AVS 56th International Symposium & Exhibition
    MEMS and NEMS Friday Sessions

Session MN-FrM
Multi-scale Interactions of Materials and Fabrication at the Micro- and Nano-scale

Friday, November 13, 2009, 8:20 am, Room B3
Moderator: M. Metzler, Cornell University


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8:20am MN-FrM1 Invited Paper
Using Nonlinearity to enhance Micro/NanoSensor Performance
K. Turner, University of California, Santa Barbara
9:00am MN-FrM3
High-Q, In-plane Modes of Nanomechanical Resonators Operated in Air
P. Waggoner, C. Tan, L. Bellan, H. Craighead, Cornell University
9:20am MN-FrM4
An Overview of a Simple Fabrication Method for Effective Piezoresistive Transduction of MEMS Resonators
J. Cross, B.R. Ilic, Cornell University, M. Zalalutdinov, Global Strategies Group, J. Baldwin, B. Houston, Naval Research Laboratory, H. Craighead, J.M. Parpia, Cornell University
9:40am MN-FrM5
Determination of Young Modulus and Density of Thin Films using Nanomechanics
B.R. Ilic, Cornell University, S.L. Krylov, Tel Aviv University, Israel, H. Craighead, Cornell University
10:00am MN-FrM6
Parametric Excitation of Microstructures by Direct Mechanical Stiffness Modulation
S.L. Krylov, Y. Gerson, Tel Aviv University, Israel, T. Nachmias, U. Keren, Microsystems Design Center, RAFAEL LTD, Israel
10:20am MN-FrM7
Fabrication of Overhanging Magnet-Tipped Cantilevers for Nanoscale Scanned-Probe Magnetic Resonance
J.G. Longenecker, S.A. Hickman, Cornell University, L.E. Harrell, United States Military Academy, J.A. Marohn, Cornell University
10:40am MN-FrM8
Nanoscale Resonant Mass Sensors Containing Nanofluidic Channels
R.A. Barton, B.R. Ilic, S.S. Verbridge, H. Craighead, J.M. Parpia, Cornell University
11:00am MN-FrM9
Spectroscopic Investigations of XeF2 Chemistry with Si and Mo Layers on Al Substrate
J.-F. Veyan, K. Roodenko, Y. Gogte, University of Texas at Dallas, X.-M. Yan, Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc., Y. Chabal, University of Texas at Dallas
11:20am MN-FrM10
Cryogenic Inductively Coupled Plasma Etching for Fabrication of Tapered Through-Silicon Vias
A. Kamto, The University of Alabama, R. Divan, A.V. Sumant, Argonne National Laboratory, S.L. Burkett, The University of Alabama