AVS2014 Wednesday Morning

Silicene and Germanene: Novel Graphene-like Artificial Silicon and Germanium Allotropes

Silicon Growth at the Two-Dimensional Limit on Ag(111)

Growth, Structure, and Properties of 2D SiO₂ Polymorphs

Layer-dependent Electronic and Vibrational Properties of SnSe₂ and SnS₂ 2D Materials

Synthesis and Properties of Large Scale, Atomically Thin Tungsten Diselenide (WSe₂)

Growth of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides and their Alloys and on Flat and Patterned Substrates

Synthesis, Characterization and Radiation Response of Boro-Carbon-Oxy-Nitride: A Heterogeneous 2D Material

The Structure of 2D Glass

Expanded Approaches for Single Cell Analysis by SIMS

3-Dimensional Chemical Imaging on the Nanoscale with Cluster-SIMS

SIMS 2D and 3D Characterization of Organic/Inorganic Surfaces by FIB Crater Wall Imaging and Tomography

Multivariate Imaging: A New Approach towards Chemical State Identification of Novel Carbons in XPS Imaging

Multivariate Analysis Approaches for Image De-noising and Image Fusion

Global Analysis Peak Fitting for Imaging NEXAFS Data

Visualizing Pharmaceutical Compounds in Single-cells with label-free 3D Mass Spectrometry Imaging

Characterizing Adsorbate Structure at the Solid-Liquid Interface through Nonlinear Vibrational Spectroscopy and Modelling Approaches

Vibrational Spectroscopy Investigation of the Giant Surface Potential of Organic Semiconductors

Diatom Biomineralization at the Molecular Level Probed by SFG Spectroscopy

Water, Charge and Membrane Interface Stability

Second Harmonic Scattering: Characterizing the Interaction between Lipid Membranes and Water

Analyzing the Structure of Amyloid Fibrils in Bacterial Biofilms In Vitro and in Real Time Using Sum-Frequency-Generation Spectroscopy

Commercialization of High Voltage GaN HEMT.

Progress and Future Challenges in SiC Material for High-Voltage Power Devices

4H-SiC Epilayers Grown on 2° Offcut Substrates

Recent Progress in Graphene and Heterostructure RF Electronics

High-Field and Thermal Transport in 2D Atomic Layer Devices

The Influence of Surface Preparation pre-Atomic Layer Deposition of Al₂O₃ on GaN Metal Oxide Semiconductor Capacitors

Low Voltage Nonlinearity Metal-Insulator-Insulator-Metal (MIIM) Capacitors using Plasma Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition of SiO₂ and Al₂O₃

Metal-Insulator Transitions, Resistive Switches and Oxide Electronics

Complex Oxide Devices

Ferroelectric Devices

Enhanced Performance Metal/Insulator/Insulator/Metal (MIIM) Tunnel Diodes

Assessment of Barrier Heights between ZrCuAlNi Amorphous Metal and SiO₂, Al₂O₃, and HfO₂ using Internal Photoemission Spectroscopy

Epitaxy and Nanochemistry of CdS on Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ for Photovoltaic Devices

Microstructure Development in Cu₂ZnSn(S_xSe_1-x)4 Thin Films During Annealing of Colloidal Nanocrystal Coatings

Effect of Chemical Wet Cleaning on Surface Composition and Work Function of Thin Film CZTS,Se

Phase Transformation, Surface States, and Electronic Structures of Pyrite Thin Films Under In Situ Heating and Oxygen Gas Exposure

Improvement of SnS-based Photovoltaic Devices via Reverse Engineering of the V_oc and Study of Optimal n-Type Material

Advanced Contacts for High Efficiency CdTe Solar Cells

Structural Variations and their Effects on the Fundamental Bandgap of ZnSnN₂

Inhomogeneity of p-n Junction and Grain Structure of Thin Film CdTe Solar Cells Studied by Electron Beams

Micro-Structural Activation Mechanisms in Thin Film CdTe Photovoltaic Devices

Product Advancements to Reduce Semiconductor Manufacturing Contamination

Wet Cell II for Analysis at the Liquid Vacuum Interface

In Situ Studies on the Behavior of Metal/Oxide Catalysts during the Water-gas Shift Reaction

