Coatings, Surfaces & Membranes – Page 23

Nanocharacterization Using Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS)

Novak S.W., Magee C.W., Evans East - Evans Analytical Group, US

Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) has been widely applied for depth profile analysis in the semiconductor industry, but less widely applied to characterization of other materials. Evans East has developed techniques over the last few [...]

Optical Characterization of the Au Nanoparticle Monolayer on Silicon Wafer

Wang D-S, Chuang L., Lin C-W, National Taiwan University, TW

In recent years, self-assembly technique has been widely used in fabricating Au nanoparticle layer. It has drawn a lot of attentions owing to its promising application in biosensing.However, to date there have been very few [...]

SPM Investigation of the Electron Properties YSZ Nanostructured Films

Antonov D.A., Gorshkov O.N., Kasatkin A.P., Maximov G.A., Saveliev D.A., Filatov D.O., University of Nizhny Novgorod, RU

In present work, the electron properties of YSZ nanostructured films using combined Atomic Force Microscopy / Òunnel Spectroscopy (AFMTS) have been investigated.It was demonstrated, the implantation of the films ZrO2(Y) by zirconium ions reduced forming [...]

Preparation of PZT nanodots on Nano-Templated Substrates

McMillen M.J.A., Lookman A., Douglas C, Evans P, Bowman R.M., Gregg J.M., Pollard R.J., Queen's University, Belfast & Nanotec NI, UK

There is considerable interest in creation of nanoscale capacitor arrays. For example, in FeRAM technology, which has great potential, significant capacitor cell size reduction and transition to 3D structures, can be achieved within existing CMOS [...]

Anodisation of Thin Film Aluminium

Douglas C, Evans P, Pollard R.J., Queen's University, Belfast & Nanotec NI, UK

Anodisation of alumina is a promising route for the preparation of nano-templates where regular arrays of pores can be produced in foils using a two step anodisation process [1] and Figure 1. The integration of [...]

Nano-Crystalline Ta2O5 Films Deposited by DC Pulsed Magnetron Sputtering

Ligatchev V., Rusli E., Keng L-B, Khuen L-F, Rumin Y., Zhao J., Nanyang Technological University, SG

Thin Ta2O5 layers (95 - 110 nm), deposited at room temperature using pulsed DC magnetron sputtering (PDCMS) in an argon-oxygen (Ar-O2) gas mixture, are investigated. The Ta2O5 samples were prepared at different Ar/O2 flow ratios [...]

Wurtzitic Boron Nitride on Diamond: The Ultimate Epitaxial Wafer for “Semiconductor on Insulator”

Sung J.C-M, Kinik Company, TW

In last four decades, the miniaturization of semiconductors devices (e.g. integrated circuitry) has been following Moore’s Law with feature (e.g. transistors) density double in about every 18 months. This relentless geometrical progression would require the [...]

Cermet Ceramic Coating on Diamond Dresser for In-Situ Dressing of Chemical Mechanical Planarization

Sung J.C-M, Kan K., Kinik Company, TW

In recent years, copper circuitry has been replacing aluminum wires and tungsten via as the dominant interconnections. The polishing of copper circuitry requires using highly acidic solution (e.g. pH = 4) and with strong oxidizing [...]

Fabrication of Hydrophobic Film using Plant Leaves from Nature

Lee H.S., Lee S.M., Lee H.S., Lee S.M., Kwon T.H., Pohang University of Science and Technology, KR

In this study, we have attempted to reproduce the hydrophobic characteristics of plant leaves from nature by replicating the micro/nano feature of leaf surface in UV embossed film. The contact angle (CA) of the replicated [...]

Transition Mechanisms and Phases of Hexane Physisorbed on Graphite

Pint C.L., Roth M.W., Wexler C., University of Northern Iowa, US

We study the transition mechanisms in submonolayer, monolayer, and supermonolayer hexane adsorbed onto graphite, and find that the driving mechanism for the nematic (liquid crystal) phase observed is out-of-plane tilting caused by molecular in-plane rolling, [...]