COLUMNS

ALL BACK ISSUE COLUMN TITLES

SEPTEMBER 2009:

• Thin Film Technology: Artificially Structured Materials
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Part 6: Review of Cleaning Solutions Study for Replacement of Chlorofluorcarbons at Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant
• Nanotechnology: Graphene and Its Applications

AUGUST 2009:

• Thin Film Technology: Dye Sensitized and Gratzel Solar Cells
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: How to Handle Backstreaming in a Diffusion Pumped Process System: Part 1: Understanding and Reducing Forepump Oil Backstreaming
• Nanotechnology: Recent Advances in Core-shell Nanoparticle Technology and Some Application Examples

JULY 2009:

• From the Publisher
• From the Editor
• 2000 Plus...The Future
• The Business of Doing Business
• Book Reviews

JUNE 2009:

• Thin Film Technology: Diffractive Thin Films I: Introduction
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Part 3: Review of Cleaning Solutions Study for Replacement of Chlorofluorocarbons at Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant
• TechTopics: Nanoparticulate Barrier Films and Gas Permeation Measurement Techniques for Thin Film Solar and Display Applications

MAY 2009:

• Thin Film Technology: Fourth Generation Photovoltaics and Beyond
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Part 2: Review of Cleaning Solutions Study for Replacement of Chlorofluorocarbons at Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant
• Nanotechnology: Nanotechnology for Healthcare

APRIL 2009:

• Thin Film Technology: Third Generation Photovoltaics
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Review of Cleaning Solutions Study for Replacement of Chlorofluorocarbons
• Nanotechnology: A Novel Approach to Structural Analysis: Designer/Engineered Viscoelastic Materials vs "Off the Shelf" Property Selections

MARCH 2009:

• Thin Film Technology: Nanotube Solar Cells
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Electrostatic Charge Problems and Their Fix in the Vacuum Coating Industry
• Nanotechnology: Quantum Dot Technology for Advanced Biomedical Applications

FEBRUARY 2009:

• Thin Film Technology: Optoelectronic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Turbulence - Is it affecting your process?
• Nanotechnology: Design and Fabrication of Bionanocomposites

JANUARY 2009:

• Thin Film Technology: Electrical Device Applications for Carbon Nanotubes
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Summary of the 2008 AVS International Symposium
• Nanotechnology: Applying Scanning Tunneling Microscopy to Molecular-Scale Electronics

DECEMBER 2008:

• Thin Film Technology: Carbon Nanotubes
• Editorial
• Nanotechnology: Applications of Nanotextured Surfaces
• Vacuum Corner: The Calibration Question: How often do vacuum process gauges need to be calibrated?

NOVEMBER 2008:

• Thin Film Technology: Green Hydrogen I: Renewable Carbon Management
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Our Top Five List: Mistakes When Operating Vacuum Systems
• Nanotechnology: Carbon Nanofibers (CNFs): A Brief Look at State-of-the-Art CNF Technology

OCTOBER 2008:

• Thin Film Technology: Green Hydrogen Processes
• Editorial
• Nanotechnology: Bioanocomposites for Bone-Grafting
• Vacuum Corner: How to Handle Backstreaming in a Diffusion Pumped Process System: Part II: Understanding and Reducing Backstreaming from the Diffusion Pump

SEPTEMBER 2008:

• Thin Film Technology: Biological Solar Cells and Artificial Photosynthesis
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Nature Abhors an Atmosphere
• Nanotechnology: Potential Applications of Nanotechnology in Space

AUGUST 2008:

• Thin Film Technology: Dye Sensitized and Gratzel Solar Cells
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: How to Handle Backstreaming in a Diffusion Pumped Process System: Part 1 - Understanding and Reducing Forepump Oil Backstreaming
• Nanotechnology: Recent Advance in Core-shell Nanoparticle Technology and Some Application Examples

JULY 2008:

• Thin Film Technology: Organic Photovoltaics 1: Polymer Solar Cells
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Interplay: Flow-Pump-Throttle-Pressure
• Nanotechnology: The Manifold Applications of Nanotechnology in the Automotive Industry

JUNE 2008:

