Conveners
T1-9 Nanostructured Surfaces and Thin Films (DSS-DCMMP) / Surfaces et couches minces nanostructurées (DSS-DPMCM)
- Steve Patitsas (University of Lethbridge)
Bassel Abdel Samad
(Moncton University)
6/16/15, 8:45 AM
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)
Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)
During the past decade a great interest has been shown in the study of transition tungsten trioxide (WO3) thin films. The reason is that this transition presents a number of interesting optical and electrical properties. While their optical properties are very well studied in view of their application in smart windows, not much study is focussed on their electrical properties as a function of...
Randy Belanger
(McMaster University)
6/16/15, 9:00 AM
Surface Science / Science des surfaces (DSS)
Oral (Student, In Competition) / Orale (Étudiant(e), inscrit à la compétition)
The growth of the first atomic layer of an ultrathin film begins with the deposition of isolated islands. Upon further deposition, the islands increase in size until, at some critical deposition, the merging of the islands creates at least one connected region of diverging size. This universal phenomenon describing connectivity is termed “percolation” and occurs at a “percolation transition”...
Kristin Poduska
(Memorial University of Newfoundland)
6/16/15, 9:15 AM
Surface Science / Science des surfaces (DSS)
Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)
ZnO has rich electronic and optical properties that are influenced by surface structure and composition, which in turn are strongly affected by interactions with water and carbon dioxide. We correlated the effects of particle size, surface area, and crystal habit with data from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and zeta potential measurements to compare the degradation of ZnO powders prepared...
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**WITHDRAWN** Density Functional Theory Study of Hydrogen on Metal Oxide and Insulator Surfaces
Prof.
Abdulwahab Sallabi
(Physics Department, Misurata University, Misurata , Libya)
6/16/15, 9:30 AM
Surface Science / Science des surfaces (DSS)
Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)
Hydrogen molecule is being promoted as an environmentally clean energy source of the future. In order to use hydrogen as a source of energy, infrastructures have to be built. These infrastructures are efficient processes for hydrogen extraction, and efficient processes and materials for hydrogen storage. The major problem facing the use of hydrogen as a clean source of energy is the storage...
