Integration of an External Cavity Quantum Cascade Laser Into a Scattering-Type Infrared Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscope

An Investigation Into the Aging of Paintings using Surface Analysis Techniques

Probing Insect Tissue by NEXAFS Imaging: A Chemical Characterization of Cuticle from an African Flower Scarab (Eudicella gralli)

Surface Cleaning of Organic and Inorganic Materials with Argon Cluster Ion Beams

Structure Determination of Heterogeneous Materials through 3D Imaging using XPS and Multivariate Analysis

Interface Orientation Dependent Field Evaporation Behavior in Multilayer Thin Films

Atom Probe Tomography and Spectroscopic Analysis of Wide Bandgap Nanostructures

Probing 3D-Semiconductor Structures

Membrane Binding, Structure and Regulation of the PTEN Phosphatase

Biomimetic Lipid Membrane Systems Applied to HIV-1 Neutralization

Interactions between the Norovirus and Glycosphingolipids Studied with Cell Membrane Mimics

Binding of C-reactive Protein to Lipoprotein Nanoparticle Mimics: A Gel Electrophoresis Study

Microengineered Hydrogels for Stem Cell Bioengineering and Tissue Regeneration

Nanoscale Architectures for Probing Cell Mechanics

Production of Functionalized 3D Micro Environment for Cell Culture

High Mobility Channel Materials and Novel Devices for Scaling of Nanoelectronics beyond the Si Roadmap

Local Profile of the Dielectric Constant Near the Oxygen Vacancy in the GeO₂ Films

Two Step Passivation and ALD Monolayer Nucleation on Ge(100)

Bilayer High-k Gate Stacks on Ge and InGaAs

Effect of Post Deposition Anneal on the Characteristics of InP MOS Capacitors with High-k Dielectrics

ALD Half Cycle Study of HfO₂ on InP by In Situ XPS

Nonvolatile Memresistive Nano-Crossbar Switches in Pt/Ta2O5/Cu Solid Electrolytes

Metrology for Interfaces and Mass Transport in C-MOS Related Nanofilms

Thermal Plasmonics as a Route to Photovoltaics?

Nanocrystal Assemblies: A Modular Approach to Materials Design

Photonic and Plasmonic Crystals for Thermophotonics and Energy Conversion

Molecular and Hybrid Solution Processible Thermoelectrics

Semiconductor Nanowire Networks as Thermoelectric Platforms

Diamond as an Electrode Material for the Direct Conversion of Thermal to Electrical Energy through Thermionic Emission

Thin Film Silicon Approaches to Future Generations of PV Materials

On the Influence of the Amorphous Silicon Microstructure on the Crystallization Kinetics Towards Poly-Crystalline Silicon for Solar Cells

Deposition of Microcrystalline Silicon Thin Films by Radio Frequency PECVD using Voltage Waveform Tailoring

Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Silicon Thin Film Photovoltaic Technology on Flexible Substrates

High Efficiency, Large Area Silicon Thin Film Solar Modules

Metal-Modulated Epitaxy Growth of InGaN/GaN p-i-n Solar Cells

Selecting the Best Metrology Method for Monitoring Thin Film Deposition

A Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy Study of Artificially Modified Bilayer Graphene

Dry Transfer of Single Layer Graphene to Polymers

Studies on Ozone Based Atomic Layer Deposition of High-k Dielectrics on Graphene

Fluorine Functionalization of Epitaxial Graphene for Uniform Deposition of Ultrathin High-κ Dielectrics

Improving Performance of CVD Graphene Field Effect Transistors by Reducing Water Trapped at the Graphene/Substrate Interface

Improved Performance of Top-Gated Graphene-on-Diamond Devices

Growth of Turbostratic Graphene on Sapphire

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Nanomanipulation of Graphene-Coated Water on Mica

Magnetic Impurities on Graphene

Electron Spin Transport in Exfoliated and Epitaxial Graphene Grown on SiC

Landau Levels of Dirac Fermions Observed at Zero External Magnetic Fields on Modified Graphite by STS

Tunneling Spectroscopy of Adsorbed Iron Phthalocyanine on Epitaxial Graphene on SiC(0001)

Atomic Scale Determination of the Bilayer Graphene Energy Gap

Atomic, Electronic, and Magnetic Properties of Metal-Graphene Interfaces

Spin-Dependent Scattering from Gated Potential Obstacles in Graphene Systems

Suppression of Weak-Localization Effect in Strained CVD –grown Graphene

Simulation of Electron-Ion Dynamics in Pristine and Functionalized Graphene in External Fields

Principles of Helium Ion Microscopy

Design and Performance of a Near Ultra High Vacuum Helium Ion Microscope

Sub-10 nm Scanning Helium Ion Beam Lithography

Contrast Performance in Helium Ion Microscopy

Helium Ion Beam Induced Deposition Examined using a 3D Monte Carlo Simulation

TEM Specimen Preparation with Light Ions

The Possibilities of the HIM for Imaging and Nanopatterning of EUVL Masks

Assessing Nanotechnologies for Volume Manufacturing

Material and Tool Design Challenges for Taking ALD to High-volume Production Beyond 30nm Node

The Metal-Oxide-Metal Vacancy Drift Memristor - A CMOS Compatible, High Speed, Non-Volatile Switch for Universal Memory and Storage

Large Scale Graphene: Progress and Challenges

Laser-Assisted Electron-Beam Induced Deposition and Etching

Channel SiGe Selective Epitaxy Process for DRAM High K Peripheral Transistors

Proximity, Phonon in Nanometer Size Superconducting Nb Islands : A STM Study

Spin Excitation Spectroscopy

Atom-Specific Interaction Quantification and Identification by Combined Scanning Tunneling and Atomic Force Microscopy