Tuning Catalytic Performance of Bimetallic Nanoparticle Catalysts through a Single or Sequential Post-Synthesis Reaction in a Gas Phase

In Situ Characterization of Metal-Based Ionic Liquids using X-ray Spectroscopy

Monitoring Catalysts during Catalytic Reactions with In Situ Raman Spectroscopy

Photoelectron Spectroscopy on Ice, Mineral Oxides and Aqueous Solutions of Atmospheric Relevance

In Situ Analysis of Materials Under Mechanical Stress: A Novel Instrument for Simultaneous Nanoindentation and Raman Spectroscopy

Hydrogen Molecules Distribution in Multi-Cathodes Funneling Gun

Tailored Functionality of Wide Band Gap Semiconductors

Substitution and Strain Control of Polarization in Multifunctional Materials

Manipulation of Site Reactivity at the Au Nanoparticle – Titania Interface through Alloying: Insights from Density Functional Theory

Structural Descriptors for Hole Traps in Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Revealed through Machine Learning

Integration of Meso-scale Microstructural Modeling for Engineering Materials Development

Insights on the CO₂ Reduction Mechanism on Bio-inspired Iron Sulphide

Diamond Quantum Nanophotonics and Nanomechanics

A Compact Footprint Nano-Opto-Mechanical System with Evanescent Interaction

GaAs Disks Optomechanical Resonators in Liquid

Photonic Actuation and Detection of Higher Order Modes in Nanomechanical Resonators

Dynamic Range Effect on the Mass Sensitivity of Optomechanically Transduced NEMS Devices with a Poorer Q Value

Scanning Optical Interferometric Spectromicroscopy for Mapping Multimode Resonant Motions in Planar Silicon Carbide (SiC) Micromechanical Resonators with f×Q Approaching 10¹³Hz

Single Atom Alloys as a Strategy for Selective Heterogeneous Hydrogenations

In Situ FTIR Spectroscopic Observation of the Formation of Gold Ketenylidene during Carboxylic Acid Oxidation on a Au/TiO₂ Nanoparticle Catalyst

Fabrication and Photocatalytic Activity of Metal-loaded TiO₂ Nanometer Scale Particles

Size-dependent Trends in CO and O₂ Adsorption on Pd Nanoparticle Catalysts

Mixed Structures of CO and H on Ru(0001) as Precursor States for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

In Situ Investigation of Oxidation State and Reactivity of a Cu Model Catalyst by Simultaneous Mass Spectrometry and Indirect Nanoplasmonic Sensing

Controlling Surface Reactivities of TiO₂ (110) by Nanoscale Strain Field

NSTD Recognition Award Lecture: Probing Local Optoelectronic Properties of Porphyrin-Gold Molecular Interfaces with STM/STS

Dosimetry Challenges for Plasma Doping and Ion Implantation

Ion Implantation Challenges and Applications for Future Memory Devices

Challenges in Ion Implantation

Plasma Doping Process Monitoring Diagnostics

Control over the Ion Flux Obtained by Sawtooth-like Waveforms in Radiofrequency Capacitively Coupled Plasmas

Surface Roughening Mechanisms and Roughness Suppression during Si Etching in Inductively Coupled Cl₂ Plasmas

Ion Induced Electron Emission from Semiconductors: An Investigation into Fermi Level and Surface Electric Field Effects

Self-Consistent Modeling of Capacitive Coupling in Inductively Coupled Plasmas

Experimentally Guided Development of a Dielectric Etch Plasma Model

Insights to Critical Dimension Control Through 3-Dimensional Profile Simulation For Plasma Etching

3-Dimensional Model for Electron-Beam Generated Plasma

From Nonlocal Electron Kinetic Theory to Practical Applications

Electromagnetic Modeling of Inductively-Coupled Plasma Sources with Realistic Plasma Loads

