Dynamics of nanostructures on surfaces revealed by high-resolution, fast-scanning STM

Surfaces of functional materials at the atomic level: catalysis, a case study

Better understanding of water interfaces from advances of surface nonlinear spectroscopy

Importance of surface science in the design and manufacturing of high gloss porous imaging layers

12.25 h.

Charmey Prize 2009

is awarded to

[1] Institute of Physics, Karl-Franzens-University, 8010 Graz, Austria

[2] Nanoscale Materials Science, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research EMPA, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland

The electronic level alignment on nanoscopically patterned substrates

P2 M. Bechelany, J. Hankache, P. Broad, W. Mook, J. Michler, and L. Philippe

Laboratory for Mechanics of Materials and Nanostructures, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research EMPA, 3602 Thun, Switzerland

Fabrication of ordered array of crystalline Au nanodots on Si substrate based on colloidal crystal templating

P3 M. Bechelany, J. Michler, and L. Philippe

Laboratory for Mechanics of Materials and Nanostructures, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research EMPA, 3602 Thun, Switzerland

Electrodeposition of Si

P4 R. Bisson, T. T. Dang, M. Sacchi, and R. D. Beck

Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Moléculaire, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

State-resolved reactivity of SiH4 on Si(100)-2x1: Towards spatially controlled deposition of isotopically enriched silicon

P5 A. Braun [1], R. Solarska [1], S. Erat [1,2], T. Graule [1], X. Zhang [3], Zhi Liu [3], J. Augustynski[4], and S. M. Mao [3]

[1] Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research EMPA, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland

[2] Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland

[3] Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA

[4] Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland

Changes in the oxygen (1s) absorption spectra on WO3/TiO2 (001,110,100) epitaxial films and polycrystalline sol gel WO3/ITO films

P6 A. Braun [1], S. Erat [1,2], O. Gröning [1], B.S. Mun [3,4], K. Conder [5], L.J. Gauckler [2], T. Graule [1], A. Frei [5], X. Zhang [6], S. Y. Sun [7], U. Müller [1], Zhi Liu [6], M. Ari [8], and S. M. Mao [6]

[1] Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research EMPA, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland

[2] Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH, 8092 Zürich,Switzerland

[3] Advanced Light Source, Berkeley, CA 94707, USA

[4] Hanyang University, Korea

[5] Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland

[6] Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley CA 94707, USA

[7] Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Menlo Park C, USA

[8] Erciyes University, Mersin, Turkey

Correlation of valence band photoemission and conductivity in LaSrFe-oxides at high temperatures

P7 S. Chappuis and E.-M. Moser

Geneva School of Engineering UAS, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland

Photoinduced Activity of Titania Layers Produced at Ambient Temperature

P8 I. Czekaj, F. Loviat, J. Wambach, and A. Wokaun

Paul Scherrer Institut PSI, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland

Ni particles on γ-Al2O3: an experimental and theoretical investigation

P9 I. Czekaj and O. Kröcher

Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland

DFT Calculations and DRIFT Spectroscopy Studies on the Hydrolysis of HNCO on the TiO2 and Al2O3 catalysts

P10 G. Deng and P. Muralt

Ceramics Laboratory, Materials Institute, EPFL, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

Physical and chemical origin of colossal dielectric constant phenomenon in CaCu3Ti4O12 thin film

P11 M. Enache [1], M. Matena [1], A.-L. Pallas [2], T. Jung [3], D. Bonifazi [4], and M. Stöhr [1]

[1] Department of Physics, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland

[2] Università degli Studi di Trieste, Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche and INSTM UdR di Trieste, Italy

[3] Laboratory for Micro- and Nanotechnology, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland

[4] University of Namur, Department of Chemistry, Namur, Belgium

Conformation-controlled Networking of H-bonded Assemblies on Surfaces

P12 K. Nygård [1], D. K. Satapathy [1], J. Buitenhuis [2], A. Diaz [3], E. Perret [1], O. Bunk [1], F. Pfeiffer [1,4], C. David [1], and J. F. van der Veen [1,5]

[1] Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland

[2] Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany

[3] European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 38042 Grenoble, France

[4] Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

[5] Swiss Federal Insitute of Technology ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland

Local structure of liquids in narrow one-dimensional confinement

P13 J.Perret [1], S.Mischler [1], A.Beaudouin [2] , W.-J. Chitty [2], and J.Ph. Vernot [2]

