Select Publications
from the Sibener Group




  1. "Fabrication of GaAs6P4 MOS devices: Anodic oxide growth and characterization"
    S.J. Sibener, Eastman Kodak Technical Report (1975)

  2. "Development of a supersonic atomic oxygen nozzle beam source for crossed beam scattering experiments"
    S.J. Sibener, R.J. Buss, and Y.T. Lee, Proceedings of the XI International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, R. Campargue ed. 981-990 (1979)

  3. "Internal energy dependence on molecular condensation coefficients determined from molecular beam surface scattering experiments"
    S.J. Sibener and Y.T. Lee, Proceedings of the XI International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, R. Campargue ed. 1417-1426 (1979)

  4. "Crossed molecular beam studies on the interaction potentials for C1(2P)+Xe(1S)"
    C.H. Becker, J.J. Valentini, P. Casavecchia, S.J. Sibener, and Y.T. Lee, Chem. Phys. Lett. 61, 1-5 (1979)     Abstract; PDF

  5. "Crossed beam reactive scattering of oxygen atoms and surface scattering studies of gaseous condensation"
    S.J. Sibener, Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Berkeley; Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Report #LBL-9811 (1980)

  6. "Development of a supersonic atomic oxygen (3PJ), atomic oxygen (1D2) nozzle beam source"
    S.J. Sibener, R.J. Buss, C.Y. Ng, and Y.T. Lee, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 51, 167-182 (1980)     Abstract; PDF

  7. "A crossed molecular beams investigation of the reactions atomic oxygen (3P) + benzene, benzene-d6"
    S.J. Sibener, R.J. Buss, P. Casavecchia, T. Hirooka, and Y.T. Lee, J. Chem. Phys. 72, 4341-4349 (1980)     Abstract; PDF

  8. "A crossed molecular beam study of the atomic oxygen (1D2) + methane reaction"
    P. Casavecchia, R.J. Buss, S.J. Sibener, and Y.T. Lee, J. Chem. Phys. 73, 6351-6352 (1980)     Abstract; PDF

  9. "Rotationally inelastic scattering of HD(J=0) from Pt(111)"
    J.P. Cowin, C.F. Yu, J.E. Hurst, and S.J. Sibener, Proceedings of the VIII International Symposium on Molecular Beams 136-138 (1981)

  10. "The diffraction of helium atoms at the gallium arsenide (110) surface"
    M.J. Cardillo, G.E. Becker, S.J. Sibener, and D.R. Miller, Surf. Sci. 107, 469-493 (1981)     Abstract

  11. "Reactive scattering of atomic oxygen(1D) + diatomic hydrogen"
    R.J. Buss, P. Casavecchia, T. Hirooka, S.J. Sibener, and Y.T. Lee, Chem. Phys. Lett. 82, 386-391 (1981)     Abstract; PDF

  12. "Bound level resonances in rotationally inelastic hydrogen deuteride/platinum (111) surface scattering"
    J.P. Cowin, C.-F. Yu, S.J. Sibener, and J.E. Hurst, J. Chem. Phys. 75, 1033-1034 (1981)     Abstract; PDF

  13. "Calculation of rotationally mediated selective adsorption in molecule surface scattering: molecular hydrogen-d1 on platinum (111)"
    K.B. Whaley, J.C. Light, J.P. Cowin, and S.J. Sibener, Chem. Phys. Lett. 89, 89-92 (1982)     Abstract; PDF

  14. "Rotationally mediated selective adsorption as a probe of isotropic and anisotropic molecule-surface interaction potentials: hydrogen deuteride(J)/silver(111)"
    C.-F. Yu, C.S. Hogg, J.P. Cowin, K.B. Whaley, J.C. Light, and S.J. Sibener, Isr. J. Chem. 22, 305-314 (1982)     Abstract

  15. "Reactive scattering of atomic oyxgen(3P) + trifluoroiodomethane"
    R.J. Buss, S.J. Sibener, and Y.T. Lee, J. Phys. Chem. 87, 4840-4843 (1983)     Abstract

