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Session D1: Focus Session: High Magnetic Fields, THz Spectroscopy, MRI

Sponsoring Units: GIMS GMAG
Chair: Charles Mielke, NHMFL Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: 203

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D1.00001: Novel magnetic textures in SrCu$_{2}$(BO$_{3})_{2}$ from magnetostriction up to 97.4 tesla Invited Speaker: Marcelo Jaime Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D1.00002: Superconducting critical current measurements in pulsed magnets Fedor F. Balakirev, Philip J.W. Moll, Nikolai D. Zhigadlo, Janusz Karpinski, Bertram Batlogg Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D1.00003: Development of a high-field electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer Ekaterina E. Romanova, Franklin H. Cho, Viktor Stepanov, Susumu Takahashi Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D1.00004: Sensitivity of charge transport measurements to local inhomogeneities Daniel Koon, Fei Wang, Dirch Hjorth Petersen, Ole Hansen Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D1.00005: Polarization Modulation THz TDS of Topological Insulators Deepu George, Chase Ellis, Tobias Kiessling, John Cerne, Andrea Markelz Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D1.00006: Analysis of complex mixtures using a new, high resolution Trapped Ion Mobility Spectrometer -- Mass Spectrometer Francisco Fernandez-Lima, Christopher Thompson, Desmond Kaplan, Melvin Park Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D1.00007: Measurement of statistical nuclear spin polarization in a nanoscale GaAs sample Fei Xue, Dennis Weber, Phani Peddibhotla, Martino Poggio Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D1.00008: Carbon nanotube quantum dots as highly sensitive THz spectrometers Mohamed Rinzan, Greg Jenkins, Dennis Drew, Serhii Shafranjuk, Paola Barbara Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D1.00009: Ultrafast electro-optic modulation for Terahertz upconversion spectroscopy Matthew DeCamp, Zhiyuan Chen Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D1.00010: Detection of internal molecular structural motions using anisotropic spectroscopy Rohit Singh, Deepu George, Timothy Korter, Andrea Markelz Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D1.00011: Ultra-Low Frequency MRI: Novel Imaging Sequences Matthew Nichols, Paul SanGiorgio, John Clarke Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D1.00012: Millimeter-wave and terahertz spectroscopy for the detection of ionized air and chemical vapor Benjamin Graber, Rongjia Tao, Dong Ho Wu Preview Abstract

Session D2: Invited Session: Harnessing Local Atomic Structure to Control Magnetic Interactions in Complex Oxides

Sponsoring Units: GMAG
Chair: Steven May, Drexel University
Room: 204AB

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D2.00001: Interface engineering in manganites: from diodes to transistors Invited Speaker: Harold Hwang Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:42PM		D2.00002: New material design strategies to realize strong coupling in multiferroics and beyond Invited Speaker: Craig Fennie Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 4:18PM		D2.00003: Reversal of Magnetic Interactions by Electric field Invited Speaker: Philip Ryan Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:54PM		D2.00004: Strain-induced oxygen defect formation and interfacial magnetic phase separation in SrTiO$_{3}$(001)/La$_{1-x}$Sr$_{x}$CoO$_{3}$ Invited Speaker: Chris Leighton Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:30PM		D2.00005: Directly probing the effect of strain on magnetic exchange interactions Invited Speaker: Kathrin Dorr Preview Abstract

Session D3: Invited Session: Stripe Order and Fermi-Surface Reconstruction in Cuprate Superconductors

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Michael Norman, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: 205AB

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D3.00001: Fermi-surface reconstruction by stripe order in cuprate superconductors Invited Speaker: Francis Lalibert\'e Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:42PM		D3.00002: Competition between charge and superconducting orders in underdoped YBCO Invited Speaker: Marc-Henri Julien Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 4:18PM		D3.00003: The electronic state of underdoped YBCO at high magnetic fields and low temperatures: evidence from quantum oscillatory phenomena Invited Speaker: Gil Lonzarich Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:54PM		D3.00004: Evidence for competing orders in underdoped YBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{y}$ Invited Speaker: Cyril Proust Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:30PM		D3.00005: Fermi-surface reconstruction by charge-stripe order in a cuprate superconductor Invited Speaker: Steve Kivelson Preview Abstract

Session D4: Long-range Interacting Rydberg and Dipolar Gases

Sponsoring Units: DAMOP
Chair: Michael Fleischhauer, University of Kaiserslautern
Room: 205C

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D4.00001: Rydberg-Rydberg interactions in ultracold atomic gases Sebastian Hofferberth, Jonathan Balewski, Stephan Jennewein, Alexander Krupp, Huan Nguyen, Johannes Nipper, Michael Schlagmueller, Christoph Tresp, Robert Loew, Tilman Pfau Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D4.00002: Towards single-photon optical nonlinearities using cold Rydberg atoms Thibault Peyronel, Ofer Firstenberg, Qiyu Liang, Vladan Vuletic, Mikhail Lukin Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D4.00003: Altering Photon Statistics using Strong Rydberg Interactions Johannes Otterbach, David Petrosyan, Alexey V. Gorshkov, Thomas Pohl, Michael Fleischhauer, Mikhail D. Lukin Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D4.00004: Collective quantum jumps of Rydberg atoms Tony Lee, Hartmut Haeffner, Michael Cross Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D4.00005: Quantum crystals in a trapped Rydberg-dressed Bose-Einstein condensate C.-H. Hsueh, T.-C. Lin, T.-L. Horng, W.C. Wu Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D4.00006: Quantum Magnetism with Polar Molecules: Tunable Generalized $t$-$J$ Model Alexey Gorshkov, Salvatore Manmana, Kevin Kuns, Kaden Hazzard, Gang Chen, Jun Ye, Eugene Demler, Mikhail Lukin, Ana Maria Rey Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D4.00007: Tunable Superfluidity with Ultracold Polar Molecules on quasi-1D Optical Lattices Salvatore R. Manmana, Alexey V. Gorshkov, Kevin A. Kuns, Gang Chen, Jun Ye, Eugene Demler, Mikhail D. Lukin, Ana Maria Rey Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D4.00008: Dynamical generation and detection of entangled quantum magnetic states in ultracold polar molecules Kaden Hazzard, Salvatore Manmana, Alexey Gorshkov, Ana Maria Rey Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D4.00009: Interactions of polar molecules dressed by far-off-resonant light: Entangled dipoles up- or down-holding each other Mikhail Lemeshko, Bretislav Friedrich Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D4.00010: Clustering of cold polar molecules in arrays of one-dimensional tubes Michael Knap, Erez Berg, Eugene Demler Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D4.00011: A dielectric superfluid of polar molecules Seth Rittenhouse, Ryan Wilson, John Bohn Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D4.00012: Dipolar gases in two coupled one-dimensional lattices Marianne Bauer, Meera Parish Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D4.00013: Paired Phases of Dipoles in a Bilayer System Arghavan Safavi-Naini, Sebnem Gunes Soyler, Guido Pupillo, Hossein Sadeghpour, Barbara Capogrosso-Sansone Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D4.00014: Bond Order Solid of Two-Dimensional Dipolar Fermions Satyan Bhongale, Ludwig Mathey, Shan-Wen Tsai, Charles Clark, Erhai Zhao Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D4.00015: Re-entrant first-order phase transitions and anomalous hysteresis of dipolar Bose gases in a triangular optical lattice Daisuke Yamamoto, Ippei Danshita, Carlos S\'a de Melo Preview Abstract

Session D5: Vanadium Oxides; Metal-insulator Transitions

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Mumtaz Qazilbash, College of William and Mary
Room: 206A

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D5.00001: Metal-Insulator Transition in ultrathin CaVO$_{3}$ Films Man Gu, Jiwei Lu, Stuart Wolf Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D5.00002: Thermoelectric response in the incoherent transport region near Mott transition: the case study of La$_{1-x}$Sr$_x$VO$_3$ Masaki Uchida, K. Oishi, Y. Onose, J. Fujioka, Y. Tokura, M. Matsuo, M. Mori, S. Maekawa, W. Koshibae, S. Miyasaka Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D5.00003: First-principles calculations of phonons in VO$_2$ Eric J. Walter, Henry Krakauer, Tyler Huffman, M.M. Qazilbash Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D5.00004: Infrared micro-spectroscopy of strained VO$_2$ micro-crystals M.M. Qazilbash, T. Huffman, E.J. Walter, H. Krakauer, Jiang Wei, D.H. Cobden, H.A. Bechtel, M.C. Martin, G.L. Carr, D.N. Basov Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D5.00005: Ultrafast Pump Probe Transmission Spectroscopy of VO$_2$ Nathaniel Brady, Kannatassen Appavoo, Minah Seo, Prashanth Upadhya, Joyeeta Nag, Richard Haglund, Rohit Prasankumar, David Hilton Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D5.00006: Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Optically-Induced Phase Transitions of Single Crystal VO2 Aaron Jones, Jae Park, Jim Coy, David Cobden, Xiaodong Xu Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D5.00007: THz induced insulator to metal transition in VO$_{2}$ metamaterial Mengkun Liu, Harold Hwang, Hu Tao, Andrew Strikwerda, Kebin Fan, George Keiser, Aaron Sternbach, Kevin West, Salinporn Kittiwatanakul, Jiwei Lu, Stuart Wolf, Fiorenzo Omenetto, Xin Zhang, Keith Nelson, Richard Averitt Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D5.00008: Optical control of structural evolution of ultrathin VO$_2$ film following a photoinduced metal-insulator phase transition Haidan Wen, Eftihia Barnes, June H. Lee, Yuelin Li, Donald A. Walko, Eric M. Dufresne, Martin Holt, Darrell G. Schlom, Venkatraman Gopalan, John W. Freeland Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D5.00009: In-situ measurements of Stress Relaxation across Metal Insulator Transition in Correlated Oxide Thin Films Viswanath Balakrishnan, Shriram Ramanathan Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D5.00010: In-Plane Impedance Spectroscopy measurements in Vanadium Dioxide thin films Juan Ramirez, Edgar Patino, Rainer Schmidt, Amos Sharoni, Maria Gomez, Ivan Schuller Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D5.00011: Photoemission Study of VO2 Above and Below the Transition Temperature Luca Moreschini, Young Jun Chang, Davide Innocenti, Andrew L. Walter, Jonathan Denlinger, Aaron Bostwick, Eli Rotenberg Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D5.00012: Photoemission measurements of strained VO2 Jude Laverock, Andrew Preston, Dave Newby, Kevin Smith, Salinporn Kittiwatanakul, Jiwei Lu, Stuart Wolf, Mats Leandersson, Balasubramanian Thiagarajan Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D5.00013: Correlations of local electronic properties in vanadium dioxide thin films Adam Pivonka, Kevin O'Connor, Alex Frenzel, Changhyun Ko, Shriram Ramanathan, Eric Hudson, Jennifer Hoffman Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D5.00014: Correlation of Valence State and Transport Properties in VO$_{2}$ Films Salinporn Kittiwatanakul, Jude Laverock, Stuart Wolf, Jiwei Lu Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D5.00015: Metal-insulator transition in VO2 macro single domain crystals due to phase boundary motion Honglyoul Ju, Bongjin Mun, Kai Chen, Catherine Dejoie, Nobumichi Tamura, Martin Kunz, Zhi Liu, Sung-Kwan Mo, Joonseok Yoon, Changwoo Park Preview Abstract

Session D6: Focus Session: Graphene Devices - Bolometers and Optical Response

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Tom Timusk, McMaster University
Room: 206B

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D6.00001: Probing Dirac electron transport in graphene by far-infrared spectroscopy Jie Shan, Keliang He, Liang Zhao, Kin Fai Mak, Nick Petrone, Jim Hone, Tony Heinz Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D6.00002: Ultrathin dual-gated graphene p-n junction photodetectors Nityan Nair, Nathaniel Gabor, Qiong Ma, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Wenjing Fang, Jing Kong, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D6.00003: Graphene-based Optical Modulator Ming Liu, Xiang Zhang Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:42PM		D6.00004: Tunable optical properties of graphene Invited Speaker: Feng Wang Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D6.00005: Photoconductivity of electro-oxidized epitaxial graphene Feihu Wang, Mikhail Itkis, Elena Bekyarova, Robert Haddon Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D6.00006: Photo-controlling electrical properties of graphene-based field-effect transistor with photo-reactive copolymer Chi-Yuan Lin, Forest Shih-Sen Chien, Chen-Shiung Chang, Chia-Chen Hsu Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D6.00007: Imaging of Polarization-dependent Photocurrent in Graphene Photodevices Minjung Kim, Duhee Yoon, Ho Ang Yoon, Sang Wook Lee, Hyeonsik Cheong Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D6.00008: Supercollisions and Electron-Lattice Cooling in Graphene Justin Song, Michael Reizer, Leonid Levitov Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D6.00009: Hot Carrier-Assisted Intrinsic Photoresponse in Graphene Nathaniel Gabor, Justin Song, Qiong Ma, Nityan Nair, Thiti Taychatanapat, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Leonid Levitov, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D6.00010: Graphene Terahertz Photodetector Xinghan Cai, Greg Jenkins, Andrei Sushkov, Jun Yan, H.D. Drew, Michael S. Fuhrer Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D6.00011: Bolometric photo response of dual-gated bilayer graphene Jun Yan, M.-H. Kim, J.A. Elle, A.B. Sushkov, G.S. Jenkins, H.M. Milchberg, H.D. Drew, M.S. Fuhrer Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D6.00012: GHz response of bilayer graphene hot electron bolometer M.-H. Kim, J. Yan, J.A. Elle, A.B. Sushkov, G.S. Jenkins, H.M. Milchberg, M.S. Fuhrer, H.D. Drew Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D6.00013: Non-linear plasma transport in graphene channels and application to the detection of terahertz signals Sergey Rudin, Greg Rupper Preview Abstract