[1] Institut des Matériaux, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

[2] AREVA NP Centre Technique, Porte Magenta, 71200 Le Creusot, France

Surface chemical effects on the mechanical response of 304L stainless steel to tribocorrosion

P14 M. Sacchi, R. Bisson, and R.D. Beck

Laboratoire Chimie Physique Moléculaire, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

The Effect of Molecular Vibrations and Surface Structure on the Chemisorption of Methane on Pt(110)-(1×2)

P15 S. Harada, R.Lanz and P. Muralt

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL, Ceramics Laboratory, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

Lead-free piezoelectric thin films

P16 R. Solarska [1], A. Braun [1], M. Stiefel [2], G. Fortunato [3], T. Graule [1], and J. Augustynski [4]

[1] Laboratory for High Performance Ceramics, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research EMPA, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland

[2] Laboratory of Electronics / Metrology, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research EMPA, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland

[3] Laboratory of Advanced Fibers, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research EMPA, 9014 St. Gallen, Switzerland

[4] Department of Chemistry, Warsaw University, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland

Modeling of Porosity and Transparency of WO3 Films with Substitutional Cation Doping

P17 M. Treier [1], P. Ruffieux [1], P. Gröning [1], S. Xiao [2], C. Nuckolls [2], and R. Fasel [1]

[1] Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research EMPA, 3602 Thun, Switzerland

[2] Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, USA

Lateral aromatic interactions: A novel design feature for two dimensional supramolecular architectures

P18 Yan Yan, S. Rey-Mermet, G. Deng, and P. Muralt

Ceramics Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology EPFL, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

Investigation of Electrolyte and cathode thin films in micro-solid oxide fuel cells

P19 C, Roth, L. Merz, M, Parschau and K.-H. Ernst

Nanoscale Materials Science, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland

Adsorption and two-dimensional self assembly of malic acid on Cu(110)

P20 F. D. Natterer [1,2] and A. Biedermann [1]

[1] University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, 1090 Vienna, Austria

[2] Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL, Institute of the Physics of Nanostructures, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

Thickness dependent fcc-fct transition in ultra-thin Mn films on Rh(100)

P21 B. Michen [1,2], S. Schnabel [1,3], J. Fritsch [3], A. Lies [1,2], C. Aneziris [2] and T. Graule [1]

[1] EMPA, Laboratory for High Performance Ceramics, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland

[2] TU-Freiberg, Institute for Ceramics, Glass and Construction Materials, Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg, Agricolastrasse 17, D-09596 Freiberg, Germany

[3] Technology and Management Faculty, University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg–Weingarten, D-88241 Weingarten, Germany

Nanostructured Ceramics to Improve Virus Removal in Depth Filters for Water Purification

P22 S. Burkardt [1], M. Erbudak [1], and R. Mäder[2]

[1] Laboratory for Solid State Physics, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland

[2] EMPA Materials Science and Technology, 3602 Thun, Switzerland

High-temperature surface oxidation of the decagonal AlCoNi quasicrystal

Chiral Catalytic Surfaces

Surface dependent regulation of osteoclast activity

Growth of III-V nanowires with molecular beam epitaxy seen from the perspective of liquid phase epitaxy at the nanoscale

GMR and beyond: History, Phenomena, Applications, and Future

Registration

Please note that the conference fee of CHF 80.00 (or Euro 50.00) includes a free lunch, coffee/tea and the abstract booklet.

Exhibition

Ion-Tof, Münster (D)

Kurt Lesker Ltd

Kratos Analytical, Manchester (UK) - Hofheim (D)

Meili Kryotech, Zillis (CH)

Newport Spectra-physics

Omicron, Taunusstein (D)

Omnilab AG, Mettmenstetten (CH)

Physical Electronics, Ismaning (D)

SuSoS

Pfeiffer-Vacuum, Zürich (CH)

Schaefer TEC AG, Burgdorf (CH)

Specs GmbH, Berlin (D)

VAT, Haag (CH)

Lot-Oriel, Romanel (CH)

Keyence AG (D)

For further information about the exhibiton please contact by email or fax:

Paul.Muralt@EPFL.ch FAX +41 21 693 58 10

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ORGANIZING COMITTEE

Chair: H.J. Mathieu. EPFL

Exhibition: Paul.Muralt@EPFL.ch

Treasurer: H.-P. Haerri, METAS Bern-Wabern

A. Dommann, CSEM Neuchâtel

K.-H. Ernst, EMPA Dübendorf

P. Gröning, EMPA Thun

N. Spencer, ETHZ

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