Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2005 APS March Meeting

Monday–Friday, March 21–25, 2005; Los Angeles, CA

Session Index

Session X1: Cobaltates

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Jeffrey Lynn, Tech-NIST
Room: LACC 152

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:36AM		X1.00001: Charge Disproportionation and Spin Ordering in Na$_x$CoO$_2$ Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 9:12AM		X1.00002: ARPES studies on NaxCoO2 Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:48AM		X1.00003: The infrared conductivity of Na$_x$CoO$_2$: evidence of gapped states Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:24AM		X1.00004: Charge ordering and magneto-polarons in Na$_x$CoO$_2$ Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:24AM - 11:00AM		X1.00005: Spin fluctuations in Na$_{x}$CoO$_{2}$ from neutron inelastic scattering Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session X2: Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov Superconductivity in Heavy Fermion Compounds

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Stanley Tozer, NHMFL
Room: LACC 151

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:36AM		X2.00001: Superconductivity magnetically enhanced by spin domains: The FFLO state Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 9:12AM		X2.00002: Pauli Limiting, First Order Superconducting Phase Transition, and a Possible Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin Ovchinnikov Inhomogeneous Superconducting State in CeCoIn$_5$ Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:48AM		X2.00003: Theoretical Study of Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov State in Unconventional Superconductors Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:24AM		X2.00004: Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov state in quasi-low-dimensional superconductors Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:24AM - 11:00AM		X2.00005: Texture in the superconducting order parameter of CeCoIn$_5$; FFLO state as evidenced by ultrasound and NMR Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session X3: Single Spin Detection

Sponsoring Units: DCMP GMAG
Chair: Daniel Ralph, Cornell University
Room: LACC 515B

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:36AM		X3.00001: Single spin detection by magnetic resonance force microscopy Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 9:12AM		X3.00002: Electrical Detection of a Single Electron Spin in the SiO2 of a Si Field Effect Transistor Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:48AM		X3.00003: Single-shot read-out of an individual electron spin in a quantum dot Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:24AM		X3.00004: Spectroscopy of Spontaneous Spin Noise for Probes of Spin Dynamics and Magnetic Resonance Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:24AM - 11:00AM		X3.00005: Observation of Coherent Oscillations in a Single Electron Spin Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session X4: Extreme Materials Science: the X-Games of Condensed Matter Physics

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Bruce Remington, LLNL
Room: LACC 515A

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:36AM		X4.00001: Probing Fundamental Properties of Matter at Extreme Pressures and Densities on the Z Accelerator Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 9:12AM		X4.00002: Accessing ultra-high pressures and strain rates in the solid state: An experimental path to extreme materials science on the Omega and NIF lasers Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:48AM		X4.00003: Synchrotron Radiation and High Pressure: New Light on Materials Under Extreme Conditions Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:24AM		X4.00004: Frontiers in Electron Microscopy: Probing the Nanoscale in Nanoseconds Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:24AM - 11:00AM		X4.00005: Towards the determination of the equation of state of hydrogen and helium at extreme densities: Laser induced shocks on pre-compressed samples. Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session X6: Frontiers in Computational Materials

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP
Chair: Mei-Yin Chou, Georgia Tech
Room: LACC 502A

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:36AM		X6.00001: Accuracy of high throughput ab-initio methods in predicting crystal structures of metals: review of 80 binary alloys Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 9:12AM		X6.00002: Ab-initio simulations of systems of biochemical and biological interests Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:48AM		X6.00003: Emergence of Complex States in CMR Manganites and High-Tc Cuprates Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:24AM		X6.00004: Unusuall magnetic anisotropies in artificial surface nanostructures: nano-wires, corals and particles on Pt and Cu surfaces Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:24AM - 11:00AM		X6.00005: Predicition and Discovery of High Tunneling Magnetoresistance in Magnetic Tunnel Junctions with Crystalline Barriers Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session X7: Complex Spatio-Temporal Patterns in Cardiac Tissue

Sponsoring Units: DBP
Chair: Leon Glass, McGill University
Room: LACC 408B

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:36AM		X7.00001: Transitions between spatiotemporal patterns in cell culture Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 9:12AM		X7.00002: Complex-periodic cardiac spiral waves mediated by static and dynamic defects Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:48AM		X7.00003: The dynamic behaviors of bound spiral waves in excitable media Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:24AM		X7.00004: Experimental and computational studies on complex spiral waves in 2-D cardiac substrates Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session X10: Focus Session: Spin Transport/Novel Magnetic Semiconductors

Sponsoring Units: DMP GMAG
Chair: Paul Crowell, University of Minnesota
Room: LACC 153B

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:12AM		X10.00001: Spin susceptibility of a 2D gas with Rashba spin-orbit in the HF approximation Gabriele Giuliani, Stefano Chesi Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:12AM - 8:24AM		X10.00002: Mesoscopic spin Hall effect in two- and four-probe ballistic semiconductor nanostructures with Rashba spin-orbit coupling Satofumi Souma, Liviu P. Z\^arbo, Branislav K. Nikoli\'c Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:24AM - 8:36AM		X10.00003: Hartree-Fock Instability Theorem for a Two Dimensional Electron Gas in the Presence of Rashba Spin-Orbit Coupling George Simion, Gabriele F. Giuliani Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 8:48AM		X10.00004: Stochastic Variational description of interacting few-electron quantum dots with Rashba spin-orbit interaction Kalman Varga Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:48AM - 9:00AM		X10.00005: Shallow donor electron spins as qubits in silicon: detection and manipulation Marco Fanciulli, Alberto Debernardi Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:00AM - 9:12AM		X10.00006: Dislocation spin scattering: Opportunity for Spin-Interconnects by Heteroepitaxy Debdeep Jena Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:24AM		X10.00007: Correlated Impurities in Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors: a disordered Heisenberg Model Monte Carlo study D.J. Priour, S. Das Sarma Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:24AM - 9:36AM		X10.00008: Low frequency magnetic AC susceptibility and magnetization measurements of GaMnAs dilute semiconductors Stefan Maat, Bruce Gurney, Kevin Edmonds, R.P. Campion, C.T. Foxon, B.A. Gallagher Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:36AM - 9:48AM		X10.00009: Rare Earth Doping of Semiconducting PtSb$_2$ Marcus Bennett, Meigan Aronson, Dmitry Sokolov, Zachary Fisk Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:00AM		X10.00010: Transport, Magnetic and Thermodynamic Properties of Doped and Undoped Yb$_{14}$MnSb$_{11}$ Crystals B.C. Sales, P. Khalifah, T. Enck, E. Nagler, D.G. Mandrus Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:00AM - 10:12AM		X10.00011: Recent Neutron and Transport Measurements on Yb$_{14}$MnSb$_{11}$ and La$_2$Yb$_{12}$MnSb$_{11}$ Single Crystals T. Enck, S.E. Nagler, D.G. Mandrus, B.C. Sales, M.M. Yethiraj, H.A. Mook, P. Khalifah, E. Nagler Preview Abstract
		X10.00012: Effects of electron-electron interactions on the rate of spin-relaxation Alexander Punnoose, Alexander Finkelstein Preview Abstract
		X10.00013: Spin Relaxation due to Dyakonov-Perel's Mechanism in N-type Quantum Wells under an Externally Applied Stress Shu-Wei Chang, Shun-Lien Chuang Preview Abstract

Session X12: HTSC: Neutron Scattering and Magnetism

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Al Ehrlich, Naval Research Laboratory
Room: LACC 402A