Session D7: Quantum Hall Effect in Mono-, Bi- and Trilayer Graphene

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Erik Henriksen, California Institute of Technology
Room: 207

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D7.00001: Correlated random hopping disorder in graphene at high magnetic fields: Landau level broadening and localization properties Ana L.C. Pereira, Caio H. Lewenkopf, Eduardo R. Mucciolo Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D7.00002: Electrically tunable quantum anomalous Hall effect in graphene decorated by $5d$ transition-metal adatoms Hongbin Zhang, Cesar Lazo, Stefan Bl\"ugel, Stefan Heinze, Yuriy Mokrousov Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D7.00003: Scanning gate microscopy on graphene in the quantum Hall regime James Hedberg, Yoichi Miyahara, Michael Hilke, Guillaume Gervais, Peter Gr\"utter, Julien Renard, Joshua Folk Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D7.00004: Confining potential and Landau level edge states in graphene Guohong Li, Adina Luican-Mayer, Eva Y. Andrei Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D7.00005: Unconventional Sequence of Fractional Quantum Hall States in Suspended Graphene Benjamin Feldman, Benjamin Krauss, Jurgen Smet, Amir Yacoby Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D7.00006: Quantum Hall effect on centimeter scale chemical vapor deposited graphene films Tian Shen, Wei Wu, Qingkai Yu, Curt Richter, Randolph Elmquist, David Newell, Yong Chen Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D7.00007: Spin-skyrmion in graphene Wenchen Luo, Ren\'{e} C\^{o}t\'{e} Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D7.00008: Coulomb impurity under magnetic field in graphene: a semiclassical approach Yuhui Zhang, Yafis Barlas, Kun Yang Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D7.00009: Chern-Simons theory of an anomalous metallic state in half-filled monolayer graphene Pallab Goswami, Bitan Roy, Kun Yang Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D7.00010: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D7.00011: Bilayer graphene as a helical quantum Hall ferromagnet Rene Cote, Jeremie P. Fouquet, Wenchen Luo Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D7.00012: Theory of integer quantum Hall effect in bi-layer graphene Bitan Roy, Oskar Vafek Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D7.00013: Electronic transport in ABA trilayer graphene E.A. Henriksen, D. Nandi, J.P. Eisenstein Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D7.00014: Quantum Hall liquid to Charge density wave phase transitions in ABC-trilayer graphene Yafis Barlas, Rene Cote, Maxine Rondeau Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D7.00015: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract

Session D8: Organo-metallics: Magnetic and other Properties

Sponsoring Units: GMAG
Chair: Vivien Zapf, Los Alamos National Lab
Room: 208

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D8.00001: Polymorphism in Low-dimensional Molecule-based Materials: Synthetic Control of Magnetic and Electronic Structure Adora Baldwin, Jamie Manson, John Schlueter Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D8.00002: Ground-state properties of EtMe$_3$Sb[Pd(dmit)$_2$]$_2$ by many-variable variational Monte Carlo method Satoshi Morita, Ryui Kaneko, Masatoshi Imada Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D8.00003: Reduced Influence of Electronic Correlations in a Half-Filled System: Metallic Properties and Charge Order Transition in $\kappa$-(ET)$_2$Hg(SCN) $_2$Cl Natalia Drichko, Rebecca Beyer, Martin Dressel, Harald Jeschke, John Schlueter, Elena Zhilyaeva, Rimma Lyubovskaya Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D8.00004: Non-monotonic magnetic field dependence of the staggered-moment in two-dimensional frustrated antiferromagnets Mohammad Siahatgar, Burkhard Schmidt, Peter Thalmeier Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D8.00005: Effects of Pressure on the Magnetic Properties of Prussian Blue Analogues M.K. Peprah, E.S. Knowles, M.F. Dumont, J.S. Xia, M.W. Meisel, C.H. Li, D.R. Talham Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D8.00006: Effect of hydrostatic pressure on a low dimensional S=1/2 gapped quantum antiferromagnet by inelastic neutron scattering Tao Hong, C. Stock, I. Cabrera, C. Broholm, Y. Qiu, J.B. Leao, S.J. Poulton, J.R.D. Copley Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D8.00007: Density functional theory study of alkali doped picene Milan Tomic, Hunpyo Lee, Roser Valenti, Harald O. Jeschke Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D8.00008: First principles investigation of the Fabre salts Anthony Jacko, Roser Valenti, Harald O. Jeschke Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D8.00009: Scaling Theory of the Mott Transition and Breakdown of the Gr\"uneisen Scaling Near a Finite-Temperature Critical End Point Lorenz Bartosch Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D8.00010: Tuning the magnetic dimensionality by charge ordering in the molecular TMTTF salts Kazuyoshi Yoshimi, Hitoshi Seo, Shoji Ishibashi, Stuart Brown Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D8.00011: Charge dynamics in Mott-insulating and charge-ordered organic crystals: a possibility of the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition Yamaguchi Takahide, Tohru Watanabe, Yoshihiko Takano, Kouta Kodama, Shinya Uji, Hiroshi M. Yamamoto Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D8.00012: $^{1}$H NMR study on X-ray irradiated $\kappa$-(BEDT-TTF)$_{2}$Cu[N(CN)$_{2}$]Br Kazuya Miyagawa, Takahiko Sasaki, Naoki Yoneyama, Norio Kobayashi, Kazushi Kanoda Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D8.00013: TCP, a new quasi-one-dimensional conducting platinate: DC and NMR studies J.A. Alexander, R.I. Leatherbury, O. Gafarov, A.A. Gapud, A.P. Weber, L. Pham, R.E. Sykora, A. Khan, A.P. Reyes, P. Kuhns Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D8.00014: Experimental and theoretical study of the temperature dependent structural and electronic properties of the spin liquid candidate $\kappa$-(BEDT-TTF)$_2$Cu$_2$(CN)$_3$ John A. Schlueter, Mariano de Souza, Rudra Sekhar Manna, Michael Lang, Roser Valenti, Harald O. Jeschke Preview Abstract

Session D9: Magnetic Devices and Applications

Sponsoring Units: GMAG
Chair: Dario Arena, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Room: 209

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D9.00001: Dual microbead-labeled DNA manipulation with magnetic traps in a microfluidic device M. Howdyshell, M. Simon, M. Poirier, R. Sooryakumar Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D9.00002: Testing of a Helmholtz Microcoil in a Diamond Anvil Cell NMR Ching Lin, Sam Weir, Samuel Weir, Nicholas Curro Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D9.00003: Magneto-mechanical resonant detection of superparamagnetic microbeads trapped by magnetic domain walls Elizabeth Rapoport, Daniel Montana, Geoffrey Beach Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D9.00004: Cascaded Magneto-Optical Ring Resonator Structures for Tunable Faraday Rotation and Reduced Isolator Footprint Mehmet Cengiz Onbasli, Juejun Hu, Lei Bi, Gerald F. Dionne, Caroline A. Ross Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D9.00005: On the Energy Transfer Performance of Mechanical Nanoresonators Coupled with Electromagnetic Fields: Applications with magnetic nanoparticles H. Javaheri, B. Barbiellini, G. Noubir Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D9.00006: Increased Sensitivity of Magnetoelectric Sensors at Low Frequencies Using Magnetic Field Modulation Jonathan Petrie, Dwight Viehland, David Gray, Sanjay Mandal, Gollapudi Sreenivasulu, Gopalan Srinivasan, Alan Edelstein Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D9.00007: Bipolar exchange bias modulation in La$_{0.7}$Sr$_{0.3}$MnO$_{3}$/ BiFeO$_{3}$ heterostructure based field effect devices Stephen Wu, Shane Cybart, James Parker, Pu Yu, R. Ramesh, R.C. Dynes Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D9.00008: Effect of the exchange bias field on the magnetoimpedance response in multilayered FeNi-IrMn films and CoFeSiB-IrMn ribbons Kerim Ture, Mehmet Yumak, Gulen Aktas, Juan Manuel Florez, Patricio Vargas, Caroline A. Ross, Carlos Garcia Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D9.00009: Tailoring Giant Magneto-impedance Effect in Ultrasoft Ferromagnetic Microwires A. Chaturvedi, A. Ruiz, P. Mukherjee, H. Srikanth, M.H. Phan, V.S. Larin Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D9.00010: Soft ferromagnetic microribbons with enhanced GMI effect for advanced magnetic sensor applications A. Ruiz, A. Chaturvedi, P. Mukherjee, H. Srikanth, M.H. Phan Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D9.00011: Designing New Metal-Semiconductor Hybrid Structures With Large Geometric Magnetoresistance Lisa Pugsley, L.R. Ram-Mohan, S.A. Solin Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D9.00012: Ultra wideband, high sensitivity magneto-optic field sensor Dong Ho Wu, Anthony Garzarella, Vince Fratello Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D9.00013: Diamagnetic repulsion, the method of magnetic images {\&} suitability of the solenoid and dipole models Ming Yin, Huaizhou Zhang, Timir Datta Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D9.00014: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D9.00015: Magnetic Field Assisted assembly using programmable array of solenoids - A Manufacturing Approach Vijay Kasisomayajula, Anthony Fiory, Michael Booty, Nuggehalli Ravindra Preview Abstract

Session D10: Invited Session: Advancements in Computational Physics using NSF's TeraGrid/XSEDE Resources

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP
Chair: Ralph Roskies, University of Pittsburgh
Room: 210A

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D10.00001: Benchmark Calculations of Atomic Collision Processes Invited Speaker: Klaus Bartschat Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:42PM		D10.00002: Prediction and Design of Materials from Crystal Structures to Nanocrystal Morphology and Assembly Invited Speaker: Richard Hennig Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 4:18PM		D10.00003: Scalable DAG-Based PDE Frameworks for Multi-Scale Multi-Physics Problems Invited Speaker: Martin Berzins Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:54PM		D10.00004: Simulations of Strongly Correlated Systems Invited Speaker: Juana Moreno Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:30PM		D10.00005: Accessing correlated electron motion on the attosecond timescale Invited Speaker: Johannes Feist Preview Abstract

Session D11: Focus Session: Graphene Structure, Stacking, Interactions: Mesoscopics

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Shaffique Adam, NIST
Room: 210B

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D11.00001: Electronic localization in rotated graphene multi-layer Guy Trambly de Laissardiere, Omid Faizy Namarvar, Didier Mayou, Laurence Magaud Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D11.00002: Interferences and Fabry-Perot Oscillations in ABA Trilayer Graphene Leonardo Cristiano Campos, Kawin Surakitbovorn, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D11.00003: Quantum Pumping in Graphene Nanoribbons Tejinder Kaur, Liliana Arrachea, Nancy Sandler Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:42PM		D11.00004: Conductance fluctuations in graphene as a probe of broken-symmetry and fractional quantum Hall states Invited Speaker: Jurgen Smet Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D11.00005: Interference of electronic states between the two misoriented crossed graphene nanoribbons K.M. Masum Habib, Roger Lake Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D11.00006: Gap opening in graphene by 1D and 2D periodic corrugations Ivan Naumov, Alexander Bratkovsky Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D11.00007: Electronic structure and energetics of graphene antidot lattice Masahiro Sakurai, Susumu Saito, Yasutami Takada Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D11.00008: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D11.00009: Localization and Conductivity of Graphene with Adsorbates Didier Mayou, Guy Trambly de Laissardiere Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D11.00010: Effects of disorder on recombination and relaxation processes via acoustic phonons in graphene Fedir Vasko, Vladimir Mitin, Andrei Sergeev Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D11.00011: Phase coherent states in graphene heterostructure with chiral asymmetry Junhua Zhang, Enrico Rossi Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D11.00012: Visualizing Electronic Chirality and Berry's Phases in Graphene Systems Using Photoemission with Circularly Polarized Light Yang Liu, Guang Bian, Tom Miller, Tai-Chang Chiang Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D11.00013: Electronic Properties of Curved Graphene-Ring Structures Daiara Faria, Andrea Latg\'e, Sergio Ulloa, Nancy Sandler Preview Abstract

Session D12: Graphene Transport: Disorder Scattering

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Arthur F. Hebard, Prof. Dr.
Room: 210C