• Thin Film Technology: Applications of n and p-type Transparent Conductive Thin Films
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: LEDs fo Use in Illumination of Microscope Samples and Machine Vision Systems
• Nanotechnology: Nanotechnology for the Construction Industry
• Tech Topics - The Turbo Pump Turns 50

MAY 2008:

• Thin Film Technology: P-type Transparent Conductors
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Pump Matchmaker
• Nanotechnology: Nanotech-Enabled Textile Materials

APRIL 2008:

• Thin Film Technology: Transparent Conductive Coatings: Nitrides
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Guarding Vacuum
• Nanotechnology: State-of-the-Art in Clay-Based Polymer Nanocomposites

MARCH 2008:

• Thin Film Technology: Transparent Conductive Coatings: Tertiary and Multicomponent Oxides
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Obtaining a Good Surface Finish Using Electropolishing Techniques
• Nanotechnology: Nanocomposites for Tribological Applications

FEBRUARY 2008:

• Thin Film Technology: Transparent Conductive Thin Films: ZnO and Doped ZnO
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Summary of the 2007 AVS International Symposium
• Nanotechnology: Potential of Nanotechnology in Enhancing the Material and Interface Properties of Surgically Implantable Biomaterials

JANUARY 2008:

• Thin Film Technology: Transparent Conductive Thin Films: Induim Tin Oxide
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Molecule Without a Cause - Part Three: Scattering of Atoms and Molecules from Material Surfaces
• Nanotechnology: Nanotechnology for the Printed Electronics Industry - Part Two
• What's New in the Lab: Researchers Shed New LIght on the Superconductivity Phenomenon

DECEMBER 2007:

• Thin Film Technology: Transparent Conductive Thin Films and Materials: Introduction
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Molecule Without a Cause - Part Two: Random Velocities and the Sum of the Parts
• Kimo's Corner: Cryopumping Tutorial© Part Nine: System Configuration, Safety, Regeneration, & Pros and Cons
• What's New in the Lab: Heavier Hydrogen Reduces Friction

NOVEMBER 2007:

• Light Emission, Luminescence, and Fluorescences
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Molecule Without a Cause - Part One: Inventing an Imaginary Gas
• Kimo's Corner: More on Aluminum vs. Stainless Steel©
• Nanotechnology: Nanotechnology for the Printed Electronics Industry
• What's New in the Lab: Super-Efficient Solar Cells

OCTOBER 2007:

• Thin Film Technology: Electrons in Metals: Thin Films
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Intuition Vacuum
• Kimo's Corner: Cryopumping Tutorial© Part 8: Troubleshooting of Cryopumped Systems
• Plasma Corner Tutorial: Introduction to Plasmas
• What's New in the Lab: Flexible Batteries and Energy Storage Devices Fabricated from Nanocomposites

SEPTEMBER 2007:

• Thin Film Technology: Electrons in Metals II: Quantum Theory
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: What's New in the Vacuum Gauging World: Part 5: Modularity and Specialization
• Kimo's Corner: Cryopumping Tutorial© Part 7: Closed Loop Gaseous Helium Refridgerators How They Work
• Nanotechnology: Nanotechnology for Holographic Optical Data Storage Industry
• What's New in the Lab: The Interesting Case of Black Silicon

AUGUST 2007:

• Thin Film Technology: Electrons in Solids and Thin Films: Classic Theory
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: What's New in the Vacuum Gauging World: Part 4: Compactificationalism
• Kimo's Corner: Cryopumping Tutorial© Part 6: Limited Refrigeration Capacity
• What's New in the Lab: What's New in the Vacuum Gauging World: Thin Films and MEMS Devices Enable the JWST Space Telescope

JULY 2007:

• Thin Film Technology: Solid Oxide and Thin Film - Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: What's New in the Vacuum Gauging World: Part 3: Ionization Gauges
• Nanotechnology: Nanotechnology for Coatings Industry: Part III

JUNE 2007:

• Thin Film Technology: Electrochemical Energy Conversion: PEM Fuel Cells
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: What's New in the Vacuum Gauging World: Part Two: Direct Pressure Measurement with Diaphragm Gauges
• Kimo's Corner: A Cryopumping Tutorial: Part Five© The Use of Sieve Materials

MAY 2007:

• Thin Film Technology: Energy Conversion Technology: Chemical to Electrical, Fuel Cell 1
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: What's New in the Vacuum Gauging World: Part One - A long way from where we started with thermal conductivity gauges
• Kimo's Corner: A Cryopumping Tutorial: Part Four© - Effect of Adsorption Isotherms On Cryopumping Speed
• Nanotechnology: Nanotechnology for the Coating Industry: Part II

APRIL 2007:

• Thin Film Technology: Energy
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: It Depends...it depends on what?
• Kimo's Corner: A Cryopumping Tutorial: Part Three© Adsorption Isotherms

MARCH 2007:

• Thin Film Technology: Thermoelectric Energy Conversion 3: Power Generation and Cooling Systems
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Why Isn't Vacuum Technology Dead Yet?
• Kimo's Corner: A Cryopumping Tutorial: Part Two© - Vapor Pressure
• Nanotechnology: Nanotechnology for the Coatings Industry

FEBRUARY 2007:

• Thin Film Technology: Thermoelectric Energy Conversion 2: Thin Film Materials
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Summary of the 2006 AVS International Symposium
• Kimo's Corner: A Cryopumping Tutorial: Part One©

JANUARY 2007:

• Thin Film Technology: Thermoelectric Energy Conversion 1: Basic and Bulk Materials
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: What Else Can You Do To Fingerprint and Diagnose Your System Part 3: What does it mean when it does this?
• Kimo's Corner: Applying Some Recent Equations©
• Nanotechnology: Nanotechnology for Pure Water

DECEMBER 2006:

• Thin Film Technology: Light and Energy from Biological Systems
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: What Else Can You Do To Fingerprint and Diagnose Your System - Part 2: Base-line your system to solve pressure and flow problems
• Kimo's Corner: Speed and Convenient Abstractions©
• Nanotechnology: Nanotechnology for Advanced Medicines

NOVEMBER 2006:

• Thin Film Technology: Advanced Solar Cells
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: What Else Can You Do To Fingerprint and Diagnose Your System Part 1
• Kimo's Corner: Sticking Coefficients©
• Nanotechnology: Nanotechnology for Advanced Medicines

OCTOBER 2006:

• Thin Film Technology: Thin Film Solar Cells: Basics
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Analysis of Residual Gas Analyzer Spectra Part 6
• Kimo's Corner: More on Thermal Transpiration©

SEPTEMBER 2006:

• Thin Film Technology: Thin Film Solar Cells 1: Basics
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Analysis of Residual Gas Analyzer Spectra Part 5
• Kimo's Corner: Thermal Transpiration©
• Nanotechnology: Nanotechnology for Safe, Quality Foods: Thinking Outside the Box

AUGUST 2006:

• Thin Film Technology: How to Set Up a Thin Film Coating Process
• Editorial
• Kimo's Corner: More on Isomorphisms©
• Vacuum Corner: Analysis of Residual Gas Analyzer Spectra Part 4

JULY 2006:

• Thin Film Technology: Energy Conversion Materials and Systems
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Analysis of Residual Gas Analyzer Spectra Part 3
• Kimo's Corner: An Isomorphism©
• Nanotechnology: Energy Conciousness Heats Up R&D on Nanotech Lighting Devices

JUNE 2006:

• Thin Film Technology: Carbon Nanotubes
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Analysis of Residual Gas Analyzer Spectra Part 2
• Kimo's Corner: Play The Outgassing Song Again Kimo...I Wasn't Listening the First Time©

MAY 2006:

• Thin Film Technology: Organic Thin Films: Part 3 Polymer Composites
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Analysis of Residual Gas Analyzer Spectra Part 1
• Kimo's Corner: Low Pressure Ionization of Gases©

APRIL 2006:

• Thin Film Technology: Organic Thin Films: Part 2 Thin Film Polymers and Organics
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: What Can Your Pumpdown Curve Tell You? Are You Listening? Part 2
• Kimo's Corner: High Pressure Electrical Breakdown©

MARCH 2006:

• Thin Film Technology: Organic Materials and Thin Films: Introduction
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: What Can Your Pumpdown Curve Tell You? Are You Listening? Part I
• Tech Topics: The Calibration of Vacuum Gauges Part 1
• More From the Publisher

