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Session U1: Spin Liquids and Superconductivity near the Mott Transition

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Dunghai Lee, University of California, Berkeley
Room: Baltimore Convention Center Ballroom IV

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:36AM		U1.00001: Spin Liquid States in the Hubbard Model: Implications for Organics Invited Speaker: Patrick Lee Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 9:12AM		U1.00002: Spin liquid and superconductivity in two-dimensional organic charge transfer salts Invited Speaker: Joerg Schmalian Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:48AM		U1.00003: Anomalous superconductivity near the Mott transition Invited Speaker: Andre-Marie Tremblay Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:24AM		U1.00004: The origin of the pseudogap in the high Tc superconductors Invited Speaker: Herb A. Mook Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 11:00AM		U1.00005: Polarized Neutron Diffraction to discover symmetry breaking in pseudogap region of Y(123)-Cuprate Invited Speaker: Phiippe Bourges Preview Abstract

Session U2: Quantum Magnets in High Magnetic Fields

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Igor Zaliznyak, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Room: Baltimore Convention Center Ballroom III

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:36AM		U2.00001: Spinons, Solitons, and Breathers in Quasi-One-Dimensional Magnets Invited Speaker: Collin Broholm Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 9:12AM		U2.00002: Ordering and Excitations in the Field-Induced Magnetic Phase of Cs$_{3}$Cr$_{2}$Br$_{9}$ Invited Speaker: Beatrice Grenier Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:48AM		U2.00003: Quantum phase transitions in integer spin chains Invited Speaker: Andrey Zheludev Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:24AM		U2.00004: High-field ESR and thermodynamic studies of uniform and bond-alternating $S$=1 spin chains Invited Speaker: Masayuki Hagiwara Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 11:00AM		U2.00005: Anisotropic Haldane-gap chains in a magnetic field Invited Speaker: Fabian Essler Preview Abstract

Session U3: Nanomechanical Architecture of Strained Thin Films

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Max Lagally, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Room: Baltimore Convention Center Ballroom I

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:36AM		U3.00001: Precise semiconductor nanotubes and nanocorrugated quantum systems: concept, fabrication and properties Invited Speaker: Victor Prinz Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 9:12AM		U3.00002: Nanomechanical Architecture of Strained Bi-layer Thin Films: From Design Principles to Fabrication Invited Speaker: Feng Liu Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:48AM		U3.00003: Nonochannel networks, light emission and waveguidung of micro- and nanotubes, and ultra-compact coils Invited Speaker: Oliver G. Schmidt Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:24AM		U3.00004: Fabrication and Applications of Tubular Semiconductor Membranes Invited Speaker: Robert Blick Preview Abstract

Session U4: Lithography

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Vivek Prabhu, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Polymers Division
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 308

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:36AM		U4.00001: Step and Flash Imprint Lithography Invited Speaker: Grant Willson Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 9:12AM		U4.00002: Will optical lithography live forever? Invited Speaker: Ralph Dammel Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:48AM		U4.00003: Directed assembly of block copolymer containing materials on chemically nanopatterned substrates: a platform for two and three-dimensional nanofabrication Invited Speaker: Paul Nealey Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:24AM		U4.00004: Probing the 3-Dimensional Structure of Nanomanufactured Materials using CD-SAXS Invited Speaker: Ronald Jones Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 11:00AM		U4.00005: Characterization of Materials for Nanoscale Lithography Invited Speaker: William Hinsberg Preview Abstract

Session U5: Low Temperature Physics, A Historical Perspective

Sponsoring Units: FHP
Chair: George O. Zimmerman, Boston University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 309

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:36AM		U5.00001: Low Temperature Physics at Yale in the late 30's through the early 50's Invited Speaker: Robert Wheeler Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 9:12AM		U5.00002: Rotating Superfluids Invited Speaker: Russell Donnelly Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:48AM		U5.00003: Fritz London's Legacy at Duke University Invited Speaker: Horst Meyer Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:24AM		U5.00004: Liquid Helium 3 and Solid Helium at Yale and Beyond Invited Speaker: D.M. Lee Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 11:00AM		U5.00005: Panel Discussion: Memories and Comments Gerhard L. Saligner , John D. Rappy , Robert H. Romer , George B. Yntema Preview Abstract

Session U6: Strong Electronic Correlation in Solids: Applications of the LDA+U method

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP
Chair: Nicola Spaldin, University of California, Santa Barbara
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 310

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:36AM		U6.00001: LDA+U Based Studies of Electronic, Vibrational and Spectroscopic Properties of Solids Invited Speaker: Steven G. Louie Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 9:12AM		U6.00002: LDA+$U$ applied to oxide and nitride wide-band-gap semiconductors Invited Speaker: Anderson Janotti Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:48AM		U6.00003: First-principles calculations of electronic structure and spectra of strongly correlated systems: the LDA+U method Invited Speaker: Alexander Lichtenstein Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:24AM		U6.00004: Disproportionation, Metal-Insulator Transition, and Critical Interaction Strength in Na$_{1/2}$CoO$_2$ Invited Speaker: Jan Kunes Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 11:00AM		U6.00005: A consistent, linear-response approach to LDA+U Invited Speaker: Matteo Cococcioni Preview Abstract

Session U7: Nanoscale Pattern Generation and Lithography

Sponsoring Units: FIAP
Chair: Ya-Hong Xie, University of California, Los Angeles
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 307

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:36AM		U7.00001: Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Invited Speaker: Obert Wood Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 9:12AM		U7.00002: Maskless Electron-beam and Optical Lithography Invited Speaker: Henry I. Smith Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:48AM		U7.00003: Ion Beam Patterning at the Nanometer Scale Invited Speaker: John Baglin Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:24AM		U7.00004: Atomic Image Projection Electron Beam Lithography Invited Speaker: Ki-Bum Kim Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 11:00AM		U7.00005: Diblock Copolymers for Nanoscale Patterning Invited Speaker: Thomas Russell Preview Abstract

Session U8: Granular Materials

Sponsoring Units: DFD
Chair: Wolfgang Losert, University of Maryland
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 314

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U8.00001: Statistical and dynamical properties of a vibrated granular polymer Arshad Kudrolli , Micah Veilleux , Mehran Kardar Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U8.00002: Power Spectra of Force Fluctuations in Granular Materials Under Shear Eric Corwin , Heinrich Jaeger , Sidney Nagel Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U8.00003: Self-diffusion of particles in gas-driven granular layers with periodic flow modulation Carlos Orellana , Igor Aranson , Wai Kwok , Sergio Rica Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U8.00004: Free cooling of the one-dimensional wet granular gas Vasily Zaburdaev , Martin Brinkmann , Stephan Herminghaus Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U8.00005: A Theory of Stochastic Plasticity in Dense Granular Flow Ken Kamrin , Martin Bazant Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U8.00006: The Solitary Wave Collision Problem in Granular Alignments Edgar Avalos , Surajit Sen , Jan Pfannes , T.R. Krishna Mohan Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U8.00007: Toward Zero Surface Tension Limit: Granular Fingering Instability in a Radial Hele-Shaw Cell Xiang Cheng , Lei Xu , Aaron Patterson , Heinrich Jaeger , Sidney Nagel Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U8.00008: Force fluctuations in collisional and frictional granular flows Emily Gardel , Efrosyni Seitaridou , Ellen Keene , Nalini Easwar , Narayanan Menon Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U8.00009: Thermal collapse of a granular gas under gravity Lev S. Tsimring , Dmitri Volfson , Baruch Meerson Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U8.00010: Two particle contact lifetime distribution in gravity driven granular flow Robert Brewster , Leonardo Silbert , Gary Grest , Alex Levine Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U8.00011: Particle collisions in a granular gas Hong-Qiang Wang , Klebert Feitosa , Narayanan Menon Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U8.00012: Boltzmann's \textit{stosszahlansatz }generalized for granular contact forces Philip Metzger Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U8.00013: Dynamical Heterogeneity close to the Jamming Transition in a Sheared Granular Material Olivier Dauchot , Guillaume Marty , Giulio Biroli Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U8.00014: The Decorated Tapered Chain as a Granular Shock Absorber Robert Doney , Surajit Sen , Dorian DiCocco Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:48AM - 11:00AM		U8.00015: Shock Absorption by Small, Scalable, Tapered Granular Chains Jan Pfannes , Adam Sokolow , Robert Doney , Masami Nakagawa , Juan Agui , Surajit Sen Preview Abstract

Session U9: Scanning Probe Microscopy

Sponsoring Units: GIMS
Chair: Karen Waldrip, Sandia National Laboratories
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 301

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U9.00001: An \textit{in-situ} Study of Martensitic Transformation in Shape Memory Alloys using PEEM Gang Xiong , T. Droubay , A. Joly , W. Hess , M. Cai , S. Langford , J. Dickinson , M. Wu , Q. He , W. Huang Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U9.00002: Investigation of ferroelectric materials with scanning microwave microscope Jewook Park , Jonghoon Cho , Sangyun Lee , Kookrin Char Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U9.00003: Plasmon-based Enhanced NSOM Spectroscopy. A.T. Chang , C.L. Nehl , F. Tam , N.J. Halas , J.H. Hafner , K.F. Kelly Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U9.00004: Dielectrophoretic Force Microscopy Al Hilton , Brian Lynch , Garth Simpson Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U9.00005: Spectral density of fluctuations for a driven, nonlinear micromechanical oscillator at kinetic phase transition Corey Stambaugh , Ho Bun Chan Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U9.00006: Nonlinear coupling of nano mechanical resonators to Josephson quantum circuits Xingxiang Zhou , Ari Mizel Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U9.00007: Nanomanipulation with dynamic AFM Ivan Stich , Peter Dieska , Ruben Perez Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U9.00008: Assembly of Nanoparticle-Attached AFM Tips for Nano-Optical Applications Taekyeong Kim , Sung Myung , Narae Cho , Seunghun Hong Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U9.00009: Investigation of Electrical Behaviors of Nanostructures through Scanning-Probe Microscopy Beverly Clark III , Hans Hallen Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U9.00010: Scanning Tunneling Potentiometry for Nanoscale Transport Studies Michael Rozler , M.R. Beasley Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U9.00011: Alpha Control - A new Concept in SPM Control \newline P. Spizig , D. Sanchen , G. Volswinkler , W. Ibach , J. Koenen Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U9.00012: Theory of Q-Controlled Dynamic Force Microscopy in Liquids Hendrik Holscher , Udo D. Schwarz Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U9.00013: Simulation of contact and non-contact AFM images of H-terminated Si(100) surface with a CH3 impurity Akira Masago , Satoshi Watanabe , Katsunori Tagami , Masaru Tsukada Preview Abstract

Session U10: Focus Session: Surfaces and Interfaces in Electronic Materials II

Sponsoring Units: DCP
Chair: Marcus Lay, University of Georgia
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 302