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D12.00001: Theory of 2D Transport in Graphene for Correlated Disorder Qiuzi Li, Euyheon Hwang, Enrico Rossi, Sankar Das Sarma Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D12.00002: Simultaneous Raman and electrical transport measurements of disordered graphene in situ in ultra-high vacuum Jacob Tosado, Vince Ballarotto, William G. Cullen, Michael S. Fuhrer Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D12.00003: Creating Vacancies in Supported and Suspended Graphene Field Effect Transistors Shuren Hu, A.K.M. Newaz, Anthony Hmelo, Kirill Bolotin Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D12.00004: Scattering mechanisms in graphene suspended in liquids. II. Flexural phonons (Theory) Yevgeniy Puzyrev, A.K.M. Newaz, Bin Wang, Kirill Bolotin, Sokrates Pantelides Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D12.00005: Scattering mechanisms in graphene suspended in liquids. I. Coulomb scattering (Experiment) A.K.M. Newaz, Yevgeniy Puzyrev, Bin Wang, Sokrates Pantelides, Kirill Bolotin Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D12.00006: Short range disorder in Graphene: A Green's function based approach Sankalpa Ghosh, Neetu Aggarwal (Garg), Manish Sharma Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D12.00007: Universal conductance fluctuations in Dirac materials in the presence of long-range disorder E. Rossi, J.H. Bardarson, M.S. Fuhrer, S. Das Sarma Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D12.00008: Diamagnetism of Graphene with Long-Range Scatterers Masaki Noro, Mikito Koshino, Tsuneya Ando Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D12.00009: Current decay rate due to electron--electron scattering in graphene Ben Yu-Kuang Hu Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D12.00010: Electron energy relaxation in disordered graphene via e-phonon interaction Wei Chen, Aashish Clerk Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D12.00011: Electron scattering at graphene edges S.-J. Choi, Sunghun Park, H.-S. Sim Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D12.00012: Highly Defective Graphene: The thinnest insulating membrane Aurelien Lherbier, Stephan Roche, Oscar A. Restrepo, Yann-Michel Niquet, Arnaud Delcorte, Jean-Christophe Charlier Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D12.00013: Boundary scattering in quasi-ballistic graphene/hexagonal boron nitride mesoscopic wires Kazuyuki Iguchi, Satoru Masubuchi, Takehiro Yamaguchi, Masahiro Ohnuki, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Tomoki Machida Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D12.00014: Effects of disorder induced scattering in chemical vapor deposited Graphene. Ming-Yang Li, Chiu-Chun Tang, Lain-Jong Li, Cheng-Chung Chi, Jeng-Chung Chen Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D12.00015: Efros-Shklovskii Variable Range Hopping in Reduced Graphene Oxide Sheets Daeha Joung, Saiful I. Khondaker Preview Abstract

Session D13: Focus Session: Magnetic Nanostructures-Characterization (Scanning Probe, X-ray and Neutron)

Sponsoring Units: DMP GMAG
Chair: Yimei Zhu, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Room: 211

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D13.00001: STM Studies of $\mbox{Mn}_{12}\mbox{-Ph}$ on Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite K. Reaves, K. Kim, K. Iwaya, T. Hitosugi, Y.G. Kim, K. Itaya, H. Zhao, K.R. Dunbar, H.G. Katzgraber, W. Teizer Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D13.00002: Room-temperature spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy of antiferromagnetic Mn$_{3}$N$_{2}$(001) nanopyramids Kangkang Wang, Arthur Smith Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D13.00003: Atomic Force Microscopy Incorporated with Magnetic Sample Modulation: a new approach to detect the magnetic nanomaterials Jing-Jiang Yu, Jayne Garno Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:42PM		D13.00004: Uncompensated Magnetization in Antiferromagnets, and New Classification of Exchange Bias Systems Invited Speaker: Igor V. Roshchin Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D13.00005: Modeling Scanning SQUID Magnetometry Images of Magnetic Dipoles Lisa Qian, Beena Kalisky, Brannon Klopfer, Bo Dwyer, Kathryn Moler Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D13.00006: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D13.00007: Chemical Segregation in GdFeCo: An X-ray view on Magnetic Coercivity Alexander Reid, Catherine Graves, Benny Wu, Tianhan Wang, Alexey Kimel, Andrei Kirilyuk, Arata Tsukamoto, A. Itoh, Joachim St\"{o}hr, Theo Rasing, Hermann D\"{u}rr, Andreas Scherz Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D13.00008: Using X-Ray Diffraction Microscopy for Imaging Magnetic Domain Structures of Magnetic Thin Films Oleg Krupin, J.J. Turner, X. Huang, K.A. Seu, D. Parks, S. Kevan, E. Lima, K. Kisslinger, I. McNulty, R. Gambino, S. Mangin, S. Roy, P. Fischer Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D13.00009: Magnetic order and fluctuations in Fe$_{3}$O$_{4}$ nanoparticles via coherent X-ray magnetic scattering Karine Chesnel, Matea Trevino, Yanping Cai, Andrew Matthew, Roger Harrison, Andreas Scherz Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D13.00010: Magnetic x-ray scattering, transport and MFM study of strongly correlated La$_{1-x}$Sr$_{x}$MnO$_{3}$ nanowires Xiaoqian M. Chen, Tyler R. Naibert, Nick Bronn, James C.T. Lee, Shu Wang, James N. Eckstein, Nadya Mason, Raffi Budakian, Peter Abbamonte, Xiaofang Zhai, Anand Bhattacharya Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D13.00011: Local structure and magnetic properties of ultrathin Mn films grown on Si(001) Samer Kahwaji, Theodore Monchesky, Daryl Crozier, Robert Gordon Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D13.00012: Probing the surface magnetic properties via Auger-photoelectron coincidence spectroscopy Gian Paolo Brivio, Guido Fratesi, Mario Italo Trioni, Roberto Gotter, Gianni Stefani Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D13.00013: Polarized small angle neutron scattering of MnO/Mn$_{3}$O$_{4}$ nanocrystals L. Dedon, Y. Ijiri, R. Booth, K. Krycka, J.A. Borchers, W.C. Chen, S. Watson, J.J. Rhyne, S.A. Majetich Preview Abstract

Session D14: Focus Session: Spins in Carbon - Spins in Graphene

Sponsoring Units: DMP GMAG
Chair: Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin, Ohio State University
Room: 212

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D14.00001: Spin transport in graphene Invited Speaker: Barbaros \"Ozyilmaz Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D14.00002: Spin Transport in Epitaxial Graphene on SiC (0001) J. Abel, A. Matsubayashi, C. Dimitrakopoulos, D.B. Farmer, Ali Afzali, A. Grill, C.Y. Sung, V.P. LaBella Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D14.00003: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D14.00004: Spin Dependent Scattering from Gated Obstacles in Graphene Systems Mahmoud Asmar, Sergio Ulloa Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D14.00005: Tunnel spin injection into graphene through ALD-grown tunnel barrier Takehiro Yamaguchi, Satoru Masubuchi, Kazuyuki Iguchi, Rai Moriya, Tomoki Machida Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D14.00006: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D14.00007: Spin waves in finite graphene ribbons Andrea Latge, Francisco Culchac, Antonio Costa Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:54PM		D14.00008: GMAG Dissertation Award Talk: Spin Injection and Relaxation in Graphene Invited Speaker: Wei Han Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D14.00009: Magnetism in neutron irradiated graphene samples Yancen Li, Joel Therrien Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D14.00010: Magnetic Moment Formation in Hydrogenated and Defected Graphene Kathleen McCreary, Adrian Swartz, Wei Han, Roland Kawakami Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D14.00011: Quantum Monte Carlo study of magnetic impurity in bilayer grephene J.H. Sun, F.M. Hu, H.K. Tang, Hai-Qing Lin Preview Abstract

Session D15: Focus Session: Spins in Metals - Ultra Fast Dynamics

Sponsoring Units: DMP FIAP GMAG
Chair: Shufeng Zhang, University of Arizona
Room: 213

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D15.00001: Ultrafast Magnetism of Multi-component Ferromagnets and Ferrimagnets on the Time Scale of the Exchange Interaction Invited Speaker: Ilie Radu Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D15.00002: Uncovering the Ultrafast Angular Momentum Transfer Channels on the Nanoscale in GdFeCo Catherine Graves, Alex Reid, Benny Wu, Tianhan Wang, Sanne de Jong, Ilie Radu, Sasha Epp, Robert Hartmann, Arata Tsukamoto, Ryan Coffee, Mina Bionta, Joshua Turner, William Schlotter, Yves Acremann, Alexey Kimel, Andrei Kirilyuk, Joachim St\"{o}hr, Theo Rasing, Hermann D\"{u}rr, Andreas Scherz Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D15.00003: Ultrafast Demagnetization Measurements using Extreme Ultraviolet Light: Comparison of Electronic and Magnetic Contributions Chan La-o-vorakiat, Emrah Turgut, Carson A. Teale, Henry C. Kapteyn, Margaret M. Murnane, Denis Lvovsky, Roman Adam, Patrik Grychtol, Claus M. Schneider, Stefan Mathias, Martin Aeschlimann, Justin M. Shaw, Hans Nembach, Thomas J. Silva Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D15.00004: Theory of spin hot pockets in laser-induced demagnetization in ferromagnetic nickel Guoping Zhang, Mingsu Si, Yihua Bai, Thomas F. George Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 4:18PM		D15.00005: Ultrafast Transport of Laser-Excited Spin-Polarized Carriers in Metallic Multilayers Invited Speaker: Alexey Melnikov Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D15.00006: First-principles dynamical calculation of a pump-probe scenario for the spin flip on NiO Georgios Lefkidis, Wolfgang H\"{u}bner Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D15.00007: Non-equilibrium coupling and femto-second oscillatory spin torque in non-collinear F/N/F magnetic multilayers Jianwei Zhang, Qiang Wang Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D15.00008: Probing the timescale of the exchange interaction in a ferromagnetic alloy Emrah Turgut, Chan La-O-Vorakiat, Mark E. Siemens, Margaret M. Murnane, Henry C. Kapteyn, Stefan Mathias, Patrick Granitzka, Steffen Eich, Martin Aeschlimann, Patrik Grychtol, Roman Adam, Claus M. Schneider, Justin M. Shaw, Hans T. Nembach, Thomas J. Silva Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D15.00009: Driving coherent spin reorientation transition with femtosecond laser pulses Vladimir Stoica, Roy Clarke Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D15.00010: Theory of the inverse Faraday effect driven by non-coplanar spin structures Katsuhisa Taguchi, Gen Tatara Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D15.00011: Examination of spin waves in a two-dimensional magnetic superlattice Glade Sietsema, Michael Flatt\'e Preview Abstract

Session D16: Strongly Correlated Numerics and Theory

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Andre-Marie Tremblay, Universite de Sherbrooke
Room: 251

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D16.00001: Local and non-local correlations in nanoscopic systems Giorgio Sangiovanni, A. Valli, G. Rohringer, A. Toschi, K. Held, H. Das, T. Saha-Dasgupta Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D16.00002: Quantum impurity solver based on truncated ED (RASCI) wave function expansion Dominika Zgid, Emanuel Gull, Chris Marianetti, Andrew Millis, David Reichman, Garnet Chan Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D16.00003: Modified Iterated perturbation theory in the strong coupling regime and its application to the 3d FCC lattice Louis-Fran\c{c}ois Arsenault, Patrick S\'{e}mon, B. Sriram Shastry, A.-M.S. Tremblay Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D16.00004: Magnetic properties of the Hubbard model on the fcc lattice Hao Shi, Shiwei Zhang Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D16.00005: Dual fermion dynamical cluster approach for strongly correlated systems Shuxiang Yang, Herbert Fotso, Hartmut Hafermann, Ka Ming Tam, Juana Moreno, Thomas Pruschke, Mark Jarrell Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D16.00006: Extended Correlation in Strongly Correlated Systems, Beyond Dynamical Cluster Approximation Herbert Fotso, Shuxiang Yang, Hartmut Hafermann, Ka-Ming Tam, Juana Moreno, Thomas Pruschke, Mark Jarrell Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D16.00007: Extension of dual-fermion formalism towards disordered systems Hanna Terletska, Shuxiang Yang, Zi Yang Meng, Sandeep Pathak, Ka Ming Tam, Juana Moreno, Mark Jarrell Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D16.00008: Application of the Dual Fermion-Dynamical Cluster Approach to the 1D Falicov Kimball Model Sandeep Pathak, Zi Yang Meng, S.-X. Yang, Mark Jarrell, Juana Moreno Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D16.00009: Phase Separation and Charge-Ordered Phases of the d = 3 Falicov-Kimball Model at T$>$0: Temperature-Density-Chemical Potential Global Phase Diagram from RG Theory A. Nihat Berker, Ozan S. Sariyer, Michael Hinczewski Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D16.00010: Collective Excitations and Stability of the Excitonic Phase in the Extended Falicov--Kimball Model Denis I. Golosov Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D16.00011: Propagation of entanglement in one-dimensional models of many-body localization Jens H. Bardarson, Frank Pollmann, Joel E. Moore Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D16.00012: Fidelity Spectrum in Quantum Phase Transitions Wing Chi Yu, Shi-Jian Gu, Hai-Qing Lin Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D16.00013: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D16.00014: Quantum Monte Carlo calculation of reduced density matrices Lucas Wagner Preview Abstract

Session D17: Focus Session: Surfaces and Interfaces in Nonoxide Nanostructures: Growth, Structure, and Characterization - Growth Dynamics

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Dan Dougherty , North Carolina State University
Room: 252A