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:12AM		X12.00001: Experimental phase boundary between quantum critical and quantum disordered regime in hole-doped La$_2$CuO$_4$ Ying Chen, Wei Bao, Emilio Lorenzo, Anne Stunault, John Sarrao, Sungil Park, Yiming Qiu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:12AM - 8:24AM		X12.00002: Electronic competing phases and their magnetic field dependence in electron-doped nonsuperconducting and superconducting Pr$_{1.88}$LaCe$_{0.12}$CuO$_4$ H.J. Kang, Pengcheng Dai, H.A. Mook, D.N. Argyriou, V. Sikolenko, J.W. Lynn, Y. Kurita, Seiki Komiya, Yoichi Ando Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:24AM - 8:36AM		X12.00003: Field Effect on the Superconducting Magnetic Gap in Nd$_{2-x}$Ce$_x$CuO$_4$ E.M. Motoyama, P.K. Mang, G. Yu, D. Petitgrand, O.P. Vajk, M. Greven Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 8:48AM		X12.00004: Neutron Scattering Studies of the Copper Oxide Superconductor La$_{1.925}$Ba$_{0.075}$CuO$_4$ Sarah Dunsiger, Yang Zhao, Bruce Gaulin, Hanna Dabkowska, William Buyers, Zahra Yamani Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:48AM - 9:00AM		X12.00005: Impact of the reduction process on the long-range antiferromagnetism in Nd1.85Ce0.15CuO4 Pierre Richard, Mario Poirier, Serge Jandl Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:00AM - 9:12AM		X12.00006: Commensurable, incommensurable, or discommensurable spin arrangements in high-T$_c$ superconductors Erich P. Stoll, Peter F. Meier Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:24AM		X12.00007: Magnetic Neutron Scattering Study of Nd$_{1.85}$Ce$_{0.15}$Cu$_{1-y}$M$_{y}$O$_{4}$ (M = Zn, Fe, Ni) Single Crystals Inna Vishik, Guichuan Yu, Eugene Motoyama, Patrick Mang, Owen Vajk, Martin Greven Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:24AM - 9:36AM		X12.00008: Electronic competing phases and their magnetic field dependence in electron-doped nonsuperconducting and superconducting Pr$_{0.88}$LaCe$_{0.12}$CuO$_4$ Stephen D. Wilson, Pengcheng Dai, Wei Bao, Seung-Hun Lee, Y. Kurita, Seiki Komiya, Yoichi Ando Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:36AM - 9:48AM		X12.00009: Anomalous critical behavior near the quantum critical point of a hole-doped La$_2$CuO$_4$ Wei Bao, Ying Chen, Emilio Lorenzo, Anne Stunault, John Sarrao, Sungil Park, Yiming Qiu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:00AM		X12.00010: Quantitative analysis of nonmonotonic T$_{\mbox{c}} $ behavior in Nb/Co$_{60}$Fe$_{40}$, Nb/Ni, and Nb/Cu$_{40}$Ni$_{60}$ bilayers Jinho Kim, Jun Hyung Kwon, Yong-Joo Doh, Kookrin Char, Hyeonjin Doh, Han-Yong Choi Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:00AM - 10:12AM		X12.00011: Anomalous Proximity Effect Nb/Al/CoFe(Ni, Cu$_{40}$Ni$_{60})$ trilayers Jun Hyung Kwon, Jinho Kim, Kyungmoon Kim, Kookrin Char, Hyeonjin Doh, Han-Yong Choi Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:12AM - 10:24AM		X12.00012: Interface Induced Antiferromagnetism in High-Tc/Manganite Superlattices N. Haberkorn, J. Guimpel, W. Saldarriaga, E. Baca, M.E. G\'omez, L. Civale Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:24AM - 10:36AM		X12.00013: Comparative study of physical properties of ferromagnetic-superconducting (FS) system for different pairing symmetries Hari Dahal, Jason Jackiewicz, Kevin Bedell Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:36AM - 10:48AM		X12.00014: Spin Susceptibility in the Superconducting State of Cuprates Tamas Mayer, Mikhail Eremin, Ilya Eremin, Peter Fritz Meier Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:48AM - 11:00AM		X12.00015: Excitation of spin waves in superconducting ferromagnets Vitaly Braude, Edouard Sonin Preview Abstract
		X12.00016: Spin freezing in Sm$_{1.85}$Ce$_{0.15}$CuO$_{4-y}$ R.W. Giannetta, D.D. Lawrie, R. Prozorov, I. Hetel, P. Fournier Preview Abstract

Session X14: Nanomechanical Physics and Devices

Sponsoring Units: FIAP
Chair: Rajiv Kalia, University of Southern California
Room: LACC 403B

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:12AM		X14.00001: Automatic Atomic/Molecular Assembly and Atom Sound Timur Skeini, Kai-Felix Braun, Saw-Wai Hla Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:12AM - 8:24AM		X14.00002: Atomic force microscopy electrostatic nanolithography on self-assembled monolayer of organo-mercaptan molecules Michael A. Reagan, Olga V. Mayevska, Pavel B. Paramonov, Sergei F. Lyuksyutov, Shane Juhl, Richard A. Vaia, Kazuo Umemura Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:24AM - 8:36AM		X14.00003: Quantum Dissipation in Nanomechanical Structures at Millikelvin Temperatures Guiti Zolfagharkhani, Alexei Gaidarzhy, Seung-Bo Shim, Pritiraj Mohanty Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 8:48AM		X14.00004: Nanomanipulation using only mechanical energy Ivan Stich, Peter Dieska, Ruben Perez Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:48AM - 9:00AM		X14.00005: Fabrication and Characterization of Free-Standing Silicon Nano-Meshes M. E. Curtis, P. R. Larson, J. C. Keay, M. Keil, X. Wang, M. Xiao, M. B. Johnson Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:00AM - 9:12AM		X14.00006: Screw-Joints and Symmetries: Designing Nucleic Acid Nanotubes as Nano-Machines William Sherman, Nadrian Seeman Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:24AM		X14.00007: Fundamental Issues of Single Molecule Manipulation: Driving Nanotrucks Andrew Osgood, Yasuhiro Shirai, Yuming Zao, J. M. Tour, K. F. Kelly Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:24AM - 9:36AM		X14.00008: Nanocrystal Powered Nanomotor B.C. Regan, S. Aloni, K. Jensen, R.O. Ritchie, A. Zettl Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:36AM - 9:48AM		X14.00009: Quantum Method for Fault Tolerance Calculations in Quantum-dot Cellular Automata Clocked Devices Ioan Sturzu, Mahfuza Khatun Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:00AM		X14.00010: Defect Tolerance Properties Cal\-cu\-lations for Quan\-tum-dot Cellular Auto\-mata using Inter\--cellular Hartree Approximation Travis Barclay, Ioan Sturzu, Mahfuza Khatun Preview Abstract

Session X15: Thermoelectrics

Sponsoring Units: FIAP
Chair: Paul von Allmen, NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Room: LACC 405

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:12AM		X15.00001: Novel High Efficient Cooling Device Based on a Combination of Physical Processes Alex Mischenko, Neil Mathur Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:12AM - 8:24AM		X15.00002: Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy study of n-type Bi$_2$Te$_3$ Han-Jin Noh, H. Koh, S.-J. Oh, J.-H. Park, T. Valla, P. Johnson Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:24AM - 8:36AM		X15.00003: Atomistic modeling of thermoelectric properties of Bi2Te3 and Sb2Te3 Seungwon Lee, Paul von Allmen, Abhijit Shevade, Fabiano Oyafuso Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 8:48AM		X15.00004: Atomistic simulation of nanostructure effects on thermoelectric properties in Si/Ge nanowires Haibin Su, Paul von Allmen, Seungwon Lee, Tahir Cagin, William Goddard III Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:48AM - 9:00AM		X15.00005: Correlating thermoelectric efficiency with nanowire diameter for electrodeposited Bismuth Telluride nanowire arrays. Erik Menke, Reg Penner Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:00AM - 9:12AM		X15.00006: Transport properties of germanium-filled skutterudites Jihui Yang, George Nolas, Hirotsugu Takizawa Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:24AM		X15.00007: Growth and Characterization of Bi$_2$Te$_3$ Nanowires Srividya Natarajan, Matt Craps, Rahul Rao, Terry Tritt, Apparao Rao Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:24AM - 9:36AM		X15.00008: Thermal Transport in Silicon From Empirical Interatomic Potentials D. A. Broido, A. Ward, N. Mingo Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:36AM - 9:48AM		X15.00009: Thermoelectric and Magnetoelectric Behavior in Gd$_5$Si$_2$Ge$_2$ and Piezoelectric Laminates Nersesse Nersessian, Scott McCall, Harry Radousky, Vitalij Pecharsky, Gregory Carman Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:00AM		X15.00010: Thermal conductance of interfaces between highly dissimilar materials Ho-Ki Lyeo, David Cahill Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:00AM - 10:12AM		X15.00011: Transport and Thermoelectric Properties of Ca$_3$Co$_4$O$_9$ Thin Films Yufeng Hu, Qiang Li, Weidong Si, Eli Sutter, Robert Sabatini Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:12AM - 10:24AM		X15.00012: Electronic structure and transport properties of high performance thermoelectrics AgPb$_{m}$SbTe$_{2+m}$$^{\dagger}$ D. I. Bilc, S. D. Mahanti, M. G. Kanatzidis Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:24AM - 10:36AM		X15.00013: Mean square atomic displacements of LaFe$_4$Sb$_{12}$ Joseph Feldman, David Singh Preview Abstract

Session X16: Superconductors for Quantum Computing: Experimental Techniques and Fabrication

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: John Martinis, University of California-Santa Barbara
Room: LACC 404A