  16. "Hydrogen interactions with silver(111): bound state scattering resonances and interaction potential determination"
    C.-F. Yu, C.S. Hogg, and S.J. Sibener, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 30, 99-101 (1983)     Abstract; PDF

  17. "Hydrogen deuteride scattering from platinum(111): rotational excitation probabilities"
    J.P. Cowin, C.-F. Yu, S.J. Sibener, and L. Wharton, J. Chem. Phys. 79, 3537-3549 (1983)     Abstract; PDF

  18. "Selective adsorption resonances in the scattering of n-H2, p-H2, n-D2, and o-D2 from silver(111)"
    C.-F. Yu, K.B. Whaley, C.S. Hogg, and S.J. Sibener, Phys. Rev. Lett. 51, 2210-2213 (1983)     Abstract; PDF

  19. "Surface dynamics of rare gas crystals"
    K. D. Gibson and S. J. Sibener, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 3, 1453-1454 (1985)     PDF

  20. "Molecular beam studies of surface phonons and gas-surface interactions"
    S. J. Sibener, Invited Progress Report, Proceedings of the Xth International Symposium on Molecular Beams II.B1-B3 (1985)

  21. "Determination of the surface phonon dispersion relations for monolayer, bilayer, trilayer, and thick krypton(111) films physisorbed on silver(111) by inelastic helium scattering"
    K.D. Gibson and S.J. Sibener, Phys. Rev. Lett. 55, 1514-1517 (1985)     Abstract; PDF

  22. "Investigation of the spatially isotropic component of the laterally averaged molecular hydrogen/silver(111) physisorption potential"
    C.-F. Yu, K.B. Whaley, C.S. Hogg, and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 83, 4217-4234 (1985)     Abstract; PDF

  23. "Investigation of the spatially anisotropic component of the laterally averaged molecular hydrogen/silver(111) physisorption potential"
    K.B. Whaley, C.-F. Yu, C.S. Hogg, J.C. Light, and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 83, 4235-4255 (1985)     Abstract; PDF

  24. "Lattice dynamics of rare gas multilayers on the silver(111) surface: theory and experiment"
    K.D. Gibson, S.J. Sibener, B.M. Hall, D.L. Mills, and J.E. Black, J. Chem. Phys. 83, 4256-4270 (1985)     Abstract; PDF

  25. "Helium scattering studies of the surface structure and dynamics of rare-gas crystals"
    K.D. Gibson and S.J. Sibener, Faraday Discuss. Chem. Soc. 80, 203-215 (1985)     Abstract; PDF

  26. "A crossed molecular beams investigation of the reactions atomic oxygen (3P) + benzene, benzene-d6: Office of Naval Research -- Forty Years of Excellence in Support of Naval Science 1946-1986, Comemorative Volume"
    S.J. Sibener, R.J. Buss, P. Casavecchia, T. Hirooka, and Y.T. Lee, 327-336 (1986)

  27. "Inelastic helium scattering studies of ordered argon, krypton, and xenon monolayers physisorbed on silver(111): dispersion curves, scattering cross sections, and excitation line shapes"
    K.D. Gibson and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 88, 7862-7892 (1988)     Abstract; PDF

  28. "Inelastic helium scattering studies of the vibrational spectroscopy and dynamics of ordered argon, krypton, and xenon multilayers physisorbed on silver(111)"
    K.D. Gibson and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 88, 7893-7910 (1988)     Abstract; PDF

  29. "Elastic helium scattering studies of ordered overlayers of argon, krypton, and xenon physisorbed on silver(111)"
    K.D. Gibson, C. Cerjan, J.C. Light, and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 88, 7911-7941 (1988)     Abstract; PDF

  30. "Ultraviolet laser photodesorption of nitric oxide from condensed films: translational and internal energy distributions"
    W.C. Natzle, D. Padowitz, and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 88, 7975-7994 (1988)     Abstract; PDF

  31. "A molecular beam scattering investigation of the oxidation of carbon monoxide on rhodium(111). I. Kinetics and mechanism"
    L.S. Brown and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 89, 1163-1169 (1988)     Abstract; PDF

  32. "A molecular beam scattering investigation of the oxidation of carbon monoxide on rhodium(111). II. Angular and velocity distributions of the carbon dioxide product"
    L.S. Brown and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 90, 2807-2815 (1989)     Abstract; PDF