FEBRUARY 2006:

• Thin Film Technology: Superconductivity II: Thin Film and High Temperature Superconductors
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Summary of the 2005 AVS International Symposium
• Kimo's Corner: I Stand Corrected©
• Data Storage: Hard Disk Drives Head Fabrication

JANUARY 2006:

• Thin Film Technology: Superconductivity
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Choked Flow
• Kimo's Corner: O.K. Kimo Put Up, Or Shut Up!©

DECEMBER 2005:

• Thin Film Technology: Antireflection Coatings II: Multilayer Designs
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Guide for Selecting a Pressure Gauge Part 6: Radioactive Pressure Gauge
• Tech Topic: iSCSI Leads to Simpler Data Storage Connections

NOVEMBER 2005:

• Thin Films Technology: Antireflection Coatings 1: Basics
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Thermal Management in Vacuum
• Kimo's Corner: The Mystery of Diminishing Sputter-Ion Pump Hydrogen Pumping Speed at Low Pressures©
• Tech Topic: Parallel SCSI Transitions to Serial Attach SCSI (SAS)
• Tech Topic: The Rise and Dominance of Parallel SCSI
• Tech Topic: Mikado's Quick Vacuum Hot Lamination System for Emerging Press Applications
• Data Storage: Hard Disk Drives Versus Flash Memory - Which Will Win

OCTOBER 2005:

• Thin Film Technology: Thermoelectric Materials and Energy Applications
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: PART FIVE: Guide for Selecting a Pressure Gauge; McLeod Gauge
• Kimo's Corner: A Little Hydrogen Pumping by Sputter-Ion Pumps (Won't I Ever Learn?)©
• VT&C Guides to Vacuum Processing

SEPTEMBER 2005:

• Thin Film Technology: Glow Discharge Polymerization
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Spinning Rotor Gauge
• Kimo's Corner: PART FOUR: Trouble-Shooting A Vacuum System® Leak Checking
• VT&C Guides to Vacuum Processing: Piezoelectric Materials and Thin Films

AUGUST 2005:

• Thin Film Technology: Plasma Surface Activation
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Part Three: Guide for Selecting a Pressure Gauge; Capacitance Manometer
• VT&C Guides to Vacuum Processing: Electrochromic Thin Films
• Kimo's Corner: Folk Lore©

JULY 2005:

• Thin Film Technology: Ion Treatments in Thin Film Deposition: Ion Assisted Deposition
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Ionization Gauges
• VT&C Guides to Vacuum Processing: Advanced Hard Coatings and Super Hard Coatings
• Kimo's Corner: Part Three: Trouble-Shooting a Cryopump Vacuum System - Leak Checking®

JUNE 2005:

• Thin Film Technology: Silver Thin Films, More Than Meets the Eye
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Part One: Guide for Selecting a Pressure Gauge
• Kimo's Corner: Part Two: Trouble-Shooting a Cryopumped Vacuum System©

MAY 2005:

• Thin Film Technology: Thin Films and Bulk Materials, a Comparison
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: A Numerical Model for a Simple Vacuum System
• Kimo's Corner: Part One: Trouble-Shooting a Cryopumped Vacuum System©
• Applications: Thermal Control Coatings
• Vacuum Technology: Oil Diffusion Pumps

APRIL 2005:

• Biophotonics V: Advanced Applications
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Building a Vacuum Technology Reference Library
• Kimo's Corner: Back to the Issue of O-Rings©
• Plasma Technology: Reactive Plasma Stripping
• Surface Preparation: Rinsing and Drying

MARCH 2005:

• Biophotonics IV: Biosensors
• Editorial:
• Vacuum Corner: A Summary of the 2004 AVS International Symposium
• Kimo's Corner: Further Clarification on ConFlat® Flanges©
• Introduction: Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) Processes
• Applications: Film Adhesion and "Deadhesion"

FEBRUARY 2005:

• Biophotonics III:
• Editorial:
• Vacuum Corner: The Vacuum Science and Technology Top 10 List: Pet Peeves
• Kimo's Corner: Variants of the Long Tube Formula©
• Vacuum Technology: Deposition Chambers and Vacuum "Conditioning"
• Surface & Thin Film Technology: Characterization of PVD Films