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:36AM		U10.00001: Nanoscale Patterning of Electrochemically Deposited Metallic Features on Si, Ge, InP and GaAs Surfaces Invited Speaker: Jillian Buriak Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U10.00002: Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Study of Molecular Structure: Controlled Monolayer Formation on Graphite at the Liquid-solid Interface C. Su , K. Kannappan , V. Nora Chin , L. Avila-Bront , S. Jayaraman , N.J. Turro , G.W. Flynn Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U10.00003: Static and Dynamic Aspects of Surfactant Surface Aggregates studied by AFM Hannes Schniepp , Dudley Saville , Ilhan Aksay Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U10.00004: Accelerated Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Alkane Desorption Kelly McLaughlin , Kristen Fichthorn Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U10.00005: Atomic force microscopy and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy studies of interfacial fluids. S. Patil , G. Matei , C. Grabowski , P. Hoffmann , A. Mukhopadhyay Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 10:00AM		U10.00006: A Single Molecule View of Bi-stilbene Photoisomerization Using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Invited Speaker: Juen-Kai Wang Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U10.00007: A combined theoretical and experimental study on the structure of Methylthiolates on the Au(111) surface Riccardo Mazzarello , R. Rousseau , S. Scandolo , A. Verdini , A. Cossaro , L. Casalis , L. Floreano , A. Morgante , M. F. Danisman , G. Scoles Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U10.00008: Spectroscopic STM study of the binding configuration of benzene molecules on the Si(111)7x7 surface Steven A. Horn , Weiming Liu , S.N. Patitsas Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U10.00009: STM study of adsorption and dissociation of trichloroethylene molecules on the Si(111)7x7 surface. Pouya Maraghechi , Steven A. Horn , Weiming Liu , S.N. Patitsas Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U10.00010: Decompositional, incommensurate growth of Ferrocene molecules on a Au(111) surface Kai-Felix Braun , Violeta Iancu , Saw Hla Preview Abstract

Session U11: Focus Session: Aerosols, Clusters, Droplets: Physics and Chemistry of Nanoobjects IV: Metal Clusters I

Sponsoring Units: DCP
Chair: Knut Asmis, Fritz Haber Institute, Berlin
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 303

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:36AM		U11.00001: Infrared Spectroscopy of Metal Ion Complexes: Models for Metal Ligand Interactions and Solvation Invited Speaker: Michael Duncan Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U11.00002: Adaptive Tempering Monte Carlo Optimization of Calcium Clusters. X. Dong , E. Blaisten-Barojas Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U11.00003: Structures and ligand binding energies of size seleceted gold and silver clusters:~ Approach to the bulk Michael T. Bowers , Manuel Manard , Paul Kemper Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U11.00004: A comparison of the electronic structure and optical plasmons in Cs$_{x}$ clusters, Cs$_{x}$ shells and C$_{60}$ coated with a Cs$_{x}$ shell Arne Rosen , Jens Ekengren , Johan Sjoeholm , Mats Andersson , Daniel Oestling , David Tomanek Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U11.00005: Signatures of Random Matrix Theory in the Discrete Energy Spectra of Shaped Disordered Metallic Clusters Laura Adams , Brian Lang , Allen Goldman Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 10:00AM		U11.00006: “Real Time Observation and Control of Cluster Chemistry” Invited Speaker: Ludger Woeste Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U11.00007: Structure in Binary Nanodroplets Hong Xia Ning , Gerald Wilemski Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U11.00008: Source for a Temperature-Controlled Metal Cluster Beam Wei Jiang , Forrest Payne , Louis Bloomfield Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U11.00009: Modeling the Melting of Free and Supported Metal Clusters Kim Bolton , Feng Ding , Haiming Duan , Arne Rosen , Avetik R. Harutyunyan , Toshio Tokune , Stefano Curtarolo Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U11.00010: Geometric and electronic structure of mixed metal-semiconductor clusters from global optimization.- Frank Hagelberg , Jianhua Wu Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:48AM - 11:00AM		U11.00011: Unbiased search of minimal energy nanocluster structures Jos\'e Rogan , Griselda Garc{\'\i}a , Claudia Loyola , Walter Orellana , Ricardo Ram{\'\i}rez , Miguel Kiwi Preview Abstract

Session U12: Focus Session: Electrochemical and Related Growth

Sponsoring Units: DMP DCMP
Chair: Shirley Chiang, University of California, Davis
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 304

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:36AM		U12.00001: Physical Origin of Long-Range-Order in Lateral Development of Crystallites: A New Lateral Growth Mode Invited Speaker: Mu Wang Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U12.00002: Steering induced growth anisotropy as a probe for long range interaction Frits Rabbering , Teun Warnaar , Herbert Wormeester , Bene Poelsema Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U12.00003: Analysis of Chemical Reactions between Radical Growth Precursors Adsorbed on Plasma-Deposited Silicon Thin-Film Surfaces Tamas Bakos , Mayur Valipa , Dimitrios Maroudas Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U12.00004: Controlling the periodicity of the Si(112)nx1-Ga surface via tuning of the chemical potential E.J. Moon , P.C. Snijders , S. Rogge , H.H. Weitering Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U12.00005: Nanolithographic Write, Read and Erase via Reversible Nanotemplated Nanostructure Electrodeposition on Alkanethiol Modified Au(111) in an Aqueous Solution Kyoungja Seo , Eric Borguet Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U12.00006: Growth of Electrodeposited Ag Nanowires in Anionic Surfactant Nanotemplates on Au(111) Eric Borguet , Kyoungja Seo , Tao Ye Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U12.00007: A New Phase of the Au(111) Surface in Electrolyte Revealed by STM and Asymmetric Potential Pulse Perturbation. Yufan He , Eric Borguet Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U12.00008: Observation of surface layering in a nonmetallic liquid Haiding Mo , Guennadi Evmenenko , Sumit Kewalramani , Kyungil Kim , Pulak Dutta , Steven Ehrlich Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U12.00009: Chemical Electrode Modification for Charge Injection in Organic Thin Film Transistors Elba Gomar-Nadal , Daniel Hines , Andrew Tunnell , Winston Yan , Ellen Williams Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U12.00010: Effects of Stress and Void-Void Interactions on Current-Driven Void Surface Evolution in Metallic Thin Films Jaeseol Cho , M. Rauf Gungor , Dimitrios Maroudas Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U12.00011: Characterization and Control of Microstructure in Combinatorially Prepared Aluminum-Silicon Thin Film Nanocomposites Daad Haddad , Charles Olk , Michael Lukitsch Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U12.00012: Mechanical Properties of Electrophoretically-Deposited CdSe Nanocrystal Films Shengguo Jia , Sarbajit Banerjee , Dongyun Lee , Wei Wang , Joze Bevk , Jeffrey Kysar , Irving Herman Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:48AM - 11:00AM		U12.00013: Characterization of electromigration in semiconductor device interconnects using microscopic techniques Narahara Dingari , David Heskett Preview Abstract

Session U16: Nanotechnology: Applications and Measurements

Sponsoring Units: FIAP
Chair: S. Sridhar, Northeastern University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 312

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U16.00001: Development of Carbon Nanotube Based Isotropic X-ray Source for Cone-Beam Tomography Imaging Zejian Liu , Yueh Lee , Guang Yang , Jian Zhang , Jianping Lu , Otto Zhou Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U16.00002: Stationary scanning x-ray source based on carbon nanotube field emitters Guang Yang , Jian Zhang , Yuan Cheng , Bo Gao , Qi Qiu , Yueh Lee , Jianping Lu , Otto Zhou Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U16.00003: A New Thermionic Cathode Using Oxide Coated Carbon Nanotubes Christopher Day , Feng Jin , Yan Liu , Scott Little Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U16.00004: Selective Adsorption and Alignment Phenomena of ZnO Nanorods on Molecular-Patterned Substrates for Large-Scale Integrated Device Fabrication Juwan Kang , Sung Myung , Seunghun Hong , Dongjin Oh , Gyutae Kim Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U16.00005: Atom selective force measurement with STM Aparna Deshpande , Violeta Iancu , Saw-Wai Hla Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U16.00006: Nanofabrication Based on Nanoporous Membranes Zhen Wu , L. Tian , C. Richter , D Nagesha , S. Sridhar , L. Menon Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U16.00007: Resonant Operation of Nanoelectromechanical Systems in a Viscous Fluid Devrez Karabacak , Kamil L. Ekinci Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U16.00008: Experimental Measurement of Elastic Contact Diameter Charles Ying Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U16.00009: Preparation of different protected bimetallic nanoelectrodes with 30nm gapwidth and access window Stephan Kronholz , Silvia Karth\"{a}user , Rainer Waser Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U16.00010: Nanoscale metal thermometry using a radiofrequency single electron transistor Loren Swenson , David Wood , Andrew Cleland Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U16.00011: Electrothermal Tuning of Nanomechanical Resonators Michael Manolidis , Seong Chan Jun , X.M. Henry Huang , J. Hone Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U16.00012: Resonant absorption in micrometer and nanometer absorbing particles Eshel Faraggi , Bernard Gerstman Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U16.00013: Optical Trapping and Integration of Semiconductor Nanowire Assemblies in Water Aleksandra Radenovic , Eliane Trepagnier , Hari Shroff , Jan Liphardt , Peter Pauzauskie , Peidong Yang Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U16.00014: Low temperature internal friction peak in Boron doped nanocrystalline diamond Thomas Metcalf , Brian Houston , James Butler , Tatyana Feygelson Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:48AM - 11:00AM		U16.00015: Microwave Dielectric Resonance and Negative Permittivity Behavior in Al$_{2}$O$_{3}$-CuO-Cu Nanocomposites Jeffrey Calame , Jacob Battat Preview Abstract

Session U17: Physics and Imaging in Medicine

Sponsoring Units: DBP
Chair: Steven Avery, University of Pennsylvania
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 313

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:36AM		U17.00001: Careers in Medical Physics and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Invited Speaker: Howard Amols Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 9:12AM		U17.00002: International Standardization of the Clinical Dosimetry of Beta Radiation Brachytherapy Sources: Progress of an ISO Standard Invited Speaker: Christopher Soares Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:48AM		U17.00003: Scientific Programs and Funding Opportunities at the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Invited Speaker: Richard Baird Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:24AM		U17.00004: Medical Physics Graduate Program At An HBCU Invited Speaker: Paul Gueye Preview Abstract

Session U18: Focus Session: Carbon Nanotubes: Transport III

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Angel Rubio, DIPC San Sebastian
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 315