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D17.00001: Factors that control the morphology of ice films on metal surfaces Invited Speaker: Norman Bartelt Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D17.00002: Structure and dynamics of water nano-droplets on graphene Ming Ma, Angelos Michaelides, Gabriel Aeppli Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D17.00003: Large-scale simulations of glancing-angle deposition Jacques Amar, Xuejing Liu Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D17.00004: Shape transitions in strained Cu islands on Ni(100): kinetics versus energetics Yunsic Shim, Jacques Amar Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D17.00005: Dewetting Processes in Ultra-thin Epitaxial Ag Films on Si(111) Charlotte E. Sanders, Jisun Kim, C.K. Shih Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D17.00006: Diffusion of a Ga adatom on the GaAs(001)-\emph{c}(4 $\times$ 4)-heterodimer surface: A first-principles study Sanjay Khare, Jason Roehl, Sandeep Aravelli, Ray Phaneuf Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D17.00007: Voronoi Cell Patterns: theoretical model and application to submonolayer growth Diego Luis Gonz\'alez, T.L. Einstein Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:54PM		D17.00008: Aberration corrected Low Energy Electron Microscopy for Surface and Interface Studies Invited Speaker: Rudolf Tromp Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D17.00009: LEEM and STM studies of Ag on Ge (110) Bret Stenger, Cory Mullet, Marshall van Zijll, Emilie Huffman, Dylan Lovinger, Shirley Chiang Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D17.00010: LEEM Observations of Ag/Ge(111) Structural Phases and Phase Transformations Shirley Chiang, Cory Mullet Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D17.00011: Crystalline Structure of the Pb/Si(111)7x7 Stable Wetting Layer M. Gramlich, S.T. Hayden, Yiyao Chen, C. Kim, M.C. Tringides, P.F. Miceli Preview Abstract

Session D18: Focus Session: Nanostructures and Metamaterials, Growth, Structure, and Characterization -- What is a good conductor for Metamaterials and Plasmonics

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Costas Soukoulis, Ames Lab/Iowa State University
Room: 252B

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D18.00001: Manipulating Plasmons Using Graphene for One-Atom-Thick Optical Signal Processing Invited Speaker: Nader Engheta Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:42PM		D18.00002: Graphene, superconductors, and metals: What is a good conductor for metamaterials and plasmonics? Invited Speaker: Philippe Tassin Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D18.00003: Quantum Plasmonics Reinier Heeres, Leo Kouwenhoven, Valery Zwiller Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D18.00004: Application of metasurface description for multilayered metamaterials and an alternative theory for metamaterial perfect absorber Jiangfeng Zhou, Hou-Tong Chen, Thomas Koschny, Abul Azad, Antoinette Taylor, Costas Soukoulis, John O'Hara Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D18.00005: Active Core-Shell Nanowire Optical Antenna Absorbers Carlos Aspetti, Chang-Hee Cho, Ritesh Agarwal Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D18.00006: Genetic Optimization of Optical Nanoantennas Carlo Forestiere, Alyssa Pasquale, Antonio Capretti, Sylvanus Lee, Giovanni Miano, Antonello Tamburrino, Luca Dal Negro Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D18.00007: Plasmonic Anti-Hermitian Coupling for Nano-Manipulation of Light Ziliang Ye, Shaung Zhang, Yuang Wang, Yongshik Park, Guy Bartal, Xiaobo Yin, Xiang Zhang Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D18.00008: Broadband scattering reduction using a hybrid inertial metamaterial design Theodore Martin, Gregory Orris Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D18.00009: Surface plasmon excitations in multicoaxial metamaterial cables: Zero magnetic field Bahram Djafari-Rouhani, Manvir Kushwaha Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D18.00010: Surface Plasmon Based Engineering of Semiconductor Nanowire Optics Chang-Hee Cho, Carlos O. Aspetti, Michael E. Turk, James M. Kikkawa, Sung-Wook Nam, Ritesh Agarwal Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D18.00011: Plasmonic nanostructures for multiscale light amplification Aiqing Chen, Ulrich Welp, Vitalii Vlasko-Vlasov, Ryan Miller, Elena Shevchenko, Leonidas Ocola, Stephen Gray, Eugene DePrinceIII Preview Abstract

Session D19: Invited Session: Novel Phases in Strongly Correlated Iridates

Sponsoring Units: DCMP DMP
Chair: Gang Cao, University of Kentucky
Room: 253AB

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D19.00001: Spin orbit coupling, electron correlations and exotic magnetism in 5d complex Ir oxides Invited Speaker: Hidenori Takagi Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:42PM		D19.00002: Topological and spin-liquid phases in strongly correlated iridates Invited Speaker: Yong Baek Kim Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 4:18PM		D19.00003: Possible proximity of the Iridates (Na,Li)$_2$IrO$_3$ to a topologically ordered Mott insulator: Phase diagram of the Heisenberg-Kitaev model Invited Speaker: Simon Trebst Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:54PM		D19.00004: Honeycomb lattice spin-orbit Mott insulators Invited Speaker: Philipp Gegenwart Preview Abstract

Session D20: Invited Session: Advanced Electromagnetic Imaging and Remote Sensing: From DC to Daylight

Sponsoring Units: FIAP
Chair: Peter Weichman, BAE Systems
Room: 253C

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D20.00001: Advanced EM Modeling in Support of Buried Target Detection and Identification Invited Speaker: Eugene Lavely Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:42PM		D20.00002: Through-wall microwave imaging: some applications of physics to urban reconnaissance Invited Speaker: Peter Weichman Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 4:18PM		D20.00003: Advanced methods in synthetic aperture radar imaging Invited Speaker: Thomas Kragh Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:54PM		D20.00004: Multiple-input Multiple-output Ground Moving Target Indicator Radar: Theory and Practice Invited Speaker: Dan Bliss Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:30PM		D20.00005: Image Formation in Bio-optical Sensing Invited Speaker: Eric Miller Preview Abstract

Session D21: Multiband Superconductivity, mostly MgB2

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Morten Ring Eskildsen, University of Notre Dame
Room: 254A

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D21.00001: STS studies of the pi-band superconductivity in MgB$_2$ in a transverse field C. Griggs, M.R. Eskildsen, N.D. Zhigadlo, J. Karpinski Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D21.00002: Measurement of penetration depth of MgB$_{2}$ using DC SQUID Daniel Cunnane, Ke Chen, X.X. Xi Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D21.00003: Effect of scattering on the gap distribution in tunneling spectra of MgB$_{2}$/I/Pb junctions Wenqing Dai, Qi Li, Ke Chen, Xiaoxing Xi Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D21.00004: Vortex Lattice Transition Dynamics in MgB$_2$ C. Rastovski, P. Das, K. Schlesinger, M.R. Eskildsen, W.J. Gannon, C.D. Dewhurst, N.D. Zhigadlo, J. Karpinski Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D21.00005: Non-linear Time Effects in Superconducting Polycrystalline MgB$_{2}$ Murat Olutas, Atilgan Altinkok, Atilla Kilic, Kivilcim Kilic Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D21.00006: Study of MgB$_{2}$ Films for RF Cavity Applications Teng Tan, Chenggang Zhuang, Alex Krick, Ke Chen, Xiaoxing Xi Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D21.00007: Mesoscopic Nonlinear Electrodynamic Response of the Two Band Superconductor MgB$_{2}$ Tamin Tai, Teng Tan, Xiaoxing Xi, Behnood Ghamsari, Steven Anlage Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D21.00008: Superconducting-to-Normal Switching and I-V Experiments showing Multiple Tunneling Channels in a Multi-Gap Superconductor Steve Carabello, Joseph Lambert, Jerome Mlack, Wenqing Dai, Yi. Shen, Qi Li, Daniel Cunnane, C.G. Zhuang, Ke Chen, X.X. Xi, Roberto Ramos Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D21.00009: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D21.00010: Multilayer Structures in MgB2 superconducting thin films: influence on doping, pinning, and connectivity Mike Sumption, Mike Susner, Scot bohnenstiehl, Ted Collings Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D21.00011: Effect of Carbon Nanotubes on Transport Properties of MgB$_{2}$ Derek Caplinger, Danhao Ma, Ruwantha Jayasingha, Kofi Adu, Gamini Sumanasekera Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D21.00012: Applicability of two-component Ginzburg-Landau model in two-band systems Mihail Silaev, Egor Babaev Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D21.00013: Inter-band scattering effects in the Chevrel phase superconductors Anson Cheung Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D21.00014: Collective modes in three-band superconductors with repulsive interband interactions Valentin Stanev Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D21.00015: Cryomagnetic STM imaging of the subsurface vortex lattice in the multiband superconductor $2H$-NbSe$_2$ Igor Fridman, V. Lukic, C. Kloc, C. Petrovic, J.Y.T. Wei Preview Abstract

Session D22: Focus Session: Fe-based Superconductors - Crystal Growth, Structure, and Properties of K_xFe_1-ySe Phases

Sponsoring Units: DMP DCOMP
Chair: Nicholas Butch, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Room: 254B

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D22.00001: Superconductivity in K$_{x}$Fe$_{2-y}$Se$_{2-z}$S$_{z}$ Invited Speaker: Cedomir Petrovic Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D22.00002: Crystal growth and detailed structural characterization of superconducting and non-superconducting phases in the K$_{1-x}$Fe$_{2-y}$Se$_2$ system Daniel Shoemaker, Duck Young Chung, Melanie Francisco, Helmut Claus, Sevda Avci, Anna Llobet, Hefei Hu, Jian-Min Zuo, Mercouri Kanatzidis Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D22.00003: Suppression of superconductivity and spin-glass behavior in Cu-doped K0.8Fe2Se2 Rongwei Hu, Johnpierre Palione, Shanta Saha, Richard Greene Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D22.00004: What is the true parent state in alkali-doped Iron Selenides Wei Li, Shuai Dong, Chen Fang, Jiangping Hu Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D22.00005: Structural and Superconducting Properties of K$_{0.8}$Fe$_{1.6+x}$Se$_{2 }$ single crystals Su Jung Han, Genda Gu, Qiang Li Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D22.00006: Imaging the coexistence of superconductivity and a charge density modulation in K$_{0.73}$Fe$_{1.67}$Se$_{2}$ superconductor Peng Cai, Cun Ye, Wei Ruan, Xiaodong Zhou, Aifeng Wang, Meng Zhang, Xianhui Chen, Yayu Wang Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D22.00007: Local Atomic and Electronic Structure of K$_{0.8}$Fe$_{1.6+x}$Se$_{2}$: Structural Order and Disorder Trevor Tyson, Tian Yu, Su Jung Han, Mark Croft, Genda D. Gu, Ivo Dimitrov, Qiang Li Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D22.00008: Interplay between structure and properties in TlFe$_{1.6}$Se$_2$ Andrew May, Huibo Cao, Michael McGuire, Claudia Cantoni, Bryan Chakoumakos, Radu Custelcean, Brian Sales Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D22.00009: Defect Structures and nonstoichiometry in the K$_{x}$Fe$_{2-y}$Se$_{2}$ by X-ray diffraction. John Claridge, Alexey Ganin, Alec McLennan, John Bacsa, Matthew Rosseinsky, Yasuhiro Takabayashi, Kosmas Prassides Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D22.00010: Local structural disorder and superconductivity in K$_{x}$Fe$_{2-y}$Se$_{2}$ Hyejin Ryu, Hechang Lei, A.I. Frenkel, C. Petrovic Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D22.00011: Novel synthesis method of K$_{x}$Fe$_{2-y}$Se$_{2}$ single crystal Toshinori Ozaki, Hiroyuki Takeya, Satoshi Demura, Keita Deguchi, Yasuna Kawasaki, Hiroyuki Okazaki, Hiroshi Hara, Takahide Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Kumakura, Yoshihiko Takano Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D22.00012: Ordering driven superconductivity in an alkaline iron selenide Xiao-jia Chen, Qing-Zhen Huang, Jian-Xin Zhu, Minghu Fang, Wei Bao, Jian-Bo Zhang, Ling-Yun Tang, Jinfu Shu, Viktor Struzhkin, Russell Hemley, Ho-kwang Mao Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D22.00013: Pressure-tuned superconductivity of iron chalcogenides Liling Sun, Xiao-Jia Chen, Jing Guo, Peiwen Gao, Hangdong Wang, Minghu Fang, Xiaolong Chen, Genfu Chen, Qi Wu, Dachun Gu, Chao Zhang, Xiaoli Dong, Xi Dai, Ho-kwang Mao, Zhongxian Zhao Preview Abstract

Session D23: Metals Theory Oxides Interfaces

Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Khorgolkhuu Odbadrakh, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Room: 255

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D23.00001: Transferable tight-binding description of the Fe-C interaction Nicholas Hatcher, Georg K.H. Madsen, Ralf Drautz Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D23.00002: Empirical potentials from a combined density functional theory / genetic algorithm approach: Illustration for Xe in UO2 Alexander Thompson, Bryce Meredig, Chris Wolverton Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D23.00003: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D23.00004: The dielectric response of single-crystal UO$_{2}$ probed by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy Yong An, Trevor Tyson, Steven Conradson Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D23.00005: Magnetocaloric Effect of NiFeCoCrPdx High Entropy Alloys Dustin Belyea, C. Bauer, M. Lucas, J. Horwath, E. Michel, Casey W. Miller Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D23.00006: Magnetic and crystallographic properties of Cr1-xFexGe Yuen Yiu, Nirmal Ghimire, David Mandrus, Stephen Nagler, Michael McGuire Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D23.00007: An {\it ab-initio} multiscale method to investigate chemical embrittlement of metals Georg Schusteritsch, Thomas K\"uhne, Efthimios Kaxiras Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D23.00008: Molecular dynamics study of the thermopower of Ag, Au, and Pt nanocontacts F. Pauly, J.K. Viljas, M. B\"urkle, M. Dreher, P. Nielaba, J.C. Cuevas Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D23.00009: First-Principles Study of Hydrogen Permeation in Palladium-Gold Alloys Angelo Bongiorno, Shucheng Xu Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D23.00010: Hydrogen Embrittlement in Zirconium: a Quasi-Continuum Density Functional Theory Study Q. Peng Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D23.00011: Effects of disorder on the T-dependent bandstructure of purple bronze Li$_2$Mo$_{12}$O$_{34}$ Thomas Jarlborg, Piotr Chudzinski, Thierry Giamarchi Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D23.00012: Metamagnetic transition self-propelled by the spin injection Alexander Zyuzin, A.Yu. Zyuzin Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D23.00013: Generalized Statistical Thermodyanmics Applied to Small Material Systems Robert Cammarata Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D23.00014: $d + i d$ superconductivity on the honeycomb bilayer Milica Milovanovic, Jaksa Vucicevic, Darko Tanaskovic Preview Abstract