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:12AM		X16.00001: A General-Purpose Microwave Sequencer for Controlling Josephson Phase Qubits Markus Ansmann, R. McDermott, K.B. Cooper, M. Steffen, J.M. Martinis, K. Osborn, K. Cicak, S. Oh, D.P Pappas, R.W. Simmonds Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:12AM - 8:24AM		X16.00002: Real-time observation of quasiparticle poisoning in a single cooper pair transistor Ofer Naaman, Jos\'e Aumentado Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:24AM - 8:36AM		X16.00003: Superconducting SET backaction on the Cooper-pair box Benjamin Turek, Johannes Majer, Aashish Clerk, Steven Girvin, Robert Schoelkopf, Kevin Bladh, David Gunnarsson, Per Delsing Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 8:48AM		X16.00004: Quasiparticle poisoning induced by a biased SET electrometer Jos\'{e} Aumentado, Ofer Naaman Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:48AM - 9:00AM		X16.00005: Low back-action magnetometers for high-speed readout of Nb flux qubits Vladimir Kuznetsov, Vijay Patel, Douglas Bennett, Jaan Mannik, James Lukens Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:00AM - 9:12AM		X16.00006: The symmetry of phase-coherent thermopower oscillations in Andreev interferometers Paul Cadden-Zimansky, Zhigang Jiang, Venkat Chandrasekhar Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:24AM		X16.00007: Inductive Isolation of a Current-Biased Josephson Junction Qubit S.K. Dutta, H. Xu, R.C. Ramos, T.A. Palomaki, H. Paik, R.M. Lewis, A.J. Berkley, J.R. Anderson, C.J. Lobb, F.C. Wellstood Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:24AM - 9:36AM		X16.00008: Study of Dissipation in Phase Qubits Using High-Q Resonators K. D. Osborn, K. Cicak, S. Oh, D. P. Pappas, J. A. Strong, R. W. Simmonds, R. McDermott, M. Steffen, K. B. Cooper, Markus Ansmann, John M. Martinis Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:36AM - 9:48AM		X16.00009: Epitaxial superconducting refractory metals for quantum computing D. P. Pappas, S. Oh, K. Osborn, K. Cicak, R.W. Simmonds, R. McDermott, M. Steffen, K. B. Cooper, M. Ansmann, J. M. Martinis Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:00AM		X16.00010: Growth of Epitaxial Re/AlOx/Re(or Al) Trilayers for Josephson Junction Phase Qubits S. Oh, K. Cicak, K. Osborn, J. A. Strong, R. W. Simmonds, D. P. Pappas, R. McDermott, K. B. Cooper, M. Steffen, M. Ansmann, J. M. Martinis Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:00AM - 10:12AM		X16.00011: Fabrication and Testing of Re-AlOx-Re(or Al) Josephson Junctions for Phase Qubits K. Cicak, S. Oh, K. Osborn, J.A. Strong, D.P. Pappas, R.W. Simmonds, R. McDermott, K.B. Cooper, M. Steffen, John M. Martinis Preview Abstract

Session X17: Quasi-1D Transport and Quantum Dot Spectroscopy

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Jean Heremans, Ohio University
Room: LACC 404B

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:12AM		X17.00001: Charge Configuration of a Quantum Point Contact near pinchoff Lindsay Moore, S. Luescher, D. Goldhaber-Gordon, H. Shtrikman Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:12AM - 8:24AM		X17.00002: High-quality quantum point contacts in GaN/AlGaN heterostructures H. T. Chou, S. Luscher, D. Goldhaber-Gordon, M.J. Manfra, R.J. Molnar Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:24AM - 8:36AM		X17.00003: Non-Fermi liquid resonances in cleaved-edge overgrown AlAs quantum wires J. Moser, M. Grayson, F. Ertl, T. Zibold, D. Schuh, M. Bichler, G. Abstreiter, S. Roddaro, V. Pelligrini Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 8:48AM		X17.00004: Zero bias conductance peak in a gated quantum wire R.W. Giannetta, T. Olheiser, M. Hannan, I. Adesida, M.R. Melloch Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:48AM - 9:00AM		X17.00005: Quantum Conductance and Magnetic Focusing in InSb Heterostructures David Deen, A.R. Dedigama, S.Q. Murphy, N. Goel, J. Keay, M.B. Santos, K. Suzuki, S. Miyashita, Y. Hirayama Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:00AM - 9:12AM		X17.00006: Experimental investigation of localization in antidot lattices Hong Chen, J.A. Peters, J.J. Heremans, N. Goel, S.J. Chung, M.B. Santos Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:24AM		X17.00007: Quasi-continuous Charge Transfer via 2D Hopping Yusuf Kinkhabwala, Viktor Sverdlov, Konstantin Likharev Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:24AM - 9:36AM		X17.00008: Thermal Transport in Semiconductor Quantum Dot Superlattices Alexander Khitun, Jianlin Liu, Kang Wang Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:36AM - 9:48AM		X17.00009: Si-based single-electron devices with tunable barriers Neil M. Zimmerman, Akira Fujiwara, Hiroshi Inokawa, Kenji Yamazaki, Hideo Namatsu, Yasuo Takahashi, Stuart B. Martin Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:00AM		X17.00010: Rate equations for Coulomb blockade with ferromagnetic leads Stephan Braig, Piet W. Brouwer Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:00AM - 10:12AM		X17.00011: Correlation of Conductance Measurements from a Quantum Dot with Three Terminals Ryan Toonen, Marta Prada, Hua Qin, Andreas Huettel, Srijit Goswami, Mark Eriksson, Robert Blick, Daniel van der Weide, Karl Eberl Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:12AM - 10:24AM		X17.00012: Nonlinear properties of ballistic quantum dot under influence of microwave radiation Jingqiao Zhang, Sergey Vitkalov, Ze Don Kvon, J. C. Portal , A. D. Wieck Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:24AM - 10:36AM		X17.00013: Triple Quantum Dots Andy Vidan, Michael Stopa, Robert M. Westervelt, Micah Hanson, Art C. Gossard Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:36AM - 10:48AM		X17.00014: Quantum Dot Spectroscopy D.M. Zumb\"uhl, C.M. Marcus, M.P. Hanson, A.C. Gossard Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:48AM - 11:00AM		X17.00015: Capacitance lineshape in a two-channel quantum dot design C. J. Bolech, Nayana Shah Preview Abstract
		X17.00016: Fermionic Mach-Zehnder interferometer subject to a Quantum Bath Florian Marquardt Preview Abstract

Session X20: Dielectric and Optical Phenomena

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Eric Shirley, NIST
Room: LACC 407

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:12AM		X20.00001: Optical Response of Graded Films Joseph T.A. Kwok, K.W. Yu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:12AM - 8:24AM		X20.00002: Effects of Incident Electron Fluence and Energy on the Electron Yield Curves and Emission Spectra of Dielectrics Alec Sim, J.R. Dennison, Clint Thomson Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:24AM - 8:36AM		X20.00003: The scattering of X-rays and the induction phenomenon Rama Mohanty Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 8:48AM		X20.00004: Refractive-Index Dispersion Formulas, Old and New Carrie E. Black, William Karstens, David Y. Smith Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:48AM - 9:00AM		X20.00005: An attempt to intuitively understand intrinsic birefringence Eric L. Shirley Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:00AM - 9:12AM		X20.00006: Negative Refraction in Gyrotropic Media by Polaritons Vladimir Agranovitch, Anvar Zakhidov Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:24AM		X20.00007: Complex Permittivity Measurements of Dielectrics and Semiconductors in Millimeter-Wave Range with High Power Sources Konstantin Korolev, Mohammed Afsar, Lakshmi Subramanian, Igor Tkachov Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:24AM - 9:36AM		X20.00008: Dynamics and Spectral Weights in Transition-Metal K-edge Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering Michel van Veenendaal, Ken Ahn, Art Fedro Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:36AM - 9:48AM		X20.00009: Frequency-Dependent Dielectric Behavior in ER Fluid Stephen Tsui, Feng Chen, Jason Shulman, Yuyi Xue, C.W. Chu, Weijia Wen Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:00AM		X20.00010: Negative Static Dielectric Constant Under Electrical Field Feng Chen, Stephen Tsui, Jason Shulman, Yuyi Xue, C. W. Chu, W. J. Wen Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:00AM - 10:12AM		X20.00011: Theoretical Calculations of Nonlinear Optical Response F. Vila, Y. Takimoto, J.J. Rehr Preview Abstract

Session X21: Focus Session: MultiScale Analysis of Ions in Solutions, Proteins, and Channels: Analysis

Sponsoring Units: DBP
Chair: Robert Eisenberg, Rush Medical Center
Room: LACC 409A