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:36AM		U18.00001: Electron Phonon Coupling Effects in Nanotubes Invited Speaker: Andrea C. Ferrari Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U18.00002: Self-Heating and Non-Equilibrium Optical Phonons in Suspended Carbon Nanotubes David Mann , Eric Pop , Jien Cao , Hongjie Dai Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U18.00003: Direct measurements of electron-phonon coupling of radial breathing modes in carbon nanotubes and their chirality dependence Y. Yin , A. Walsh , B.B. Goldberg , S.B. Cronin , M. Tinkham , A.N. Vamivakas , M.S. \"{U}nl\"{u} , A.K. Swan Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U18.00004: Nonequilibrium phonon occupation in carbon nanotube quantum dots Lutfe Siddiqui , Avik Ghosh , Supriyo Datta Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U18.00005: Phonon scattering in Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistors -- an NEGF Treatment. Siyuranga Koswatta , Sayed Hasan , Mark Lundstrom , M.P. Anantram , Dmitri Nikonov Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U18.00006: Transport properties of suspended carbon nanotubes Henk Postma , Hsin-Ying Chiu , Marc Bockrath Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U18.00007: Electrical Switching in Metallic Carbon Nanotubes Hyoung Joon Choi , Young-Woo Son , Jisoon Ihm , Marvin L. Cohen , Steven G. Louie Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U18.00008: High Temperature Conductivity and Reactivity of Carbon Nanotube Electronic Circuits A. Kane , Philip G. Collins Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U18.00009: On Current Carrying Capacity of Single Wall Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes Yijian Ouyang , Youngki Yoon , Jing Guo Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U18.00010: A comparison of measured electron-phonon and electron-photon coupling strengths in isolated and small ropes of single wall carbon nanotubes B.B. Goldberg , Y. Yin , A. Walsh , S.B. Cronin , M. Tinkham , A.N. Vamivakas , M.S. \"{U}nl\"{u} , A.K. Swan Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U18.00011: Anharmonic decay of the Radial Breathing Mode in Suspended Single-walled Nanotubes Rahul Rao , Jose Menendez , Apparao Rao Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U18.00012: Phonon anomalies in the resonance Raman spectra of graphite and single-wall carbon nanotubes Georgii G. Samsonidze , Hyungbin Son , Shin Grace Chou , Gene Dresselhaus , Mildred S. Dresselhaus , Riichiro Saito , Jie Jiang , Eduardo B. Barros , Antonio G. Souza Filho Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:48AM - 11:00AM		U18.00013: Phonon stiffening in semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes under n-type doping Elena R. Margine , Paul Lammert , Vincent H. Crespi Preview Abstract

Session U19: Focus Session: Semiconductor Spin Nanostructures for Quantum Computing

Sponsoring Units: GMAG DMP
Chair: Jay Kikkawa, University of Pennsylvania
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 316

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U19.00001: Electron spin decoherence by interacting nuclear spins in quantum dot I: Quantum theory Wang Yao , R.-B. Liu , Lu J. Sham Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U19.00002: Electron spin decoherence by interacting nuclear spins in quantum dot II: Coherent control Ren-Bao Liu , Wang Yao , Lu J. Sham Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U19.00003: Analytical Solution of Electron Spin Decoherence Through Hyperfine Interaction in a Quantum Dot Changxue Deng , Xuedong Hu Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U19.00004: Quantum dot dynamical Quantum dot dynamical nuclear spin polarization in the C.W. Lai , P. Maletinsky , A. Badolato , A. Imamoglu Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U19.00005: Dynamical nuclear spin polarization in a double quantum dot Guy Ramon , Changxue Deng , Xuedong Hu Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U19.00006: Coherent Control of Entangled Spin Pairs in a CdMnTe Quantum Well. Paul Jacobs , Roberto Merlin , Jacek Furdyna Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:48AM		U19.00007: Electron-spin quantum computation: Three- and four-body interactions and other implementation challenges Invited Speaker: Ari Mizel Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U19.00008: Transport of Quantum Information Using Spin Wires Vanita Srinivasa , Jeremy Levy , C. Stephen Hellberg Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U19.00009: GHz Optical Spin Transceiver Patrick Irvin , Petru Fodor , Jeremy Levy Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U19.00010: Photocurrent spectroscopy of self--assembled quantum dots. Petru Fodor , Jeremy Levy , Gilberto Medeiros-Ribeiro Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U19.00011: Spin dynamics in coupled core/shell quantum dots J. Berezovsky , M. Ouyang , F. Meier , D. D. Awschalom , D. Battaglia , X. Peng Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U19.00012: Spin Manipulation in lateral quantum dots under time-dependent confinement. Jamie Walls , Eric Heller Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:48AM - 11:00AM		U19.00013: Effect of photon-assisted tunneling through the leads on spin current polarization in ac-driven quantum dot molecules Ernesto Cota , Rafael Sanchez , Ramon Aguado , Gloria Platero Preview Abstract

Session U20: Focus Session: Metal-Insulator Transition and Electron Phonon Coupling in Perovskites

Sponsoring Units: DMP GMAG
Chair: Michael Hayward, University of Oxford
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 317

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U20.00001: 'CMR' Manganites: Strongly or Weakly Correlated? Andrew Millis , Satoshi Okamoto Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U20.00002: Resistivity peak in the one-band double-exchange model with cooperative phonons Cengiz Sen , Gonzalo Alvarez , Horacio Aliaga , Elbio Dagotto Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U20.00003: Exchange Striction and Heat Conduction in Ca$_{1-y}$Sr$_y$MnO$_3$ ($0\leq y\leq 0.5$) Joshua Cohn , Corneliu Chiorescu , John Neumeier Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U20.00004: Strong current dependence of resistivity in CaMnO$_3$ Corneliu Chiorescu , John Neumeier , Joshua Cohn Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U20.00005: On the nature of the pressure-induced insulator-to-metal transition in LaMnO$_3$ Atsushi Yamasaki , Martin Feldbacher , Ole K. Andersen , Karsten Held Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U20.00006: Double-exchange driven metal-insulating transition in Mn-doped CuO Alessio Filippetti , Vincenzo Fiorentini Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:48AM		U20.00007: Computational Studies of Magnetoresistance in Double-Exchange-Based Models for Manganites Invited Speaker: Gonzalo Alvarez Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U20.00008: Neutron Scattering Study of Electron- Phonon Coupling in La$_{1/3}$Sr$_{2/3}$FeO$_{3-\sigma }$ Perovskite J. Ma , J.-Q. Yan , S. Chang , R. J. McQueeney , F. Trouw , M. Hehlen Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U20.00009: Magnetic polarons in a one-dimensional antiferromagnetic chain I. Gonzalez , J. Castro , D. Baldomir , A.O. Sboychakov , A.L. Rakhmanov , K.I. Kugel Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U20.00010: Zener Polarons Ordering Variants Induced by A-Site Ordering in Half-Doped Manganites Aziz Daoud-Aladine Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U20.00011: Evolution of the local Jahn-Teller distortion across the phase diagram of La$\bf _{1-x}$Ca$\bf _x$MnO$\bf _3$ ($0 \le x \le 0.5$) Emil Bozin , Gianluca Paglia , Adam DeConinck , Simon Billinge , Marek Schmidt , Paolo Radaelli , John Mitchell , Thomas Proffen Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U20.00012: Structural and Transport Study of La$_{0.9}$MnO$_{3}$ Under Pressure. Zhiqiang Chen , Trevor Tyson , Zhong Zhong Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:48AM - 11:00AM		U20.00013: A quantum phase transition in the monoxides of the first transition series Francisco Rivadulla , Joaqu\'{i}n Fern\'{a}ndez-Rossier , Mar Garc\'{i}a-Hern\'{a}ndez , Jos\'{e} Rivas , John Goodenough Preview Abstract

Session U21: Liquid Crystals I

Sponsoring Units: DFD
Chair: P. Palffy-Muhoray, Kent State University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 318

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U21.00001: Aggregation in Two Dye Systems That Form Chromonic Liquid Crystals Peter J. Collings , Viva R. Horowitz , Michelle R. Tomasik Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U21.00002: Orientational order of an ideal rodlike nematic: Rewriting the theory of nematic liquid crystals? Edward Samulski , Louis Madsen , Theo Dingemans Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U21.00003: Interlayer interactions in ferroelectric liquid crystals Mehdi Hamaneh , Philip Taylor Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U21.00004: The B4 phase: layer curvature driven by frustrated intralayer packing L.E. Hough , D. Kruerke , C.D. Jones , H.T. Jung , J. Zasadzinski , G. Heppke , J. Rabe , W. Stocker , E. Korblova , D. Walba , N.A. Clark Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U21.00005: Polarization-Enhanced Interaction between Islands on Freely-Suspended Smectic C* Liquid Crystal Films Apichart Pattanaporkratana Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U21.00006: Riverbottom texture: Patterns of compressional stress in an SSFLC cell Christopher D. Jones , David A. Coleman , Noel A. Clark , Michael D. Wand Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U21.00007: Random Lasing in Multidomain Cholesteric Liquid Crystals Michele Moreira , Mingxia Gu , Oleg Lavrentovich , Bahman Taheri , Peter Palffy-Muhoray Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U21.00008: Wavelength Hopping in Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Lasers Michele Moreira , Christopher Bailey , Wenyi Cao , Bahman Taheri , Peter Palffy-Muhoray Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U21.00009: Poisson-bracket formulation of the dynamics of polar liquid crystals William Kung , M. Cristina Marchetti , Karl Saunders Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U21.00010: Finite Element Elastodynamics Studies of Shape Evolution in Liquid Crystal Elastomers Robin Selinger , Badel Mbanga , Jonathan Selinger Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U21.00011: Temperature Dependence of Acousto-Optic Effect in a Nematic Liquid Crystal Cell Steven Sundbeck , Anthony Malanoski , Brian Weslowski , Devanand Shenoy , Jonathan Selinger Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U21.00012: Elliptic Phases: A Study of the Nonlinear Elasticity of Twist- Christian Santangelo , Randall Kamien Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U21.00013: Calorimetric study of aligned liquid crystal + aerosil F. Cruceanu , G. S. Iannacchione , D. Liang , R. L. Leheny Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U21.00014: Disordering Effects in Smectic -- Aerosil Gels* Vishal Pandya , Daniele Finotello Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:48AM - 11:00AM		U21.00015: The Effect of Aerosil Network on Smectic A-Reentrant Nematic Liquid Crystal Mehmet Ramazanoglu , Simon Larochelle , Robert J. Birgeneau Preview Abstract

Session U22: Focus Session: Magnetic Tunneling I

Sponsoring Units: GMAG FIAP DMP
Chair: Jonathan Sun, IBM
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 319

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:36AM		U22.00001: Tunneling spin polarization in planar tunnel junctions: measurements using NbN superconducting electrodes and evidence for Kondo-assisted tunneling Invited Speaker: Hyunsoo Yang Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U22.00002: High sensitivity of tunneling spin polarization to chemical bonding of transition metal ferromagnetic alloys at interface with insulating barrier See-Hun Yang , Hyunsoo Yang , Christian Kaiser , Stuart Parkin Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U22.00003: Anomalous magnetic behaviors in AlO$_x$/Co$_{84}$Fe$_{16}$ Tunneling Magnetoresistance (TMR) systems induced by the interfacial oxidations K.-J. Rho , K.-J. Kim , J.-Y. Kim , J.-H. Park , J.-S. Lee , K.-B. Lee , S. J. Joo , K. Rhie Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U22.00004: Tunneling magnetoresistance in MgO-based magnetic tunneling junction with (001) oriented FeCo electrode fabricated by sputtering deposition. Takahiro Moriyama , Weigang Wang , John Q. Xiao Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U22.00005: Effect of interface states on spin-dependent tunneling in Fe/MgO/Fe tunnel junctions Kirill Belashchenko , Julian Velev , Evgeny Tsymbal Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U22.00006: The atomic and electronic structure of the FeCoB/MgO interface J.D. Burton , S.S. Jaswal , E.Y. Tsymbal , O.N. Mryasov , O.G. Heinonen Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U22.00007: Structural and magnetic properties of Fe/MgO/Ge(100) heterostructures and Fe/MgO/Fe(100) magnetic tunnel junctions Yueh-Feng Chiang , Kyle Pi , Yan Li , Roland Kawakami Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U22.00008: XPS studies of MgO based magnetic tunnel junction structures John Read , Phil Mather , Eileen Tan , Robert Buhrman Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U22.00009: Interlayer Exchange Coupling in Fe$\vert $MgO$\vert $Fe Magnetic Tunnel Junctions T. Katayama , S. Yuasa , Julian Velev , S. Jaswal , E. Tsymbal Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U22.00010: Inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy of MgO$_{x}$F$_{y}$ barriers Jun Hyung Kwon , Tesu Kim , Jino Lee , Kookrin Char Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U22.00011: Spin torque and spin current in magnetic tunnel junctions Mairbek Chshiev , William H. Butler , Alan Kalitsov , Nick Kioussis Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U22.00012: Shot noise in Cr-doped and undoped Co/Al$_{2}$O$_{3}$/Py magnetic tunnel junctions Farkhad Aliev , Ruben Guerrero , Patrick Le Clair , Jagadeesh Moodera Preview Abstract