  33. "Sublimation of nitric oxide films: rotational and angular distributions of desorbing molecules"
    D.F. Padowitz and S.J. Sibener, Surf. Sci. 217, 233-246 (1989)     Abstract

  34. "Surface phonon spectroscopy of nickel (111) studied by inelastic electron scattering"
    W. Menezes, P. Knipp, G. Tisdale, and S.J. Sibener, Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter 41, 5648-5651 (1990)     Abstract; PDF

  35. "Structure and dynamics of copper-gold(Cu3Au)(001) studied by elastic and inelastic helium atom scattering"
    B. Gans, S.K. King, P.A. Knipp, D.D. Koleske, and S.J. Sibener, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 54-55, 333-341 (1990)     Abstract; PDF

  36. "Temperature dependence of phonons on stepped surfaces studied with molecular dynamics"
    D.D. Koleske and S.J. Sibener, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 54-55, 363-372 (1990)     Abstract; PDF

  37. "Inelastic electron scattering study of nickel(111) surface phonons"
    W. Menezes, P. Knipp, G. Tisdale, and S.J. Sibener, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 54-55, 373-381 (1990)     Abstract; PDF

  38. "Multiple source modulated molecular beam reactive scattering applied to hydrogen recombination and oxidation on the rhodium(111) surface"
    D.F. Padowitz and S.J. Sibener, J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A 9, 2289-2301 (1991)     Abstract; PDF

  39. "Kinetics of hydrogen oxidation to water on the Rh(111) surface using multiple source modulated molecular beam techniques"
    D.F. Padowitz and S.J. Sibener, Surf. Sci. 254 125-143 (1991)     Abstract

  40. "Measurement of low energy frustrated vibrational modes of carbon monoxide on nickel (111) via inelastic electron scattering."
    J.S. Ha, and S.J. Sibener, Surf. Sci. 256 281-287 (1991)     Abstract

  41. "New modulated molecular beam scattering methods for probing nonlinear and coverage-dependent reaction kinetics at surfaces"
    D.F. Padowitz, K.A. Peterlinz, and S.J. Sibener, Langmuir 7 2566-2573 (1991)     Abstract; PDF

  42. "Coverage dependent desorption kinetics of carbon monoxide from rhodium(111) using time-resolved specular helium scattering"
    K.A. Peterlinz, T.J. Curtiss, and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 95 6972-6985 (1991)     Abstract; PDF

  43. "Generation of pseudorandom sequences for use in cross-correlation modulation"
    D.D. Koleske and S.J. Sibener, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 63 3852-3855 (1992)     Abstract; PDF

  44. "Surface dynamics of ordered copper-gold (Cu3Au)(001) studied by elastic and inelastic helium atom scattering"
    B. Gans, P.A. Knipp, D.D. Koleske, and S.J. Sibener, Surf. Sci. 264 81-94 (1992)     Abstract

  45. "Phonons on fcc (100), (110), and (111) surfaces using Lennard-Jones potentials. II. Temperature dependence of surface phonons studied with molecular dynamics"
    D.D. Koleske and S.J. Sibener, Surf. Sci. 268 418-431 (1992)     Abstract

  46. "Phonons on fcc (100), (110), and (111) surfaces using Lennard-Jones potentials. I. Comparison between molecular dynamics simulations and slab technique calculations"
    D.D. Koleske and S.J. Sibener, Surf. Sci. 268 406-417 (1992)     Abstract

  47. "Coverage dependent desorption kinetics of carbon monoxide from rhodium(111): a theoretical analysis"
    S.H. Payne, J.H. Kreuzer, K.A. Peterlinz, T.J. Curtiss, C. Uebing, and S.J. Sibener, Surf. Sci. 272 102-110 (1992)     Abstract

  48. "New molecular beam methods for coverage dependent kinetic measurements using time-resolved specular He scattering"
    K.A. Peterlinz, T.J. Curtiss, and S.J. Sibener in: Surface Science of Catalysis, In Situ Probes and Reaction Kinetics, D.J. Dwyer and F.M. Hoffmann eds., ACS Symposium Series 482 38-57 (ACS, Washington, 1992)     Abstract

