2006 Publications

258. Xie XN, Chung HJ, Sow CH, Wee ATS
Nanoscale materials patterning and engineering by atomic force microscopy nanolithography (Review)
MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS 54 (1-2): 1-48 NOV 1 2006

257. Chen W, Huang C, Gao XY, Wang L, Zhen CG, Qi DC, Chen S, Zhang HL, Loh KP, Chen ZK, Wee ATS
Tuning the hole injection barrier at the organic/metal interface with self-assembled functionalized aromatic thiols
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B 110 (51): 26075-26080 DEC 28 2006

256. Moser HO, Bahou M, Casse BDF, Jian LK, Yang P, Gao X, Wee ATS
Making and measuring nanostructures: Nanoscience and technology at the Singapore Synchrotron Light Source
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY REPORTS 51: S170-S182 Suppl. 1 2006

255. Liu YF, Liu T, Xiong ZT, Hu JJ, Wu GT, Chen P, Wee ATS, Yang P, Murata K, Sakata K
Synthesis and structural characterization of a new alkaline earth imide: MgCa(NH)(2)
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY (21): 4368-4373 NOV 6 2006

254. Huczko A, Lange H, Bystrzejewski M, Rutkowska A, Cudzilo S, Szala M, Wee ATS
Quasi one-dimensional ceramic nanostructures spontaneously formed by combustion synthesis
PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI B-BASIC SOLID STATE PHYSICS 243 (13): 3297-3300 NOV 2006

253. Chin KC, Gohel A, Elim HI, Chen WZ, Ji W, Chong GL, Sow CH, Wee ATS
Modified carbon nanotubes as broadband optical limiting nanomaterials
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH 21 (11): 2758-2766 NOV 2006

252. Chen W, Zhang HL, Xu H, Tok ES, Loh KP, Wee ATS
C-60 on SiC nanomesh
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B 110 (43): 21873-21881 NOV 2 2006

251. Ong KK, Pey KL, Lee PS, Wee ATS, Wang XC, Tung CH, Tang LJ, Chong YF
Role of low temperature rapid thermal annealing in post-laser-annealed p-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 89 (12): Art. No. 122113 SEP 18 2006

250. Chua LL, Dipankar M, Sivaramakrishnan S, Gao XY, Qi DC, Wee ATS, Ho PKH
Large damage threshold and small electron escape depth in X-ray absorption spectroscopy of a conjugated polymer thin film
LANGMUIR 22 (20): 8587-8594 SEP 26 2006

249. Chanbasha AR, Wee ATS
Narrow surface transient and high depth resolution SIMS using 250 eV O-2(+)
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE 252 (19): 7243-7246 Sp. Iss. SI JUL 30 2006

248. Ong KK, Pey KL, Lee PS, Wee ATS, Wang XC, Chong YF
Dopant activation in subamorphized silicon upon laser annealing
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 89 (8): Art. No. 082101 AUG 21 2006

247. Pan H, Ni Z, Sun H, Yong ZH, Feng YP, Ji W, Shen ZX, Wee ATS, Lin JY
Strong green luminescence of Mg-doped ZnO nanowires
JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY 6 (8): 2529-2532 AUG 2006

246. Feng ZC, Hung SY, Wee ATS
Properties of the CdTe/InSb interface studied by optical and surface analytical techniques
PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE 203 (9): 2181-2185 JUL 2006

245. Zilani MAK, Liu L, Xu H, Feng YP, Wang XS, Wee ATS
Nucleation of cobalt silicide islands on Si(111)-7 x 7
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER 18 (30): 6987-6995 AUG 2 2006

244. Loh KP, Lim CW, Gao XY, Qi DC, Wee ATS
High resolution electron energy loss and X-ray near edge absorption spectroscopic studies of diamond film functionalised with allyl alcohol
DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS 15 (4-8): 711-715 Sp. Iss. SI APR-AUG 2006