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:36AM		X21.00001: Theoretical and Computational Models of Ion Channels Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 8:48AM		X21.00002: Narrow Escape Amit Singer, Zeev Schuss, David Holcman, Bob Eisenberg Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:48AM - 9:00AM		X21.00003: Fission in multiphase membrane tubes Cornelis Storm, Jean-Marc Allain, Aurelien Roux, Martine Ben Amar, Jean-Francois Joanny Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:00AM - 9:12AM		X21.00004: Brownian Simulations and Uni-Directional Flux in Diffusion Amit Singer, Zeev Schuss Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:24AM		X21.00005: Langevin Trajectories Between Fixed Concentrations Amit Singer, Zeev Schuss, Boaz Nadler Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:24AM - 10:00AM		X21.00006: Multiscale approach to ions in solution, proteins and channels: from brownian dynamics to continuum equations Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:00AM - 10:12AM		X21.00007: Spreadsheet analysis of ion channel data using a linearized permeation model Peter Hugo Nelson, Ashley Rink Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:12AM - 10:24AM		X21.00008: How Water Meets a Hydrophobic Surface Adel\'e Poynor, Wina Tjen, Steve Granick, Paul Fenter, Zhan Zhang Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:24AM - 10:36AM		X21.00009: Competition and spatial distribution of ions diffusively bound to DNA Kurt Andresen, Rhiju Das, Hye Yoon Park, Heather Smith, Lisa Kwok, Jessica S. Lamb, Earl Kirkland, Daniel J. Herschlag, Kenneth D. Finkelstein, Lois Pollack Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:36AM - 10:48AM		X21.00010: Counterion Liquid Dynamics in F-Actin Bundles: A High Resolution Inelastic X-Ray Scattering Study Thomas Angelini, Robert Coridan, John Butler, Lori Sanders, Alexandre Beraud, Michael Krisch, Harald Sinn, Gerard Wong Preview Abstract

Session X24: Granular Flow II

Sponsoring Units: GSNP DCMP DFD
Chair: Jeremay Lechman, Sandia National Laboratory
Room: LACC 411

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:12AM		X24.00001: Instabilities of granular flows down an inclined plane - the role of air entrainment Tamas Borzsonyi, Robert Ecke Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:12AM - 8:24AM		X24.00002: Temporally heterogeneous dynamics in granular flows Leonardo Silbert Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:24AM - 8:36AM		X24.00003: Two mechanisms for avalanche dynamics in inclined granular layers Robert Ecke, Tamas Borzsonyi Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 8:48AM		X24.00004: Crossover from collisional to frictional regime in a 3-dimensional granular flow Effrosyni Seitaridou, Ellen Keene, Nalini Easwar, Narayanan Menon Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:48AM - 9:00AM		X24.00005: Experimental Measurements on a Three-Dimensional Vertical-Channel Granular Flow Kevin Facto, Chao Huan, Donald Candela, Ronald Walsworth, Ross Mair Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:00AM - 9:12AM		X24.00006: Critical evaluation of continuum models for granular drainage Ken Kamrin, Jaehyuk Choi, Martin Z. Bazant, R. R. Rosales, Arshad Kudrolli Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:24AM		X24.00007: Plug formation in the flow of cohesive granular media down an incline Robert Brewster, Alex Levine, Gary Grest, James Landry Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:24AM - 9:36AM		X24.00008: Fluctuations and Response in a Dense Granular Flow Kevin Facto, Thomas Schicker, Narayanan Menon Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:36AM - 9:48AM		X24.00009: Dynamics of Random Packings in Granular Flow Chris H. Rycroft, Martin Z. Bazant, James W. Landry, Gary S. Grest Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:00AM		X24.00010: Discrete Element Simulations of Granular Flow in a Pebble Bed Nuclear Reactor Gary S. Grest, Chris H. Rycroft, Martin Z. Bazant, James W. Landry Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:00AM - 10:12AM		X24.00011: Slow flows of yield stress fluids: complex spatio-temporal behaviour within a simple elasto-plastic model Lyderic Bocquet, Guillemette Picard, Armand Ajdari, Francois Lequeux Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:12AM - 10:24AM		X24.00012: Shear viscosity of suspensions and the glass: Turning power-law divergence into an essential singularity Narendra Kumar Preview Abstract

Session X25: Theory and Simulation of Carbon Nanotubes

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP
Chair: Jeffrey C. Grossman, LLNL
Room: LACC 501A

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:12AM		X25.00001: Optical and Electromechanical Properties of Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes via a Two-Field Elastic Description. Cristiano Nisoli, Vincent Crespi Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:12AM - 8:24AM		X25.00002: Electron excitations in doped semiconducting carbon nanotubes Eugene Pivovarov, Michael Fogler Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:24AM - 8:36AM		X25.00003: Effect Of Electron Correlation On Shielding Pair Intercation Potential In Carbon Nanotubes John Adams, Yuriy Malozovsky Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 8:48AM		X25.00004: Effect Of Electron Correlation In Carbon Nanotubes Russell Selva, John Adams, Yuriy Malozovsky Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:48AM - 9:00AM		X25.00005: Dielectric constant enhancement by aligned carbon nanotubes in composites Jakub Rybczynski, Yang Wang, Brian Kimball, J.B. Carlson, Krzysztof Kempa, Zhifeng Ren Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:00AM - 9:12AM		X25.00006: Theory of Vibrations in Suspended Nanotubes Hande \"Ust\"unel, David Roundy, Tom\'as A. Arias Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:24AM		X25.00007: Chirality dependence of Raman cross-section of carbon nanotubes Serguei Goupalov Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:24AM - 9:36AM		X25.00008: Functional group interactions with single wall carbon NT studied by ab-initio calculations Giancarlo Cicero, Jeffrey Grossman, Aleksander Noy, Giulia Galli Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:36AM - 9:48AM		X25.00009: Amphoteric Doping of Carbon Nanotubes by Encapsulation of Organic Molecules: Vincent Meunier, Bobby G. Sumpter, Robert J. Harrison Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:00AM		X25.00010: Structural, Elastic, and Electronic Properties of Deformed Carbon Nanotubes under Uniaxial Strain A. Pullen, G.L. Zhao, D. Bagayoko, L. Yang Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:00AM - 10:12AM		X25.00011: Carbon Nanotubes under Hydrostatic Pressure: The Deformation Transition Marvin L. Cohen, Catalin D. Spataru, Steven G. Louie, Rodrigo B. Capaz, Paul Tangney Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:12AM - 10:24AM		X25.00012: Velocity dependence of friction during relative sliding motion of finite concentric carbon nanotubes Paul Tangney, Stephen B. Fahy, Marvin L. Cohen, Steven G. Louie Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:24AM - 10:36AM		X25.00013: Remarks on Edge States with the Aharonov-Bohm Flux Ken-ichi Sasaki, Yoshiyuki Kawazoe, Riichiro Saito, Shuichi Murakami Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:36AM - 10:48AM		X25.00014: Resonant Tunneling at Carbon Nanotube Telescope Junctions Young-Woo Son, Marvin L. Cohen, Steven G. Louie Preview Abstract

Session X26: Simulations & Theory of Complex Materials

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP DMP
Chair: Mike Norman, Argonne National Lab
Room: LACC 501B

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:36AM		X26.00001: Accurate Energies for Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Molecules and Liquids Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 9:12AM		X26.00002: Dilute magnetic semiconductor quantum dots Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:48AM		X26.00003: Multiscale Modeling of Small Molecules in Zeolite-4A Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:24AM		X26.00004: Electronic Structure and Bonding in Complex Biomolecule Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:24AM - 10:36AM		X26.00005: A stacking-fault based microscopic model for platelets in diamond Alex Antonelli, Caetano Miranda, Ricardo Nunes Preview Abstract

Session X27: Focus Session: Carbon Nanotubes: Mechanical Properties

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Zhihong Chen, IBM Research Center
Room: LACC 501C

