AVS2012 Tuesday Morning

Novel Concepts for Enhanced Metallic Nuclear Fuel Performance

Low Temperature Oxidation of Plutonium: A Mott-Cabrera Mechanism

The Sputtering Yields of Depleted Uranium and Uranium Carbide Bombarded and Alloyed by Either 30 keV Gallium or 16 keV Cesium Ions

Actinide Subsurface Chemistry in Waste Isolated Pilot Plant, Recent Development

XPS Study of Uranium Oxides with Various Precipitating Agents

Clinical Application of Surface Analysis Technologies – Needs, Requirements and Challenges

The Application of XPS to the Study of Protein Lyophilizates

Characterization of Real-World Surfaces and Interfaces of Devices in the Biomedical Industry

Ageing Processes Occurring on Nanoscaled Aminated Surfaces as Observed by ToF-SIMS/PCA, NEXAFS Spectroscopy and XPS

Signature Discovery in Explosives and Bioagents using Imaging Mass Spectrometry

Topography and Field Effects in the Inner Side of Micro via Hole using ToF-SIMS

Using XPS to Probe the Surface Chemistry of Ionic Liquids

XPS Profiling and Work Function Mapping of a Damaged Solar Cell

Application of XPS Imaging Analysis in Understanding of Interfacial Delamination and Related Problems

Computer Simulation of Water-Mediated Adhesion between Organic Surfaces

Adsorption from Saliva - Properties of Adsorbed Layers and Comparison with Other Systems

An Atomic Force Microscopy Based Method for the Determination of Protein Stability

Von Willebrand Factor A1 Domain Structure and Function Changes on Surfaces

Combining Catalysis and Self-Assembly: Towards Evolvable Soft Matter

Bio/Nano Interfaces of De Novo Design: Small Proteins with Large Potential

Application of CD and SRCD Techniques to the Study of Protein/Nanoparticle Complexes

Characterization, Modeling and Control of Fermi Level Pinning Phenomena at III-V High-k MOS Gate Stack Interfaces

An Investigation into the Origin of Anomalous Frequency Dispersion in Accumulation Capacitance of MOS Devices on III-V Substrates

Evaluation of Atomic Layer Deposited High-k Dielectrics on GaAs

High Energy XPS and Electrical Characterisation Studies of Metal Oxide Semiconductor Structures on Si, GaAs and InGaAs

Metastable Centers and Localized States in AlGaN/AlN/GaN Heterostructures Studied by C-V, Admittance Spectroscopy, and DLTS

Characterizations of Proton-irradiated GaN and 4H-SiC by KOH Etching

Trapping Centers in High -k Dielectrics for MOS Devices

Thin Film Solar Cells: Present Status and Future Prospects

Materials and Process Options for Cu(InGa)Se₂ Thin Film Solar Cells

Why Are We Making CIGS Solar Cells from Cu-poor Material?

Zn_xCd_1-xS Thin Films for Chalcopyrite Solar Cells Deposited through Batch and Continuous-Flow Chemical Bath Deposition

Selenization of Cu-Ga-In Precursors for Synthesis of CIGS Absorbers: Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies

Fabrication of CuIn_1-xGa_XS₂ Thin-Film Solar Cells on Single Layer Molybdenum

Investigation of Elemental Composition for Cu(InGa)Se₂ Thin Films by Various Analytical Techniques

ORION Nanofab: Fabricating sub 10 nm Nanostructures using the Helium Ion Microscope

AM-FM and Loss Tangent Imaging–Two New Tools for Quantitative Nanomechanical Properties

Characterization of Magnetically Tunable Iron Nanorod Coated Graphene Nanoplatelets

Dynamical Origin of Blue Photoluminescence from Graphene Oxide

Spin-Transport and Magnetism in Graphene

A “How To” for Magnetic Carbon

From Graphene to Amorphous Carbon by Sublimation and Condensation

Ambient Pressure XPS for Alternative Energy Research and Environmental Science

In Situ Soft X-ray Photon-in/Photon-out Spectroscopy of Photo-electrochemical Reactions of Hematite in Water Splitting

XANES and Ambient Pressure XPS (APXPS) Study: Investigations of the Local Structure and Final-State Effect in Partially Reduced SnOx Nanoislands on Pt(111)

Epitaxial Strontium Substituted Lanthanum Cobalt Oxides Investigated using In Situ Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Near Operating Conditions Under Applied Potentials

Probing Nitrogen and Metal Speciation in Non-Platinum Electrocatalysts by Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopies and DFT Calculations

Resolving Growth of Palladium Nanocatalysts Using In Situ FT-IR, XAS and PDF under Practical Atomic Layer Deposition Conditions

Catalyst Characterization using In Situ XAS and XPS: From Nanoparticles Synthesis to Evolution of Structural/Electronic Properties under Reaction Conditions

In Situ Study of the Oxidation of CO over Ir(111)

Focused Ion Beam Fabrication for Nanophotonics and Microsystems Integration

Nanomechanical Resonator Detection using Racetrack Resonator Structures for Use in Mass Sensing

Fabrication and Characterization of Ultra-Fast Electrostatically-Actuated Surface Micro-Machined Aluminum Mirrors

A Comparison of Different Releasing Methods in Fabricating Nano-Optomechanical Devices

Optomechanical Experiments with Large Area Graphene Membranes

Optomechanics of Graphene Resonators

Challenges of Nanomanufacturing from an Industrial Perspective

PRINT® Nanomanufacturing Technology-Precisely Engineered Particles for Life Science Applications