  49. "Molecular dynamics simulations of the basal planes of nickel and copper using Finnis-Sinclair potentials"
    D.D. Koleske and S.J. Sibener, Surf. Sci. 290 179-194 (1993)     Abstract

  50. "Shape resonance enhancement of vibrational excitations for carbon monoxide chemisorbed on nickel(111) probed via inelastic electron scattering"
    J.S. Ha and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 98 10061-10069 (1993)     Abstract; PDF

  51. "Temperature dependence and anharmonicity of phonons on Ni(110) and Cu(110) using molecular dynamics simulations"
    D.D. Koleske and S.J. Sibener, Surf. Sci. 298 215-224 (1993)     Abstract

  52. "Shape resonance scattering as a probe of excited state adsorbate dynamics for CO chemisorbed on Ni(111)"
    J.S. Ha and S.J. Sibener, SPIE Proceedings 2125 296-302 (1994)

  53. "Surface phonon dispersion of p(2x2)O/Ni(111)"
    G. Tisdale and S.J. Sibener, Surf. Sci. 311 360-374 (1994)     Abstract

  54. "The internal and translational energy dependence of molecular condensation coefficients: SF6 and CCl4"
    S.J. Sibener and Y.T. Lee, J. Chem. Phys. 101 1693-1703 (1994)     Abstract; PDF

  55. "Precision lifetime measurements of Cs 6p 2P1/2 and 6p 2P3/2 levels by single-photon counting"
    L. Young, W.T. Hill III, S.J. Sibener, S.D. Price, C.E. Tanner, C.E. Wieman, and S.E. Leone, Phys. Rev. A 50 2174-2181 (1994)     Abstract; PDF

  56. "Absorption, adsorption, and desorption studies of the oxygen/Rh(111) system using O2, NO, and NO2"
    K.A. Peterlinz and S.J. Sibener, J. Phys. Chem. 99 2817-2825 (1995)     Abstract

  57. "Interadsorbate interactions in the c(4x2) NO/Ni(111) system"
    M.J. Stirniman and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 102 4699-4704 (1995)     Abstract; PDF

  58. "Electron-stimulated oxidation of Ni(111) at low temperature"
    W. Li, M.J. Stirniman, and S.J. Sibener, Surf. Sci. 329 L593-L598 (1995)     Abstract; PDF

  59. "Phonons localized at step edges: A route to understanding forces at extended surface defects"
    L. Niu, D.J. Gaspar, and S.J. Sibener, Science 268, 847-850 (1995).     Abstract; PDF

  60. "Vibrational dynamics of a stepped metallic surface: Step-edge phonons and terrace softening on Ni(977)"
    L. Niu, D.D. Koleske, D.J. Gaspar, and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 102, 9077-9089 (1995).     Abstract; PDF

  61. "Inelastic electron scattering study of metallic oxidation: Synergistic effects involving electrons during the low temperature oxidation of Ni(111)"
    W. Li, M.J. Stirniman, and S.J. Sibener, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 13, 1574-1578 (1995).     Abstract; PDF

  62. "Electron stimulated oxidation of the Ni(111) surface: dependence on substrate temperature and incident electron energy"
    M.J. Stirniman, W. Li, and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 103, 451-460 (1995).     Abstract; PDF

  63. "CO oxidation on Rh(111): velocity and angular distributions of the CO2 product"
    J.I. Colonell, K.D. Gibson, and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 103 6677-6690 (1995)     Abstract; PDF

  64. "Oxidation of H on Rh(111): H2O product velocity and angular distributions"
    K.D. Gibson, J.I. Colonell, and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 103 6735-6739 (1995)     Abstract; PDF

  65. "Velocity distributions of recombinatively desorbed O2 originating from surface and subsurface oxygen/Rh(111)"
    K.D. Gibson, J.I. Colonell, and S.J. Sibener, Surf. Sci. Lett. 343 L1151-L1155 (1995)     Abstract; PDF