Session D24: Bionanotechnology and Nanostructured Sensors

Sponsoring Units: FIAP
Chair: Jayant Kumar, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Room: 256

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D24.00001: Zirconium tungstate/epoxy resin nanocomposites with negative coefficient of thermal expansion for all-dielectric cryogenic temperature sensors Erich See, Vladimir Kochergin, Lauren Neely, Madrakhim Zayetnikov, Gianluigi Ciovati, Hans Robinson Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D24.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D24.00003: Strong two-photon-fluorescence from semiconducting polymer nanoparticles for high contrast imaging of cancerous cells Soumitra Satapathi, Anoop Pal, Lian Li, Suresh Gadde, Dhimiter Bello, Lynne Samuelson, Jayant Kumar Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D24.00004: Surface Modified Gadolinium Phosphate Nanoparticles as MRI Contrast Agents Matthieu F. Dumont, Celine Baligand, Elisabeth S. Knowles, Mark W. Meisel, Glenn A. Walter, Daniel R. Talham Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D24.00005: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D24.00006: Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging of the Enzymatic Degradation of Cellulose Microfibrils Kyle Reiter, Adam Raegen, Anthony Clarke, Jacek Lipkowski, John Dutcher Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D24.00007: Non-destructive method for measuring the Ca/P ratio in human bone Alexander Slepko, Alexander Demkov Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D24.00008: Surface Functionalized Nanocoax Biosensors Binod Rizal, Michelle Archibald, Gregory McMahon, Natasha Erdman, Stephen Shepard, Michael J. Burns, Thomas C. Chiles, Michael J. Naughton Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D24.00009: Magnetic wire trap arrays for biomarker-based molecular detection Gregory Vieira, Kalpesh Mahajan, Gang Ruan, Jessica Winter, R. Sooryakumar Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D24.00010: Strategies to enhance the bioavailability of curcumin: a potential antitumor drug Abhishek Kumar, Joshna Chittigori, Lian Li, Lynne Samuelson, Daniel Sandman, Jayant Kumar Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D24.00011: Comparison anti-bacterial effect of silver/polystyrene nanocomposites on gram negative and positive bacteria Akhtarolmolook Kazemi, Maryam Raftari, Sajjad Tollabimazraehno, Mohammad Mahdavi, Azam Irajizad Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D24.00012: Luminescence of Rare-Earth-Doped Nanoparticles with Aromatic Linker Molecules Tess Senty, Mohita Yalamanchi, Yanwei Zhang, Anya Leach, Mohindar Seehra, Xiaodong Shi, Alan Bristow Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D24.00013: Light-powered nanoparticle -- MEMS hybrid Evgeniya Moiseeva, Tomas Lucas, Guandong Zhang, Andre Gobin, Cindy Harnett Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D24.00014: Motion observation and SPR measurements of kinesin motility on microtubules A. Sikora, D. Oliveira, K. Kim, A.L. Liao, M. Umetsu, T. Adschiri, W. Hwang, W. Teizer Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D24.00015: Construction of Quantum Dot Micro/Nano-track as a Seedbed for Kinesin Motor Proteins K. Kim, A. L. Liao, A. Sikora, D. Oliveira, M. Umetsu, T. Adschiri, W. Hwang, W. Teizer Preview Abstract

Session D25: Focus Session: Matter at Extreme Conditions - New Experimental Capabilities

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP GSCCM DMP
Chair: Thomas Sewell, University of Missouri
Room: 257A

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D25.00001: Ultrafast, high resolution, phase contrast imaging of shock response with synchrotron radiation: opportunities and challenges S.N. Luo, B.J. Jensen, D.E. Hooks, K.J. Ramos, J.D. Yeager, K. Kwiatkowski, T. Shimada, D.A. Fredenburg, K. Fezzaa Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D25.00002: Probing Matter at an Atomic Unit of Pressure using convergent compression James Hawreliak, Damian Swift, Jon Eggert, Dave Braun, Steve Rothman, Gilbert Collins Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D25.00003: High-resolution phase contrast imaging of brittle failure during impact loading Kyle Ramos, Brian Jensen, Luo Shengnian, Daniel Hooks, John Yeager, Kris Kwiatkowski, Tsutomu Shimada, Kamel Fezzaa Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:42PM		D25.00004: Deformation and material dynamics under ultrafast compression Invited Speaker: Michael Armstrong Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D25.00005: High-resolution phase contrast imaging of jet formation in shocked cerium to examine material strength Brian Jensen, Sheng Luo, Frank Cherne, Guy Dimonte, Guillermo Terrones, Daniel Hooks, Kyle Ramos, John Yeager, Kris Kwiatkowski, Tsutomu Shimada, Kamel Fezzaa Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D25.00006: High Resolution Diagnostics for Simultaneous Measurements of Velocity and Density in Shock-Driven Instabilities Ricardo Mejia-Alvarez, Sridhar Balasubramanian, Greg Orlicz, Kathy Prestridge Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D25.00007: LCLS: A new frontier for time-resolved in situ lattice measurements in materials at extreme conditions Despina Milathianaki, Damian Swift, James Hawreliak, Richard Lee Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D25.00008: Progress towards Single Shot Spectroscopic Techniques for Time-Resolved Measurements in the Diamond Anvil Cell Douglas Allen Dalton, R. Stewart McWilliams, M.F. Mahmood, Alexander F. Goncharov Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D25.00009: Phase diagram of shock and ramp-compressed tin Amy Lazicki, Jonathon Eggert, Ryan Rygg, Damian Swift, James McNaney, Gilbert Collins Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D25.00010: Ultrafast Shock Interrogation of Hydrogen Peroxide/Water Mixtures: Thermochemical Predictions of Shock Condition Chemistry Joseph Zaug, Michael Armstrong, Sorin Bastea, Jeffrey Carter, I.-F. William Kuo, Jonathan Crowhurst, Christian Grant Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D25.00011: Simulation of Forward and Inverse X-ray Scattering From Shocked Materials John Barber, Quinn Marksteiner, Cris Barnes Preview Abstract

Session D26: Focus Session: Physics of Energy Storage Materials - Catalysis and H2 Storage

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP DMP
Chair: Juergen Eckert, University of California, Santa Barbara
Room: 257B

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D26.00001: Design Principles for Oxygen Reduction and Evolution on Oxide Catalysts Invited Speaker: Yang Shao-Horn Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D26.00002: Modeling of hydrogen evolution reaction on the surface of GaInP$_{2}$ Woon Ih Choi, Brandon Wood, Eric Schwegler, Tadashi Ogitsu Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D26.00003: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D26.00004: In situ Raman Evidence for Reversible Room-Temperature Hydrogenation in Pt-doped Carbons Xiaoming Liu, Youjian Tang, Enshi Xu, Thomas Fitzgibbons, Huan-Hsiung Tseng, Ming-Sheng Yu, Cheng-Si Tsao, John Badding, Vincent Crespi, Angela Lueking Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D26.00005: Hydrogen storage on calcium coated boron (hetero-)fullerenes: A DFT study Suleyman Er, Geert Brocks, Gilles A. de Wijs Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D26.00006: Role of nano in catalysis: Pd catalyzed H desorption from MgH$_{2}$ Weiyu Xie, Damien West, Yiyang Sun, Shengbai Zhang Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D26.00007: Particle-size dependence of the activation energy for decomposition of lithium amide Chris Van de Walle, Khang Hoang, Anderson Janotti Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D26.00008: Deliquescence of NaBH$_4$ computed from density functional theory Ping Li, Wissam Al-Saidi, Karl Johnson Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D26.00009: Electronic Structure and Molecular Dynamics Calculations for KBH$_{4}$ Dimitrios Papaconstantopoulos, Andrew Shabaev, Khang Hoang, Michael Mehl, Nicholas Kioussis Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D26.00010: Dehydrogenation of LiBH$_4$ nanoclusters: A first-principles study Ebrahim Hazrati, Filipe Vasconcelos, Geert Brocks, Robert de Groot, Gilles de Wijs Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D26.00011: First-principles Modeling of Diffusion during Hydrogenation of LiBH$_4$ Chao Yu, Vidvuds Ozolins Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D26.00012: Bulk diffusion of defects in LiAlH4/Li3AlH6 Biljana Rolih, Vidvuds Ozolins Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D26.00013: First-Principles Study of the Li-Na-Ca-N-H System: Compound Structures and Hydrogen-Storage Properties Pattanasak Teeratchanan, Fei Zhou, Kyle Michel, Vidvuds Ozolins Preview Abstract

Session D27: Invited Session: Materials for Energy Applications

Sponsoring Units: DMP GERA
Chair: Robert Nemanich, Arizona State University
Room: 258AB

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D27.00001: The DOE SunShot Initiative: Science and Technology to enable Solar Electricity at Grid Parity Invited Speaker: Ramamoorthy Ramesh Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:42PM		D27.00002: Integrating the multifunction necessary for electrochemical energy storage into energy- and size-scalable ultraporous nanoarchitectures Invited Speaker: Debra Rolison Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 4:18PM		D27.00003: Bio-inspired Approaches to Solar Energy Conversion Invited Speaker: Michael Wasielewski Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:54PM		D27.00004: Quantum-well and quantum-dot structures for high-efficiency photovoltaics Invited Speaker: Edward Yu Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:30PM		D27.00005: Combined conversion of heat and light with Photon Enhanced Thermionic Emission for solar energy harvesting Invited Speaker: Nicholas Melosh Preview Abstract

Session D28: Focus Session: Dopants and Defects in Semiconductors - Oxides and Interfaces

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Michael Stavola, Lehigh University
Room: 258C

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D28.00001: Interdiffusion, Unintentional Doping and Electronic Reconstruction at Polar/nonpolar Oxide Interfaces Invited Speaker: Scott Chambers Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D28.00002: Calculation of charge transition levels of oxygen vacancies in rutile TiO$_2$ using the GW method Andrei Malashevich, Manish Jain, Steven G. Louie Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D28.00003: Strain effect on diffusion properties of oxygen vacancies in bulk and subsurface of rutile TiO2 Dajun Shu, Zhaowu Wang, Mu Wang Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D28.00004: Vibrational spectroscopy of O-H and O-D centers in TiO$_{2}$ Figen Bekisli, Michael Stavola, W. Beall Fowler Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D28.00005: Intrinsic Spin-Orbit Effects in Strontium Titanate Cuneyt Sahin, Giovanni Vignale, Michael E. Flatt\'e Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D28.00006: Prediction of a ``half semiconductor'' for spintronics in non-compensated n-p codoped TiO$_{2}$ Wenguang Zhu, Xing-Qiu Chen, Hanno Weitering, Zhenyu Zhang, G. M. Stocks Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D28.00007: Charged and neutral oxygen vacancies at MgO surfaces under realistic temperature and pressure conditions Norina A. Richter, Sergey V. Levchenko, Matthias Scheffler Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D28.00008: Pressure dependence of the large polaron transport in anatase $TiO_{2}$ single crystals Ja\'{c}im Ja\'{c}imovi\'{c}, Cristian Vaju, Helmuth Berger, Arnaud Magrez, Viktor Cerovski, Radomir \v{Z}iki\'{c}, Richard Ga\'{a}l, L\'{a}szl\'{o} Forr\'{o} Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D28.00009: Revisiting the mechanism of photocatalytic activities in N-doped TiO$_{2}$ Naoto Umezawa, Jinhua Ye Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D28.00010: Femtosecond laser doped and nanostructured TiO$_{2}$ for photocatalysis Katherine Phillips, Elizabeth Landis, Cynthia Friend, Eric Mazur Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D28.00011: First-principles study of interstitial hydrogen in yttria-stabilized zirconia. Apostolos Marinopoulos Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D28.00012: Fundamental limits on optical transparency of transparent conducting oxides: free-carrier absorption in SnO$_2$ Hartwin Peelaers, Emmanouil Kioupakis, Chris G. Van de Walle Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D28.00013: Self-trapping of holes in p-type oxides: Theory for small polarons in MnO Haowei Peng, Stephan Lany Preview Abstract