Session U23: Frustration in 2D

Sponsoring Units: GMAG
Chair: Bruce Gaulin, McMaster University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 320

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U23.00001: Spin Frustration, Magnetic Susceptibility and Excitations in Spatially Anisotropic Triangular-Lattice Antiferromagnets Rajiv Singh , Weihong Zheng , John Fjaerestad , Ross McKenzie , Radu Coldea Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U23.00002: Anomalous renormalization of excitation spectra of the triangular-lattice antiferromagnet John Fjaerestad , Weihong Zheng , Rajiv Singh , Ross McKenzie , Radu Coldea Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U23.00003: Pairing of doped holes in the Shastry-Sutherland lattice Jun Liu , Joerg Schmalian , Nandini Trivedi Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U23.00004: In Gap Excitations and Triplet Lifetime Broadening in the Dilute Singlet Ground State System SrCu$_{2-x}$Mg$_{x}$(BO$_{3})_{2}$ S. Haravifard , S.R. Dunsiger , B.D. Gaulin , H.A. Dabkowska , M.T.F. Telling , S. El Shawish , J. Bonca Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U23.00005: Infrared studies of a quantum magnet SrCu$_2$(BO$_3$)$_2$ T. R{\~o}{\~o}m , D. H{\"u}vonen , U. Nagel , S.V. Dordevic , C.C. Homes , A. Gozar , G. Blumberg , N. Drichko , M.M. Dressel , H. Kageyama Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U23.00006: Magnetization plateaus for Cs$_{2}$CuBr$_{4}$ Shin Miyahara , Kiyoshi Ogino , Masahiro Shimizu , Nobuo Furukawa Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U23.00007: Dynamical properties of the anisotropic triangular quantum antiferromagnet with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction Rastko Sknepnek , Denis Dalidovich , John Berlinsky , Junhua Zhang , Catherine Kallin Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U23.00008: Spiral magnetic order on an anisotropic triangular lattice in the presence of Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction Denis Dalidovich , Rastko Sknepnek , A. John Berlinsky , Junhua Zhang , Catherine Kallin Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U23.00009: A quasi-1d approach to the triangular antiferromagnet Cs$_2$CuCl$_4$ Leon Balents , Oleg Starykh Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U23.00010: Simultaneous breaking of lattice symmetry and spin frustration in triangular lattice antiferromagnet $\rm CuFeO_2$ Y. Ren , F. Ye , Q. Huang , J.A. Fernandez-Baca , Pengcheng Dai , J.W. Lynn , T. Kimura Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U23.00011: Neutron scattering studies on Kagome bilayers -- Spin fluctuations in a broad dynamic range H. Mutka , C. Payen , G. Ehlers , J.R. Stewart , A. Mellergard Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U23.00012: Hall constant on triangular lattice ladder systems Jan Haerter , Michael Peterson , Sriram Shastry Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U23.00013: Position-Space Renormalization-Group Treatment of the Triangular Ising Antiferromagnet with Quenched Disorder Michael E. Mihalco , Susan R. McKay Preview Abstract

Session U24: Liquid-Crystalline Polymers

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Matteo Pasquali, Rice University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 321

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U24.00001: Patterns and Defects in Nematic Elastomers Fangfu Ye , Tom Lubensky Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U24.00002: In situ synchrotron studies of structure development during injection molding of liquid crystalline polymers Stanley Rendon , Wesley Burghardt Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U24.00003: Liquid crystalline pattern formation in drying droplets of biopolymers Ivan Smalyukh , Olena Zribi , John Butler , Oleg Lavrentovich , Gerard Wong Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U24.00004: Orientational dynamics of dipolar or magnetized rigid nematic liquid crystal polymers and suspensions in imposed flow and external fields Qi Wang Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U24.00005: Spacer length controlled lamello-columnar to oblique-columnar mesophase transition in liquid crystalline DNA - discotic cationic lipid complexes Lei Zhu , Li Cui , Jianjun Miao Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U24.00006: Binary phase diagrams of liquid crystal/polymer systems exhibiting crystal, smectic, and nematic transitions P. Dayal , R. Matkar , V. Ginzburg , T. Kyu Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U24.00007: Interfacial Characteristics of Semi Fluorinated Polymeric and Polymeric Liquid Crystalline Surfaces Gang Cheng , Bryan Spraul , Dennis Smith , Dvora Perahia Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U24.00008: The Origin of Supra-Molecular Columnar Structures from Symmetrically Tapered Bisamides Kwang-Un Jeong , Hong Shen , Mattew J. Graham , Huabing Wang , Mingming Guo , Frank W. Harris , Stephen Z. D. Cheng Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U24.00009: Crystallization, the gel point and DQ NMR in PDMS networks Moshe Gottlieb , Yoav Hayoun , Inbal Preker , Rachel Yerushalmi-Rozen , Kay Saalwaechter Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U24.00010: Phase Separation of Model Segmented Poly(Carbonate Urethanes) Rebeca Hernandez , Elena Hung , James Runt Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U24.00011: How Does Rubber Crystallizes Upon Application of Strain Mindaugas Rackaitis , Xiaorong Wang Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U24.00012: Melt-processable high acrylonitrile copolymers Shawn R. Hutchinson , Juan Hinestroza , Bhupender S. Gupta , David R. Buchanan , Alan E. Tonelli Preview Abstract

Session U25: Focus Session: Oligoacene Semiconductors

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY DMP
Chair: John Rogers, University of Illinois
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 322

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U25.00001: Preparation and properties of substituted acenes for organic electronics: pentacene through heptacene John Anthony Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U25.00002: Conducting AFM and 2D GIXD Studies on Pentacene Thin Films Hoichang Yang , Chang Y. Ryu , Tae Joo Shin , Kilwon Cho , Mang-Mang Ling , Zhenan Bao Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U25.00003: Hall Effect Measurements in Organic Single-Crystal FETs Vitaly Podzorov , Etienne Menard , John Rogers , Michael Gershenson Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U25.00004: Hall effect in organic single-crystal field-effect transistors J. Takeya , Koichi Yamada , K. Tsukagoshi , Y. Aoyagi , T. Takenobu , Y. Iwasa Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U25.00005: Control of Channel Conductivity of Rubrene Single Crystal Field Effect Transistors. Christian Kloc , Magnus Wikberg , Woo-Young So , Dave V. Lang , Theo Siegrist , Arthur P. Ramirez Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U25.00006: Thermal Expansion and Molecular Motion in Rubrene and Tetracene Theo Siegrist , Christian Kloc , Magnus Wikberg , Simon Haas Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U25.00007: A Systematic Study of Metal Contacts on Single Crystalline Rubrene Woo-young So , A. Mike Sergent , Christian Kloc , Arthur Ramirez Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U25.00008: Negative Thermal Expansion in Pentacene S. Haas , T. Siegrist , P. Pattison , B. Batlogg Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U25.00009: Charge transport in single-crystals of pentacene studied with temperature dependent THz time-domain spectroscopy. H.A. van Laarhoven , M. Koeberg , E. Hendry , M. Bonn , C.F.J. Flipse Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U25.00010: Optical emission and vibrational modes of uniform pentacene monolayers (*) Rui He , Nancy Tassi , Graciela Blanchet , Aron Pinczuk Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U25.00011: Sensitivity of 1/f Noise to Chemical Constituents in Pentacene Thin Film Transistors W. X. Yan , E. Gomar-Nadal , Masa Ishigami , M. S. Fuhrer , E. D. Williams Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U25.00012: Interface and Contact Formation in Pentacene Monolayer Transistors Byoung-nam Park , Soonjoo Seo , Fan Zheng , Franz Himpsel , Paul Evans Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U25.00013: Growth and structure of pentacene thin films Boquan Li Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U25.00014: Electron and hole transport in organic single crystals J. Pflaum , A.K. Tripathi , S. Meyer Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:48AM - 11:00AM		U25.00015: Oxygen and water defect formation processes in pentacene. Leonidas Tsetseris , Sokrates Pantelides Preview Abstract

Session U26: Focus Session: Cytoskeletal Dynamics

Sponsoring Units: GSNP DBP DPOLY
Chair: Christina Marchetti, Syracuse University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 323

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U26.00001: Isotropic, nematic and polarized states in active motor-filament solutions Aphrodite Ahmadi , M. Cristina Marchetti , Tanniemola B. Liverpool Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U26.00002: Rheology of active polymer solutions M. Cristina Marchetti , Tanniemola B. Liverpool Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U26.00003: Thermally Controlling the Polymeric Cytoskeleton in Living Cells Chao-Min Cheng , Philip LeDuc Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U26.00004: How to detect single cancer cell? Nadine Pernodet , Jessica Fields , Lenny Slutsky , Taylor Bernheim , Kaustabh Ghosh , Shouren Ge , Miriam Rafailovich Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U26.00005: The Effects of Chronological Age on the Cellular Mechanics of Human Dermal Fibroblasts Z. Pan , V. Hung , S. Kambhampati , S.R. Ge , M. Rafailovich , K. Ghosh , R. Clark , Y.J. Liu , T. Nakamura , X.Z. Shu , G. Prestwich Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U26.00006: Interplay between crosslinkers and dynamic molecular motor-induced instabilities in the moderation of biopolymer organization David Smith , David Humphrey , Falko Ziebert , Walter Zimmermann , Josef K\"{a}s Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:48AM		U26.00007: The mechanics of cell protrusion Invited Speaker: Gaudenz Danuser Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U26.00008: Tensile Force Generation by Actin-Myosin Networks Anders Carlsson Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U26.00009: Simulation of Actin-Polymerization Near Moving Surface Kun-Chun Lee , Andrea Liu Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U26.00010: The Fysics of Filopodia (or The Physics of Philopodia) Jen Schwarz , Ajay Gopinathan , Kun-Chun Lee , Andrea Liu , Louise Yang Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U26.00011: Lipid-Protein Nanotubes with Open or Closed Ends, Microtubules Bundles and Inverted Tubulin Nanotubes Uri Raviv , Daniel J. Needleman , Miguel A. Ojeda-Lopez , Youli Li , Herb P. Miller , Leslie Wilson , Cyrus R. Safinya Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U26.00012: The mechanics of cell crawling over a flat surface Baldomero Alonso-Latorre , Javier Rodriguez-Rodriguez , Alberto Aliseda , Rudolf Meili , Richard Firtel , Juan Lasheras Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:48AM - 11:00AM		U26.00013: Micromechanical Properties of Endothelial Cell Cytoskeleton Meron Mengistu , Linda Lowe-Krentz , H. Daniel Ou-Yang Preview Abstract

