AVS2012 Thursday Afternoon

Applications of a C60 Ion Source for Surface Chemical Analysis: It’s Not Just for Polymers

Towards Ultimate Organic Depth Profiling using Argon Cluster Beams – Recommendations for Dual Beam Profiling and Sample Charge Compensation

Comparative Study of C₆₀ and Gas Cluster Ion Sputtering in XPS Depth Profiling for Thin Film Analysis

Damage Profiles of Si (001) Surfaces Bombarded by Ar Gas Cluster Ion Beam

Non-Destructive Depth Profiling using VKE-XPS and Maximum Entropy Regularization

The Early Stage of Corrosion of Cu₃Au Alloy

Hard X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (HAXPES) Investigations of Electronic Materials and Interfaces

Hard X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy used to Investigate the Resistive Switching Behavior of Manganite Heterostructures: The Case of Ti/PrCaTiO₃ Interface

Dislocation Compensation in Ungraded ZnS_ySe_1-y/GaAs (001) Heterostructures

Dynamical X-ray Diffraction from Semiconductor Heterostructures with Asymmetrical Dislocation Densities

Epitaxial Growth and Electronic Bandstructure of the Semiconducting Half Heusler Compound CoTiSb

Application of Magnetic Heusler Alloys to All-Metal Sensors for Ultrahigh-Density Magnetic Recording

Growth of Epitaxial Co₂MnSi/MgO/Co₂MnSi Magnetic Tunnel Junctions by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Fabrication of Highly Ordered Co₂FeAl Thin Films by Reactive Ion Beam Deposition for Spintronic Devices

AlN-based Technology for Deep UV and High-power Applications

Atomic Layer Deposition of AlN Thin Films as Gate Dielectrics for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors

Low-Temperature Behavior of the Surface Photovoltage in p-type GaN

Controlling GaN Polarity on GaN Substrates

Direct Green and Yellow Light Emitting Diodes – Polarization Control and Epitaxy

The Influence of Substrate and Gas Phase Temperatures on the Properties of InN Epilayers

Absence of Electron Accumulation at InN(11-20) Cleavage Surfaces

Dependence of Gallium Incorporation and Structural Properties of Indium-rich In_xGa_1-xN Epilayers on Ammonia - MO Precursor Pulse Separation

MBE-Growth of Coherent-Structure InN/GaN Short-Period Superlattices as Ordered InGaN Ternary Alloys for III-N Solar Cell Application

Growth Temperature and Stoichiometry Effects on the Inherent Stability of CdS/CdTe Solar Cells

XPS Characterization of Organic Gradients in Organic Photovoltaic and Organic Light Emitting Devices Using Ar GCIB Depth Profiling

Characterization of Degradation Mechanisms of Membrane Electrode Assemblies by XPS and SEM Imaging

Selective Adsorption Behavior of CO₂ and C₂ Hydrocarbon Isomers over N₂ and Methane in a Flexible Metal Organic Frameworks

Fabrication and Characterization of a PCBM-Terminated Organic Monolayer on a Si(111) Surface

Conversion Reaction of Thin Film Metal Fluorides and Metal Oxides Exposed to Atomic Lithium

Structuring of the Radiative Thermal Emission in Tungsten Inverse Opals for Thermophotovoltaic Applications

Nanowires and Nanowire Heterostructures for Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting

Plasmonic Polymer Solar Cells with Spectrally Tuned Au/SiO₂ Core/Shell Nanorods incorporated in Active Layers

Optics and Photonics Research Priorities and Grand Challenges as Relating to Today's Energy Frontiers

Molecule Substrate Interactions Probed by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Electron Localization in Single Mixed-Valence Molecules

Rectification by a Single Molecular Diode

Electron Transport Study of Graphene Grain Boundaries Using Scanning Tunneling Potentiometry

Static and Dynamic Conductance in Topological Defects in Ferroelectrics

Transport and Mechanical Properties of Molecular Junctions formed by Acetophenon Deposited on Si (100) Surface

Experimental Determination of the Charge Neutrality Level (CNL) of Conjugated Polymers

Investigation on the Electronic Structure of Arylthio (ArS)-functionized CdSe Nanoparticle Hybrid Materials

X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Investigation of the Valence and Conduction Band Offset at Hexagonal a-BN:H/Si Interfaces

Monolayer Graphene-Boron Nitride 2D Heterostructures

Large Area Vapor Phase Growth and Characterization of MoS₂ Atomic Layers

Formation of Silicene and 2D Si Sheets on Ag(111): Growth Mode, Structural and Electronic Properties

Yttria-monolayer on Pt(111) Supported Graphene: A Novel Two Dimensional Heterostructure and its Affect on Charge Doping of Graphene