JANUARY 2005:

• Biophotonics II: Information That Photonic Data Receives From Biological Systems
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Vacuum Style Manual: Pet Peeves and Other Particulars
• Kimo's Corner: Titanium Sublimation Pump Sources©
• Safety: Safety Aspects of Vacuum Processing
• Vacuum Technology: Cryopumps, Sorption Pumps, and Cryopanels

DECEMBER 2004:

• Introduction to Biophotonics
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Criteria for Selection of Pumping Fluids for Diffusion Pumps and of Vacuum Greases
• Kimo's Corner: Titanium Sublimation Pumps How They Work©
• Applications: Low-Pressure CVD and PECVD: Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD)
• Applications: Antireflection (AR) Coatings

NOVEMBER 2004:

• Thin Film Technology: Sensor Applications for Thin Films
• Editorial
• Kimo's Corner: Now That's Hot!©
• Vacuum Corner: Criteria for Selection of Pumping Fluids for Forepumps, Part 2
• Surface Preparation: Reactive Cleaning
• Atomistic Film Growth & Resulting Film Properties: Pinholes

OCTOBER 2004:

• Thin Film Technology: Thin Film Coatings for Astronomical Applications
• Editorial
• Kimo's Corner: Practice Makes Perfect©
• Vacuum Corner: Criteria for Selection of Pumping Fluids for Forepumps, Part 1
• Vacuum Technology: Mechanical Vacuum Pumps
• Ion Plating Fundamentals: Ion Plating

SEPTEMBER 2004:

• Thin Film Technology: Protective Coatings IV: Corrosion Resistance Coatings
• Editorial
• Kimo's Corner: I Guess They Forgot©
• Vacuum Corner: Molecule-Wall Interactions: Not-So-Ideal Vacuum, Part 2
• Applications: Ophthalmic Coatings
• Vacuum Technology: Pumpdown - Leakup

AUGUST 2004:

• Thin Film Technology: Protective Coatings IV: Tribological Coatings
• Editorial
• Kimo's Corner: Seldom is Something Perfect©
• Vacuum Corner: Not-So-Ideal Vacuum
• Applications: Antireflection (AR) Coatings
• Vacuum Evaporation: Reactive Evaporation

JULY 2004:

• Thin Film Technology: Protective Coatings III: Optical Materials
• Editorial
• Kimo's Corner: Harnessing the Beldam of Penning Discharges©
• Vacuum Corner: O-Rings: Groove Design - Part 2
• Sputter Deposition: Physical Sputtering
• Plasma Technology: RF & Microwave Plasma Sources

JUNE 2004:

• Thin Film Technology: Protective Coatings II: Shielding Coatings
• Editorial
• Kimo's Corner: A Century of Capture Pumping Technology Sputter - Ion Pumping©
• Vacuum Corner: O-Rings: Materials - Part 1
• Sputter Deposition: Reactive Sputter Deposition
• Surface and Film Characterization: Wear for Vacuum Coaters

MAY 2004:

• Thin Film Technology: Protective Coatings 1: Hard Coatings
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Cleaning Up
• Kimo's Corner: A Century of Capture Pumping Technology©
• Surface and Film Characterization: Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS)
• Surface and Film Characterization: Corrosion For Vacuum Coaters

APRIL 2004:

• Thin Film Technology: Thin Film Boron Carbide, Semiconductor with Many Uses
• Editorial
• Vacuum Evaporation: Vacuum Evaporation and and Vacuum Deposition
• Vacuum Corner: Error, Uncertainty, and Experimental and Process Analysis, Part II
• Low-Pressure CVD and PECVD: Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) and Nanolayer Deposition (NLD)
• Kimo's Corner: You've Got 45 Minutes©

MARCH 2004:

• Thin Film Technology: Stress in Thin Films
• Editorials
• Vacuum Corner: Vitreous Vacuum
• Kimo's Corner: We Often Overlook the Obvious©
• Arc Vapor Deposition: Arc Vaporization and Arc Vapor Deposition
• Vacuum Technology: Heating and Cooling in Vacuum

FEBRUARY 2004:

• Thin Film Technology: Adhesion in Thin Film
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Error, Uncertainty, and Experimental and Process Analysis, Part 1.
• Plasma Technology: Pulsed Power for Sputtering and Biasing
• Surface Preparation: "Glow Bars" for Plasma Cleaning

JANUARY 2004:

• Thin Film Technology: Defects in Thin Film
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Vacuum System Safety
• Applications: Advanced Mirror Coatings
• Materials Science: Polymers as Substrate Materials

DECEMBER 2003:

• Thin Film Technology: Amorphous Semiconductor Thin Films, an Introduction
• Editorial
• Vacuum Technology: Gas Manifolds
• Vacuum Corner: A Summary of the AVS International Symposium
• Materials Science: Glass as a Substrate Material

NOVEMBER 2003:

• Energy Efficiency 1: Automobiles
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Calibration of Pressure Transducers
• Surface Preparation: Cleaning Environment
• Vacuum Evaporation: Evaporant Materials

OCTOBER 2003:

• Thin Film Technologies: SVC 2004, ICMCTF 2004 and an Introduction to Solar Cells
• Editorial
• Vacuum Technology: Ideal Gas Law
• Vacuum Corner: Analyzing Spectrometer Hydrocarbon Spectra
• Surface Preparation: Pure and Ultrapure Water

SEPTEMBER 2003:

• Thin Film Technologies: Photoactive Materials and Photoconductivity
• Editorial
• Surface Preparation: Plasma Cleaning
• Vacuum Corner: Interpreting RGA Mass Spectra
• Vacuum Technology: In-Line Processing Systems

AUGUST 2003:

• Thin Film Technologies: Review of Conference on Functional Coatings and Surface Engineering
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Mass Flow Controllers: A little history, a description of dictated changes, and present day status.
• Surface Preparation: Basecoats for Vacuum Coating
• Atomistic Film Growth and Resulting Film Properties: Topcoats and Postdeposition Processing

JULY 2003:

• Thin Film Technologies: SVC 2003 Technical Conference Summary
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Gas Admission Systems
• Vacuum Technology: Purchasing and Characterizing Vacuum Deposition Systems
• Materials Science: Crystalline Structure by Diffraction Techniques

JUNE 2003:

• Thin Film Technologies: Smart Materials II
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Quartz Crystal Film Thickness Monitor Basics, Operation and Experimental Tool
• Plasma Technology: Vacuum Gauges for the Plasma Environment
• Surface and Film Characterization: X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)

MAY 2003:

• Thin Film Technologies: Smart Materials 1
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Vacuum: at the Frontier of Space
• Surface Preparation: In Situ Cleaning
• Sputter Deposition: Sputtering Targets

APRIL 2003:

• Thin Film Technologies: Large Area Vacuum Deposited Coatings
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Variable Valves/Leaks
• Applications: Metallic Thin Film Electrical Conductors
• Surface and Film Characterization: Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES)

MARCH 2003:

• Thin Film Technologies: Spring Technical Conferences
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Dial V for Vacuum
• Introduction: Patents and Copyrights
• Thin Film Technologies: Optical Characterization of Optical Coatings
• Surface Preparation: Cleaning with CO_2

FEBRUARY 2003:

• Thin Film Technologies: Composite Thin Films
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Outgassing and Desorption
• Vacuum Evaporation: Deposition-Rate Monitors
• Vacuum Technology: Vacuum Gauging

JANUARY 2003:

• Thin Film Technologies: Optical Properties of Non-Metal Thin Films
• Editorial
• Plasma Technology: Ion (Plasma) Guns
• Vacuum Technology: Turbomolecular Vacuum Pumps
• Vacuum Corner: Vacuum Vessel Fabrication

DECEMBER 2002:

• Editorial
• Thin Film Technologies: Thin Film Fluorides
• Vacuum Corner: Summary of the 49th American Vacuum Society Symposium
• Surface Preparation: Substrates for Tribological Coatings
• Applications: Vacuum Web (Roll) Coating

NOVEMBER 2002:

• Editorial
• Thin Film Technologies: Optical Characterization of Optical Coatings
• Vacuum Corner: Movement in Vacuum
• Surface Preparation: Enclosed and Closed-Loop Cleaning Systems
• Vacuum Technology: Oil Contamination from Oil-Containing Mechanical Pumps