Session U27: Computational Methods: Monte Carlo/Molecular Dynamics I

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Andrew Williamsom, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 324

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U27.00001: Density-Matrix Based Fixed-Node and Fixed-Phase Approximation for Quantum Monte Carlo John Shumway Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U27.00002: Worm algorithm for continuous-space Path Integral Monte Carlo simulations Massimo Boninsegni , Nikolay Prokof'ev , Boris Svistunov Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U27.00003: Green's function analysis of path integral Monte Carlo molecular simulations Daejin Shin , John Shumway Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U27.00004: Energy Optimization of Many-Body Wave Functions: Application to Silicon Interstitial Defects W. D. Parker , K. P. Driver , R. G. Hennig , J. W. Wilkins , C. J. Umrigar Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U27.00005: Study of Atoms and Molecules with Auxiliary-Field Quantum Monte Carlo Wirawan Purwanto , Malliga Suewattana , Henry Krakauer , Shiwei Zhang , Eric J. Walter Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U27.00006: Auxiliary field quantum Monte Carlo study of transition metal and post-d group atoms and molecules Henry Krakauer , Wissam A. Al-Saidi , Shiwei Zhang Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U27.00007: Accuracy of the pseudopotential and fixed-node approximations for C$_2$, Si$_2$ and defects in crystalline Si Richard G. Hennig , Cyrus J. Umrigar , Julien Toulouse , John W. Wilkins Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U27.00008: Structure of fermion nodes and nodal cells for QMC wave functions Lubos Mitas Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U27.00009: Multi-pfaffian pairing wave functions for quantum Monte Carlo Michal Bajdich , Lubos Mitas , Kevin E. Schmidt Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U27.00010: Backflow transformations in inhomogeneous systems Pablo Lopez Rios , Andrea Ma , Neil D. Drummond , Richard J. Needs Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U27.00011: The equation of state of diamond from quantum Monte Carlo calculations Ryo Maezono , Andrea Ma , Mike D. Towler , Neil D. Drummond , Richard J. Needs Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U27.00012: Improved estimators for quantum Monte Carlo calculation of spherically averaged intracule densities Julien Toulouse , Roland Assaraf , Cyrus Umrigar Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U27.00013: Accurate energy differences with Quantum Monte Carlo Simone Chiesa , David Ceperley , Jeongnim Kim , Richard Martin Preview Abstract

Session U28: Focus Session: Biological Hydrodynamics II

Sponsoring Units: DBP DFp
Chair: Steve Quake, Stanford University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 325

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:36AM		U28.00001: Fluidic control over cell proliferation and chemotaxis Invited Speaker: Alex Groisman Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U28.00002: The Conformation of Clathrin Triskelia in Solution Matthew L. Ferguson , Kondury Prasad , Dan L. Sackett , Hacene Boukari , Eileen M. Lafer , Ralph Nossal Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U28.00003: A macromolecular model for the endothelial surface layer James Harden , Darina Danova-Okpetu , Gary Grest Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U28.00004: Simulation of metachronal wave in a model of pulmonary cilia Sorin Mitran Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:48AM		U28.00005: On the Evolution of Voltage Gated Ion Channels Invited Speaker: Michael Brenner Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U28.00006: Optimization of Anguilliform Swimming Stefan Kern , Petros Koumoutsakos Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U28.00007: Flow measurement in an in-vitro model of a single human alveolus Sudhaker Chhabra , Ajay Prasad Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U28.00008: Transport and collective dynamics in suspensions of swimming particles Michael Graham , Juan Hernandez Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U28.00009: Computational Modeling of Microfluidic Rapid-Mixing Device Used in Infrared Micro-Spectroscopy Mark Dickins , Jarmila Guijarro , Aihua Xie Preview Abstract

Session U29: Focus Session: Nonequilibrium Fluctuation in Biomolecules and Artificial Nanodevices

Sponsoring Units: DBP DPOLY
Chair: Ioan Kosztin, University of Missouri, Columbia
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 326

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U29.00001: DNA's Liaison with RNA Polymerase – Physical Consequences of a Twisted Relationship Igor Kulic , Phil Nelson Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U29.00002: Enhanced Fano factor in a molecular transistor coupled to phonons and Luttinger-liquid leads So Takei , Yong Baek Kim , Aditi Mitra Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 9:00AM		U29.00003: Least dissipation principle for single molecule dynamics Invited Speaker: R. Dean Astumian Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U29.00004: Multi-scale dynamics and relaxation of a tethered membrane in a solvent by Monte Carlo simulations Ras Pandey , Kelly Anderson , Barry Farmer Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U29.00005: Ion distribution inside a nanopore in the presence of a polyelectrolyte Lei Guo , Erik Luijten Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U29.00006: Measuring the direction of coupling between biological oscillators Jorge Brea , Alexander Neiman , David Russell Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 10:12AM		U29.00007: Applications of the ratchet effect at nano- and mesoscopic scales Invited Speaker: Boldizsar Janko Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U29.00008: On-Chip Integration of Cell-Free Gene Expression Amnon Buxboim , Margherita Morpurgo , Maya Bar-Dagan , Veronica Frydman , David Zbaida , Roy Bar-Ziv Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U29.00009: ``Burnt Bridge'' Mechanism of Molecular Motor Motion Tibor Antal , Paul Krapivsky Preview Abstract

Session U30: Focus Session: Mechanical Properties: Deformation, Rupture and Failure

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Teri Hermel-Davidock, Dow Chemical Company
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 327

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:36AM		U30.00001: Shock Wave Theory for Rupture of Rubber Invited Speaker: Michael Marder Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U30.00002: Tuning the Adhesion of Soft Elastomers with Topographic Patterns Alfred Crosby , Edwin Chan Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U30.00003: Finite Element Calculations Using a New Constitutive Model for the Chemical Aging of Rubber Joanne Budzien , David Lo , John G. Curro , Dana Rottach Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U30.00004: Effect of chain bridging on mechanical properties of lamellae-forming block copolymers Alhad Phatak , Lisa Lim , Cletis Reaves , Frank Bates Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U30.00005: Probing the Contact and Sliding of Elastomer/Polymer Interfaces Betul Yurdumakan , Kumar Nanjundiah , Ali Dhinojwala Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U30.00006: Mesoscopic Random Lattice Models of Rupture in Rubber David Reynolds , Michael Marder Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U30.00007: Annealing History Dependence of Young's Modulus in Thin Polymer Films Using an Axi-symmetric Peel Test Apparatus Adam N. Raegen , Kari Dalnoki-Veress Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U30.00008: Contributions to the Adhesion of Glassy Polymers from Radical Recombination and Segmental Interpenetration at Elevated Temperatures Murat Guvendiren , Michelle Lefebvre , Christine Dettmer , Sonbinh Nguyen , Kenneth Shull Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U30.00009: Adhesion and Spatial Distribution of Water in the Presence of Moisture: Surface Chemistry Affects. Chrisopher White , Bryan Vogt , Emmett O’Brien , Wen-li Wu Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U30.00010: Quantifying Ballistic Armor Performance: A Minimally Invasive Approach Gale Holmes , Jaehyun Kim , William Blair , Walter McDonough , Chad Snyder Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U30.00011: Measurement of the Viscoelastic Bulk Modulus Yan Meng , Sindee Simon Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U30.00012: Influence of Physical Aging on the Mechanical Properties of a Random Polypropylene-Polyethylene Copolymer Samuel Amanuel , Xiaofeng Chen , Rahmi Ozisik , Sanford S. Sternstein Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:48AM - 11:00AM		U30.00013: Fracture versus cavitation in probe-tack geometry: theory and experiments Pascale Fabre , J\'er\'emie Teisseire , Fr\'ed\'eric Nallet , Cyprien Gay Preview Abstract

Session U31: Nanotubes, Experiment

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Chris Kendziora, Naval Research Laboratory
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 328

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U31.00001: Controlled Dielectrophoretic Positioning of Carbon Nanotubes Sarbajit Banerjee , Brian White , Limin Huang , Stephen O'Brien , Irving Herman Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U31.00002: Tuning the electrical and mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes interfaced with silicon surfaces using the UHV-STM Peter Albrecht , Joseph Lyding Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U31.00003: Effect of doping on electro-optical properties of thin carbon nanotube membranes Matthew Garrett , Ilia Ivanov , Bin Zhao , Alex Puretzky , David Geohegan Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U31.00004: Environmental Manipulation of the Electronic Structure of Suspended Carbon Nanotubes A.G. Walsh , Y. Yin , A.N. Vamivakas , S.B. Cronin , M. Tinkham , M.S. Unlu , B.B. Goldberg , A.K. Swan Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U31.00005: Capacitance measurements of individual carbon nanotubes Luke A. K. Donev , Shahal Ilani , Paul L. McEuen Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U31.00006: Electrical Characterization of Y-junction Carbon Nanotubes of Fish-bone Structure Y. Sun , J. I. Oh , S. Chen , D. Z. Wang , K. Kempa , Z. F. Ren , W. Z. Li , M. J. Naughton Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U31.00007: Resonant Raman spectroscopy analysis of single wall carbon nanotubes treated with high density plasma of different gases. David Mast , Chaminda Jayasinghe , Zhandos Utegulov Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U31.00008: Measurements of 1/f Noise in Carbon Nanotube Devices Masa Ishigami , W. X. Yan , J.H. Chen , M. S. Fuhrer , E. D. Williams Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U31.00009: Temperature dependence of mean free length of electrons in single walled carbon nanotubes Meninder Purewal , Aniruddh Ravi , Byung Hee Hong , Joshua Small , Bhupesh Chandra , James Hone , Philip Kim Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U31.00010: Field Enhanced Thermionic Electron Emission from Oxide Coated Carbon Nanotubes Christopher Day , Feng Jin , Yan Liu , Scott Little Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U31.00011: Low-temperature conductive tip scanning measurements of single walled carbon nanotubes. Matthew Prior , Alexander Makarovski , Alexei Zhukov , Gleb Finkelstein Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U31.00012: Local Density of States in Nanoscale Systems Measured by Electrostatic Force Microscopy Cristian Staii , Douglas R. Strachan , Dawn A. Bonnell , Alan T. Johnson , Jonathan E. Spanier Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U31.00013: Nanotorsional Actuator Devices Built on Individual Singlewall Carbon Nanotubes A. R. Hall , M. R. Falvo , R. Superfine , S. Washburn Preview Abstract

Session U33: Dynamics and Systems Far From Equilibrium

Sponsoring Units: GSNP
Chair: Harvey Gould, Clark University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 336