  66. "Helium scattering from O on Rh(111): scattering cross sections and adsorption kinetics"
    S.J. Sibener and K.A. Peterlinz, Surf. Sci. Lett. 344 L1239-L1244 (1995)     Abstract; PDF

  67. "Dynamics of NO reduction by H2 on Rh(111): velocity and angular distributions of the N2 product"
    J.I. Colonell, K.D. Gibson, and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 104 6822-6833 (1996)     Abstract; PDF

  68. "Reconstruction kinetics of a stepped metallic surface: step doubling and singling of Ni(977) induced by low oxygen coverages"
    L. Niu, D.D. Koleske, D.J. Gaspar, S.F. King, and S.J. Sibener, Surf. Sci. 356 144-160 (1996)     Abstract; PDF

  69. "Coverage dependence of the kinetics for H2 desorption from Rh(111)"
    J.I. Colonell, T.J. Curtiss, and S.J. Sibener, Surf. Sci. 366 19-28 (1996)     Abstract; PDF

  70. "Silicon nitride membrane substrates for the investigation of local structure in polymer thin films"
    T.L. Morkved, W.A. Lopes, J. Hahm, S.J. Sibener, and H.M. Jaeger, Polymer 39 3871-3875 (1998)     Abstract; PDF

  71. "Defect evolution in ultrathin films of PS-b-PMMA diblock copolymers observed by atomic force microscopy"
    J. Hahm, W.A. Lopes, H.M. Jaeger, and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 109 10111-10114 (1998)     Abstract; PDF

  72. "Inelastic multiphonon helium scattering from a stepped Ni(977) surface"
    D.J. Gaspar, A.T. Hanbicki, and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 109 6947-6955 (1998)     Abstract; PDF

  73. "Kinetic energy effects on the oxidation of Ni(111) using O2 molecular beams"
    B.D. Zion, A.T. Hanbicki, and S.J. Sibener, Surf. Sci. Lett. 417 L1154-L1159 (1998)     Abstract; PDF

  74. "High density adsorbed oxygen on Rh(111) and enhanced routes to metallic oxidation using atomic oxygen"
    K.D. Gibson, M. Viste, E.C. Sanchez, and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 110 2757-2760 (1999)     Abstract; PDF

  75. "Enhanced oxidation rate of Ni(111) by atomic oxygen"
    J.A. Slezak, B.D. Zion, and S.J. Sibener, Surf. Sci. Lett. 442 L983-L988 (1999)     Abstract; PDF

  76. "Influence of steps on the interaction between adsorbed hydrogen atoms and a nickel surface"
    Aubrey T. Hanbicki, S.B. Darling, D.J. Gaspar, and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 111 9053-9057 (1999)     Abstract; PDF

  77. "Rational design of interfacial structure: adsorbate-mediated templating"
    S.B. Darling, A.T. Hanbicki, T.P. Pearl, and S.J. Sibener, J. Phys. Chem. B 103 9805-9808 (1999) [Cover Story]     Abstract; PDF

  78. "The decomposition of NO2 on Rh(111): product NO velocity and angular intensity distributions"
    K.D. Gibson, J.I. Colonell, and S.J. Sibener, Surf. Sci. 443 125-132 (1999)     Abstract; PDF

  79. "The adsorption of water on clean and oxygen pre-dosed Rh(111): Surface templating via (1x1)-O/Rh(111) induces formation of a novel high-density ice structure"
    K.D. Gibson, M. Viste, and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 112 9582-9589 (2000)     Abstract; PDF

  80. "Physical and chemical properties of high-density atomic oxygen overlayers under UHV conditions: (1x1)-O/Rh(111)"
    K.D. Gibson, M. Viste, E.C. Sanchez, and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 112 2470-2478 (2000)     Abstract; PDF

  81. "Proximity heater for the elevated temperature in situ vacuum scanning tunneling microscopy of metal surfaces"
    T.P. Pearl and S.J. Sibener, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 71 124-127 (2000)     Abstract; PDF

  82. "The effect of cluster formation on mass separation in binary molecular beams"
    Wei Li, M.J. Stirniman, and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 112 3208-3213 (2000)     Abstract; PDF