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:12AM		X27.00001: Structural and electronic characterization of CoMoCat single-walled carbon nanotubes on H-passivated Si(100) surfaces with the UHV-STM Kyle Ritter, Peter Albrecht, Joe Lyding Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:12AM - 8:24AM		X27.00002: UHV-STM of single-walled carbon nanotubes in registration with the atomic lattices of silicon surfaces Peter Albrecht, Joseph Lyding Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:24AM - 8:36AM		X27.00003: XSTM Study of SWNTs on GaAs(110) and InAs(110) L.B. Ruppalt, P.M. Albrecht, J.W. Lyding Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 8:48AM		X27.00004: Probing the local density of states in carbon nanotubes with electrostatic forces Jinseong Heo, Marc Bockrath Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:48AM - 9:00AM		X27.00005: Construction of a Atomic Force Microscope for low temperature measurements of nanostructures Matthew Prior, Alexey Zhukov, Gleb Finkelstein Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:00AM - 9:12AM		X27.00006: Stretchable nanotube electronics Hareem Tariq, Marc Bockrath Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:24AM		X27.00007: Growing suspended carbon nanotubes: Uncovering the importance of thermal vibrations. Matthew Marcus, J.M. Simmons, S.E. Baker, O.M. Castellini, R.J. Hamers, M.A. Eriksson Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:24AM - 9:36AM		X27.00008: Mechanical and electrical properties of carbon nanotube nanosprings Xinqi Chen, Ramsey Stevens, Meyya Meyyappan, Rodney Ruoff Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:36AM - 9:48AM		X27.00009: Assessment of Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites Via Nanoindentation and Atomic Force Microscopy Michael Casavant, Liming Dai, Chenggang Chen, Ajit Roy Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:24AM		X27.00010: A Tunable Carbon Nanotube Oscillator Invited Speaker: Vera Sazonova Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:24AM - 10:36AM		X27.00011: Ideal Torsional Strength of (n,0) Carbon Nanotubes Elif Ertekin, D.C. Chrzan Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:36AM - 10:48AM		X27.00012: Bending Modulus of CVD Grown Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWNTs) Jay Gaillard, Razvan Ciocan, Malcom Skove, Apparao Rao Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:48AM - 11:00AM		X27.00013: Stress-strain measurements of individual SWNTs using Lorentz force and optical detection James Hone, X.M. Huang, S.C. Jun Preview Abstract

Session X28: Electronic Theory of Metals

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Don Nicholson, ORNL
Room: LACC 506

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:12AM		X28.00001: Anomalous Hall effect and the ``quantum geometry'' of the Fermi surface of metals in Fermi liquid theory. F.D.M. Haldane Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:12AM - 8:24AM		X28.00002: Hartree-Fock theory of a current-carrying electron gas H\'{e}ctor Mera, Rex Godby, Peter Bokes Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:24AM - 8:36AM		X28.00003: Chiral spin resonance and spin-Hall conductivity in the presence of the electron-electron interactions. Arcadi Shekhter, Maxim Khodas, Alexander Finkel'stein Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 8:48AM		X28.00004: First-principles calculation of impurity diffusion barriers in Al Nils Sandberg, Randi Holmestad Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:48AM - 9:00AM		X28.00005: Pressure dependence of the ideal tensile strength of bcc niobium Weidong Luo, Marvin L. Cohen, J. W. Morris, Jr. Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:00AM - 9:12AM		X28.00006: Extraction of an effective pair potential from a many body potential of metallic systems Xueyu Song, Tomaz Urbic, Vadim Warshavsky, Cai-Zhuang Wang Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:24AM		X28.00007: First Principles Predictions of Unsuspected Ordered Structures in Au-Pd fcc Alloys Sergey V. Barabash, Volker Blum, Alex Zunger, Stefan M\"uller Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:24AM - 9:36AM		X28.00008: Study of the ideal strength and electronic structure in B2 transition-metal aluminides Tianshu Li, J.W. Morris, Jr., D.C. Chrzan Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:36AM - 9:48AM		X28.00009: New Class of Mn Based MAX Phases Sa Li, Puru Jena, Rajeev Ahuja Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:00AM		X28.00010: Systematically exact corrections from multisite configurations on the electronic structure of disordered alloys Dominic Biava, Subhradip Ghosh, Duane D. Johnson, William A. Shelton, A. V. Smirnov Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:00AM - 10:12AM		X28.00011: Importance of the 5$f$-Pseudopotential for 5$d$ Transition Metals Nichols Romero, Nithaya Chetty, Richard Martin Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:12AM - 10:24AM		X28.00012: Ab-initio Calculations for MEAM Potential of Al, Si, Mg, H, O and Cu Alloys Bohumir Jelinek, Seong-Gon Kim, Mark Horstemeyer, Michael I. Baskes Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:24AM - 10:36AM		X28.00013: Absence of metastable states in strained monoatomic cubic crystals. Aar{\'o}n Aguayo, Michael L. Mehl, L.L. Boyer, Romeo de Coss Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:36AM - 10:48AM		X28.00014: NRL Tight-Bindind Model for Alkali Metals Lei Shi, Dimitrios Papaconstantopoulos Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:48AM - 11:00AM		X28.00015: Tight-binding calculations of the band structure and phases of Zinc and Cadmium Christopher Ashman, Dimitris Papaconstantopoulos, Michael Mehl Preview Abstract

Session X29: Wetting & Dewetting-Stability of Polymer Thin Films

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: John Dutcher, University of Guelph
Room: LACC 504

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:12AM		X29.00001: Drop-on-Demand Based Inkjet Printing for Making Patterned Surfaces with Controlled Surface Wetting. Amit Sankhe, Michael Kilbey Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:12AM - 8:24AM		X29.00002: Role of molecular motion in the Dewetting of Diblock Copolymer Thin Films Gang Cheng, Dvora Perahia Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:24AM - 8:36AM		X29.00003: Probing molecular mobility in freely-standing polystyrene films using hole growth Connie Roth, John Dutcher Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 8:48AM		X29.00004: Instability of Polymer Films on a Polymer Substrate with Interfacial Heterogeneities Bin Wei, Peter G. Lam, Jan Genzer, Richard J. Spontak Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:48AM - 9:00AM		X29.00005: Suppression of Dewetting in Polystyrene Thin Films by Polymer Nanoparticles Hongxia Feng, R. M. Briber, Victor Y. Lee, Robert D. Miller, Ho-Cheol Kim Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:00AM - 9:12AM		X29.00006: `Finger-like' instabilities of the moving rim during the dewetting of thin polymers films Sylvain Gabriele, Pascal Damman Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:24AM		X29.00007: Molecular Visualization of the Spreading Process Hui Xu, David Shirvanyants, Kathryn Beers, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Michael Rubinstein, Sergei Sheiko Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:24AM - 9:36AM		X29.00008: Morphological stability of thin film PS/TMPC mixtures on SiOx-Si substrates Jamie Kropka, Peter Green Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:36AM - 9:48AM		X29.00009: Dynamics of thin liquid polystyrene films Hyunjung Kim, Young Joo Lee, Heeju Lee, Zhang Jiang, S. K. Sinha, Xuesong Jiao, L. B. Lurio, A. Ruehm, K. Shin, C. Li, M. Rafailovich Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:00AM		X29.00010: Time Evolution Study on the Spinodal Dewetting of Polymer Films Yong Jian Wang, Fengchao Xie, Ophelia K.C. Tsui Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:00AM - 10:12AM		X29.00011: A Generalized Approach to Surface Modification using Random Copolymers Du Yeol Ryu, Kyusoon Shin, Eric Drockenmuller, Craig Hawker, Thomas Russell Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:12AM - 10:24AM		X29.00012: Structural evolution of thiol-capped gold nanoparticle monolayers undergoing controlled nanowetting Diego Pontoni, Kyle Alvine, Antonio Checco, Oleg Gang, Ben Ocko, Peter Pershan, Francesco Stellacci Preview Abstract

Session X30: Polymer Crystallization

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY
Chair: Ben Hsiao, Stonybrook
Room: LACC 505