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U33.00001: Critical behavior and Griffiths effects in the disordered contact process Thomas Vojta , Mark Dickison Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U33.00002: Monte Carlo Studies of Phase Separation in Compressible 2-dim Ising Models S.J. Mitchell , D.P. Landau Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U33.00003: Rate of Entropy Extraction in Compressible Turbulence. Mahesh Bandi , Walter Goldburg , John Cressman Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U33.00004: Non-constant nucleation rate in a system in apparent metastable equilibrium Hui Wang , Harvey Gould , Kipton Barros , Aaron Schweiger , Bill Klein Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U33.00005: 4:1 Resonance phenomena in the forced Belousov-Zhabotinsky chemical reaction Bradley Marts , Anna Lin Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U33.00006: Mode locking in quasiperiodic structures Creighton Thomas , A. Alan Middleton Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U33.00007: Periodic time dependent problems in nonequilibrium quantum statistical mechanics Selman Hershfield Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U33.00008: On Rolling Loaded Dice Gary White Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U33.00009: Broad spectrum period adding chaos in a transistor circuit. Thomas Carroll Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U33.00010: Solving the Problem of Excessive Time Delay in Attractor Reconstruction Louis Pecora , Jon Nichols , Thomas Carroll , Linda Moniz Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U33.00011: Stochastic Loewner evolution driven by L\'evy processes Ilia Rushkin , Panagiotis Oikonomou , Leo Kadanoff , Ilya Gruzberg Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U33.00012: Positional Order and Diffusion Processes in Particle Systems Hiroshi Watanabe , Yukawa Satoshi , Nobuyasu Ito Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U33.00013: Brownian dynamics of colloids in tilted periodic potential Weiqiang Mu , Gang Wang , Gabriel Spalding , John Ketterson Preview Abstract

Session U35: Nanowires

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Hyun Park, Naval Research Laboratory
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 338

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U35.00001: Dielectrophoretic assembly of reversible and irreversible metal nanowire networks and vertically-aligned arrays Stergios J. Papadakis , Zhiyong Gu , David H. Gracias Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U35.00002: The Dielectrophoretically Guided Growth of Submicron, Near Single Crystal Indium Wires Bret Flanders , Ishan Talukdar , Birol Ozturk , Tetsuya Mishima Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U35.00003: Growth Characteristics of Dielectrophoretically Fabricated Single Crystal Wires Ishan Talukdar , Birol Ozturk , Bret Flanders Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U35.00004: Self-assembly of Eu$_{2}$O$_{3}$ nanoneedles and nanocrystals James Dickerson , Sameer Mahajan , Marcela Redigolo , Dmitry Koktysh Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U35.00005: Three-dimensional nanoscale composition mapping of semiconductor nanowires. Lincoln Lauhon , Daniel Perea , Jonathan Allen , Steven May , Bruce Wessels , David Seidman Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U35.00006: Ligand Functionality to Control Morphology, Solubility, and Assembly Behavior of CdSe Nanorods Wei Wang , Shengguo Jia , Sarbajit Banerjee , Michael Steigerwald , Irving Herman Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U35.00007: Twinning Superlattices in Semiconducting Nanowires Qihua Xiong , J. Wang , Peter Eklund Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U35.00008: First Principles Studies of the Structural and Opto-Electronic Properties of Silicon Nanowires Trinh Vo , Andrew Williamson , Giulia Galli Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U35.00009: Ab initio investigation into the stability and electronic properties of GaN-nanowires D.J. Carter , J.D. Gale , B. Delley , C. Stampfl Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U35.00010: Au wetting of GaAs(111) studied on the atomic scale Emelie Hilner , Anders Mikkelsen , Jessica Eriksson , Edvin Lundgren , Hongsuk Yi , Peter Kratzer Preview Abstract

Session U36: Focus Session: Optical Properties of Nano-Dots, Holes, and Wires

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Connie Li, Naval Research Laboratory
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 339

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U36.00001: Geometrical scale invariance of the enhanced transmission spectra of subwavelength hole arrays Sinan Selcuk , Kwangje Woo , David B. Tanner , Arthur F. Hebard Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U36.00002: Polarization and hole-shape dependence of the transmission of sub-wavelength hole arrays Kwangje Woo , Sinan Selcuk , Arthur F. Hebard , David B. Tanner Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U36.00003: Tunneling, dipole interactions and coherent Rabi oscillations in quantum dot molecules. Juan E. Rolon , Jose M. Villas-Boas , Sergio E. Ulloa Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U36.00004: Microscopic Models of Hybrid Nanocrystal Superstructures: photonic properties Alexander O. Govorov , Garnett W. Bryant , Wei Zhang , Timur Skeini , Jaebeom Lee , Nicholas A. Kotov Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U36.00005: Spectroscopy of Charged Quantum Dot Molecules E.A. Stinaff , M. Scheibner , A.S. Bracker , I.V. Ponomarev , M.E. Ware , M.F. Doty , T.L. Reinecke , D. Gammon , V.L. Korenev Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U36.00006: Multi-Excitonic Quantum Dot Molecules M. Scheibner , E.A. Stinaff , M.F. Doty , M.E. Ware , A.S. Bracker , D. Gammon , I.V. Ponomarev , T.L. Reinecke , V.L. Korenev Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U36.00007: Spin interactions in InAs quantum dots M.F. Doty , M.E. Ware , E.A. Stinaff , M. Scheibner , A.S. Bracker , D. Gammon , I.V. Ponomarev , T.L. Reinecke , V.L. Korenev Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U36.00008: Theory of Charged Quantum Dot Molecules I.V. Ponomarev , M. Scheibner , E.A. Stinaff , A.S. Bracker , M.F. Doty , M.E. Ware , D. Gammon , T.L. Reinecke , V.L. Korenev Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U36.00009: Ultrafast dynamics of surface plasmon polaritons in subwavelength nanohole array on metallic film A.S. Kirakosyan , T.V. Shahbazyan , M. Tong , Z.V. Vardeny Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U36.00010: Internal and external polarization memory loss in single quantum dots Q.Q. Wang , A. Muller , M.T. Cheng , H.J. Zhou , P. Bianucci , C.K. Shih Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U36.00011: Polarized Mid-Infrared Surface Emission from InAs Quantum Dots D. Wasserman , S.A. Lyon , C. Gmachl , E.A. Shaner Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U36.00012: Optical properties of semiconductor-metal nanocrystal molecules: Exciton-plasmon interactions Wei Zhang , Alexander O. Govorov , Garnett W. Bryant Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U36.00013: The Optical Properties of Aluminum Oxide Templated Nanostructures Mahnaz El-Kouedi , Brandy Broglin , Jerry Heath , J. Tres Brazell Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U36.00014: First-Principles Optical Cross-Sections of Ultrathin ZnO Nanowires Shelly Elizondo , John Mintmire Preview Abstract

Session U37: Focus Session: Nanowire and Nanodot Quantum Devices

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Alexey Bezryadin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 340

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U37.00001: Quantum Coherence and Time Dependent Conductance Fluctuations in Dilute Magnetic Semiconductors Sungbae Lee , Aaron Trionfi , Timo Schallenberg , Hiro Munekata , Doug Natelson Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U37.00002: Microwave-enhanced decoherance in one-dimensional metal wires Jian Wei , Sergei Pereverzev , Michael Gershenson Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U37.00003: Toward Single-Walled Nanotube Aharonov-Bohm interferometers Jinseong Heo , Marc Bockrath Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 9:12AM		U37.00004: Quantum Transport of Semiconductor Nanowires Coupled to Superconductors Invited Speaker: Yong-Joo Doh Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U37.00005: Four-probe measurements of individual metallic and superconducting nanowires Sheng-Yong Xu , Mingliang Tian , Nitesh Kumar , Moses H. W. Chan Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U37.00006: Modifying Mesoscopic 1/f Noise Via Surface Chemistry. A. Trionfi , J.W. Ciszek , J.M. Tour , D. Natelson Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U37.00007: Coulomb Blockade Imaging of Few-Electron Quantum Dots in a Magnetic Field P. Fallahi , R. Westervelt , M. Stopa , M. Hanson , A.C. Gossard Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U37.00008: Kondo and Superconducting Proximity Effect in Semiconductor Nanostructures Andy Vidan , Michael Stopa , Robert Westervelt , Micah Hanson , A.C. Gossard , Jie Xiang , Charles M. Lieber Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U37.00009: Transition to Scarred States Probed by a Single Electron Spectrometer Robert E. Parrott , Dominik M. Zumbuhl , Eric J. Heller , Charles M. Marcus , Micah P. Hanson , Arthur C. Gossard Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U37.00010: Magneto-transport studies in mesoscopic InAs 2DEG devices Ernesto Marinero , Thomas Boone , Liesl Folks , Bruce Gurney , Jordan Katine , Sergio Nicoletti Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U37.00011: Asymmetry of Nonlinear Transport and Electron Interactions in Quantum Dots D. M. Zumb\"uhl , C. M. Marcus , M. P. Hanson , A. C. Gossard Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U37.00012: Two Electron Singlet Triplet Spectroscopy Iuliana Radu , D.M. Zumb\"uhl , C.R. Dillard , G. Granger , M.A. Kastner , M.P. Hanson , A.C. Gossard Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:48AM - 11:00AM		U37.00013: Superpoissonian noise with positive current correlations Yuanzhen Chen , Richard Webb Preview Abstract

Session U38: 1-D Superconductors and Organics

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Andrei Lebed, University of Arizona
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 341

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U38.00001: High-Tc superconductivity in entirely end-bonded carbon nanotubes Junji Haruyama , Izumi Takesue , Naoki Kobayashi , Shohei Chiashi , Shigeo Maruyama , Toshiki Sugai , Hisanori Shinohara Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U38.00002: Superconductivity of granular Bi nanowires fabricated by electrochemical deposition at ambient condition Mingliang Tian , Jinguo Wang , Tianheng Han , Yoji Kobayashi , Nitesh Kumar , Shengyong Xu , Ying Liu , Thomas Mallouk , Moses Chan Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U38.00003: Enhancing superconductivity: Magnetic impurities and their quenching by magnetic fields Tzu-Chieh Wei , David Pekker , Andrey Rogachev , Alexey Bezryadin , Paul M. Goldbart Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U38.00004: Anomalous behavior of the critical current in superconducting MoGe nanowires exposed to high magnetic fields. A. Rogachev , T.-C. Wei , D. Pekker , A.T. Bollinger , P.M. Goldbart , A. Bezryadin Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U38.00005: Confined Vortices in NbSe$_2$ Nanowires Abram Falk , Mandar Deshmukh , Amy Prieto , Andrea Jones , Hongkun Park Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U38.00006: Growth Mechanism of EuBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{7-\delta }$ Whiskers and Their superconducting properties for Intrinsic Josephson Junction Applications A.T.M. Nazmul Islam , T. Kawae , Y. Tachiki , S. Watauchi , Y. Takano , T. Hatano , T. Yamashita , I. Tanaka Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U38.00007: Evidence for Current-Driven Phase Slip Lines in Submicron High-$T_c$ Superconducting Wires P. Morales , J.Y.T. Wei Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U38.00008: Quantum phase slips in the presence of finite-range disorder Leonid P. Pryadko , Sergei Khlebnikov Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U38.00009: Magnetization controlled superconductivity in a Pb film on a perpendicular array of ferromagnetic Co nanowires Zuxin Ye , Daya Rathnayaka , Wenhao Wu , Haidong Liu , Hong Zhang , Donald Naugle , Igor Lyuksyutov , Joseph Ross Jr. Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U38.00010: Current carrying edges in unconventional superconductors Rahul Roy Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U38.00011: The coherence conundrum in BEDT-TTF superconductors; how does interlayer transport die as temperature rises? John Singleton , Paul Goddard , Arzhang Ardavan , Stan Tozer , Ross McDonald , John Schlueter Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U38.00012: Interplane penetration depth in $\kappa $-(ET)$_{2}$Cu[N(CN)$_{2}$]Br Russell Giannetta , Z. Shi , T.A. Olheiser , A. McCormick , D.D. Lawrie , R. Prozorov , J.A. Schlueter , A.M. Kini , U. Geiser Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U38.00013: London penetration depth in fully deuterated $\kappa $-(ET)$_{2}$Cu[N(CN)$_{2}$]Br T.A. Olheiser , R.W. Giannetta , D.D. Lawrie , R. Prozorov , J.A. Schlueter , A.M. Kini , U. Geiser Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U38.00014: Pauli limiting in the superconductor $\kappa$-(ET)$_2$Cu(NCS)$_2$ under pressure Kyuil Cho , Braunen Smith , Chris Rea , Mike Viotti , Charles Agosta , John Schlueter Preview Abstract