  83. "Heterogeneous combustion of benzene on Rh(111): kinetics and dynamics of CO and CO2 production"
    M.E. Viste, K.D. Gibson, and S.J. Sibener, J. Catal. 191 237-244 (2000)     Abstract; PDF

  84. "Cylinder alignment in annular structures of microphase separated polystyrene-b-polymethylmethacrylate"
    J. Hahm and S.J. Sibener, Langmuir 16 4766-4769 (2000) [Cover Story]     Abstract; PDF

  85. "Stress induced modification of electrochemical metallic corrosion: Atomic force microscopy imaging studies of nickel and alloyed aluminum"
    J. Hahm and S.J. Sibener, Appl. Surf. Sci. 161 375-384 (2000)     Abstract; PDF

  86. "Structural and topological differences between a glycopeptide-intermediate resistant clinical strain and vancomycin-susceptible strains of Staphylococcus aureus revealed by atomic force microscopy"
    Susan Boyle-Vavra, Jongin Hahm, S.J. Sibener, and Robert S. Daum, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 44 3456-3460 (2000)     Abstract; PDF

  87. "Time-resolved AFM imaging studies of asymmetric PS-b-PMMA ultrathin films: Dislocation and disclination transformations, defect mobility, and evolution of nanoscale morphology"
    J. Hahm and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 114 4730-4740 (2001)     Abstract; PDF

  88. "Surface vibrations of a highly-ordered low-density alkanethiol monolayer measured using helium atom scattering"
    S.B. Darling, A.W. Rosenbaum, and S.J. Sibener, Surf. Sci. Lett. 478 L313-L319 (2001)     Abstract; PDF

  89. "Oxygen driven reconstruction dynamics of Ni(977) measured by time-lapse scanning tunneling microscopy"
    T.P. Pearl and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 115 1916-1927 (2001)     Abstract; PDF

  90. "Spatial and temporal dynamics of individual step merging events on Ni(977) measured by scanning tunneling microscopy"
    T.P. Pearl and S.J. Sibener, J. Phys. Chem. B 105 6300-6306 (2001) [Cover Story]     Abstract; PDF

  91. "Step-modified phase diagram of chemisorbed oxygen on nickel"
    T.P. Pearl, S.B. Darling, and S.J. Sibener, Surf. Sci. 491 140-148 (2001)     Abstract; PDF

  92. "Mechanism and energetics for step merging on a metallic surface captured with scanning tunneling microscopy"
    T.P. Pearl and S.J. Sibener, Surf. Sci. Lett. 496 L29-L34 (2002)     Abstract; PDF

  93. "In search of nano-perfection: Experiment and Monte Carlo simulation of nucleation-controlled step doubling"
    Yi Wang, T.P. Pearl, S.B. Darling, J.L. Gimmell, and S.J. Sibener, J. Appl. Phys. 91 10081-10087 (2002)     Abstract; PDF

  94. "Low-temperature growth of epitaxial b-SiC on Si(100) using supersonic molecular beams of methylsilane"
    Errol C. Sanchez and S.J. Sibener, J. Phys. Chem. B 106 8019-8028 (2002)     Abstract; PDF

  95. "Coexistence of the (23��3) Au(111) reconstruction and a striped phase self-assembled monolayer"
    S.B. Darling, A.W. Rosenbaum, Yi Wang, and S.J. Sibener, Langmuir 18 7462-7468 (2002)     Abstract; PDF

  96. "Influence of oxygen dissolution history on reconstruction behavior of a stepped metal surface"
    T.P. Pearl, S.B. Darling, L. Niu, D.D. Koleske, D.J. Gaspar, S.F. King, and S.J. Sibener, Chem. Phys. Lett. 364 284-289 (2002)     Abstract; PDF

  97. "Spontaneous spatial alignment of polymer cylindrical nanodomains on silicon gratings"
    Deepak Sundrani and S.J. Sibener, Macromolecules 35 8531-8539 (2002)     Abstract; PDF

  98. "Reactive deposition of silicon nanowires templated on a stepped nickel surface"
    Yi Wang and S.J. Sibener, J. Phys. Chem B 106 12856-12859 (2002)     Abstract; PDF

