AVS 55th International Symposium & Exhibition
    In Situ Microscopy and Spectroscopy: Interfacial and Nanoscale Science Topical Conference Thursday Sessions

Session IS+NS+TR+NC-ThM
In Situ Spectroscopy – Dynamic Nanoscale Processes

Thursday, October 23, 2008, 8:00 am, Room 310
Moderator: S. Kodambaka, University of California, Los Angeles


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8:00am IS+NS+TR+NC-ThM1
Spatially-Resolved, Surface-Species Concentrations from Electron Reflectivity -- How Graphene Grows on a Metal
K.F. McCarty, E. Loginova, P.J. Feibelman, N.C. Bartelt, Sandia National Laboratories
8:20am IS+NS+TR+NC-ThM2
Electron Diffraction Characterization of In Situ Deformation of Gallium Oxide Nanobelts
J.M. Vaughn, M.E. Kordesch, Ohio University
8:40am IS+NS+TR+NC-ThM3 Invited Paper
Direct Observation of Carbon Nanotubes Formation from Selectively Fabricated Catalyst Particles
R. Sharma, Arizona State University
9:20am IS+NS+TR+NC-ThM5 Invited Paper
Investigating Catalyst Behavior Prior to and during the Growth of Carbon Nanotubes with Environmental Cell TEM
E.A. Stach, S.M. Kim, D.N. Zakharov, P. Amama, C. Pint, R.H. Hauge, B. Maruyama, Purdue University
10:40am IS+NS+TR+NC-ThM9
The Large Chamber SEM: A New Tool for Non-Destructive Testing
M. Klein, VisiTec Microtechnik GmbH Germany
11:00am IS+NS+TR+NC-ThM10
In-situ Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy Studies of Interfaces in Advanced Li-ion Batteries under Dynamic Operation Conditions
C.M. Wang, Z.G. Yang, S. Thevuthasan, J. Liu, D.R. Baer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, N. Salmon, Hummingbirds Scientific
11:20am IS+NS+TR+NC-ThM11 Invited Paper
The Dynamics of the Initial Oxidation Stages of Cu and Cu Alloys
J.C. Yang, University of Pittsburgh