AVS 63rd International Symposium & Exhibition
    Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Focus Topic Thursday Sessions

Session EL+AS+BI+EM+TF-ThA
Optical Characterization of Nanostructures and Metamaterials (2:20-3:40 pm)/Application of Spectroscopic Ellipsometry for the Characterization of Thin Films (4:00-6:00 pm) and Biological Materials Interfaces

Thursday, November 10, 2016, 2:20 pm, Room 104C
Moderators: Tino Hofmann, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Stefan Zollner, New Mexico State University, Heidemarie Schmidt, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany


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2:20pm EL+AS+BI+EM+TF-ThA1 Invited Paper
Optical Properties of (Self-assembled) Nanostructured Surfaces Studied by Spectroscopic Mueller Matrix Ellipsometry and Local Direct Imaging Techniques
Morten Kildemo, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
3:00pm EL+AS+BI+EM+TF-ThA3
Optical Properties of Nanocrystalline Si3N4:TiN Thin Films
Neil Murphy, Air Force Research Laboratory, L. Sun, General Dynamics Information Technology, J.G. Jones, Air Force Research Laboratory, J.T. Grant, Azimuth Corporation
3:20pm EL+AS+BI+EM+TF-ThA4
The Effect of Aluminum Content on Properties of Al-doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films Grown at Room Temperature
Lirong Sun, General Dynamics Information Technology, N.R. Murphy, Air Force Research Laboratory, J.T. Grant, Azimuth Corporation, J.G. Jones, Air Force Research Laboratory
4:00pm EL+AS+BI+EM+TF-ThA6 Invited Paper
Optical Monitoring of Growth (and Death) of Thin Film Materials for Solar Cells
Nikolas Podraza, K. Ghimire, M.M. Junda, A.A. Ibdah, P. Koirala, University of Toledo, S. Marsillac, Old Dominion University, R.W. Collins, Y. Yan, University of Toledo
4:40pm EL+AS+BI+EM+TF-ThA8
Monitoring Nanometer-Thin Film Formation using Ellipsometry
Bert Müller, F.M. Weiss, T. Töpper, B. Osmani, University of Basel, Switzerland
5:00pm EL+AS+BI+EM+TF-ThA9
Optical Determination of Electrical Response for Thin Film Transparent Conductors: Spectral Range Dependence
Prakash Uprety, M.M. Junda, K. Lambright, R. Khanal, A. Phillips, M. Heben, D. Giolando, N.J. Podraza, University of Toledo
5:20pm EL+AS+BI+EM+TF-ThA10
Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Studies of CdS-CdSe-CdTe Alloys: Applications in Thin Film Solar Cells
Maxwell Junda, C.R. Grice, Y. Yan, N.J. Podraza, University of Toledo
5:40pm EL+AS+BI+EM+TF-ThA11
Development of Growth Evolution Diagrams for RF Sputtered Nanocrystalline Hydrogenated Silicon Thin Films via Real Time Spectroscopic Ellipsometry
Dipendra Adhikari, M. M. Junda, N. J. Podraza, University of Toledo