The Role of Surface States in Inelastic Electron Tunneling Into Metal Surfaces

2011 AVS Medard Welch Award Lecture - Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy and Imaging of Single Molecules

Two-Color Ultrafast-Laser-Assisted STM

High Precision local electrical Probing: A New Low Temperature 4-Tip STM with Gemini UHV-SEM Navigation

Spin-Polarized VLEED: Experimental Access to the Spin-Dependent Surface Barrier

Feature Profile Evolution for HARC Etching in SiO₂

Hybrid Strip Process to Minimize Low-k Dielectric Damage

Model for High Aspect Ratio Dielectric Etch Process in a Capacitively-Coupled Plasma

Plasma-induced Damage Reduction in Porous SiOCH Dielectrics by Replacement of H₂ and N₂ by CH₂F₂ and Ar in Fluorocarbon Based Plasmas

Using Pulsed Power to Control Etch Properties of SiO₂ in Ar/CF₄/O₂Capacitively Coupled Plasmas

Chemical Mechanisms for Dielectric Product Development

Optimization of CF₃I Process for Low-K Etching

Mechanism of Highly Selective SiO₂ Etching over Si₃N₄, Si and Photoresist Using Hydro-Fluorocarbon Gases

Prediction of Ion Sheath Shape and Ion Trajectory during Plasma Etching Processing using On-Wafer Monitoring Technique

Measuring Electron Density, Electron Temperature, and Plasma Potential with RF Frequency Probes

Effects of Wire Thickness, Neutral Pressure and Gas Composititon on the Inflection Point Technique

A New Diagnostic Tool System of Radio- Frequency Plasmas by Employing Floating-Emissive Probe

A Comparison of Emissive Probe Techniques for Electric Potential Measurements in a Complex Plasma

Probe Diagnostics Instrument for Laboratory and Industrial RF Plasmas

Ion Energy Distributions in Pulsed Plasmas with Synchronous DC Bias: Effect of Noble Gas

2011 AVS John A. Thornton Award Lecture - As Device Dimensions Continue to Shrink… A Journey Through Thirty Years of Plasma Etching Diagnostics and Mechanisms

Evolution of Crystal Orientation during Oblique Angle Deposition

Vapor-Liquid-Solid Glancing Angle Deposition (VLS-GLAD): A New Way of Shaping Crystalline Nanowires

Lithographic Processing of Nanostructured Thin Films Grown Using Oblique Angle Deposition Method

Automated Measurement Technique for Growth Scaling in Glancing-Angle Deposited Films

Heterogeneous Nanorod Arrays Fabrication by a Two-Source Dynamic Shadowing Growth System

La1-xCexMnO₃ Perovskites: Structural Features and Performance for Preferential CO Oxidation Reaction

Faceted Metal Surfaces: Surface Chemistry and Growth of Metallic Nanoclusters

Modeling the Complexities of Heterogeneous Catalysts

Nanocatalysis: New Developments in Catalytic Performance of Size- and Shape-Controlled Metal Nanoparticles

Oxidative-Coupling Reactions via Nucleophilic Attack on Gold Surface

Understanding the Enhanced Activity for Methanol Reaction on Titania-supported Au Clusters

Oxygen Chemisorption, Formation, and Thermal Stability of Pt Oxides on Pt Nanoparticles Supported on SiO₂/Si(001): Size-Effects

Alloy Surface Reactivity on Cu_xAu_yPd_1-x-y Composition Spread Alloy Films

Pd Ensemble Effects on Enhancing Low Temperature CO Oxidation and Tolerance on AuPd Alloys: A First Principles Study

The Effect of Structure on Interfacial Energy

Interfacial Electronic Structure of Dipolar Organic Semiconductors

Characterization of Quinonoid Zwitterion Molecular Films on Metal Surfaces

Directed Organization of C₇₀ Kagome Lattice by TiOPc-Monolayer Template

Solvation - Assisted Growth of ZnPc and 4NO₂-ZnPc Monolayer Films on Au(111)

Direct Observation of NO₂ Adsorption onto CuPc Monolayers with STM

Tunneling Spectroscopy of Benzoic Acid Monolayers: The Role of the Metal-Molecule Interface

Interfacial Engineering of Organic Light Emitting Diodes with Sputter Treated Molybdenum Oxides as Hole Injection Layers

Probing Surface Photovoltage Development by Dynamical XPS Measurements

Indium Oxide Atomic Layer Deposition Facilitated by the Synergy between Oxygen and Water

Engineering AlN Thin Films by Atomic Layer Deposition on Wide Bandgap Semiconductors as Gate Dielectric

Paul Holloway Award Lecture - Gas-Surface Interactions during Atomic Layer Deposition

Mechanical Properties of ALD Thin Films

Effect of Atomic Layer Deposition on the Mechanical Properties of Synthetic Nonwoven and Electrospun Polymer Fibers

In Situ Studies of Oxide ALD for Crystalline Oxide Growth on Silicon

Nucleation and Interface Formation of Al₂O₃ on HF-treated InGaAs(100) by Atomic Layer Deposition

New UHV Low Temperature Scanning Probe Microscopy Facility for the Study of Future Electronic Materials

Contact Resistance of RF MEMS at a Randomly Rough Surface in the Presence and Absence of Adsorbed Organic Monolayers

Surface Issues for Solid Niobium SRF Accelerator Cavities

Examples of Surface Related R&D on Nb Samples and SRF Cavities for Particle Accelerators at JLab

Early Stages of Nb Growth on Cu for SRF Accelerator Applications

Epitaxial Niobium Thin Films for Accelerator Cavities

Development via Energetic Condensation of Niobium Thin Films Tailored for Superconducting RF Applications

Evaluation of Secondary Electron Emission Yield Suppression Coatings at CesrTA

Electron Cloud Mitigation for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)