243. Wang L, Zhang KQ, Gao XY, Liu XY, Wee ATS
Resonant photoemission study of single-strand deoxyribonucleic acid
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 89 (1): Art. No. 013902 JUL 3 2006 (also highlighted in Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research, July 15 2006, Volume 12, Issue 2)

242. Tan SK, Liu R, Sow CH, Wee ATS
Self-organized nanodot formation on InP(100) by oxygen ion sputtering
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS 248 (1): 83-89 JUL 2006

241. Tan SK, Wee ATS
Self-organized nanodot formation on InP(100) by argon ion sputtering at normal incidence
JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B 24 (3): 1444-1448 MAY-JUN 2006

240. Zhang J, Turner SG, Chiam SY, Liu R, Tok ES, Wee ATS, Huan ACH, Kelly I, Mulcahy CPA
Sharp n-type doping profiles in Si/SiGe heterostructures produced by atomic hydrogen etching
SURFACE SCIENCE 600 (11): 2288-2292 JUN 1 2006

239. Cheah WK, Fan WJ, Yoon SF, Ma BS, Ng TK, Liu R, Wee ATS
Analysis and optimization of the annealing mechanisms in (In)GaAsN on GaAs
SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 21 (6): 808-812 JUN 2006

238. Wang L, Liu L, Chen W, Feng YP, Wee ATS
Configuration-dependent interface charge transfer at a molecule-metal junction
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 128 (24): 8003-8007 JUN 21 2006

237. Zilani MAK, Xu H, Liu T, Sun YY, Feng YP, Wang XS, Wee ATS
Electronic structure of Co-induced magic clusters grown on Si(111)-(7x7): Scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy and real-space multiple-scattering calculations
PHYSICAL REVIEW B 73 (19): Art. No. 195415 MAY 2006

236. Cheah WK, Fan WJ, Yoon SF, Loke WK, Liu R, Wee ATS
Interpretation of an anomalous peak in low-temperature photoluminescence measurements of bulk GaAs1-xNx on GaAs
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS 99 (10): Art. No. 104908 MAY 15 2006

235. Chen W, Wang L, Qi DC, Chen S, Gao XY, Wee ATS
Probing the ultrafast electron transfer at the CuPc/Au(111) interface
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 88 (18): Art. No. 184102 MAY 1 2006 (also highlighted in Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science, June 2006, Volume 5, Issue 6)

234. Chanbasha AR, Wee ATS
Depth resolution studies in SiGe delta-doped multilayers using ultralow-energy O-2(+) secondary-ion-mass spectrometry
JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B 24 (2): 547-553 MAR-APR 2006

233. Li PH, Qu YL, Xu XJ, Zhu YW, Yu T, Chin KC, Mi J, Gao XY, Lim CT, Shen ZX, Wee ATS, Ji W, Sow CH
Synthesis of "cactus" top-decorated aligned carbon nanotubes and their third-order nonlinear optical properties
JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY 6 (4): 990-995 APR 2006

232. Zheng Y, Kunardi L, Troadec C, Wee ATS, Chandrasekhar N
Possible transition from space-charge-limited to injection-limited conduction in poly (3-hexylthiophene) thin films
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE 252 (11): 4023-4025 MAR 31 2006

231. Xu H, Gao XY, Sun YY, Wee ATS
Cobalt nanowire fabrication on activated nitrogen-templated Cu(210) surface
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS & REVIEW PAPERS 45 (3B): 2106-2110 MAR 2006

230. Yang LY, Zhang DH, Li CY, Liu R, Lu PW, Foo PD, Wee ATS
Comparative investigation of TaN and SiCN barrier layer for Cu/ultra low k integration
THIN SOLID FILMS 504 (1-2): 265-268 MAY 10 2006

229. Tripathy D, Adeyeye AO, Piramanayagam SN, Mah CS, Gao XY, Wee ATS
Effect of cobalt doping concentration on the structural and magnetic properties of Fe3O4
THIN SOLID FILMS 505 (1-2): 45-49 MAY 18 2006

