Track 13: Analytical Tools for Nanotech and Materials

 

Track 13-1: Nanoscale Characterisation Time: 08:30-12:15, October 25, 2011 (Tuesday)
Chair	Dr. Toshio Nishi, Professor, Tohoku University, Japan
Co-chair	Dr. Rong Wang, Associate Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
08:30-08:55	Title : Aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy of nanostructures for Photonics and Photovoltaics Dr. Sergio I. Molina, Professor, University of Cadiz, Spain
08:55-09:20	Title: Nanoscale Characterization of Soft Materials by Nanomechanical Mapping Dr. Toshio Nishi, Professor, Tohoku University, Japan
09:20-09:45	Title : Probing Charge Transfers in Nanostructures and Nanodevices by Atomic Force Microscopy Dr. Thierry Mélin, Research Scientist, Institute of Electronics Microelectronics and Nanotechnology, IEMN-CNRS, France
09:45-10:10	Title: Growth of Silicide Nano-Wires and Its Characterization by Electron Holography Dr. Takayoshi Tanji, Professor, EcoTopia Science Institute, Nagoya University, Japan
10:10-10:35	Title: Quantum transport preperties of strained Au-oligothiophene-Au junctions: A first-principles study Dr. Yu-Hui Tang, Assistant Professor, National Central University, Taiwan
10:35-11:00	Title: Biological Systems on the Nanoscale: Quantitative Analysis Dr. Rong Wang, Associate Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
11:00-11:25	Title: Categorization of Carbon Black Aggregates from New Characteristics and Machine Learning Algorithms Dr. Juan Lopez-de-Uralde, Research Assistant at DeustoTech Computing, University of Deusto, Spain
11:25-11:50	Title: Controlled Synthesis of Carbon Nanowalls and their Characterization Employing Synchrotron X-ray Dr. Hiroki Kondo, Associate Professor, Nagoya University, Japan
11:50-12:15	Title: Realization of nano-scale vortex-like magnetic domain (skyrmion) in helimagnets by TEM Dr. Xiuzhen Yu, Researcher, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Japan

 

Track 13-2: Nano- Imaging Time: 08:30-11:20, October 25, 2011 (Tuesday)
Chair	Dr. Yan Zhang, Professor, Capital Normal University, China
08:30-08:55	Title : Electron-Beam Excitation Assisted (EXA) Optical Microscopy for Breaking the Diffraction Limit Dr. Yoshimasa Kawata , Professor, Shizuoka University, Japan
08:55-09:20	Title : Optimal Design of Surface Plasmon Polariton based Metallic Optical Elements Using Yang-Gu Algorithm Dr. Yan Zhang, Professor, Capital Normal University, China.
09:20-09:45	Title: Imaging of Topographic and Magnetic Structures on a Nanometer Scale by AFM and MFM Dr. Ulrike Wolff, Senior Scientist, IFW Dresden, Germany
09:45-10:10	Title: Electron-Beam Excitation Assisted (EXA) Optical Microscopy for Breaking the Diffraction Limit Dr. Yoshimasa Kawata  , Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shizuoka University, Japan
10:10-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-10:55	Title: Nano- Porous Structure in Polymer Micro Pattern Analyzed by Atomic Force Microscopy Dr. Akira Kawai, Associate Professor, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan
10:55-11:20	Title: Advanced Transmission Electron Microscopy applied to Nanomaterials Dr. Paulo Ferreira , Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin, USA

Track 13-3: Nanoscopy Time: 13:30-15:10, October 25, 2011 (Tuesday)
Chair	Dr. Klaus Harter, Professor, University of Tuebingen, Germany
13:30-13:55	Title: Toggling Bistable Atoms via Mechanical Switching of Bond Angle: Probing the Limits of Atomic Scale Control by Non-contact Atomic Force Microscopy Dr. Adam Sweetman, Research Fellow, Nottingham University, UK
13:55-14:20	Title: In vivo Discovery of a Steroid Hormone-Regulated Response Pathway in the Seed Plant Arabidopsis thaliana by High Resolution Micro-Spectroscopy Dr. Klaus Harter, Professor, University of Tuebingen, Germany
14:20-14:45	Title: Size Exclusion Chromatographic Separation of Nanoparticles by Applying Polymer Brush Technology Dr. Toshihiko Arita, Assistant Professor, Tohoku University, Japan
14:45-15:10	Title:  Scanning He Ion Microscopy – A New Technology for High Resolution Surface Imaging and Nano-Modification Dr. Doug Wei, Sr. Scientist, Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, USA