Session D29: Focus Session: Qubits in Diamond II

Sponsoring Units: GQI
Chair: David Awschalom, UCSB
Room: 259A

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D29.00001: Quantum information and quantum sensing with NV diamond Invited Speaker: Philip Hemmer Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D29.00002: Control of hybrid quantum registers in diamond Tim Hugo Taminiau, Toeno van der Sar, Machiel S. Blok, Gijs de Lange, Hannes Bernien, Wolfgang Pfaff, Lucio Robledo, Ronald Hanson Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D29.00003: Quantum interference of single photons from two remote Nitrogen-Vacancy centers in diamond Alexander Kubanek, Alp Sipahigil, Emre Togan, Michael Goldman, Yiwen Chu, Nathalie de Leon, Alexander Zibrov, Mikhail Lukin Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D29.00004: Coherent excitation dynamics of single spins in diamond A.L. Falk, G.D. Fuchs, D.D. Awschalom, V.V. Dobrovitski Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D29.00005: Optimizing the resolution and the sensitivity of a scanning NV magnetometer Sungkun Hong, Patrick Maletinsky, Michael Grinolds, Lan Luan, Birgit Hausmann, Mikhail Lukin, Ronald Walsworth, Marko Loncar, Amir Yacoby Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D29.00006: High Dynamic Range Magnetometry with a Single Spin in Diamond N.M. Nusran, M. Ummal Momeen, M.V. Gurudev Dutt Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D29.00007: Room temperature solid-state quantum bit with second-long memory Georg Kucsko, Peter Maurer, Christian Latta, David Hunger, Liang Jiang, Fernando Pastawski, Norman Yao, Steven Bennet, Daniel Twitchen, Ignacio Cirac, Mikhail Lukin Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D29.00008: Mechanism for optical initialization of spin in NV$^{-}$ center in diamond Sangkook Choi, Manish Jain, Steven G. Louie Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D29.00009: Long-range quantum gates using dipolar crystals Hendrik Weimer, Norman Yao, Chris Laumann, Mikhail Lukin Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D29.00010: Magnetic imaging of a single electron spin using a scanning NV magnetometer under ambient conditions Michael Grinolds, Sungkun Hong, Patrick Maletinsky, Lan Luan, Ronald Walsworth, Mikhail Lukin, Amir Yacoby Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D29.00011: Fabrication of thin diamond membranes for quantum information processing Igor Aharonovich, Jonathan Lee, Andrew Magyar, Evelyn Hu Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D29.00012: Noises of spin baths for qubits in diamond Zhihui Wang, Anirban Das, Daniel Lidar, Susumu Takahashi Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D29.00013: Spectroscopy of composite solid-state spin environments for improved metrology with spin ensembles Nir Bar-Gill, Linh Pham, Chinmay Belthangady, David LeSage, Paola Cappellaro, Jeronimo Maze, Mikhail Lukin, Amir Yacoby, Ronald Walsworth Preview Abstract

Session D30: Focus Session: Quantum Information for Quantum Foundations - Entanglement and Causal Structure

Sponsoring Units: GQI
Chair: Howard Barnum, University of New Mexico
Room: 259B

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D30.00001: Quantum measurement bounds beyond uncertainty relations Seth Lloyd, Vittorio Giovannetti, Lorenzo Maccone Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D30.00002: Quantum sharability: Entanglement is less monogamous than you think Peter Johnson, Benjamin Schumacher, Lorenza Viola Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D30.00003: New entanglement properties in systems of higher-spin particles Jay Lawrence, Mario Gaeta, Andrei Klimov Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D30.00004: Optimal Probabilistic Simulation of Quantum Channels from the Future to the Past Dina Genkina, Giulio Chiribella, Lucien Hardy Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D30.00005: The asymmetry properties of pure quantum states Iman Marvian, Robert Spekkens Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D30.00006: Equilibration of Global Observables to Microcanoical Measure for Complex Systems Joseph Emerson, Cozmin Ududec Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D30.00007: Coarse-graining makes it hard to see micro-macro entanglement Sadegh Raeisi, Pavel Sekatski, Christoph Simon Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D30.00008: On the quantification of resourcefulness in quantum information Yuval Sanders, Ben Fortescue, Gilad Gour Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D30.00009: Scalar Fields via Causal Tapestries William Sulis Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D30.00010: Topology of Quantum Discord Nga Nguyen, Robert Joynt Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D30.00011: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D30.00012: Quantumness versus entanglement in quantum measurements Gerardo Adesso, Marco Piani Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D30.00013: Operational interpretation of the G-asymmetry for Abelian groups Michael Skotiniotis, Gilad Gour Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D30.00014: Considerations of Closed Systems that Measure Particles Michael Steiner, Ronald Rendell Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D30.00015: Is entanglement signaling really impossible? Jack Sarfatti Preview Abstract

Session D31: Focus Session: Topological Insulators: Synthesis & Characterization - Thin Films

Sponsoring Units: DMP
Chair: Anthony Richardella, Pennsylvania State University
Room: 260

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D31.00001: Epitaxial growth of high quality Bi$_{2}$Se$_{3}$ thin films on CdS Xufeng Kou, Liang He, Faxian Xiu, Murong Lang, Yong Wang, Alexei Federov, Xinxin Yu, Jin Zou, Kang Wang Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D31.00002: Fabrication of High Quality Topological Insulator Thin Films and Heterostructures Li Zhang, Robert Hammond, Merav Dolev, Mac Beasley, Aharon Kapitulnik Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D31.00003: MBE growth and transport of the topologically tunable (Bi$_{1-x}$ In $_{x})_{2}$Se$_{3}$ system Matthew Brahlek, Namrata Bansal, Nikesh Koirala, Suyang Xu, Zahid Hasan, Seongshik Oh Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D31.00004: Hybrid Physical-Chemical Vapor Deposition of Bi$_{2}$Se$_{3}$ Thin films on Sapphire Joseph Brom, Yue Ke, Renzhong Du, Jarod Gagnon, Qi Li, Joan Redwing Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D31.00005: Pulsed Laser Deposition of Epitaxial Topological Insulator Thin Films: Bi$_{2}$Te$_{3}$ and Bi$_{2}$Te$_{2}$Se Shixiong Zhang, Li Yan, Jingbo Qi, Mujin Zhuo, Yongqiang Wang, Rohit P. Prasankumar, Quanxi Jia, S. Tom Picraux Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D31.00006: Growth and properties of half-Heusler DyPdBi Brian Mulcahy, Mao Zheng, Carolyn Kan, James Eckstein Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D31.00007: Vacancy Reduction, Structural and Electronic Studies of Epitaxial Films of Topological Insulators F. Katmis, V. Fatemi, H. Steinberg, L. Orona, P. Wei, P. Jarillo-Herrero, J. Moodera Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D31.00008: Growth and in-situ ultra-high resolution ARPES studies of the Bi-Te family of topological insulators James Lee, Felix Schmitt, Rob Moore, Inna Vishik, Ming Yi, Z.X. Shen Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D31.00009: Fabrication of Bismuth Selenide Topological Insulating Samples Lucas Orona, Hadar Steinberg, Valla Fatemi, Ferhat Katmis, Jagadeesh Moodera, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D31.00010: Interfacing 2D and 3D Topological Insulators: Bi(111) Bilayer on Bi$_2$Te$_3$ Toru Hirahara, Gustav Bihlmayer, Yusuke Sakamoto, Manabu Yamada, Hidetoshi Miyazaki, Shin-ichi Kimura, Stefan Bl\"ugel, Shuji Hasegawa Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D31.00011: Fabrication of Bi$_{2}$Te$_{3}$ Nanodots by Droplet Epitaxy on GaAs substrates Zhaoquan Zeng, Chen Li, Dongsheng Fan, Yusuke Hirono, Timothy Morgan, Xian Hu, Jian Wang, Meenakshi Singh, Zhiming Wang, Shui-Qing Yu, Aqiang Guo, Gregory Salamo Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D31.00012: AFM, Raman and electrical transport studies of topological insulating materials subjected to argon plasma etching Isaac Childres, Jifa Tian, Ireneusz Miotkowski, Yong Chen Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D31.00013: Tuning the spatial location of topological surface states via proximity effects Guangfen Wu, Yan Sun, Hua Chen, Xiaoguang Li, Ping Cui, Jinlan Wang, Xingqiu Chen, Zhenyu Zhang Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D31.00014: Metal-Supported High Crystalline Bi$_{2}$Se$_{3}$ Quintuple Layers Jeong Heum Jeon, Won Jun Jang, Jong Keon Yoon, Sang-youn Weon, Se-jong Kahng Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D31.00015: Ab initio study of epitaxial graphene on top of Sb$_{2}$Te$_{3}$ topological insulator Kyung-Hwan Jin, Seung-Hoon Jhi Preview Abstract

Session D32: Focus Session: Dielectric, Ferroelectric, and Piezoelectric Oxides - Lattice Dynamics

Sponsoring Units: DMP DCOMP
Chair: Ilya Grinberg, University of Pennsylvania
Room: 261

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D32.00001: Dynamical couplings in ferroelectrics and multiferroics Invited Speaker: Dawei Wang Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:42PM		D32.00002: A-site ion vibrational modes in ABO3 polar perovskites Invited Speaker: Jiri Hlinka Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D32.00003: Fully-atomistic first-princples approach to the temperature-dependent lattice-dynamical properties of perovskite oxides Mathias Ljungberg, Jacek Wojdel, Jorge Iniguez Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D32.00004: Lattice dynamics of cubic PbTiO$_3$ Izumi Tomeno, Jaime A. Fernandez-Baca, Karol J. Marty, Yorihiko Tsunoda, Kunihiko Oka Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D32.00005: BaTiO$_{3}$ nanocrystals studied by Raman spectroscopy A.K. Farrar, T. Engman, D.A. Tenne, S. Adireddy, G. Caruntu Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D32.00006: Raman spectra and lattice dynamics of disordered complex perovskite BaMg$_{1/3}$Ta$_{2/3}$O$_3$ Severian Gvasaliya, Dan H\"uvonen, Sergey Lushnikov, Elena Popova, Tatiyana Shaplygina, Andrey Zheludev Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D32.00007: Frequency shift of Raman modes due to an applied electric field and domain inversion in LiNbO3 Greg Stone, Brian Knorr, Venkatraman Gopalan, Volkmar Dierolf Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D32.00008: Infrared phonon anomaly and magnetic excitations in single-crystal Cu$_{3}$Bi(SeO$_{3})_{2}$O$_{2}$Cl Kevin H. Miller, C. Martin, X. Xi, H. Berger, G.L. Carr, D.B. Tanner Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D32.00009: Hydrogen diffusion and tunneling in KTaO$_{3}$ from first principles Hazem Abu Farsakh, Chris G. Van de Walle Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D32.00010: Scaling of Flat Band Potential and Dielectric Constant as a Function of Ta Concentration in Ta-TiO2 Epitaxial Films Y.L. Zhao, A. Roy Barman, S. Dhar, A. Annadi, M. Motapothula, J.H. Wang, H.B. Su, M. Breese, T. Venkatesan, Q. Wang Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D32.00011: Raman spectroscopic studies of Ti$_{1-x}$Ta$_{x}$O$_{2}$ alloy thin films S. Saha, A. RoyBarman, C.B. Tay, T. Sarkar, Y. Zhao, S. Tripathy, S. Dhar, - Ariando, S.J. Chua, T. Venkatesan Preview Abstract

Session D33: Physics of Batteries and Fuel Cells

Sponsoring Units: GERA
Chair: Matthew Panzer, Tufts University
Room: 106

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D33.00001: Effect of Iron-based Impurities on the performance of nanostructured C-LiFePO$_{4}$ cathode materials for Li ion Batteries P. Vaishnava, A. Dixit, K. Bazzi, M.B. Sahana, C. Sudakar, M. Nazri, V. Naik, V.K. Garg, A.C. Oliveira, G.A. Nazri, R. Naik Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D33.00002: Role of Ce and In doping in the performance of LiFePO$_{4}$ cathode material for Li ion Batteries Balaji Mandal, Mariam Nazri, Prem P. Vaishnava, Vaman M. Naik, Gholam A. Nazri, Ratna Naik Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D33.00003: Formation of small polarons in Li$_{2}$O$_{2}$ and implications for Li-air batteries Joongoo Kang, Yoon-Seok Jung, Su-Huai Wei, Anne Dillon Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D33.00004: The Li-induced Conversion Reaction of Ultra-Thin FeF2 Films Ryan Thorpe, Sylvie Rangan, Robert Bartynski, Ozgur Celik, Leszek Wielunski Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D33.00005: Electrochemical Performance of Lithium Iron Phosphate Doped with Tungsten Hanu Arava, Andrew Trenchard, Gan Liang, Hui Fang Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D33.00006: Model conversion reaction: Li reactivity on iron oxifluorides Sylvie Rangan, Ryan Thorpe, Ozgur Celik, Robert Bartynski Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D33.00007: Shape and volume changes in Lithiated Silicon anodes for batteries Ekin Cubuk, Wei Wang, Efthimios Kaxiras Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D33.00008: Effect of carbon support on catalytic efficiency and durability in fuel cells Cecile Malardier-Jugroot, Michael Groves, Deborah Durbin, Manish Jugroot Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D33.00009: Probing the Reversibility Limit of Lithium Ion Transport in Solid Film Batteries Howard Wang, Liwei Huang, Kaikun Yang, Gregory Downing, Alec Talin, Paul Naney, Jason Zhang, Jon Owejan, Jeffrey Gagliardo, Jeanette Owejan Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D33.00010: Energy Storage and Generation from Thermopower Waves Joel Abrahamson, Sayalee Mahajan, Wonjoon Choi, Nicole Schonenbach, Jungsik Park, Michael Walsh, Jared Forman, Jae-Hee Han, Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh, Michael Strano Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D33.00011: In-situ TEM observations of the nanoscale electrochemistry in a Li-ion cell Jianyu Huang Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D33.00012: Gasoline-powered series hybrid cars cause lower life cycle carbon emissions than battery cars Christoph Meinrenken, Klaus S. Lackner Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D33.00013: Design and Characterization of a Microcombustor for Thermophotovoltaic Devices Abbey Licht, Michael Motola-Barnes, Meth Bandara, Han Chen, Tom Vandervelde Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D33.00014: Reverse electrowetting -- a new approach to high-power harvesting of mechanical energy Tom Krupenkin, J. Ashley Taylor, Supone Manakasettharn Preview Abstract