Two Dimensional Simulations of the Impact of Weak Magnetic Fields on the Plasma Properties of a Planar Slot Antenna Surface Wave Driven Plasma Source

Analytical Model of Plasma Sheaths at Intermediate Radio Frequencies

Plasma Prize Invited Lecture: Simulations of Plasma Processes and Equipment for Semiconductor Device Fabrication

Utilizing Inhibitor Molecules in Low Temperature CVD to Control Thin Film Nucleation, Surface Morphology and Conformality in Deep Features

Metrology of Selective Functionalization of Semiconductor, Oxide and Nitride Surfaces

First Principles Calculations of Substrate-Specific Reactions in ALD

Surface Chemistry during ALD of SiN_x from BTBAS and N₂ Plasma

Enhanced Area-Selective Atomic Layer Deposition of TiN on HfO₂

Selective Area Deposition of Short Cycle-Time ALD for Patterned-by-Printing Electronics

Self-limiting CVD of a Silicon Monolayer for Preparation of Subsequent Silicon or Gate Oxide ALD on InGaAs(001)-(2x4)

Oxidation of Cu Surfaces with Step-Edge Defects: Insights from Reactive Force Field Simulation

The Role of Time-scale Analysis in Simulation of ALD and CVD Surface Reaction Kinetics

Hydrogen Production from Formic Acid on Transition Metals and Alloys: A Selectivity Challenge

Elucidating Atomic-scale Wear Processes in Hydrocarbon-based Materials via Molecular Dynamics and AFM

Theoretical Investigation of the Structure and Properties of Titania/Graphene Hybrid Materials

Real-Time Ab-Initio KMC Simulation of the Self-Assembly and Sintering of Bimetallic Epitaxial Nanoclusters: Au+Ag on Ag(100)

Progress in Characterizing Submonolayer Island Growth: Capture-Zone Distributions, Growth Exponents, and Hot Precursors

Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Ge Deposition and Islanding on Amorphous Silica Substrates

Dimerization Induced Deprotonation of Water on RuO₂(110)

Construction and Manipulation of Individual Functional Molecules: from Reversible Conductance Transition to Reversible Spin Control

Single Molecule Origins of Electronic Disorder: Random Conformations of α-NPD Molecules on Au(111)

Pt-Cu Single Atom Alloys for the Selective Partial Hydrogenation of Butadiene

Toward a Dynamical Understanding of Chemistry at Metal Surfaces

Steric Effect in O₂ Chemisorption on Al(111)

Surface Temperature Effects in Methane Dissociation on Ni and Ir Surfaces

Activation of C₁-C₉ Alkanes on Pt(111): Importance of Dynamics, van der Waals Interactions, and Gas-Surface Energy Transfer

Shining light on an Important Intermediate Step in Photocatalysis: Probing Polarons in ZnO using Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy

ALD and Beyond CMOS Materials

Combining Gas Phase Aerosol Deposition with Atomic Layer Deposition for Fast Thin Film Deposition: A Case Study of Transparent Conducting ZnO

Detecting Order in the Molecular Layer Deposition of Polymer Films by X-Ray Diffraction

Native Oxide Diffusion and Removal During the Atomic Layer Deposition of Ta₂O₅ on InAs(100) Surfaces

ALD in High Aspect Ratio Structures and Nanoporous Materials

Pyrolysis of Alucone MLD Films to Form Electrically Conducting and Nanodomained Al₂O₃/C Composite Films

Atomic Layer Deposition of Metal Oxides on Ultra-High Aspect Ratio, Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays

Vacuum Technology Developments at Daresbury Laboratory for Modern Accelerators

First Year Operation of NSLS-II Vacuum Systems with Beam

APS-Upgrade Storage Ring Vacuum System Conceptual Design

APS-Upgrade Vacuum System Pressure Using a 3-D Simulation Tool

For Some Results Solving Key Issues of Vacuum Systems in Electron Storage Rings

Progress in Thin Film Technology for Superconducting RF Applications

Modeling and Measurement of a Tesla-like Cage Cavity

e-Cloud Activity of DLC Coated Chamber at FNAL Main Injector