High Productivity Combinatorial R&D Technologies for Cost-Effective Nanomanufacturing

Direct Observation of Selective Band Engineering of an Isolated Subnanometer Wire

Growth of ZnO Nanowires on Retroreflector Microspheres and the Resulting Plasmonic Light Channeling Properties

Optical and Electrical Characteristics of Al-doped ZnO Nanowires Grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition

Rational Defect Engineering in Silicon Nanowires

Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics of Si Nanowires Grown by LPCVD

Selective Deposition of Germanium Nanowire Segments via a Hybrid Oxide-Stabilized/Vapor-Liquid-Solid Growth Method

Electronics and Opto-Electronics with Semiconducting Carbon Nanotube Arrays

Observation of the Impact of Pseudospin Conservation in Carbon Nanotubes

Properties and Application of Electronically Monodisperse Carbon Nanomaterials Functionalized with Nonionic Block Copolymers

Monitoring Plasma Etch Processes with Wave Cut-Off, Langmuir, and Radio-Frequency Probes

Impact of Self-Absorption on Emission Spectral Lines for Non-Equilibrium Plasma Source

Real-Time Plasma Deposition Thickness Control using In Situ Optical Emission Interferometry

Subsequent Temporal Change of Gaseous H and N Radical Density in Plasma after Different Processes

Experimental Implementation of Real-time Multivariable Control of a Capacitively Coupled Plasma

Multivariable Control of a Capacitively Coupled Plasma

Single and Multi-Point Ion Energy Distributions in a VHF+RF Commercial Reactor Measured by Novel In-Wafer Ion Energy Analyzer

Characterizing Electron Beam Generated Plasmas for Plasma Processing Applications

Gate-Silicon Etching using Evanescent Microwave Plasma for 22nm Technology Node and Beyond

Tracking Line Width Roughness Improvement during Gate Plasma Patterning

Plasma Prize Talk: Grand Challenges in Etch

Spacer Patterning for Trigate SOI Devices

Key Challenges in FinFET FEOL RIE Processing at the 14nm CMOS Node and Beyond

Patterning Options for 14nm Node and Beyond

High-Efficiency Downstream Plasma Processes

Challenges for Sub 20nm STI Etch

Strong Localization of Ionization in High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering in Reactive and Non-Reactive Gas Environments

The Magnetic Field Configuration’s Effect on Plasma Parameters in High-Power Pulsed Magnetron Sputtering

Plasma Generation and Transport in High-Power Pulsed Magnetron Sputtering

Metallic Film Modification through the Use of Non-standard HiPIMS Waveforms

Reactive Modulated Pulse Power Magnetron Sputtering of Molybdenum Oxides: Optical Behavior as a Function of Process Parameters

Cathodic Arc Plasma of AlCr Composite Cathodes in Inert and Reactive Atmospheres

Preparation, Characterization and Catalytic Activity of Model WO₃ Catalysts

EUV Photon Enhanced Oxidation of Carbonaceous Layer at a TiO₂ Film Surface

Reactions of Water with Vacuum Fracture Surfaces of Sodium-Aluminosilicate Glass: Effects of Composition on Reactivity

Reactivity of Highly-hydroxylated TiO₂(110) Surface Prepared via Carboxylic Acid Adsorption and Photolysis

Infrared Spectroscopy of CO₂ Adsorbed on TiO₂(110)

Low-temperature Dissociation of CO₂ on Ni/CeO₂/Ru(0001) Model Catalyst

Adsorption and Diffusion of Acetone on Rutile TiO₂ (110)

Variations in Reactivity for Acetaldehyde and Acetic Acid with the Crystallographic Orientation of Cerium Oxide Thin Films

The Entropies of Adsorbed Molecules

Growth Simulations for Atomic Layer Deposition: Adsorption, Elimination and Densification Reactions

Optimization of Properties of Al-doped ZnO Films Deposited by Atomic Layer Deposition

Growth Inhibition of Al₂O₃ on InGaAs by Atomic Layer Deposition

Nanoindentation and Flexure Related Effects Due to Reactive Subsurface Growth of Atomic Layer Deposition Aluminum Oxide on Polyamide-6

The Importance of Oxygen-Induced Ripening in the Nucleation of Platinum Atomic Layer Deposition

Plasma Assisted Atomic Layer Deposition of Pt and PtO_x in High Aspect Ratio 3D Structures

Friction at Hydrogel Contact Lens Surfaces

Linking Cartilage Structure, Lubrication, and Osteoarthritis

Self Healing Materials: A New Approach to Make Materials Perform More Reliably under Harsh Conditions

Surface Analytical and Tribological Characterization of Diamonlike Boundary Films Extracted from Base Mineral and Synthetic Oils

Data-driven Model for Estimation of Friction Coefficient via Informatics Methods

Structure, Lateral Flow, and Self-Healing of a Bound-and-Mobile Lubricant Film

Gas Dynamics Modelling for Particle Accelerators

Transient Flow of Rarefied Gas through a Short Tube

Experimental Results and Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Modelling of a High-Performance Large-Scale Cryopump

Development of a PhD-level course in Vacuum Science and Technology

A Comparison between Numerical and Analytical Models of Turbomolecular Drag Pump’s Stages

Improved Modelling and Measurement of the Rotor Temperature of Turbo-Molecular Pumps in Magnetic Fields

Test of Temperature-Dependent NEG Activation and Stability of Gold-Plating in the KATRIN Experiment

Improving the Pump Down of UHV Systems by the Additional Pumping Speed Provided by NEG Pumps