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:12AM		X30.00001: Reversible Processes Between the Glass and Melting Transition of Poly(oxyethylene) Wunderlich Bernhard, Wulin Qiu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:12AM - 8:24AM		X30.00002: Theory of Lamellar Growth in Polymer Solutions Arindam Kundagrami, M Muthukumar Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:24AM - 8:36AM		X30.00003: Reversible melting of extended-chain and folded-chain polymer crystals Rene Androsch, Bernhard Wunderlich, Hans-Joachim Radusch Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 8:48AM		X30.00004: Modeling of Polymer Melting Jianing Zhang, Murugappan Muthukumar Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:48AM - 9:00AM		X30.00005: Crystallization of ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymers in shear fields R. Shamsundar, P. Sane, V. Premnath, T.P. Mohandas, Guruswamy Kumaraswamy Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:00AM - 9:12AM		X30.00006: Examination of Flow-Induced Crystallization Precursor Structures in Polyethylene Blend Films by Reversed Melting Method J. Keum, R. Somani, F. Zuo, L. Yang, I. Sics, B. Hsiao, H. Chen, R. Kolb, C.-T. Lue Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:24AM		X30.00007: Unexpected Shish-Kebab Structure in Shear-Induced Polyethylene Melt Benjamin Hsiao, Ling Yang, Rajesh Somani, Lei Zhu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:24AM - 9:36AM		X30.00008: Shear-Induced Shish-Kebab Morphology in Polymer Melts - Flow Between Two Parallel Plates versus Coaxial Cylinders Rajesh Somani, Igors Sics, Benjamin Hsiao Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:36AM - 9:48AM		X30.00009: Thermal Stability of Shear-Induced Precursors of Shish-Kebab in a Model Polyethylene Blend by in-situ Rheo-SAXS and -WAXD Feng Zuo, JongKahk Keum, Ling Yang, Rajesh Somani, Benjamin Hsiao Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:00AM		X30.00010: Radial distribution of crystallinity in poly(trimethylene terephthalate) fibers characterized by confocal Raman spectroscopy Jing Wu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:00AM - 10:12AM		X30.00011: Crystal Nucleation of Polymers Confined to Droplets: Memory Effects Michael V. Massa, Michelle S.M. Lee, Kari Dalnoki-Veress Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:12AM - 10:24AM		X30.00012: Study of Onsets of Tethered Chain Overcrowding and Highly Stretched Regime of Brushes via Crystalline-Amorphous Diblock Copolymers Joseph X. Zheng, Huiming Xiong, KyungMin Lee, Christopher Y. Li, Lei Zhu, Ping Huang, Ya Guo, Qing Ge, Roderic P. Quirk, Bernard Lotz, Edwin L. Thomas, Stephen Z.D. Cheng Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:24AM - 10:36AM		X30.00013: Molecular Architecture Induced Chain-Folding in Polymeric Amphiphilic Unimolecular Micelles Lei Zhu, Jianjun Miao, Guoqiang Xu, Lu Tian, Kathryn Uhrich, Carlos Avila-Orta, Benjamin Hsiao Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:36AM - 10:48AM		X30.00014: Influence of Angular Potentials on the Crystallization of Model Polymer Chains Hendrik Meyer, Thomas Vettorel, J\"org Baschnagel Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:48AM - 11:00AM		X30.00015: Long-range Periodic Structure in Porous High Density Polyethylene Crystallized from the Gel State Shujun Chen, Samuel P. Gido, Souvik Nandi, H. Henning Winter Preview Abstract

Session X31: Organic-based Magnetism and Spintronics

Sponsoring Units: DPOLY FIAP
Chair: Arthur Epstein, Ohio State University
Room: LACC 503

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:12AM		X31.00001: Charge and Spin Delocalization in Novel Porphyrin Oligomers P. Frail, K. Susumu, M.J. Therien, P.J. Angiolillo, J.M. Kikkawa Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:12AM - 8:24AM		X31.00002: Large Magnetoresistance (\%10 at 10 Mt, 300k) in Semiconducting Polymer Thin Film Devices Omer Mermer, Govindarajan Veeraraghavan, Thomas Francis, Markus Wohlgenannt, Yugang Sheng, Duc Nguyen Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:24AM - 8:36AM		X31.00003: Addressing individual metal ion centers in supramolecules by STS M.S. Alam, S. Str\"omsd\"orfer, V.V. Dremov, P. M\"uller, A.M. Ako, R.W. Saalfrank, M. Ruben, L.K. Thompson, J.-M. Lehn Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 8:48AM		X31.00004: Atomic, electronic and spin-density structure of cobalt/polythiophene/cobalt magnetic tunnel junction Ivan Oleynik Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:48AM - 9:00AM		X31.00005: Photoinduced magnetism in chemical vapor deposited V(TCNE)$_{x}$, $x\sim2$ films J.W. Yoo, R. Shima Edelstein, P.I. Pokhodnya, A.J. Epstein, Joel S. Miller Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:00AM - 9:12AM		X31.00006: Magnetic properties of a molecule-based Fe[TCNE]2 magnet Konstantin Pokhodnya, Arthur J. Epstein, Michael Bonner, Joel S. Miller Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:24AM		X31.00007: Effect of incommensurate transverse magnetic anisotropy on tunneling rate in Mn12-acetate Kyungwha Park, Mark Pederson, Noam Bernstein, Tunna Baruah, Steven Richardson Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:24AM - 9:36AM		X31.00008: Pulsed Field Studies of Unconventional Magnetoresistance in Q1D Conductors Harukazu Yoshino, Zeynel Bayindir, Joydeep Roy, Ben Shaw, Heon-ick Ha, Andrei Lebed, M.J. Naughton Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:36AM - 9:48AM		X31.00009: Unconventional Field Dependent Magnetoresistance in Q1D Conductors Heon-Ick Ha, Andrei Lebed, M.J. Naughton Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:00AM		X31.00010: Giant Nernst Effect in (TMTSF)$_2$PF$_6$ Weida Wu, Paul Chaikin Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:00AM - 10:12AM		X31.00011: Theory of FICDW-FISDW Phases in Organic Superconductors Natalia Bagmet, Andrei Lebed Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:12AM - 10:24AM		X31.00012: NMR evidence for very slow spin density fluctuations in the organic metal $(TMTSF)_2ClO_4$ Fan Zhang, Yosuke Kurosaki, Jun Shinagawa, Barakat Alavi, Stuart E. Brown Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:24AM - 10:36AM		X31.00013: Magnetic excitations probed by $^{77}$Se T$_1$ at Magic angles in (TMTSF)$_2$PF$_6$ Stuart Brown, Weida Wu, Jun Shinagawa, Paul Chaikin Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:36AM - 10:48AM		X31.00014: Probing Spin Pairing of Superconductiing State in (TMTSF)$_2$ClO$_4$ with $^{77}$Se Knight Shift Measurement J. Shinagawa, C. Parker, F. Zhang, B. Alavi, S.E. Brown Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:48AM - 11:00AM		X31.00015: Study of the Fermi velocity and scattering time by periodic orbit resonance in the quasi-one-dimensional conductor (TMTSF)$_2$ClO$_4$ S. Takahashi, S. Hill, S. Takasaki, J. Yamada, H. Anzai Preview Abstract
		X31.00016: Comparison of Organic and Inorganic Semiconductors for Spin Injection and Transport J.D. Albrecht, P.P. Ruden, D.L. Smith Preview Abstract
		X31.00017: Angular Magnetoresistance Oscillations in Organic Conductors Heon-Ick Ha, Andrei Lebed, Michael Naughton Preview Abstract
		X31.00018: Observation of Spin-flop Transition in Antiferromagnetic Organic Molecular Conductors using AFM Micro-cantilever Madoka Tokumoto, Shigeo Hara, Hisashi Tanaka, Takeo Otsuka, Hayao Kobayashi, Akiko Kobayashi Preview Abstract

Session X32: Theoretical and Multiscale Modeling Methods

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP
Chair: Daryl Hess, NSF
Room: LACC 507

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:12AM		X32.00001: Distribution and Other Properties of Zeros of Mittag-Leffler Functions John W. Hanneken, B. N. Narahari Achar, Raymond Puzio Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:12AM - 8:24AM		X32.00002: Electric-field dependent quantum dynamics in a delta-function potential system ILki Kim, Gerald J. Iafrate Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:24AM - 8:36AM		X32.00003: Dynamics of Coupled Fractional Oscillators B.N. Narahari Achar, John W. Hanneken Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 8:48AM		X32.00004: XQED(3) : Non-compact QED(3) with an added four-fermi interaction Ioannis Tziligakis Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:48AM - 9:00AM		X32.00005: Optical properties of a spherical 2D electron gas in the presence of a uniform magnetic field Ali Goker, Peter Nordlander Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:00AM - 9:12AM		X32.00006: Mott transition in a two-band model Federico Becca, Michel Ferrero, Michele Fabrizio Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:24AM		X32.00007: Process, Pattern and Prediction in Avalanche Models of Driven Threshold Systems, with Applications to Earthquakes John Rundle, James Holliday, William Klein, Paul Rundle, Donald Turcotte Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:24AM - 9:36AM		X32.00008: Hamiltonian QM/MM scheme based on a plane-wave DFT approach Angelo Bongiorno, Seung Bum Suh, Robert Barnett, Uzi Landman Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:36AM - 9:48AM		X32.00009: Multiscale modeling of singular cavity flow and moving contact lines Xiaobo Nie, Mark O. Robbins, Shiyi Chen Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:00AM		X32.00010: Texture and Microstructure evolution in PVD films of fcc metals using Molecular Dynamics Asit Rairkar, James Adams Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:00AM - 10:12AM		X32.00011: Speed-Up of Dynamic Observables in Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Polymer Melts Praveen Depa, Janna Maranas Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:12AM - 10:24AM		X32.00012: Reflection-free atomistic-continuum coupling for solid mechanics employing spacetime discontinuous finite element method B. Kraczek, D.D. Johnson, R.B. Haber Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:24AM - 10:36AM		X32.00013: Comparison between united atom and explicit atom models for simulation of poly(ethylene oxide) Chunxia Chen, Janna Maranas, Victoria Garc\'ia Sakai, Jeffrey Lynn, Inmaculada Peral, John Copley Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:36AM - 10:48AM		X32.00014: Numerical studies on some unsteady motion of a falling Young-Ju Lee, Andrew Belmonte, Jinchao Xu Preview Abstract
		X32.00015: Variation, Recurrence and Correlation in Topologically Realistic System-Level Earthquake Simulations John Rundle, James Holliday, Paul Rundle, William Klein, Donald Turcotte Preview Abstract
		X32.00016: Modeling of morphological evolution on Cu(111) surface: application of Self-Teaching KMC-MD method Oleg Trushin, Victor Naumov, Abdelkader Kara, Talat Rahman Preview Abstract