Probing the BCN-triangle by Computations—Outside the Carbon Corner

Single-layer MoS₂ Devices and Circuits

The Role of Oxygen in Microbiologically Influenced Marine Corrosion

3D-Tracking of Biofouling Microorganisms with Digital In-Line Holographic Microscopy

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Tackling Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion

Bioinspired Surfaces with Dynamic Topography for Active Control of Biofouling

Seasonal Study of Cathodic Current and Elucidation of Oxygen Reduction Enhancement Mechanism in Marine Biofilms

Tailoring Anode and Cathode Biofilms for Higher Current Production in Bioelectrochemical Systems

Study on Microwave ECR Plasma Source for 450-mm Wafer Etching

A Grid Reactor with Low Ion Energy Bombardment for Large Area PECVD of Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells

Plasma Generation and Delivery from a VHF Remote Source

Mechanical Optimization of a Plasma Source Device

Impact of Reactor Design on Plasma Polymerization Processes - An International Round-Robin Study

A Mini Plasma Source for In Situ Sample Cleaning

Magnetic Neutral Loop Discharge Reactor for Low-k Dielectric Plasma Processing

High Efficiency ICP Source for Plasma Dry Clean Processing

Interface Properties of Aqueous Nitrile Solutions

Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Sulfuric Acid Aqueous Solutions

Using Nanoscale Amorphous Solid Water Films to Create and Study Deeply Supercooled Liquid Water

DFT Study of Water Dissociation and Diffusion on Metal Surfaces, Kinks and Step

Adsorption and One-Dimensional Chain Formation of Water on TiO₂(110)

Characterization of Surface and Adsorbate Chemistry on TiO₂; Particle Ensembles and Atmospherically Prepared TiO₂; Single Crystalline Surfaces

The Critical Marangoni Number Dependence with Different Aspect Ratio Comparing Microgravity Experiments and Numerical Simulation

Direct Atomic Scale Imaging and Spectroscopy of III-V Semiconductor Nanowire Surfaces

Spontaneous Assembly of Ordered Atomic Wires with a Long Interwire Distance on a Stepped Nanotemplate

Influence of Surface Steps on the Initial Oxidation of TiN (100)

Growth of Ag/Ge(111) Phases Studied with LEEM and LEED

A Synchrotron XPS Study of the Radio-Frequency SF₆ Plasma Fluorination of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Solving the Shape of Micellar Pt Nanoparticles Supported on TiO₂(110) and γ-Al₂O₃: A STM, TEM and EXAFS Study

Geometrical, Electronic, and Vibrational Properties of Bare and H-covered Pt_n(n=22, 33, 44, 55, and 85) Nanoparticles

The Effect of S to Se Substitution in SAMs: Odd-Even Polymorphism of Biphenyl-Substituted Alkaneselenolate on Au(111)

Molecular Self-Assembly by Ionic Bonding in a Series of Carboxylate Species on the Cu(100) Surface

Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)-Based Nanografting for the Study of Self-Assembled Monolayer Formation of Organophosphonic Acids on Al₂O₃ Single Crystal Surfaces

SIMS as a Method for Probing Stability of the Molecule-Substrate Interface in SAMs

Wet Chemical Surface Modification of Silicon Oxide and Oxide Free Silicon by Aluminum Oxide

Static and Dynamic Depth Profiling of Thin Films with Low Energy Ion Scattering (LEIS)

Paul Holloway Award Talk: Surface Chemistry and Structure of Alloy Thin Films under Reaction Conditions and their Correlations to Catalytic Performances of CO₂ Conversion and Methane Partial Oxidation

Time-resolved and Surface Plasmon Resonance Studies in Metal-Insulator Phase Transition in VO₂ Thin Films

Growth, Microstructure and Optical Properties of Sputter-Deposited Gallium Oxide Thin Films

Optical and Structural Properties of Hafnium Oxide Thin Films Prepared Using Different Deposition Techniques

Nitrogen Induced Changes in the Structure and Electronic Properties of WO­_3­ Thin Films

Light-Directed Nanosynthesis: Near-Field Optical Approaches to Integration of the Top-Down and Bottom-Up Fabrication Paradigms

Molecular Layer Deposition (MLD) of Polymer Multiple Quantum Dots on TiO₂

Thiol-yne Click Chemistry: Old Concept & New Applications in Surface Science

Attachment of Conjugated Diruthenium Alkynyl Compounds by Click Chemistry

Vapor Phase Surface Functionalization using Hybrid SAMs / ALD Heterostructures

Chemically and Mechanically Stable Hydrophobic Thin Films Prepared by Combination of Layer-By-Layer Approach and Thiolene Chemistry

A Detailed Investigation of the Conditions for Monolayer Deposition from Silane Precursors

Self Limiting Behavior in the Directed Self-Assembly of Mounds on Patterned GaAs(001)

Characterization of Fully Functional Spray-on Antibody Thin Film