Artificial Substrates - A Sum-Frequency-Generation Spectroscopy Study

Structure and Function of von Willebrand Factor on Synthetic Surfaces and Collagen

ToF-SIMS Study of Orientation of FnIII_9-10 Fibronectin Fragment on Self-Assembled Monolayers

Single Protein Manipulation with STM

DNA Origami from Inkjet Synthesis Produced Strands

Solid State Electron Transport across Proteins

Surface Cleaning and Monolayer Seeding for ALD of High-k Studied by In Situ STM, STS, and XPS

Selective Area Regrowth of Self-Aligned, Low-Resistance Ohmic Contacts on InGaAs

Boron Nitride Development and New Applications for sub-20nm Device Fabrication

Novel Organosilicate Polymers for Ultralow-Dielectric Films with High Modulus, Low CTE, and Closed-Pore Morphology

Interface Traps and Low Subthreshold Swing in III-V Tunnel FETs

Impact of Vertical Structured Devices for Future Nano LSI

Energy Security and Energy Policy

Technology Innovation and China's Skyrocketing Demand for Energy

Making Energy Sustainable – Scientific Challenges in Determining the Pathways to the Future

Synthetic Biology for Energy and the Environment

Manufacturing Innovations for a Sustainable Energy Future

Plasma Energy R&D at National Fusion Research Institute (NFRI): Fusion Energy, Silicon Quantum Dot Solar Cell, and Plasma-Enhanced Coal Gasification

Synthetic Fuel Processing through Plasma-Assisted CO₂ Conversion

Effective Light Trapping for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells by Plasma Texturing

RF-PECVD Processes Excited by Asymmetric Voltage Waveforms

Spontaneous and High Rate Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Silicon by Expanding Thermal Plasma

SiH₄ and SiF₄ Dissociation in Matrix Distributed ECR Sources, and Potential for High Deposition Rate of Thin Film Silicon Alloys

The Effects of Showerhead Hole Structure on the Deposition of uc-Si:H Thin Films by VHF PECVD

Plasma-Enhanced CVD and ALD Prepared Nanolayers for High-Efficiency Solar Cell Manufacturing

Charge and Spin Transports at Surfaces of Strong Spin-Orbit-Coupling Materials

Electron Transport in Ferroelectric Domains and Walls

Electronic Instabilities, Fluctuations, and Transport in Epitaxial Nanowires

Grain Boundary Resistivity in Copper Nanowires

Tunable Coulomb Blockade and Giant Coulomb Blockade Magnetoresistance in a Double Quantum Dot System

Quantum Transport in Crossbar Devices

Atomic Layer Growth of Graphene

Graphene on Ni(111): Growth and Defects

Investigating Graphene Nucleation on C-Face SiC via Electron Channeling Contrast Imaging and Raman Mapping

Graphene Band Engineering on One-Dimensionally-Modulated SiC Substrate

Graphene Growth on Au(111)

Synthesizing Pristine Epitaxial Graphene and its Impact on Electronic Properties

Growth and Characterization of Graphene Films on Cu(111)

Graphene Growth on Cu(111)

Epitaxial Graphene Growth on Non-Polar 6H-SiC Substrates

In Situ X-ray Studies of Model and Real Catalysts: Bridging the Complexity Gap

Communicating Nanostructures: Spillover Processes Studied on Ceria-supported Platinum Nanoparticles

HPXPS Study of the Oxidation of 10 nm PdAg Nanoparticles

New Assignment for Ag(III) from In Situ XPS of Highly Oxidized Silver Films

The Oxidation of Methane Over Pd

The New Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Instrument at MAX-lab - An Instrument also for Ultrahigh Vacuum Studies

In Situ XPS and STM Studies of Ge₂H₆ Interactions with the Si(100) Surface

Fouling in the Face of a "Little" Surface Roughness

Chemistry Depending Surface Conditioning and its Implication for Colonization by Microorganisms

Probing Molecular Details of Marine Bioadhesion with In Situ Infrared Spectroscopy

Relationships between Cement Production Cycles and Adhesive Strength of the Barnacle Balanus Amphitrite

Micro to Nanostructured Stimuli-Responsive Surfaces for Study and Control of Bioadhesion

Surface Topographic Features to Control Biofouling

Biofouling: It's a Rough Business

Industrialization of Atomic Layer Deposition: From Design to Deposition

Improved MOS Characteristics of CeO₂/La₂O₃ and MgO/La₂O₃ Gate Stacks Prepared by ALD

Highly Uniform and Conformal Thin Film Metallization with Thermal and Plasma-Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition

Atomic Layer Deposition for Continuous Roll-to-Roll Processing

High Rate Continuous Roll-to-Roll Atomic Layer Deposition

ZnO Nanowire Logic Inverter with the Difference of Two Gate Electrode

Control of Growth Kinetics for Three-Dimensional III-nitride Nano-Heterostructures Towards Nanowire Devices

III-V Nanowire MOSFETs

Optimizing Quantum Efficiency in Quantum Dot Display

Polarization Engineered 1-Dimensional Electron Gas

Adding New Capabilities to Silicon CMOS via Deterministic Nanowire Assembly

Solid-State Dewetting of Direct Nanoimprinted Metallic Thin Films

Impact of Synchronized Plasma Pulsing Technologies on Key Parameters Governing STI Etch Processes

Effect of Si Damage on Shallow Source-Drain (SSD) Recess Structures

Improving Etch Processes by using Pulsed Plasmas

HfO₂ Etching by Pulsed BCl₃/Ar Plasma

Study of Metallic Interfaces Etching for High-K Metal Gate stacks in CMOS 28 nm Technology

Double Patterning Challenges for the sub 22nm CMOS Nodes

Novel Etch Mechanism for High Selectivity Etching of Silicon Nitride over Silicon and Silicon Oxide for Spacer Applications

High-Aspect Silicon Trench Oxidation in Downstream of Surface-wave Oxygen Plasma

Surface Science of Acetonitrile on Model Interstellar Ices and Grains

Energetic Xenon Sputtering and Embedding at Ice Surfaces

Composition and Chemistry at the Liquid/Vapor Interface of Aqueous Solutions: Liquid-Jet XPS Experiments Coupled with MD Simulations

In Situ Studies of Sulfuric Acid Aqueous Solutions by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Infrared Spectroscopy of Thin Water Films on TiO₂(110): Anisotropy and the Hydrogen-Bonding Network

Origins of the Molecular Volcano: Dewetting and Crystallization Effects Leading to Rapid Desorption from Amorphous Solid Water Overlayers

STM Dynamics Studies of Tip-Induced Reactions of Anthracene Derivatives on TiO₂(110)

Atom Specific Ultrafast Surface Chemistry using Soft X-ray Free Electron Laser: CO on Ru(0001)

The Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol on Gold and its Implications Towards a Gold-Mediated Conversion of Hydrocarbons

Determination of the Structure and Vibrational Dynamics of Methyl-Terminated Si(111) Using Helium Atom Scattering

STM Insights into Single-Molecule Dynamics

State-resolved Reactivity of Methane (ν₂+ν₄) on Ni(111)

Molecular Beam Scattering of CO and CO₂ on CuO_x Nanoclusters Supported on Silica Fabricated by Electron Beam Lithography

Precursor-Mediated Reactivity of Vibrationally Hot Molecules

Three-Dimensional Spatial Distribution of Desorbing N₂ and N₂O from Pd(211)

Heavy Ion Irradiation Effects on Ti/Al Multilayer Thin Films

Flux and Surfactant-Assisted Physical Vapor Deposition: New Approaches for Improving Complex Oxide Thin Film Growth

Initiated – Chemical Vapor Deposition of Organosilicones: from Growth Mechanism to Multilayer Moisture Diffusion Barriers

Processing and Characterization of Iron and Fluorine Co-Doped Ba_0,6Sr_0,4TiO₃ Thin Films

Advances in the Growth of Epitaxial Oxides for Neuromorphic Computing Applications

New Method to Produce High-Quality Epitaxial Ge on Si Using SiO₂-Lined Etch Pits and Epitaxial Lateral Overgrowth for III-V Multijunction Solar Cells

Three Dimensional Reciprocal Space Measurements by X-ray Diffraction using Linear and Area Detectors: Application to Texture and Defect Determination in Oriented Thin Films and Nanoprecipitates

Surface Characterization of Zr/Ti/Nb Tri-layered Films Deposited by Magnetron Sputtering on Si(111) and Stainless Steel Substrates

PECVD Synthesis of Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Nanolaminates

Transportable NIST Traceable Vacuum Standards for Secondary Calibration Laboratories and International Key Comparisons

Extending the Range of the Spinning Rotor Gage for Vacuum Measurements and Calibrations

Cold Electron Source Used as Electron Source in Familiar Vacuum Measurement Devices

Review of Thermal Conductivity Vacuum Gauges

Investigation of the Hot Cathode Ionization Vacuum Gauge; Stability and Reliability on the Point of View of Traceability

On the Stability of Capacitance-Diaphragm Gauges with Ceramic Membranes

Thermal Transpiration Effects in Capacitance Diaphragm Gauges with Helicoidal Baffle System

Direct Conductance Measurements of Laser-Drilled Pinhole Apertures