  99. "Temperature dependent morphological evolution of HOPG graphite upon exposure to hyperthermal O3P atoms"
    K.T. Nicholson, T.K. Minton, and S.J. Sibener, Prog. Org. Coatings 47 433-447 (2003)     Abstract;PDF

  100. "Experimental and Simulation Study of Neon Collision Dynamics with a 1-Decanethiolate Monolayer"
    N. Isa, K. D. Gibson, T. Yan, W. L. Hase, and S. J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 120 2417-2433 (2003)     Abstract; PDF

  101. "Role of Surface Intramolecular Dynamics in the Efficiency of Energy Transfer in Ne-Atom Collisions with a N-hexylthiolate self-assembled monolayer"
    Tianying Yan, N. Isa, K. D. Gibson, S. J. Sibener, and William L. Hase, Parmenter Festschrift of the Journal of Physical Chemistry A 107 10600-10607 (2003)     Abstract; PDF

  102. "Experiments and Simulations of Ar Scattering from an Ordered 1-Decanethiol/Au(111) Monolayer"
    K. D. Gibson, N. Isa, and S. J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 119 13083-13095 (2003)     Abstract; PDF

  103. "Nucleation and Growth of Nanoscale to Microscale Cylindrical Pits in Highly-Ordered Pyrolitic Graphite upon Hyperthermal Atomic Oxygen Exposure"
    Kenneth T. Nicholson, Timothy K. Minton, S. J. Sibener, High Perform. Polym. 16 197-206 (2004)     Abstract; PDF

  104. "Guiding Polymers to Perfection: Macroscopic Alignment of Nanoscale Domains"
    D. Sundrani, S.B. Darling, and S.J. Sibener, Nano Letters 4 273-276 (2004)     Abstract; PDF

  105. "Surface Vibrations in Alkanethiol Self-Assembled Monolayers of Varying Chain Length"
    A.W. Rosenbaum, M.A. Freedman, S.B. Darling, I. Popova, and S.J. Sibener, J. Chem. Phys. 120 3880-3886 (2004)     Abstract; PDF

  106. "Hierarchical Assembly and Compliance of Aligned Nanoscale Polymer Cylinders in Confinement"
    D. Sundrani, S.B. Darling, and S.J. Sibener, Langmuir 20 5091-5099 (2004) [Cover Story]     Abstract; PDF

  107. "Directing the Self-Assembly of Nanoscale Polymeric Templates"
    S.B. Darling, D. Sundrani, and S.J. Sibener, Materials Research Society Proceedings EXS-2 (2004)     Abstract; PDF

  108. "Spatially Anisotropic Etching of Graphite by Hyperthermal Atomic Oxygen"
    K.T. Nicholson, T.K. Minton, and S.J. Sibener, Jour. Phys. Chem. B 109 8476-8480 (2005)     Abstract; PDF

  109. "Structural Evolution and Alignment of Cylinder-Forming PS-b-PEP Thin Films in Confinement Studied by Time-Lapse Atomic Force Microscopy"
    Qin Zheng, Dong Chen Lee, Luping Yu, and S. J. Sibener, Materials Research Society Proceedings 854E (2005)     Abstract; PDF

  110. "Self-Assembly of FePt Nanoparticles on Modified Diblock Copolymer Templates"
    S. B. Darling, N. A. Yufa, A. L. Cisse, S. D. Bader, and S. J. Sibener, Advanced Materials 17 2446-2450 (2005)     Abstract; PDF

  111. "Self-Assembly of Magnetic and Semiconducting Nanoparticles on Modified Diblock Copolymer Templates"
    N. A. Yufa, A. L. Cisse, S. B. Darling, S. D. Bader, P. Guyot-Sionnest, and S. J. Sibener, MRS Proceedings (Fall 2005) 0901-Ra09-06

  112. "Experiments and Simulations of Hyperthermal Xe Interacting with an Ordered 1-Decanethiol/Au(111) Monolayer: Penetration Followed by High-Energy Directed Ejection" K. D. Gibson, N. Isa, S. J. Sibener, Journal of Physical Chemistry A 110 1469-1477 (2006). Abstract; PDF