Session D34: Focus Session: Nano I -- Clusters

Sponsoring Units: DCP
Chair: Shiv Khanna, Virginia Commonwealth University and Gabor Somorjai, UC Berkeley
Room: 107A

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D34.00001: Cluster Structure and Reactions: Gaining Insights into Catalytic Processes Invited Speaker: A. Welford Castleman Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D34.00002: Photoelectron Angular Distributions of Transition Metal Dioxide Anions - a joint experimental and theoretical study Ivan Iordanov, Dasitha Gunaratne, Christopher Harmon, Jorge Sofo, A.W. Castleman, Jr Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D34.00003: Stability and Spectroscopic Properties of Singly and Doubly Charged Anions Swayamprabha Behera, Puru Jena Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D34.00004: Structure and stability of the M$_{8-n}$N$_n$C$_{12}$ (M=Ti, Zr; N=Sc, Y and n=1,2,3) Met-Cars as building blocks of cluster-assembled materials Cuneyt Berkdemir, Shi-Bo Cheng, A. Welford Castleman Jr., Jorge O. Sofo Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D34.00005: Interplay of geometric and electronic structure in metalloid gallium clusters Dmitri Schebarchov, Nicola Gaston Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D34.00006: Cluster Structure Selection Based on High Vertical Electron Affinity: The Case of TiO$_{2}$ Clusters Noa Marom, Minjung Kim, James Chelikowsky Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D34.00007: Growing Ag Clusters in Superfluid He Droplets Luis F. Gomez, Evgeny Loginov, Naihao Chiang, Avik Halder, Nicholas Guggemos, Vitaly Kresin, Andrey F. Vilesov Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D34.00008: Atomic and Electronic Structure of Ag$_{n}$ ( n $\le $ 13 ) Clusters and their Reactivity with O$_{2 }$ Gabriel U. Gamboa, Arthur C. Reber, Shiv N. Khanna Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D34.00009: On the Reactivity of Al$_{13}$I$_{n}^{-}$ and Al$_{14}$I$_{n}^{-}$ Clusters with Methanol M.B. Abreu, A.C. Reber, S.N. Khanna Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D34.00010: Bonding and Electronic Structure of Cluster Assemblies with Metal Carbonyls Meichun Qian, Arthur Reber, Shiv Khanna, Sukhendu Mandal, Hector Saavedra, Paul Weiss, Ayusman Sen Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D34.00011: Stability and Shell Magnetism in Transition Metal Doped Calcium clusters Victor M. Medel-Juarez, J. Ulises Reveles, S.N. Khanna, V. Chauhan, P. Sen Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D34.00012: On the stability and oxidation of Pdn (n=1-7) clusters on rutile TiO2(110) S. Vincent Ong, Shiv Khanna Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D34.00013: Strengthening of Au-Au bonds in small gold clusters by adsorbing noble gases Luca M. Ghiringhelli, Sergey Levchenko, Matthias Scheffler Preview Abstract

Session D35: Focus Session: DFT II: Molecular Conductance; Charge Transfer

Sponsoring Units: DCP
Chair: Arindam Chakraborty, Syracuse University
Room: 107B

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D35.00001: On the derivative discontinuity in molecular junctions Invited Speaker: Charles Stafford Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D35.00002: A density functional that works for transport through Anderson junction Zhenfei Liu, Justin Bergfield, Kieron Burke, Charles Stafford Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D35.00003: Non-steady state in quantum transport Elham Khosravi, Stefan Kurth, Gianluca Stefanucci, E.K.U. Gross Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D35.00004: DFT methods for conjugated materials: From benchmarks to functionals John Sears, Jean-Luc Bredas Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D35.00005: Fundamental and excitation gaps in molecules of relevance for organic photovoltaics from an optimally tuned range-separated hybrid functional Sivan Refaely-Abramson, Roi Baer, Leeor Kronik Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D35.00006: (1) Modeling emissive charge-transfer states in solution phase functionalized silsesquioxanes. (2) On symmetry hidden charge transfer states: Lessons for the design of functionals Barry D. Dunietz, Shaohui Zheng, Heidi Phillips, Eitan Geva Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D35.00007: Density Functional Methods and Electronic Processes in Organic Materials Qin Wu Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D35.00008: Modelling Charge Transfer Reactions and Excitations with Subsystem DFT Michele Pavanello, Johannes Neugebauer Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D35.00009: Ab initio molecular dynamics study of the electric double-layer capacitance at solution-electrode interfaces Yasunobu Ando, Yoshihiro Gohda, Shinji Tsuneyuki Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D35.00010: Assessing the fitness of various exchange-correlation functionals for TD-DFT studies of charge-transfer excitations in organic dyes Pratibha Dev, Saurabh Agrawal, Niall English Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D35.00011: Electronic density functional theory in the grand canonical ensemble, electrochemistry, and the underpotential deposition of Cu/Pt(111) Ravishankar Sundararaman, Kendra Weaver, Tomas Arias Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D35.00012: First-Principles Studies of Structure and Energy Level Alignment of Thiophene Assemblies on Methyl-Terminated Si(111) Min Yu, Peter Doak, Jeffrey Neaton Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D35.00013: Electronic level alignment at a metal-molecule interface from a short-range hybrid functional Ariel Biller, Isaac Tamblyn, Jeffery B. Neaton, Leeor Kronik Preview Abstract

Session D36: Focus Session: Environment I: Aerosols and Aqueous Solutions

Sponsoring Units: DCP
Chair: Don Baer, Pacific Northwest Research Laboratory and Ilja Siepmann, University of Minnesota
Room: 107C

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D36.00001: Uncovering the formation mechanism of atmospheric nanoparticles Invited Speaker: Hanna Vehkamaki Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D36.00002: Molecular dynamics of binary and ternary nanodroplets with a miscibility gap Gerald Wilemski, Fawaz Hrahsheh Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:54PM		D36.00003: Organization at the Air-Aqueous Interface by Heterodyne-detected Phase-Sensitive Sum Frequency Spectroscopy Invited Speaker: Heather Allen Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D36.00004: First-principles study of the infrared spectrum of the ice Ih (0001) surface Huang Patrick, T. Anh Pham, Eric Schwegler, Giulia Galli Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:42PM		D36.00005: 1st principle simulations of ions in water solutions: Bond structure and chemistry in the hydration shells of highly charged ions Invited Speaker: John Weare Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D36.00006: Reactions of Solvated Electrons Initiated by Sodium Atom Ionization at the Vacuum-Liquid Interface Justin Wiens, William Alexander, Gilbert Nathanson, Timothy Minton Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:30PM		D36.00007: Heterogeneous Photochemistry and Optical Properties of Mineral Dust Aerosol Invited Speaker: Vicki Grassian Preview Abstract

Session D37: SPS Undergraduate Research II

Sponsoring Units: SPS
Chair: Gary White, SPS/AIP
Room: 108

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D37.00001: Low Temperature Resistive Switching Behavior in a Manganite Christopher Salvo, Melinda Lopez, Stephen Tsui Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D37.00002: Atomic Steps on Thermally Annealed Oxide Substrates Icon Mazzaccari, Rafiya Javed, Amlan Biswas Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D37.00003: Field-Induced Phase Transitions in the S=1/2 Quasi-1D Antiferromagnet BaCo$_{2}$V$_{2}$O$_{8}$ Giovanni Franco-Rivera, N.A. Fortune, S.T. Hannahs, H.D. Zhou, H. Tsujii, Y. Takano Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D37.00004: Magnetism in Transition Element Doped In$_{2}$O$_{3}$ Dilute Magnetic Semiconductors M. Langhoff, E. Nahlik, Y. Kolekar, P. Kahol, K. Ghosh Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D37.00005: Magnetic Properties of Ordered Nanoporous Nickel Films Jiabin Liu, Han-Chang Yang, X.M. Cheng Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D37.00006: Electrical characterization of CVD graphene Yarely D\'avila, Nicholas Pinto, Zhengtang Luo, Alan Johnson Jr. Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D37.00007: Electronic Structure Properties of Graphene/Boron Nitride Layered Systems Max Petulante, Nam Le, Lilia Woods Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D37.00008: Magnetoresistance of Strained Rare Earth Manganese Oxide Thin Films: Effect of Post-Deposition Thermal Treatment Tyler Goehringer, Parul Srivastava, E. Kevin Tanyi, David Schaefer, Rajeswari Kolagani Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D37.00009: Grain Boundaries In Thin Film Organic Semiconductors Cortney Bougher, Shawn Huston, Eitan Lees, Jeremy Ward, Abdul Obaid, Marsha Loth, John Anthony, Oana Jurchescu, Brad Conrad Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D37.00010: Formation of Interfacial Carbide Layers in Multilayer Ti/DLC Thin Films Jasen Scaramazza, Zachary Buck, Tyler Donato, Brittany Curran, C.A. Lunk, S.E. Lofland, J.D. Hettinger Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D37.00011: Properties of Cr$_{2}$AlC MAX phase thin films prepared by reactive magnetron sputtering Zachary Buck, Tyler Donato, Christopher Rotella, Carl Lunk, S.E. Lofland, J.D. Hettinger Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D37.00012: Fluid-like conducting regions in solid manganite thin films Rafiya Javed, Hyoungjeen Jeen, Amlan Biswas Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D37.00013: The intrinsic coupling of polarization with terahertz pulses in a ferroelectric nanowire Kimberly Schultz, Ryan Herchig, Kevin McCash, Inna Ponomareva Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D37.00014: Magnetic Element Doped Transparent Conducting In$_{2}$O$_{3 }$Thin Films for Spintronic Applications E. Nahlik, A. Laudari, M. Langhoff, K. Ghosh Preview Abstract

Session D39: Quantum Protocols: Tomography, Communication, and Coding

Sponsoring Units: GQI
Chair: Ivan Deutsch, University of New Mexico
Room: 109B

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D39.00001: Practical characterization of quantum devices without tomography Olivier Landon-Cardinal, Steven Flammia, Marcus Silva, Yi-Kai Liu, David Poulin Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D39.00002: Quantum tomography with small number of copies: a simple estimator for qubit states Hui Khoon Ng, Berthold-Georg Englert Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D39.00003: Joint quantum tomography of state preparation and measurements using only known quantum operations Marcus da Silva, Jay Gambetta Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D39.00004: Single shot quantum state estimation via continuous measurement in a strong back-action regime Robert Cook, Ivan Deutsch Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D39.00005: Beyond maximum-likelihood estimation Berge Englert Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D39.00006: Experimental Realization of Adaptive Qubit Tomography Dylan H. Mahler, Joshua Combes, Lee A. Rozema, Ardavan Darabi, Chris Ferrie, Aephraim Steinberg, Robin Blume-Kohout Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D39.00007: Scalable estimation of computational gate fidelities Easwar Magesan, Jay Gambetta Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D39.00008: Quantum controlled paths for perfect discrimination of no-signalling channels Giulio Chribella Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D39.00009: Experimental characterization of coherent dynamics in a spin chain Chandrasekhar Ramanathan, James Lee, Paola Cappellaro, Lorenza Viola, David Cory Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D39.00010: Experimental Monte Carlo Quantum Process Certification Lars Steffen, Arkady Fedorov, Matthias Baur, Marcus Palmer da Silva, Andreas Wallraff Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D39.00011: Quantum filtering one bit at a time Jason Ralph, Neil Oxtoby Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D39.00012: New results in fault-tolerant quantum computing Gerald Gilbert, Yaakov Weinstein Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D39.00013: On the Use of Shor States for the [7,1,3] Quantum Error Correcting Code Yaakov Weinstein, Sidney Buchbinder Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D39.00014: Quantum codes with low weight stabilizers Alexey A. Kovalev, Ilya Dumer, Leonid P. Pryadko Preview Abstract

Session D40: Focus Session: Systems Biology and Biochemical Networks I

Sponsoring Units: DBIO GSNP
Chair: Jin Wang, SUNY Stony Brook
Room: 156A

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D40.00001: Optimal Information Processing in Biochemical Networks Invited Speaker: Chris Wiggins Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D40.00002: Adaptation at the output of the chemotaxis signaling pathway Junhua Yuan, Richard Branch, Basarab Hosu, Howard Berg Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D40.00003: The energy cost of accurate adaptation in networks with incoherent type-1 feed-forward loop Ganhui Lan, Yuhai Tu Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D40.00004: Noise places constraints on eukaryotic gradient sensing and chemotaxis Bo Hu, Danny Fuller, William Loomis, Wen Chen, Wouter-Jan Rappel, Herbert Levine Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 4:18PM		D40.00005: Process-driven inference of biological network structure: feasibility, minimality, and multiplicity Invited Speaker: Chen Zeng Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D40.00006: Communication channels between membrane bound proteins James Sethna, Benjamin Machta, Sarah Veatch Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D40.00007: Maximum entropy principle for predicting response to multiple-drug exposure in bacteria and human cancer cells Kevin Wood, Satoshi Nishida, Eduardo Sontag, Philippe Cluzel Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D40.00008: Robust regulation of oscillatory Min-protein patterns Jacob Halatek, Erwin Frey Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D40.00009: Mathematical Analysis of Biomolecular Network Reveals Connections Between Diseases Guanyu Wang Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D40.00010: Modeling the mammalian circadian clock Craig Jolley, Hiroki Ueda Preview Abstract