Track 13-4: Nano- Metrology Time: 15:30-17:10, October 25, 2011 (Tuesday)
Chair	Dr. Frank Hoeller, Principal Scientist, Carl Zeiss AG, Corporate Research and Technology, Germany
15:30-15:55	Title: Preparation of Superhydrophobic Silicon Surface with Micro-column Structure and Its Tribological Properties Dr.Chaohui Zhang��Professor��Beijing Jiaotong University��China
15:55-16:20	Title: Optical Tools in Nanometrology and Nanofabrication Dr. Frank Hoeller, Principal Scientist, Carl Zeiss AG, Corporate Research and Technology, Germany
16:20-16:45	Title: Nanoprobe Enhanced Optical Spectroscopy Dr. Juen-Kai Wang, Research Fellow, Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
16:45-17:10	Title: Torque Generation in the Bacterial Flagellar Motor Dr. Anna Roujeinikova, Associate Professor, Monash University, Australia

Track 13-5: Scanning Probe Microscopy in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Time: 08:30-10:10, October 26, 2011 (Wednesday)
Chair	Dr. David Beck, Vice President, Asia Pacific Region, Asylum Research, USA
Co-chair	Dr. Wen-Bin Jian, Associate Professor, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
08:30-08:55	Title: Smaller, Faster, Quieter Dr. David Beck, Vice President, Asia Pacific Region, Asylum Research, USA
08:55-09:20	Title : Quantify the Interactions between Guanine Quartet and Potassium at the Atomic Scale Dr. Wei Xu, Professor, Tongji University, China
09:20-09:45	Title : Nano-scale Elemental Analysis and Applications by Synchrotron-Radiation-based STM Dr. Akira Saito, Division of Precision Sci. & Technology and Applied Physics Graduate School of Engineering, OSAKA university, Japan
09:45-10:10	Title: Femtosecond Time-resolved Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Dr. Hidemi Shigekawa, Professor, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Track 13-6: Nanoscale Characterisation Time: 08:30-12:15, October 26, 2011 (Wednesday)
Chair	Dr. Michel A. Van Hove, Head, City University of Hong Kong, China
08:30-08:55	Title: Direct visualization of Interface Plasmon in Pseudo One-dimensional Si/SiO2 core-shell Nanostructures Dr. Quan LI, Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
08:55-09:20	Title: Nanostructures Formed on Surfaces: Experimental and Theoretical Characterization Dr. Michel A. Van Hove, Head, City University of Hong Kong, China
09:20-09:45	Title: Investigation of Dirac Surface States of Topological Insulators with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy Dr. Ke He, Professor and Chair, Department of Physics, Dean, School of Sciences, Tsinghua University, China
09:45-10:10	Title: Physical Properties of Atomic Defects on Titanium Dioxide Surfaces-A Scanning Tunneling Microscope Study Dr. Taketoshi Minato, Assistant Professor, Tohoku University, Japan
10:10-10:35	Title: Structured Interfaces of Functional Amphiphiles: Intramolecular Electronic Communication in Oriented Assemblies Dr. Archita Patnaik, Professor, IIT Madras, India
10:35-11:00	Title: Constructing Ag Nanostructures on Si(111)-(7×7) Surface by STM Manipulation Dr. Xudong Xiao, Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
11:00-11:25	Title: Structures and Properties of Doped Fullerene Monolayers with or without Extrinsic Chemical Dopants Dr. Woei Wu Larry Pai, Research Fellow, Center for condensed matter sciences, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
11:25-11:50	Title: Probing Surface and Interfacial Molecular Structures of Polymer Materials Using a Powerful Nonlinear Optical Technique Dr. Xiaolin Lu, Research Associate, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China
11:50-12:15	Title: Electron Microscopy Characterization of Core-shell Nanostructures for Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Applications Dr. Angelica Chiodoni, Researcher, Italian Institute of Technology, Italy

Track 13-7: X-Rays in Nanoscience and Nanotech Time: 15:05-17:10, October 26, 2011 (Wednesday)
Chair	Dr. Michael Störmer, Scientist, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Research Centre, Germany
15:05-15:30	Title: Size dependent Properties of Single Magnetic Nanoparticles Probed by Synchrotron-based X-ray Spectromicroscopy Dr. A. Fraile Rodríguez, Assistant Professor, Universitat of Barcelona, Spain
15:30-15:55	Title: Development of x-ray Optical Thin Films and Multilayers Dr. Michael Störmer, Scientist, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Research Centre, Germany
15:55-16:20	Title : X-ray pulse Emission from Nano-colloidal Solution when Irradiated by Focused Femtosecond Laser Pulses in Air Dr. Koji Hatanka, Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo, Japan
16:20-16:45	Title: Resonant Soft X-Ray Scattering Studies of Multiferroic Thin Films Dr. Hiroki Wadati, Lecturer, University of Tokyo, Japan
16:45-17:10	Title:Technological Progress for Laboratory Based Small Angle X-Ray Scattering Instrumentation for Nanoscience Dr. Lutz Bruegemann, XRD Marketing Manager, Bruker AXS Inc., Germany