AVS 49th International Symposium
    Applied Surface Science Tuesday Sessions

Session AS-TuM
Polymer Characterization

Tuesday, November 5, 2002, 8:20 am, Room C-106
Moderator: J.E. Fulghum, Kent State University


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8:20am AS-TuM1
Chemical Bonding of Perfluoropolyether End Group with Carbon Overcoat Surface by Irradiating Visible Laser Light
L. Zhu, J. Zhang, T. Liew, K. Ye, Data Storage Institute, Singapore
8:40am AS-TuM2
TOF-HREELS and AFM Characterization of Highly Oriented Teflon (PTFE) Films
Z. Yang, G. Bernhardt, R.L. Jackson, L.J. LeGore, P. Kleban, W.N. Unertl, B.G. Frederick, University of Maine
9:00am AS-TuM3
Surface Analysis of Poly (dimethylsiloxane) using Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
J.A. Gardella, R. Rey-Santos, The State University of New York at Buffalo
9:20am AS-TuM4
Surface Analysis of Novel PDMS-Containing Amphiphilic Graft Copolymer by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
L. Chen, P.L. Valint, J.A. Gardella, State University of New York at Buffalo
9:40am AS-TuM5
Embedding of Noble Metal Nanoclusters into Polymers as a Potential Probe of the Surface Glass Transition : Study with XPS
V. Zaporojtchenko, Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany
10:00am AS-TuM6
Surface Composition in Isotopic Polymer Mixtures Based on ToF-SIMS and Neutron Reflectivity
A. Takahara, D. Kawaguchi, K. Tanaka, Kyushu University, Japan, S. Tasaki, Kyoto University, Japan, M. Tozu, T. Hoshi, Ulvac-Phi, Inc., Japan, T. Kajiyama, Kyushu University, Japan
10:20am AS-TuM7
SPM Structural Study of Phase Segregation, Thermal Behavior, and Aging of Poly(Ester Urethane) Compression Molded Samples
M.E. Hawley, E.B. Orler, D.A. Wrobleski, R.P. Hjelm, Los Alamos National Laboratory
10:40am AS-TuM8
Surface-induced Ordering of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Studied with In-situ Grazing Incidence X-ray Diffraction
J.E. Macdonald, M. Durell, D. Trolley, Cardiff University, UK, P.C. Jukes, A.M. Higgins, R.A.L. Jones, University of Sheffield, UK
11:00am AS-TuM9
A Novel Micromechanical Platform to Measure the Surface Stress Produced by Electroactive Polymers
V. Tabard-Cossa, M. Godin, O. Laroche, B. Seivewright, McGill University, Canada, A. Badia, Universite de Montreal, Canada, B. Lennox, P. Grutter, McGill University, Canada
11:20am AS-TuM10 Invited Paper
Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Conjugated Polymers
R. Friedlein, Link@um o@ping University, Sweden, S.L. Sorensen, Lund University, Sweden, W. Osikowicz, M.P. de Jong, W.R. Salaneck, Link@um o@ping University, Sweden