Session X34: Surfaces and Interfaces I

Sponsoring Units: DCP
Chair: Bruce Garrett, PNNL
Room: LACC 511 A

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:12AM		X34.00001: Pt surface structure in presence of an oxygen atmosphere Timo Jacob, Matthias Scheffler Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:12AM - 8:24AM		X34.00002: Excitation of the Shear Horizontal Mode in a Monolayer by Inelastic Helium Atom Scattering L.W. Bruch, F.Y. Hansen Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:24AM - 8:36AM		X34.00003: The Impact of CO-CO Interactions on the Diffusive Behavior of CO/Cu(111) Ludwig Bartels, Kin Wong, Bommisetty V. Rao, Ki-Young Kwon, Erick Ulin-Avila, Greg Pawin Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 8:48AM		X34.00004: First Principles Studies of Adhesion and Adhesive Transfer at Aluminum-Graphite and Aluminum-Diamond Interfaces Yue Qi, Louis Hector, Jr. Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:48AM - 9:00AM		X34.00005: Improving the Quality Factor of Micromechanical Resonators with Surface Chemistry Debodhonyaa Sengupta, Joshua Henry, Yu Wang, Melissa Hines Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:00AM - 9:12AM		X34.00006: Structure, bonding, and adhesion of MoSi$_{2}$/Fe and SiO$_{2}$/MoSi$_{2}$ from first principles De-en Jiang, Emily Carter Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:24AM		X34.00007: The relevance of sub-nanometer thin oxide films in the CO oxidation on Pd(100) Jutta Rogal, Karsten Reuter, Matthias Scheffler Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:24AM - 9:36AM		X34.00008: Why CO + $\frac{1}{2}$O2 $\rightarrow$ CO2 is so Active under One and a Third Gold Layer on Titania Mo(112) Shizhong Yang, James Phillips, Lizhi Ouyang Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:36AM - 9:48AM		X34.00009: Vibrational energy loss structure in very low energy photoelectron spectra of CO/Cu(001) surface Kei Hayashi, Ryuichi Arafune, Shigenori Ueda, Youichi Uehara, Sukekatsu Ushioda Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:00AM		X34.00010: Self Consistent Tight Binding Study of Titanium Dioxide Nanoclusters Serkan Erdin Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:00AM - 10:12AM		X34.00011: Co-Adsorption of CF$_4$ and SF$_6$ on Graphite George Hess, Todd Hopkins, Yu Xia Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:12AM - 10:24AM		X34.00012: On the question of the stability of water layer on Ru(0001): electron-activated dissociation N.S. Faradzhev, T.E. Madey, K.L. Kostov, P. Feulner, D. Menzel Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:24AM - 10:36AM		X34.00013: Photocatalytic Reactions on Graphite/Ice Interface Dinko Chakarov, Johan Bergeldt, Bengt Kasemo Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:36AM - 10:48AM		X34.00014: Fundamental measure density functional theory study of hard spheres solid-liquid interface Vadim Warshavsky, Xueyu Song Preview Abstract
		X34.00015: Consistent picture for the wetting structure of water/Ru(0001) Sheng Meng, E.G. Wang, Christian Frischkorn, Martin Wolf, Shiwu Gao Preview Abstract

Session X35: Energy Landscapes of Gases, Clusters, Materials and Biomolecules

Sponsoring Units: DCP
Chair: B. J. Hinch, Rutgers
Room: LACC Room 511B

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:12AM		X35.00001: Surface defect-mediated reactivity of TiO2(110) toward gold Minghu Pan, Ken Park, Vincent Meunier, William Shelton, Sergei Kalinin, Arthur Baddorf, E.W. Plummer Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:12AM - 8:24AM		X35.00002: Dependence of direct-current-induced Si(111) Step Bunching on Initial Surface Miscut: Experiments and Simulations Brian Gibbons, Sylvia Schaepe, Jonathan Pelz Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:24AM - 8:36AM		X35.00003: Electron Counting Rules For The Stability Of Metal-Encapsulated Sin Cages Anil Kandalam, Qian Wang, S. N. Khanna, Puru Jena Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 8:48AM		X35.00004: Magnetic Dynamics of Cobalt Nanoparticle Dispersions Sue Inderhees Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:48AM - 9:00AM		X35.00005: Ordering of CN species on copper (001) B.J. Hinch, E.Z. Ciftlikli, I.G. Shuttleworth, S.E. Sysoev, A. V. Ermakov Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:00AM - 9:12AM		X35.00006: Decoupling the Effect of Pseudomorphic Strain and Electron Confinement on Catalytic Properties of Supported Metal Films Raj Ganesh Pala, Feng Liu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:24AM		X35.00007: Binding of Fe and S atoms to corannulene: A Theoretical Study Anil Kumar Kandalam, Bijan Rao, Purusottam Jena Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:24AM - 9:36AM		X35.00008: On the superhalogen character of Al13 in Al13I- N.O. Jones, T. Morisato, S.N. Khanna, D.E. Bergeron, A.W. Castleman Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:36AM - 9:48AM		X35.00009: Geometry and Electronic Structure of Nickel Benzene Complexes A. K. Kandalam, S. N. Khanna, Puru Jena Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:00AM		X35.00010: First Principles Study of Electronic Structure of BF3-NH3 Complex and Associated Properties Archana Dubey, Lee Chow, Mahendra K. Mahanti, Roger Pink, M. B. Huang, R. H. Scheicher () , T. P. Das (*) Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:00AM - 10:12AM		X35.00011: Accurate global potential energy surfaces and ro-vibrational states of triatomic molecules Ant\'{o}nio Varandas Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:12AM - 10:24AM		X35.00012: Ab Initio Study of the Use of Ag2- for Catalytic Oxidation of CO. Pratik Dholabhai, Xueyuan Wu, Asok Ray Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:24AM - 10:36AM		X35.00013: Dual reactivity of iron-oxide clusters: self-stimulated CO oxidation as well as NO reduction Y. Matsuda, E.R. Bernstein, B.V. Reddy, F. Rasouli, S.N. Khanna Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:36AM - 10:48AM		X35.00014: Semiclassical Scattering on Conical Intersections Andrei Piryatinski, Misha Stepanov, Sergei Tretiak, Vladimir Chernyak Preview Abstract

Session X40: Focus Session: Morphology and Evolution at Surfaces: Defects and Transport

Sponsoring Units: DMP DCMP
Chair: Katsuyo Thornton, University of Michigan
Room: LACC 408A

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:12AM		X40.00001: When Seeing is Not Believing: The case of O on Ag(111) Angelos Michaelides, Karsten Reuter, Matthias Scheffler Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:12AM - 8:24AM		X40.00002: STM study of C$_{70}$ and $C_{60}$/$C_{70}$ mixture on Ag(100) Woei Wu Pai, L. Y. Mandy Sin, C. H. Lin Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:24AM - 8:36AM		X40.00003: Imaging of ``fully depleted'' ultra-thin silicon-on-insulator by scanning tunneling microscopy Pengpeng Zhang, Emma Tevaarwerk, Mark Eriksson, Donald Savage, Max Lagally Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 8:48AM		X40.00004: Evidence of Copper Interstitials on Si(001) Arnaldo Laracuente, Lane Baker, James Sullivan, Lloyd Whitman Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:48AM - 9:00AM		X40.00005: Scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy of thin sodium-bromide overlayers on the NiAl(110) surface Gareguin Mikaelian, Xiuwen Tu, Wilson Ho Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:00AM - 9:12AM		X40.00006: Length Scale Effects On The Electronic Transport Properties Of Cu/Nb Bilayers A.L. Lima, X. Zhang, A. Misra, C.H. Booth, E.D. Bauer, M.F. Hundley Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:24AM		X40.00007: Surface defect-promoted interaction of TiO$_2$(110) with molecular oxygen Ken Park, Minghu Pan, Vincent Meunier, William Shelton, Sergei Kalinin, Arthur Baddorf, E.W. Plummer Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:24AM - 9:36AM		X40.00008: Hydrogen and Carbon Effects on Al2O3 Surface Phases and Metal Deposition Xiao-Gang Wang, John Smith Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:36AM - 9:48AM		X40.00009: The Structure, Stability and Origin of beta-Phase Ta Aiqin Jiang, Trevor Tyson, Lisa Axe Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:00AM		X40.00010: The effect of inhomogenous diffusion on the formation of quantum dots Christian Ratsch, Raffaelle Vardavas, Xiaobin Niu, Russel Caflisch Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:00AM - 10:12AM		X40.00011: Atomic-Scale Analysis of SiH3 Diffusion on Surfaces of Plasma-Deposited Amorphous Si Thin Films Mayur Valipa, Tamas Bakos, Eray Aydil, Dimitrios Maroudas Preview Abstract
		X40.00012: Kinetic Monte Carlo Model Simulations of Nanoscale Oxidation Behavior Judith Yang, Xuetian Han, Richard McAfee Preview Abstract
		X40.00013: Ordered Oxygen Vacancy Structure on the Rutile TiO$_2$ (100) Surface Oliver Warschkow, Yingmin Wang, Arun Subramanian, Laurence D. Marks, Mark Asta, Donald E. Ellis Preview Abstract

