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Conferences

Temperature Dependence of the Ordering of Semiconducting Fluorene Thiophene Copolymers on Rubbed Polyimide Alignment Layers

February 18, 2005

Author(s)

L R. Pattison, A Hexemer, E K. Kramer, P Petroff, Daniel A. Fischer

There has been great interest in recent years in using solution processible conjugated organic polymers as the active layers in semiconducting devices including

Metrology Applications of Reverberation Chambers for Electromagnetic Field Probe Calibrations and Antenna Efficiency Measurements

February 13, 2005

Author(s)

Dennis Lewis, John M. Ladbury

This paper gives a brief introduction of current methods used to calibrate electric field probes as defined by IEEE Standard 1309 as well as a brief discussion

Challenges in Using a Reverberation Chamber for Probe Calibration

February 13, 2005

Author(s)

John M. Ladbury, Dennis Lewis, Galen H. Koepke, Randy Direen

We discuss some of the challenges associated with attempts to calibrate electromagnetic field probes in a reverberation chamber. These include immunity issues

The Development of a High-Throughput Axisymmetric Adhesion Test

February 13, 2005

Author(s)

Aaron M. Forster, Wenhua Zhang, Christopher Stafford

There has been a growing effort to extend combinatorial and high throughput (C&HT) methods into many aspects of material science, including material property

Toward chip-scale atomic clocks

February 7, 2005

Author(s)

C. T-C. Nguyen, John Kitching

This paper describes work towards the use of integrated microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology to shrink atomic clocks from their present-day table

Application of a Heat Release Criterion for Noncombustible Materials.

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

Marc R. Nyden, Michael R. Smith, Richard G. Gann, Richard N. Walters

Fire Performance of Flame Retarded Polymers Used in Consumer Electronics.

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

Matthew F. Bundy, Thomas J. Ohlemiller

Dynamic 3D Visualizations of High Level Mathematical Functions

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

Bonita V. Saunders

Seamless and Secure Mobility

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

Nada T. Golmie

We examine the performance of multimodal biometric authentication systems using state-of-the-art Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) fingerprint and face biometric

Metrologies for Quantitative Nanomechanical Testing and Quality Control in Semiconductor Manufacturing

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

Jon R. Pratt, John A. Kramar, David B. Newell, Douglas T. Smith

If nanomechanical testing is to evolve into a tool for process and quality control in semiconductor fabrication, great advances in throughout, repeatability

Water Distribution Within Immersed Polymer Films

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

B D. Vogt, Christopher Soles, Vivek Prabhu, Sushil K. Satija, Eric K. Lin, Wen-Li Wu

The emergence of immersion lithography as a potential alternative for the extension of current lithography tools will require a fundamental understanding of the

Influence of Tip Wear on Atomic Force Acoustic Microscopy Experiments

January 31, 2005

Author(s)

Malgorzata Kopycinska-Mueller, Roy H. Geiss, Paul Rice, Donna C. Hurley

Tip wear and its corresponding change in geometry is a major impediment for quantifying atomic force acoustic microscopy (AFAM). To better understand the

Microfabricated Atomic Clocks

January 30, 2005

Author(s)

John E. Kitching, Svenja A. Knappe, Li-Anne Liew, P Schwindt, V Shah, John Moreland, Leo W. Hollberg

We summarize the development of microfabricated atomic frequency references at NIST. The physics packages of these devices have volumes near 10 mm3, power

Physical Mechanisms of Ultra-thin Silicon Dioxide Degradation and Breakdown

January 30, 2005

Author(s)

Eric M. Vogel

The physical mechanisms responsible for the degradation and breakdown of silicon dioxide have been studied for over three decades. Although a large body of

Single Molecule Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer of a RNA Kissing Complex

January 27, 2005

Author(s)

Peter Yim, Xiaoyi Y. Zhang, E S. DeJong, J M. Carroll, John P. Marino, Lori S. Goldner

We used single molecular fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) to understand the conformation of a RNA loop to loop complex, termed a kissing complex

Spectral responsivity of pyroelectric detectors coated with carbon nanotubes

January 26, 2005

Author(s)

John H. Lehman

We have begun to demonstrate the next generation of coatings for laser power and energy measurement standards, which are based on carbon nanotubes on a variety

LEAD-FREE SOLDER DATA: COLLECTION AND DEVELOPMENT

January 10, 2005

Author(s)

Thomas A. Siewert, David R. Smith, Yi-Wen Cheng, Juan C. Madeni, S X. Liu

The rising interest in lead-free solders creates a need for complete property data on the various lead-free solder compositions. Various types of data are

Bayesian Analysis of Ceria Nanoparticles from Line Profile Data

January 8, 2005

Author(s)

Nicholas G. Armstrong, A Dowd, James P. Cline, W Kalceff

Effect of Plastic Strain on Modulus and Springback Predictions of an Aluminum Alloy

January 4, 2005

Author(s)

Li Ma, Richard E. Ricker

This paper examines the hypothesis that the under-prediction errors of current finite element analysis (FEA) springback models would be eliminated by the

Combinatorial Methods for the Characterization of Dental Materials

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Sheng Lin-Gibson, Elizabeth A. Wilder, Forrest A. Landis, Peter Drzal

New NIST Reference Goniospectrometer, ed. by Hanssen, L.M., Farrell, P.V.

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Gael Obein, Robert R. Bousquet, Maria E. Nadal

The Development and Evaluation of TiO₂ Nanoparticle Films for Conductometric Gas Sensing on MEMS Microhotplate Platforms

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Kurt D. Benkstein, Christopher B. Montgomery, Mark D. Vaudin, Stephen Semancik

Quantitative Analysis of a Candidate Porosity Reference Scaffold: Type 1

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Joy P. Dunkers, John A. Tesk, David Dean, M Cooke, Richard Ketcham, Marcus T. Cicerone

Summary of NIST Short Courses offered by the Optical Technology Division

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Carl C. Miller, Howard W. Yoon, Bettye C. Johnson, Yoshihiro Ohno

Carrier Dynamics and Homogeneous Broadening in Quantum Dot Waveguides

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Kevin L. Silverman, Richard P. Mirin, Steven T. Cundiff, Benjamin Klein,

Coupling between InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots is investigated using differential transmission spectroscopy. Degenerate measurements show an initial carrier