Session U39: Superconducting Proximity Effect-S/N and S/F

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: James Eckstein, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 342

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U39.00001: Proximity effect and Josephson current in clean strong/weak/strong superconducting tri-layers Frank Marsiglio , Lucian Covaci Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U39.00002: Superconducting Proximity Effect in Semiconductor Films - Experiment Soren Flexner , Michael Vissers , Paul Welander , Kevin Inderhees , Jim Eckstein Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U39.00003: Superconducting Proximity Effect in Semiconductor Films - Device Theory Michael Vissers , Soren Flexner , Paul Welander , Kevin Inderhees , Jim Eckstein Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 9:12AM		U39.00004: Coexistence of, and Competition between, Magnetism and Superconductivity Invited Speaker: Matthias Eschrig Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U39.00005: Magnetization-dependent T$_{c }$ shift in F/S/F trilayers with strong ferromagnets Ion C. Moraru , William P. Pratt , Norman O. Birge Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U39.00006: Tunneling Studies of Superconductor/Strong Ferromagnet Bilayers Paul SanGiorgio , Serge Reymond , Malcolm Beasley , Tesu Kim , Junhyung Kwon , Kookrin Char Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U39.00007: Interplay between superconductivity and ferromagnetism in tunneling Martin Gronsleth , Jacob Linder , Asle Sudbo Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U39.00008: Tunneling in Dilute Al-Mn Alloys: Observation of Resonant Scattering and Implications for High-Temperature Superconductors Steven Ruggiero , Gerald Arnold , Joseph Bychowski , Anthony Williams , Nan Sun , Anna Clark , Nathan Miller , Joel Ullom Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U39.00009: Andreev reflection spectroscopy of the heavy-fermion superconductor CeCoIn$_{5}$ along different crystallographic orientations Wan Kyu Park , Laura Greene , John Sarrao , Joe Thompson Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U39.00010: Elastic Cotunnelling and Crossed Andreev Reflection in Normal-Superconductor Nanostructures Paul Cadden-Zimansky , Zhigang Jiang , Venkat Chandrasekhar Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U39.00011: Anomalous Proximity Effect in Nb/Al/CoFe Trilayers Kookrin Char , Jun Hyung Kwon , Jinho Kim , Kyungmoon Kim , Hyeonjin Doh , Han-Yong Choi Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U39.00012: The Role of Inelastic Scattering in Intermediate Spin Polarized Normal Metal/Superconductor Point Contacts Charles W. Smith , Paul J. Dolan, Jr. Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:48AM - 11:00AM		U39.00013: Magnetically Induced Superconductor-Metal-Insulator Transition in Thin Tantalum Films Carlos Vicente , Yongguang Qin , Jongsoo Yoon Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 11:00AM - 11:12AM		U39.00014: Magnetic Field-Induced Metallic Behavior in Superconducting Tantalum Films Yongguang Qin , Carlos Vicente , Jongsoo Yoon Preview Abstract

Session U40: Focus Session: Pathways to Practical Quantum Computing III

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP TGQI DAMOP
Chair: Fernando M. Cucchietti, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 343

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:36AM		U40.00001: Ion traps and cold atoms for quantum computers Invited Speaker: Ignacio Cirac Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U40.00002: Ion trap quantum computing with transverse phonon modes Shi-Liang Zhu , Chris Monroe , Luming Duan Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U40.00003: Robust quantum memory using magnetic-field-independent atomic qubits C. Langer , R. Ozeri , J. D. Jost , B. DeMarco , A. Ben-Kish , B. Blakestad , J. Britton , J. Chiaverini , D. B. Hume , W. M. Itano , D. Leibfried , R. Reichle , T. Rosenband , P. Schmidt , D. J. Wineland Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U40.00004: Quantum logic in Group-II neutral atoms via nuclear-exchange interactions David Hayes , Ivan Deutsch , Paul Julienne Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U40.00005: Quantum state reconstruction via continuous measurement Andrew Silberfarb , Ivan Deutsch , Greg Smith , Poul Jessen Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U40.00006: Quantum state control of atoms in microscopic optical traps Mark Saffman , Deniz Yavuz , Marie Delaney , Pasad Kulatunga , Todd Johnson , Erich Urban , Thomas Henage , Nicholas Proite , Thad Walker Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U40.00007: Stochastic One-Way Quantum Computing with Ultracold Atoms in Optical Lattices Michael C. Garrett , David L. Feder Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U40.00008: Generalized Coherent States via Markovian Decoherence Sergio Boixo , Lorenza Viola , Gerardo Ortiz , Howard Barnum Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U40.00009: Generation of Werner states via collective decay of coherently driven atoms Kishor Kapale , Girish Agarwal Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U40.00010: Two-Qubit Quantum Computing using Pulsed ESR of N@C$_{60}$ Gavin Morley , Johan van Tol , Jinying Zhang , Kyriakos Porfyrakis , Arzhang Ardavan , Andrew Briggs Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U40.00011: Optimal control of logical operations in the presence of decoherence: A two-spin model Matthew Grace , Constantin Brif , Herschel Rabitz , Ian Walmsley , Robert Kosut , Daniel Lidar Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U40.00012: Rapid State-Reduction of Quantum Systems Using Feedback Control Joshua Combes , Kurt Jacobs Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:48AM - 11:00AM		U40.00013: Quantum Zeno stabilization in weak continuous measurement of two qubits Rusko Ruskov , Alexander N. Korotkov , Ari Mizel Preview Abstract

Session U41: Dielectrics: Response Properties

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Serge M. Nakhmanson, Rutgers University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 344

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U41.00001: Enhanced performance in nanotemplated dielectric structures Yun Peng , K. Kempa , M.J. Naughton Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U41.00002: Low temperature specific heat and Brillioun scattering in nano-oscillator arrays Douglas Photiadis , Joseph Bucaro , Xiao Liu Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U41.00003: Determining the quantum phase coherence time of a NEMS resonator Emily Pritchett Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U41.00004: Tunable Electronic Energy Transfer in Layered Inorganic Solids Codoped with Tb$^{3+}$ and Eu$^{3+}$ Christie Larochelle Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U41.00005: EPR and ENDOR of two axial Fe$^{3+}$ centers in stoichiometric lithium tantalate Valentin Grachev , Galina Malovichko , Robert Petersen , Christoff Baeuman Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U41.00006: Near infrared emission properties of Nd doped Potassium Lead Halides Jessica Freeman , Ei Nyein , Uwe Hommerich , Sudhir Trivedi , John Zavada Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U41.00007: Non-resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering and Energy-Resolved Wannier Function Investigation of Local Excitations in Transition Metal Monoxides NiO and CoO B.C. Larson , J.Z. Tischler , Wei Ku , Chii-Cheng Lee , Oscar Restrepo , A.G. Eguiluz , P. Zschack , K.D. Finkelstein Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U41.00008: Self-consistent linear density response within the LDA+U method: Application to transition-metal oxides(*) A. G. Eguiluz(1) , O. D. Restrepo(1) , J. Kunes , W. E. Pickett (3) Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U41.00009: Determining the Critical Dose Threshold of Electron-Induced Electron Yield for Minimally Charged Highly Insulating Materials Ryan Hoffmann , J.R. Dennison , Jonathan Abbott Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U41.00010: Comparison of Methods for Determining Crossover Energies in Insulators Jonathan Abbott , Ryan Hoffmann , J.R. Dennison , Sarah Barton Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U41.00011: Piezoelectric Coupling in Non-piezoelectric Materials due to Nonlocal Size Effects at the Nanoscale: Fundamental Solutions, Embedded Inclusions and Piezoelectric Composites without Electromechanical Constituents Pradeep Sharma Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U41.00012: Ionic-Mode Contributions to the Refractive Index of Glasses Carrie E. Black , E. Shiles , D. Y. Smith Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U41.00013: Enhanced fluorescence in rare earth doped sol-gel glasses containing Al$^{3+}$ Gregory Armstrong , Ann Silversmith , Daniel Boye Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U41.00014: Site-specific modification of oxide nanoclusters: Towards atomic-scale surface structuring Kenneth M. Beck , Matthias Henyk , Chongmin Wang , Wayne P. Hess , Paolo E. Trevisanutto , Peter V. Sushko , Alexander L. Shluger Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:48AM - 11:00AM		U41.00015: Optical Spectroscopy of Low-k Dielectric Films Joanna Atkin , Daohua Song , Srikanth Iyer , Nils Hoivik , Robert R. Rosenberg , Thomas M. Shaw , Robert B. Laibowitz , Tony F. Heinz Preview Abstract

Session U42: Focus Session: Simulations of Matter at Extreme Conditions II

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP GSCCM DMP
Chair: Sandro Scandolo, ICTP, Trieste
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 345

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:36AM		U42.00001: Condensed Matter and its Orderings: The Pressure Variable. Invited Speaker: Neil Ashcroft Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U42.00002: The Nature of the Hydrogen Plasma Phase Transition Kris Delaney , David Ceperley , Carlo Pierleoni Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U42.00003: Developments in the path integral Monte Carlo method for simulating fluids under extreme conditions Kenneth Esler , David Ceperley Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U42.00004: Vibron Dynamics of Hydrogen at High Pressures and Temperatures Karl Johnson , Joseph Feldman , Russell Hemley Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U42.00005: A systematic search method for finding new high-pressure phases of polymeric nitrogen Sergey Dudiy , Federico Zahariev , James Hooper , Fan Zhang , Tom Woo Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U42.00006: Complexity and Pressure Induced Fermi Surface Deformation in Lithium Aitor Bergara , Alvaro Rodriguez-Prieto , V.M. Silkin Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U42.00007: Prediction of a superionic phase of hydrogen fluoride (HF) at high temperature and pressure Laurence Fried , Nir Goldman Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U42.00008: High-pressure and high-temperature phases of nitrous oxide Brendan Osberg , Stanimir A. Bonev Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U42.00009: Mechanical strength and coordination defects in compressed silica glass Yunfeng Liang , Caetano R. Miranda , Sandro Scandolo Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U42.00010: USPEX - Predicting crystal structures of new phases Colin W. Glass , Artem R. Oganov Preview Abstract