Session D42: Focus Session: Physics of Cancer I -- Evolution and Resistance

Sponsoring Units: DBIO
Chair: Robert Austin, Princeton University
Room: 156C

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D42.00001: Drug Resistance and the Kinetics of Metastatic Cancer Invited Speaker: Krastan B. Blagoev Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D42.00002: Lattice Boltzmann simulations of lymphatic pumping Christian Kunert, Tim P. Padera, Lance L. Munn Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D42.00003: Mechanical and Structural Changes of the Pericellular Coat during Cell Proliferation Louis T. McLane, Anna Granqvist, Patrick Chang, Anthony Kramer, Jennifer E. Curtis Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D42.00004: Can low energy electrons lead to strand breaks in DNA under realistic conditions? Jorge Kohanoff, Maeve Smyth Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D42.00005: Emergence of fractal behavior and other changes of cell surface during malignant transformation: AFM study of human cervical epithelial cells Maxim Dokukin, Nataliia Guz, Craig Woodworth, Igor Sokolov Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D42.00006: Improved survival in rats with glioma using MRI-guided focused ultrasound and microbubbles to disrupt the blood-brain barrier and deliver Doxil Muna Aryal, Yong Zhi Zhang, Natalia Vykhodtseva, Juyoung Park, Chanikarn Power, Nathan McDannold Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D42.00007: Insights into protein -- DNA interactions, stability and allosteric communications: A computational study of MutS-DNA recognition complexes Lacramioara Negureanu, Freddie Salsbury Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D42.00008: Glycoprotein Mucin Molecular Brush on Cancer Cells and its Correlation with Resistance Against Drug Delivery Xin Wang, Aalok Shah, Robert Campbell, Kai-tak Wan Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D42.00009: Bcl-2 apoptosis proteins, mitochondrial membrane curvature, and cancer Ghee Hwee Lai, Nathan Schmidt, Lori Sanders, Abhijit Mishra, Gerard Wong, Olena Ivashyna, Eric Christenson, Paul Schlesinger, Kiyotaka Akabori, Christian Santangelo Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D42.00010: Drift, draft, waves, and ratcheting: evolutionary models of cancer progression Christopher McFarland, Kirill Korolev, Leonid Mirny Preview Abstract

Session D43: Invited Session: Recent Advances in the Physics of Fractures

Sponsoring Units: DCMP GSNP
Chair: James Sethna, Cornell University
Room: 157AB

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D43.00001: Failure of molecules, bones, and the Earth itself Invited Speaker: Sinan Keten Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:42PM		D43.00002: Fast fracture in slow motion: Dynamic fracture and the effect of near-tip elastic nonlinearities in brittle gels Invited Speaker: Jay Fineberg Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 4:18PM		D43.00003: Shapes formed by interacting cracks Invited Speaker: Karen Daniels Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:54PM		D43.00004: Fracture Statistics: Universality vs. Nucleation Invited Speaker: Ashivni Shekhawat Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:30PM		D43.00005: Avalanches in crack front propagation Invited Speaker: Stefano Zapperi Preview Abstract

Session D44: Invited Session: Topological Quantum Computing with Majorana Fermions

Sponsoring Units: GQI DCMP
Chair: Gil Refael, California Institute of Technology
Room: 157C

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 3:06PM		D44.00001: Non-abelian anyons and topological quantum information processing in 1D wire networks Invited Speaker: Jason Alicea Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:42PM		D44.00002: Realization and detection of Majorana modes at generic spin-orbit coupled semiconductor/s-wave superconductor interfaces Invited Speaker: Jay Sau Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 4:18PM		D44.00003: The Search for Majorana Fermions in Semiconductor Nanowires Invited Speaker: Leo Kouwenhoven Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:54PM		D44.00004: Manipulation of Majorana fermions using superconducting qubits Invited Speaker: Anton Akhmerov Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:30PM		D44.00005: Disorder effects in topological quantum wires, and alternative platforms for Majorana Fermion realization Invited Speaker: Piet Brouwer Preview Abstract

Session D51: Liquid Crystals: Chromonics and Nematics

Sponsoring Units: DCMP DFD
Chair: Peter Collings, Swarthmore University
Room: Boston Convention Center 154

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D51.00001: Lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals in the biphasic region Xuxia Yao, Alejandro Rey, Jung Park, Mohan Srinivasarao Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D51.00002: Order Parameter measurements of Chromonic Liquid Crystal Benzopurpurin 4B using polarized Raman scattering Karthik Nayani, Jung Ok Park, Mohan Srinivasarao Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D51.00003: Textural transformations in lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals under confinement Alireza Shams, Xuxia Yao, Alejandro D. Rey, Jung Ok Park, Mohan Srinivasarao Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D51.00004: Molecular Aggregation in Disodium Cromoglycate Gautam Singh, D. Agra-Kooijman, P.J. Collings, Satyendra Kumar Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D51.00005: Flexopolydispersity of Nematic Liquid Crystals Yue Shi, Dong Chen, Rizwan Mahmood, Noel Clark Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D51.00006: Nematic order in toroidal and higher-genus droplets Ekapop Pairam, Jaya Lakshmi, Alberto Fernandez-Nieves Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D51.00007: Seeing and Sculpting Nematic Liquid Crystal Textures with the Thom construction Bryan Chen, Gareth Alexander Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D51.00008: Patterned Liquid Crystal Droplets Jakub Kolacz, Andrew Konya, Julio Avila, Feng Wang, Qi-Huo Wei Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D51.00009: The mechanism of controlling liquid crystal surface pretilt angle on plasma beam sputtered films Ru-Pin Pan, Meng-Chiou Huang, Wei-Ta Wu, Cheng-Wei Lai, Hsin-Ying Wu Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D51.00010: Transient Splitting of Conoscopic Isogyres of a Uniaxial Nematic Young-Ki Kim, Bohdan Senuk, Luana Tortora, Samuel Sprunt, Matthias Lehmann, Oleg D. Lavrentovich Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D51.00011: A comparison between ``cybotactic'' groups in bent-core and rod-like nematic liquid crystals Saonti Chakraborty, Nicholas Diorio, Will Carr, James Gleeson, Antal Jakli, Samuel Sprunt Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D51.00012: Optimizing liquid crystalline properties for bio-sensing at aqueous interfaces Wilder Iglesias, Nicholas L. Abbott, Elizabeth K. Mann, Antal J\'akli Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D51.00013: Competing Ordering Processes at Liquid Crystal Surfaces Laden with Semifluorinated Alkane Molecules Xunda Feng, Ahmed Mourran, Martin Moeller, Christian Bahr Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D51.00014: Revealing the inner arrangement of cholesteric liquid crystals confined in polymeric electrospun fibers Giusy Scalia, Eva Enz, Vera La Ferrara, Oronzo Cal\'o, Jan Lagerwall Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D51.00015: Macroscopic torsional strain and induced molecular conformational deracemization Rajratan Basu, Joel Pendery, Rolfe Petschek, Robert Lemieux, Charles Rosenblatt Preview Abstract

Session D52: General Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and GSNP Student Prize Talks

Sponsoring Units: GSNP
Chair: Corey O'Hern, Yale University
Room: 153C

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D52.00001: Dynamic phase transition in the classical anisotropic XY model on a square lattice William Baez, Trinanjan Datta Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D52.00002: Non-universal local critical exponents at a non-equilibrium phase transition Michel Pleimling, Hyunhang Park Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D52.00003: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D52.00004: Extremal Optimization for p-Spin Models Stefan Falkner, Stefan Boettcher Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D52.00005: A novel Kinetic Monte Carlo algorithm for Non-Equilibrium Simulations Prateek Jha, Vladimir Kuzovkov, Bartosz Grzybowski, Monica Olvera de la Cruz Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D52.00006: How an aggregation process helps us understanding solid fragmentation Vledouts Alexandre, Nicolas Vandenberghe, Emmanuel Villermaux Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D52.00007: Thermodynamic limit, quasi-stationary states and the range of pair interactions Andrea Gabrielli, Michael Joyce, Bruno Marcos Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D52.00008: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D52.00009: Numerical study of Potts models with aperiodic modulations: influence on first-order transitions Nilton Branco, Daniel Girardi Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D52.00010: BREAK Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D52.00011: Boundaries Matter for Confined Colloidal Glasses Gary Hunter, Kazem V. Edmond, Eric R. Weeks Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D52.00012: Dynamics near shear-jamming for a dense granular system Jie Ren, Joshua Dijksman, Robert Behringer Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D52.00013: Elasticity of adherent active cells on a compliant substrate Shiladitya Banerjee, Aaron F. Mertz, Eric R. Dufresne, M. Cristina Marchetti Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D52.00014: Differential geometry of the space of Ising models Benjamin Machta, Ricky Chachra, Mark Transtrum, James Sethna Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D52.00015: Seeing and Sculpting Nematic Liquid Crystal Textures with the Thom construction Bryan Chen, Gareth Alexander Preview Abstract

Session D53: Focus Session: Jamming -- Nonlinear Acoustics and Vibrational Response

Sponsoring Units: GSNP DFD
Chair: Bulbul Chakraborty, Brandeis University
Room: 153B

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D53.00001: Vibrational Modes in Colloidal Crystals Ke Chen, Tim Still, Kevin Aptowicz, Arjun Yodh Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D53.00002: Acoustic measurement of a granular density of state Eli Owens, Karen Daniels Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D53.00003: Elastic weakening of a dense granular medium by acoustic fluidization Xiaoping Jia, Jerome Laurent, Siet Wildenberg, Martin van Hecke Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:42PM		D53.00004: Nonharmonicity in vibrated granular solids Invited Speaker: Carl Schreck Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D53.00005: Irreversible Incremental Behavior in a Granular Material Luigi La Ragione, Vanessa Magnanimo, James Jenkins, Hernan Makse Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D53.00006: Experimental Measurements of Force Propagation in Vibrated Photoelastic Disks Aline Hubard, Mark Shattuck Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D53.00007: Nonlinear acoustics of glass bead packings at vanishing static pressures Vincent Tournat, Vitalyi Gusev Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D53.00008: Acoustic Echoes in Model Glasses Justin Burton, Sidney Nagel Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D53.00009: Extreme Physics and Rearrangements near Jamming Martin van Hecke, Zorana Zeravcic, Alex Siemens, Johannes Simon, Daniel Geelen Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D53.00010: Formation, Propagation, and Attenuation of Shocks Waves in Jammed Matter Leopoldo Gomez, Vincenzo Vitelli Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D53.00011: Jamming of soft spheres at finite temperature : a granular experiment Corentin Coulais, Olivier Dauchot, Robert Behringer Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D53.00012: Density of vibrational modes in partially crystalline granular packings Thibault Bertrand, Carl F. Schreck, Mark Shattuck, Corey S. O'Hern Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D53.00013: Studying the low-frequency quasilocalized modes in disordered colloidal systems Lei Xu, Peng Tan, Ning Xu, Andrew Schofield Preview Abstract

Session D54: Focus Session: Complex and co-evolving networks - Foundations in Complex Networks

Sponsoring Units: GSNP
Chair: Bruno Goncalves, Indiana University
Room: 152

Monday, February 27, 2012 2:30PM - 2:42PM		D54.00001: Dynamics of Random Graphs with Bounded Degrees Eli Ben-Naim, Paul Krapivsky Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:42PM - 2:54PM		D54.00002: Influence of Boundary Conditions on Metastable Lifetimes for The Ising Model on the Hyperbolic Plane Howard L. Richards, Dipendra Sharma Chapagain, James Molchanoff Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 2:54PM - 3:06PM		D54.00003: Quantifying the complexity of random Boolean networks Xinwei Gong, Joshua E.S. Socolar Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:06PM - 3:18PM		D54.00004: Synchronization in Noisy Networks with Multiple Time Delays David Hunt, Gyorgy Korniss, Boleslaw Szymanski Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:18PM - 3:30PM		D54.00005: Continuous Percolation by Discontinuities Jan Nagler Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		D54.00006: Random Transverse Ising Model on Annealed Complex Networks Ginestra Bianconi Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		D54.00007: Dynamical Instability in Boolean Networks as a Percolation Problem Shane Squires, Michelle Girvan, Edward Ott Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		D54.00008: Critical Behavior of the Ising Model on Small-world Hanoi Networks Trent Brunson, Stefan Boettcher Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		D54.00009: Popularity versus similarity in growing networks Dmitri Krioukov, Fragkiskos Papadopoulos, Maksim Kitsak, Mariangeles Serrano, Marian Boguna Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		D54.00010: Is it really a small world after all Baruch Barzel, Albert-Laszlo Barabasi Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		D54.00011: Metric Structure of Bipartite Networks Maksim Kitsak, Fragkiskos Papadopoulos, Dmitri Krioukov Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		D54.00012: Topological features of a fractal model for complex networks Lin Bo, Hernan Makse Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		D54.00013: Control Centrality and Hierarchical Structure in Complex Networks Yang-Yu Liu, Jean-Jacques Slotine, Albert-Laszlo Barabasi Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		D54.00014: A community detection approach to image segmentation and its phases Dandan Hu, Peter Ronhovde, Zohar Nussinov Preview Abstract
Monday, February 27, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		D54.00015: Ordinary Percolation with Discontinuous Transitions Vijay Singh, Stefan Boettcher Preview Abstract