228. Zhu YW, Elim HI, Foo YL,  Yu T, Liu YJ, Ji W, Lee JY, Shen ZX, Wee ATS, Thong JTL, Sow CH
Multiwalled carbon nanotubes beaded with ZnO nanoparticles for ultrafast nonlinear optical switching
ADVANCED MATERIALS 18 (5): 587+ MAR 3 2006

227. Ouyang T, Gao XY, Qi DC, Wee ATS, Loh KP
Cycloadditions on diamond(100) 2x1: Observation of lowered electron affinity due to hydrocarbon adsorption
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B 110 (11): 5611-5620 MAR 23 2006

226. Gao XY, Qi DC, Tan SC, Wee ATS, Yu XJ, Moser HO
Thickness dependence of X-ray absorption and photoemission in Fe thin films on Si(001)
JOURNAL OF ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY AND RELATED PHENOMENA 151 (3): 199-203 MAY 2006

225. Xie XN, Deng M, Xu H, Yang SW, Qi DC, Gao XY, Chung HJ, Sow CH, Tan VBC, Wee ATS
Creating polymer structures of tunable electric functionality by nanoscale discharge-assisted cross-linking and oxygenation
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 128 (8): 2738-2744 MAR 1 2006

224. Wang L, Chen W, Huang C, Chen ZK, Wee ATS
Ultrafast electron transfer from oligo(p-phenylene-ethynylene)thiol to gold
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B 110 (2): 674-676 JAN 19 2006

223. Chung HJ, Xie XN, Sow CH, Wee ATS
Chemical etching study of probe-grown ultrathin nano-oxides by atomic force microscopy
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS 99 (4): Art. No. 044301 FEB 15 2006

222. Zhu YW, Moo AM, Yu T, Xu XJ, Gao XY, Liu YJ, Lim CT, Shen ZX, Ong CK, Wee ATS, Thong JTL, Sow CH
Enhanced field emission from O-2 and CF4 plasma-treated CuO nanowires
CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS 419 (4-6): 458-463 FEB 26 2006

221. Cheong FC, Sow CH, Wee ATS, Shao P, Bettiol AA, van Kan JA, Watt F
Optical travelator: transport and dynamic sorting of colloidal microspheres with an asymmetrical line optical tweezers
APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS 83 (1): 121-125 APR 2006

220. Lim SH, Elim HI, Gao XY, Wee ATS, Ji W, Lee JY, Lin J
Electronic and optical properties of nitrogen-doped multiwalled carbon nanotubes
PHYSICAL REVIEW B 73 (4): Art. No. 045402 JAN 2006 (also listed in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science, January 16, 2006, Volume 13, Issue 2, and Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science)

219. Chen W, Wang L, Huang C, Lin TT, Gao XY, Loh KP, Chen ZK, Wee ATS
Effect of functional group (fluorine) of aromatic thiols on electron transfer at the molecule-metal interface
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 128 (3): 935-939 JAN 25 2006

218. Hultquist G, Graham MJ, Wee ATS, Liu R, Sproule GI, Dong Q, Anghel C
Effects of O-2 dissociation on a porous platinum coating in the thermal oxidation of GaAs
JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY 153 (2): G182-G186 2006

217. Chung HJ, Xie XN, Sow CH, Bettiol AA, Wee ATS
Polymeric conical structure formation by probe-induced electrohydrodynamical nanofluidic motion
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 88 (2): Art. No. 023116 JAN 9 2006

216. Zilani MAK, Xu H, Wang XS, Wee ATS
Terrace width dependence of cobalt silicide nucleation on Si(111)-(7x7)
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 88 (2): Art. No. 023121 JAN 9 2006

215. Gao XY, Tan SC, Wee ATS, Wu J, Kong LB, Yu XJ, Moser HO
Structural and magnetic characterization of soft-magnetic FeCo alloy nanoparticles
JOURNAL OF ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY AND RELATED PHENOMENA 150 (1): 11-14 JAN 2006