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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