AVS 59th Annual International Symposium and Exhibition
    Scanning Probe Microscopy Focus Topic Wednesday Sessions

Session SP+AS+BI+ET+MI+NM+NS+SS+TF-WeM
Probe-Sample Interactions, Nano-Manipulation and Fabrication

Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 8:00 am, Room 16
Moderators: S. Allen, The University of Nottingham, UK, A.-P. Li, Oak Ridge National Laboratory


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8:20am SP+AS+BI+ET+MI+NM+NS+SS+TF-WeM2 Invited Paper
Controlled Coupling of Silicon Atomic Quantum Dots at Room Temperature: A Basis for Atomic Electronics?
R.A. Wolkow, University of Alberta and The National Institute for Nanotechnology, Canada, J. Pitters, The National Institute for Nanotechnology, Canada, G. DiLabio, M. Taucer, P. Piva, L. Livadaru, University of Alberta and The National Institute for Nanotechnology, Canada
9:00am SP+AS+BI+ET+MI+NM+NS+SS+TF-WeM4
Atomic Forces and Energy Dissipation of a Bi-Stable Molecular Junction
C. Lotze, Freie Universtiät Berlin, Germany, M. Corso, K.J. Franke, F.V. Oppen, J.I. Pascual, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
9:20am SP+AS+BI+ET+MI+NM+NS+SS+TF-WeM5
Acetylene on Cu(111): Imaging a Molecular Pattern with a Constantly Rearranging Tip
Y. Zhu, J. Wyrick, K.D. Cohen, K. Magnone, C. Holzke, D. Salib, Q. Ma, D.Z. Sun, L. Bartels, University of California Riverside
9:40am SP+AS+BI+ET+MI+NM+NS+SS+TF-WeM6
Atomic Scale Imaging and Electronic Structure of Trimethylaluminum Deposition on III-V Semiconductor (110) Surfaces
T.J. Kent, M. Edmonds, E. Chagarov, A.C. Kummel, University of California San Diego
10:40am SP+AS+BI+ET+MI+NM+NS+SS+TF-WeM9
A New Experimental Method to Determine the Torsional Spring Constants of Microcantilevers
G. Haehner, J.D. Parkin, University of St Andrews, UK
11:00am SP+AS+BI+ET+MI+NM+NS+SS+TF-WeM10
A Torsional Device for Easy, Accurate and Traceable Force Calibration of AFM Cantilevers
J.F. Portoles, P.J. Cumpson, Newcastle University, UK
11:20am SP+AS+BI+ET+MI+NM+NS+SS+TF-WeM11 Invited Paper
Nanoscale Surface Assembly by Single-Molecule Cut-and-Paste
H.E. Gaub, Ludwig-Maximilians Universitat, Germany