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Crystallographic texture has for many years been the fiefdom of metallurgists and geologists, who have developed elegant methodologies for the analysis of highly complex textures and texture evolutions. Over the past two decades, the importance and
Advanced microelectronic interconnection structures will need dielectrics of low permittivity to reduce capacitive delays and crosstalk; but this reduction in permittivity typically necessitates an increase in free volume of the material, which is
Endowed with nanoscale spatial resolution, contact resonance atomic force microscopy (CR-AFM) provides extremely localized elastic property measurements. We advance here the applicability of CR-AFM on surfaces with nanosize features by considering the
Tae-Jin Park, S Sambasivan, Daniel A. Fischer, R Ramesh, J A. Misewich, S S. Wong
We present a systematic and detailed Near Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (NEXAFS) experimental investigation of the electronic structure and chemistry of iron-based metal oxide nanostructured (FeMONS) materials including BiFeO3, Bi2Fe4O9, a-Fe2O3, ?-
D. Giubertoni, Giancarlo Pepponi, Salvatore Gennaro, Massimo Bersani, M A. Sahiner, Stephen P. Kelty, Roisin Doherty, Majeed A. Foad, Max Kah, Karen J. Kirkby, Joseph Woicik
The understanding of the behavior of arsenic in highly doped near surface silicon layers is of crucial importance for the formation of N-type Ultra Shallow Junctions in current and future VLSI technology. This is of peculiar relevance when studying novel
Joseph C. Woicik, C. K. Xie, J. I. Budnick, W.A. Hines, B.O. Wells
Strained La0.5Sr0.5CoO3 films were epitaxially grown on SrTiO3 and LaAlO3 substrates by pulsed laser deposition. The Co-O bond lengths along in-plane and out-of-plane directions in thin films have been determined by high-resolution extended x-ray
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Makoto Otani, Igor Levin, Peter K. Schenck, Zhi Yang, Guangyao Liu, Lawrence P. Cook, Ron Feenstra, Wei Zheng, Marty Rupich
Phase relationships in bulk and thin film Ba-Y-Cu-O high-Tc superconductor system were determined at processing conditions relevant for industrial production of coated conductors. Our results demonstrated that the absence of BaY2CuO5 (which has a critical
The effects of partial and complete drying on the internal structure of hydrated cement paste were investigated using small angle neutron scattering (SANS). Each specimen was analyzed in the initial saturated state, in the dried state, and then again after
Part I of this two-part work explored the instrumented-indentation and fracture phenomena of compliant, low dielectric constant (low-k) films on silicon substrates. The effect of film thickness and probe acuity on the fracture response, as well as the
C Rhodes, S E. Lappi, Daniel A. Fischer, S Sambasivan, Jan Genzer, S Franzen
The optical and electronic properties of aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) thin films on a glass substrate have been investigated experimentally and theoretically. Optical studies with coupling in the Kretschmann configuration reveal an angle-dependent
Igor Levin, Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Michael D. Biegalski, Junling Wang, Alexei A. Belik, E. Takayama-Muromachi
Epitaxial thin films of BiScO3, a compound which is thermodynamically unstable under ambient conditions, were grown on BiFeO3-buffered SrTiO3 substrates despite the very large lattice mismatch between the film and the substrate. The epitaxial BiScO3 films
T Zheleva, Aivars Lelis, G Duscher, F Liu, Igor Levin, M Das
Electrical performance of SiC-based microelectronic devices is strongly affected by the densities of interfacial traps introduced by the chemical and structural changes at the SiO2/SiC interfaces during processing. We analyzed the structure and chemistry
Non-adhesive and water-repellent surfaces are required for many tribological applications. Roughness-induced superhydrophobicty has been suggested as a way to reduce adhesion and stiction. In this paper, the theory of roughness-induced superhydrophobicity
Jaroslaw Grobelny, Pradeep N. Namboodiri, Doo-In Kim
The key challenge in understanding the nanomechanical behavior of nanoparticle chains is strongly dependent on accurate determination of the contact area between individual particles. Experimental determination of the contacting radius is extremely
Nebebech Belai, Mark Frisch, Eugene Ilton, Bruce Ravel, Christopher Cahill
The synthesis, crystal structure and spectroscopic characterization of [UV(H2O)2(UVIO2)2O4(OH)](H2O)4, a mixed-valent UV/UVI oxide material, are reported. The hydrothermal reaction of UO22+ with Zn and hydrazine at 120 °C for three days yields 1 in the
Theo Fett, G Rizzi, D Creek, Susanne Wagner, J.P. Guinn, JM Lopez-Cepero, Sheldon M. Wiederhorn
Recently, the claim was made that cracks in silicate glasses propagate by the nucleation, growth, and coalescence of cavities at crack tips, which is the same way as in metals but at a much smaller scale. This hypothesis for crack growth is based in part
D Krapchetov, H Ma, AKY Jen, Daniel A. Fischer, Y-L Loo
We characterize the assembly of terphenyldithiol (TPDT) on gallium arsenide from ethanol (EtOH) and tetrahydrofuran (THF) as a function of ammonium hydroxide (NH4OH) concentration. NH4OH facilitates the conversion of thioacetyl end groups of the TPDT
Terrell A. Vanderah, Jorge T. Guzman, Juan C. Nino
Bismuth niobate-based ceramic materials are of interest for embedded elements such as capacitors, resonators, and filters because they exhibit high relative dielectric permittivities and tend to be processible at temperatures in the 1000 C to 1200 C range
Ravi Kummamuru, L Hu, Lawrence P. Cook, M Y. Efremov, E A. Olson, Martin L. Green, L H. Allen
In this paper we report fabrication of a shadow mask designed for sputtering into cavities or on the back surface of freestanding silicon nitride (SiNx) membranes. Sputter deposition through a shadow mask typically results in spreading of the deposited
Terrell A. Vanderah, Robert S. Roth, I E. Grey, W G. Mumme, P Bordet, Juan C. Nino
Ceramic dielectric materials based on complex titanates, niobates, and tantalates are important for a variety of components in communications systems. As part of ongoing studies of phase equilibria in this class of electroceramics, a determination of the
I E. Grey, Terrell A. Vanderah, W G. Mumme, Robert S. Roth, Jorge T. Guzman, Juan C. Nino, Igor Levin
Ceramic materials which exhibit high relative dielectric permittivities and are processible at temperatures in the 1000 C to 1200 C range are of interest for embedded elements such as capacitor, resonators, and filters. Complex titanates, niobates, and