  113. "Vibrational Properties of Disordered Mono- and Bilayers of Physisorbed Sulfur Hexafluoride on Au(111)"
    A. W. Rosenbaum, M. A. Freedman, and S. J. Sibener, Journal of Physical Chemistry A 110 5537-5541 (2006).     Abstract; PDF

  114. "O(3P) reactions with small alkenes adsorbed on Rh, Au, and ice"
    K. D. Gibson and S. J. Sibener, Surface Science 600 L76-L79 (2006).     Abstract; PDF

  115. "Applied reaction dynamics: Efficient synthesis gas production via single collision partial oxidation of methane to CO on Rh(111)"
    K. D. Gibson, M. Viste, and S. J. Sibener, Journal of Chemical Physics 125 133401/1-4 (2006).     Abstract; PDF

  116. "Atomic scattering as a probe of polymer surface and thin film dynamics"
    M. A. Freedman, A. W. Rosenbaum, and S. J. Sibener, Physical Review B 75 113410/1-4 (2007).     Abstract; PDF

  117. "Molecular beam induced changes in adsorption behavior of NO on NiO(111)/Ni(111)"
    B. D. Zion and S. J. Sibener, Journal of Chemical Physics 127 154720/1-6 (2007).     Abstract; PDF

  118. "O Atom Induced Gradual Deconstruction of the (23��3) Au(111) Surface"
    K. D. Gibson and S. J. Sibener, Journal of Physical Chemistry A 111 12398 -12401 (2007).     Abstract; PDF

  119. "UV-Photodesorption of Novel Molecular Beam Induced NO Layers on NiO(111)/Ni(111)"
    B. D. Zion and S. J. Sibener , J. Phys. Chem. C 112 5961-5965 (2008).     Abstract; PDF

  120. "Photochemical Study of the Transport Properties of Gases in Polymer Films"
    A. L. Cisse, E. Grossman, and S. J. Sibener, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 112, 7166-7170 (2008). Abstract;     PDF

  121. "Hyperthermal Ar Atom Scattering from a C(0001) Surface"
    K. D. Gibson, S. J. Sibener (corresponding author), Hari P. Upadhyaya, Amy L. Brunsvold, Jianming Zhang, Timothy K. Minton, and Diego Troya, Journal of Physical Chemistry 128, 224708/1-7 (2008) Abstract;     PDF

  122. "Polymer Surface and Thin Film Vibrational Dynamics of Poly(methyl methacrylate), Polybutadiene, and Polystyrene"
    Miriam A. Freedman, James S. Becker, A.W. Rosenbaum, and S.J. Sibener, Journal of Chemical Physics 129, 044906/1-9 (2008). Abstract;     PDF

  123. "Effects of Film Thickness and Molecular Weight on the Interfacial Dynamics of Atactic Poly(methyl methacrylate)
    Miriam A. Freedman, James S. Becker,and S.J. Sibener, Journal of Chemical Physics B DOI: 10.1021/jp8062614, J. Phys. Chem B 112, 16090-16096 (2008). Abstract;     PDF

  124. "Mixing Up Surface Properties"
    Seth B. Darling, and S.J. Sibener, BackScatter Feature - Physics Today Vol. 62, No. 2, p. 88, February 2009.     PDF

  125. "Improved Hybrid Solar Cells via In Situ UV-Polymerization"
    Sanja Tepavcevic, Seth B. Darling, Nada M. Dimitrijevic, Tijana Rajh, and S.J. Sibener, Small, In Press 2009
  126. "Modifying Metal-Polymer Nanostructures Using UV Exposure"
    Nataliya Yufa, Stephanie Fronk, Seth B. Darling, Ralu Divan, W. Lopes, and S.J. Sibener, Soft Matter, 2009 5, 1683-1686     PDF

  127. "In-Situ High-Temperature Studies of Diblock Copolymer Structural Evolution"
    Nataliya A. Yufa, Jason Li and S.J. Sibener, Macromolecules 42, 2667-2671 (2009) PDF

  128. "Diblock Copolymer Healing"
    Nataliya A. Yufa, Jason Li and S.J. Sibener, Polymer, In Press (2009)

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