Session U43: Focus Session: Novel Phases in Low Dimensional Quantum Gases

Sponsoring Units: DAMOP
Chair: M. Olshanii, University of Southern California
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 346

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U43.00001: Low-Dimensional Fermi Gases Henning Moritz , Kenneth G\"uenter , Thilo St\"oferle , Michael K\"ohl , Tilman Esslinger Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U43.00002: Empirical manifestations of integrability in cold quantum gases Maxim Olshanii , Vanja Dunjko , Vladimir Yurovsky , Marcos Rigol Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U43.00003: Noise and counting statistics in one-dimensional insulators Austen Lamacraft Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 9:12AM		U43.00004: Dynamics of reduced dimension Bose gases in optical lattices Invited Speaker: J. V. Porto Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U43.00005: The superfluid-Mott insulator transition in 2D I. B. Spielman , J. Huckans , J. Strabley , M. Anderlini , J. Kruse , J. V. Porto , W. D. Phillips Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U43.00006: Crystalline phases of bosons in rotating traps: Tonks-Girardeau gas on a ring. Igor Romanovsky , Constantine Yannouleas , Uzi Landman Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U43.00007: Ordering and Entropy Production Across Qauntum Phase Transitions Robert Cherng , Leonid Levitov Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:24AM		U43.00008: Spin 1/2 fermions on spin-dependent optical lattices Invited Speaker: Andrew Ho Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U43.00009: Quartetting and pairing instabilities in one dimensional spin 3/2 fermionic systems Congjun Wu Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U43.00010: Spinfull bosons in an optical lattice Sara Bergkvist , Ian McCulloch , Anders Rosengren Preview Abstract

Session U44: Models of Strongly Correlated Electrons

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: S.-W. Tsai, University of California, Riverside
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 347

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U44.00001: First-principles calculations of magnetic transition temperatures Xiangang Wan , Sergey Savrasov Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U44.00002: Electron-phonon-coupling-driven pairing symmetry transition in a ladder Ka-Ming Tam , Antonio H. Castro Neto , Shan-Wen Tsai , David K. Campbell Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U44.00003: Dynamical Mean Field Study of the Extended Hubbard Model Andrew Baldwin , Alexandru Macridin , Mark Jarrell , Richard Scalettar Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U44.00004: Exact transformation for spin-charge separation of spin half fermions Stellan \"{O}stlund , Mats Granath Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U44.00005: Dynamical Cluster Approximation Study of Ferromagnetism in the Periodic Anderson Model Muhammad Aziz Majidi , Mark Jarrell , Juana Moreno , Sumith Doluweera Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U44.00006: Phase Diagrams of Hubbard Models with Small Unit Cells Wei-Feng Tsai , Steven A. Kivelson Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U44.00007: Effects of interplay between electron-electron and electron-phonon interactions in two-dimensional systems Filippos Klironomos , Shan-Wen Tsai Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U44.00008: Nearest-Neighbor Repulsion and Competing Charge and Spin Order in the Extended Hubbard Model. Davoudi Bahman , A.-M.S. Tremblay Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U44.00009: Quantum Monte Carlo Study of the Triangular Hubbard Model Christopher Varney , Richard Scalettar , Mark Jarrell , Alexandru Macridin Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U44.00010: Theory of Cu K-edge Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering in Cuprates. Kenji Tsutsui , Takami Tohyama , Sadamichi Maekawa Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U44.00011: Fermi Surface of the Half Heusler Compounds Ce$_{1-x}$La$_{x}$BiPt A. D. Bianchi , J. Wosnitza , N. Kozlova , D. Eckert , L. Schultz , I. Ophale , S. Elgazzar , M. Richter , J. Hagel , M. Doerr , G. Goll , H. v. L\"ohneysen , G. Zwicknagl , T. Yoshino , T. Takabatake Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U44.00012: Charge Physics of the Falicov-Kimball Model Philip Brydon , Miklos Gulacsi Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U44.00013: Application of LDA+DMFT to systems near volume collapse transition Kristjan Haule Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U44.00014: Functional renormalization group analysis of the one-dimensional half-filled Holstein-Hubbard model Shan-Wen Tsai , Ka-Ming Tam , David K. Campbell , Antonio H. Castro Neto Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:48AM - 11:00AM		U44.00015: Antiferromagnetism and hot spots in CeIn3 Pavel Grigoriev , Lev Gor'kov Preview Abstract

Session U45: Structural, Surface and other Phase Transitions

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: P. Riseborough, Temple University
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 348

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U45.00001: Effect of external strain on the order-disorder phase transition of the Si(001) surface Masanori Yata Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U45.00002: Faceting and defaceting phase transitions of Pd/W(111) Yu-Wen Liao , L.H. Chen , K.C. Kao , Minn-Tsong Lin , Cheng-Hsun Nien , Ker-Jar Song Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U45.00003: Ultrafast lattice dynamics of FeRh D.A. Walko , E.C. Landahl , Jin Wang , J.-U. Thiele , E.E. Fullerton Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U45.00004: Phase stability and Jahn-Teller distortion in doped lithiated manganese oxides: A LSDA+U study Rajendra Prasad , Nitya Nath Shukla , Roy Benedek Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U45.00005: Crystal Fields and the $ \gamma \rightarrow \alpha$ transition in Ce Sukalpa Basu , Peter Riseborough Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U45.00006: Bifurcation Techniques for Structural Phase Transitions Ryan S. Elliott , John A. Shaw , Nicolas Triantafyllidis Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U45.00007: Imaging the evolution of a glassy magnetic transition in a disordered ferromagnetic manganite Weida Wu , Casey Israel , Alex de Lozanne , Namjung Hur , Soonyong Park , S.-W. Cheong Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U45.00008: Quantum Relaxation in a Proton Glass C. Ancona-Torres , Y. Feng , T. F. Rosenbaum , S. R. Nagel , E. Courtens , D. Price , G. Reiter Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U45.00009: Switching between one and two dimensions: Pb induced chain structures on Si(557) Christoph Tegenkamp , Ziad Kallasy , Herbert Pfn\"{u}r Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U45.00010: Spontaneous polarization in one-dimensional Pb(ZrTi)O$_3$ nanowires Ivan Naumov , Huaxiang Fu Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U45.00011: Computational investigation of wetting and prewetting phase behavior Jeffrey Errington Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U45.00012: Magnetic properties of weak itinerant ferromagnetic Ni-V alloys Sara Ubaid-Kassis , Almut Schroeder Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U45.00013: Scaling Behavior of Classical Wave Transport in Mesoscopic Media at the Localization Transition Sai-Kit Cheung , Zhao-Qing Zhang Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U45.00014: Optical Near-Field Based Nanoscale Rapid Melting and Crystallization of Amorphous Silicon Thin Films David Hwang , Anant Chimmalgi , Costas Grigoropoulos Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:48AM - 11:00AM		U45.00015: Explosive Crystallization of Amorphous Semiconductor Films in the Presence of Melting Alexander Golovin , Costas Grigoropoulos , Matthew Rogers , Seung Hwan Ko , Bernard Matkowsky Preview Abstract

Session U46: Optical Properties of Semiconductors: Excitons and Phonons

Sponsoring Units: FIAP
Chair: David Reitze, University of Florida
Room: Baltimore Convention Center 349

Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:00AM - 8:12AM		U46.00001: Laser induced trapping of excitons in coupled quantum wells A.T. Hammack , M. Griswold , L.V. Butov , A.L. Ivanov , L.E. Smallwood , A.C. Gossard Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:12AM - 8:24AM		U46.00002: Spontaneous First-order Optical Coherence in Cold Exciton Gases in Coupled Quantum Wells Sen Yang , A.T. Hammack , L.V. Butov , A.C. Gossard Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:24AM - 8:36AM		U46.00003: Theory of coherent population trapping and electromagnetically induced transparency in quantum wells and dots Zachary Dutton Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:36AM - 8:48AM		U46.00004: Stimulated Emission of Terahertz Radiation from Internal ExcitonTransitions in Cu$_{2}$O B.A. Schmid , R. Huber , Y.R. Shen , R.A. Kaindl , D.S. Chemla Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:48AM - 9:00AM		U46.00005: Ultrafast Raman Studies of Electron Transient Transport in InN Thick Film Grown on GaN Kong-Thon Tsen , D.K. Ferry , Hai Lu , William J. Schaff Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00AM - 9:12AM		U46.00006: Exciton-mediated one phonon resonant Raman scattering from 1-dimensional systems A. N. Vamivakas , A. G. Walsh , Y. Yin , M. S. Unlu , B. B. Goldberg , A. K. Swan Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:12AM - 9:24AM		U46.00007: Wurtzite Effects on Spin Splitting of GaN Wan-Tsang Wang , M.H. Gau , Ikai Lo , S.F. Tsay , J.K. Tsai , K.L. Hsieh , J.C. Chiang Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:24AM - 9:36AM		U46.00008: Ab initio calculations of excitons in wurtzite-type semiconductors. Niels E. Christensen , Robert Laskowski Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36AM - 9:48AM		U46.00009: Pump-Probe studies of Carrier Dynamics in bulk ZnO and ZnO epilayers and Nanorods X. Wang , Y.D. Jho , D.H. Reitze , C. Cook , G.D. Sanders , C.J. Stanton , X. Wei , J.K Yoo , G.-C. Yi Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:48AM - 10:00AM		U46.00010: Rate Equation Model for Carrier and Exciton Dynamics in ZnO C. J. Cook , G. D. Sanders , C. J. Stanton , X. Wang , Y. D. Jho , D. H. Reitze Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00AM - 10:12AM		U46.00011: Direct Observation of the Strength of Plasmon-Longitudinal Optical Phonon Interaction in n-type GaAs Hakan Altan , Xuying Xin , David Matten , Robert Alfano Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:12AM - 10:24AM		U46.00012: THz radiation from coherent acoustic phonon waves in strained GaN-based heterostructures Young-Dahl Jho , Jin-Young Sohn , Gary D. Sanders , Christopher J. Stanton , Eunsoon Oh , Dai-Sik Kim Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:24AM - 10:36AM		U46.00013: Theory of carrier dynamics and coherent phonons in piezoelectric semiconductor heterostructures Gary Sanders , Chris Stanton Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:36AM - 10:48AM		U46.00014: Studies of Coherent Acoustic Phonons in CdMnTe Single Crystals D. Wang , S. Wu , R. Sobolewski , A. Mycielski Preview Abstract
Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:48AM - 11:00AM		U46.00015: Dynamical interfacial-electric-field-induced electro-optics in multilayer semiconductors Y.D. Glinka , J.K. Miller , N.H. Tolk , X. Liu , Y. Sasaki , J.K. Furdyna Preview Abstract