Session X42: Magnetic Oxides

Sponsoring Units: GMAG
Chair: Sashi Satpathy, University of Missouri-Columbia
Room: LACC 150B

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:12AM		X42.00001: Correlation between AMR and PHE in LSMO thin films Jeng-Bang Yau, Y. Bason, L. Klein, X. Hong, C.H. Ahn Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:12AM - 8:24AM		X42.00002: First-principles study of the electronic and magnetic properties of La$_{1-x}$Sr$_x$MnO$_3$ and La$_{1-x}$Ca$_x$MnO$_3$ M.-H. Tsai, Y.-H. Tang, H. Chou Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:24AM - 8:36AM		X42.00003: Manipulation of the magnetic nanostructure of a hole-doped manganite using an electric field Tara Dhakal, Jacob Tosado, Yun Sung-Hee, Amlan Biswas Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 8:48AM		X42.00004: Long range spin tunnelling in [La$_{0.67}$Sr$_{0.33}$MnO$_{3}$]$_{1-x}$ / [La$_{0.67}$Sr$_{0.33}$MnO$_3$SrO]$_{x}$ composite Hsiung Chou, W.T. Wu, B.Y. Liao, S.J. Sun Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:48AM - 9:00AM		X42.00005: Relaxation times of charges and spins of La$_{0.7}$Ca$_{0.3}$MnO$_3$ Cheng-Chung Chi, Hsin-Chia Ho, Thiam Hong Goh, Sheng-Fu Horng Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:00AM - 9:12AM		X42.00006: Antiferromagnetic fluctuations and polaron correlation in colossal magnetoresistive layered manganites T. Perring, D. Adroja, J. Champion, G. Aeppli, T. Kimura, Y. Tokura Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:24AM		X42.00007: Large magnetoresis\-tance in ferromagnet / super\-con\-ductor La$_{0.7}$Ca$_{0.3}$MnO$_3$ / YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_7$ trilayers Jacobo Santamaria, V. Pe\~na, Z. Sefrioui, D. Arias, C. Leon, J.L. Martinez, S. te Velthuis, A. Hoffmann Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:24AM - 9:36AM		X42.00008: Observation of Strain Induced Crystal Field Changes in La0.8MnO3 Single Crystal Manganite Films Qing Qian, Trevor Tyson, M DeLeon, J Bai, C.-C. Kao Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:36AM - 9:48AM		X42.00009: Is Electron Doping Possible in Colossal Magnetoresistance Manganites? W.J. Chang, J.-Y. Lin, J.Y. Tsai, J.Y. Juang, K.H. Wu, T.M. Uen, Y.S. Gou, J.M. Lee, J.M. Chen, H.-T. Jeng Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:00AM		X42.00010: Magnetic properties of Sr$_{8}$CaRe$_{3}$Cu$_{4}$O$_{24}$ Masanori Kohno, Xiangang Wan, Xiao Hu Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:00AM - 10:12AM		X42.00011: Spin polarization measurements on $SrRu_{0.92}O_{3}$ and $SrRu_{0.8}Ti_{0.2}O_{3}$ using point contact Andreev Reflection J. Sanders, G. T. Woods, H. Srikanth, B. Dabrowski, S. Kolesnik Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:12AM - 10:24AM		X42.00012: Testing the Berry phase model for extraordinary Hall effect in SrRuO$_{3}$ Yevgeny Kats, Isaschar Genish, Lior Klein, James W. Reiner, M. R. Beasley Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:24AM - 10:36AM		X42.00013: New Structure Observed in a High Resolution RIXS Study of Magnetite Timothy Learmonth, Per-Anders Glans, Jinghua Guo, Kevin E. Smith Preview Abstract
		X42.00014: Exchange coupling induced antiferromagnetic-ferromagnetic transition in Pr$_{0.5}$Ca$_{0.5}$MnO$_3$/La$_{0.5}$Ca$_{0.5}$MnO$_3$ superlattices. W. Prellier, P. Padhan Preview Abstract

Session X43: Low Dimensional Magnetism: Wires, Chains, and 1-D

Sponsoring Units: GMAG
Chair: J. P. Hill, Brookhaven
Room: LACC 150C

Friday, March 25, 2005 8:00AM - 8:12AM		X43.00001: Emerging magnetism in transition metal nanowires Anna Delin, Erio Tosatti Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:12AM - 8:24AM		X43.00002: Magnetic Structure of Domain Walls in Atomic-Size Ferromagnetic Wires J.D. Burton, R. Sabirianov, S.S. Jaswal, O. Mryasov, E. Tsymbal Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:24AM - 8:36AM		X43.00003: Energy gap of 3-leg spin tube Toru Sakai, Munehisa Matsumoto, Koichi Okunishi, Kiyomi Okamoto, Masahiro Sato Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:36AM - 8:48AM		X43.00004: A One-Dimensional Magnetic System; Terbium Borosilicide Takao Mori Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 8:48AM - 9:00AM		X43.00005: Green's function for magnetically incoherent interacting electrons in one dimension Gregory Fiete, Leon Balents Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:00AM - 9:12AM		X43.00006: Collective mode spectra and dynamical response functions of weakly coupled random spin chains Eddy Yusuf, Kun Yang Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12AM - 9:24AM		X43.00007: Thermal conductivity of quasi-one-dimensional antiferromagneticspin-chain materials Sasha Chernyshev, Alex Rozhkov Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:24AM - 9:36AM		X43.00008: Far-infrared study of the CuO$_2$ chain layer magnetism in Sr$_{14}$Cu$_{24}$O$_{41}$ Toomas R{\~o}{\~o}m, D. H{\"u}vonen, U. Nagel, P. Haas, B. Gorshunov, M. Dressel, J. Akimitsu, T. Sasaki, T. Nagata Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:36AM - 9:48AM		X43.00009: Na$_{2}$Cu$_{2}$Si$_{4}$O$_{11}\cdot $H$_{2}$O: A new S=1/2 chain material with microporous structure Antonio Moreira dos Santos, Paula Brandao, Filipe Almeida Paz, Victor Amaral, Joao Rocha, Margarida Godinho, Alexander Vasiliev Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48AM - 10:00AM		X43.00010: Magnetic impurities in spin-1/2 chains Lara Benfatto, Thierry Giamarchi Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:00AM - 10:12AM		X43.00011: Condensation of bosons and fermions in spin chains and ladders Oleg Tchernyshyov, Jean-Baptiste Fouet, Frederic Mila, Paul Fendley Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:12AM - 10:24AM		X43.00012: Magnetization patterns and wavefunctions in finite spin chains Sebastian Eggert, Ian Affleck, Fabrizio Anfuso Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:24AM - 10:36AM		X43.00013: Sr$_2$Cu(PO$_4$)$_2$ - an unexpected one dimensional spin 1/2 Heisenberg system with isolated CuO$_4$ units Helge Rosner, Michelle Johannes, Johannes Richter, Stefan-Ludwig Drechsler Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:36AM - 10:48AM		X43.00014: Numerical contractor renormalization method for quantum spin models Sylvain Capponi, Andreas Laeuchli, Matthieu Mambrini Preview Abstract
Friday, March 25, 2005 10:48AM - 11:00AM		X43.00015: Dimerized phase of the spin-1/2 anisotropic triangular lattice antiferromagnet. Oleg Starykh, Leon Balents, Anton Burkov Preview Abstract

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