OCTOBER 2002:

• Thin Film Technologies: Engineered Photonic Materials
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Mass Spectrometer Basics and Operation
• Surface Preparation: Surface Energy, Wetting Agents, and Surfactants
• Applications: Thermal Control Coatings

SEPTEMBER 2002:

• Thin Film Technologies: Calls to Action
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Keeping Your Room Clean, I
• Vacuum Evaporation: Substrate Fixturing and Fixture Cleaning
• Introduction: Process Flow Chart
• Introduccion: Diagramade Flujo del Proceso

AUGUST 2002:

• Thin Film Technologies: Thin Film Magnetic Materials and Magnetoresistance Effects
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: How Low Must You Go
• Surface Preparation: External Cleaning
• Surface and Film Characterization: Film Adhesion and "Deadhesion"
• Caracterizacion de Pelicula y Superficie: Adhesion y "Desprendimiento" de la Pelicula

JULY 2002:

• Thin Film Technologies: Nanotechnology
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Gas Permeation and Outgassing
• Surface and Film Characterization: Characterization of PVD Films
• Introduction: Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) Processes

JUNE 2002:

• Thin Film Technologies: Superlattices and Quantum Wells
• Editorial
• Materials Science: Atomic Arrangement
• Vacuum Corner: Vacuum in a Bottle
• Surface and Film Characterization: Infrared (IR) Spectroscopy

MAY 2002:

• Thin Film Technologies: Thin Film Semiconductors
• Editorial
• Plasma Technology: Reactive Plasma Stripping
• Vacuum Corner: Picking the Right Pump and the Sizing and Matching of Pumps
• Vacuum Technology: Mass Flow Control of Gases

APRIL 2002:

• Thin Film Technology: Thin Metal Films: Electrical Properties
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: Remembering the 5 Second Rule
• Surface and Film Characterization: Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS)
• Product Roundup: Deposition Monitor and Control Selection Guide

MARCH 2002:

• Vacuum Corner: Operation of Vacuum Systems
• Editorial
• Thin Film Technology: Thin Metal Films: Optical Properties
• Vacuum Evaporation: Vaporization Sources
• Surface and Thin Film Characterization: X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF)

FEBRUARY 2002:

• Vacuum Corner: Know Thy Vacuum
• Thin Film Technology: Two Meetings You Don't Want to Miss
• Applications: Atomistic Film Growth and Resulting Film Properties: Film Formation by Atomistic Deposition - I
• Editorial
• Applications: Atomistic Film Growth and Resulting Film Properties: Film Formation by Atomistic Deposition - II

JANUARY 2002:

• Vacuum Corner: Removal of Water Vapor in the Process Environment
• Editorial
• Thin Film Technology: Changing the Properties of Thin Films: Composition
• Applications: Materials Science: Alloys, Compounds and Dispersions
• Applications: Surface Preparation: Rinsing and Drying
• Applications: Preparacion de la Superficie: Lavado y Secado

DECEMBER 2001:

• Thin Film Technology: Thin Film Polymers and Organic Materials I: Introduction and Optical Properties
• Vacuum Corner: Water: The Scourge of Vacuum Systems
• Editorial
• Applications: Antireflection (AR) Coatings
• Applications: Atomistic Film Growth and Resulting Film Properties: Ultrafine Particles

NOVEMBER 2001:

• Thin Film Technology: Eye Catching Coatings
• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: The Ideal Vacuum
• Applications: Atomistic Film Growth and Resulting Film Properties: Residual Film Stress
• Applications: Low-Pressure CVD and PECVD: Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD)

OCTOBER 2001:

• Thin Film Technology: Thermal Control Using Thin Film Coatings
• Editorial
• Vacuum Technology: Cryopumps, Sorption Pumps, and Cryopanels
• Tecnologia de Vacio: Criobombas, Bombas de Absorcion, Criopanele
• Vacuum Technology: Fixtures and Tooling
• Vacuum Corner: Electrostatic Charge in the Vacuum Coating Industry

SEPTEMBER 2001:

• Thin Film Technology: Energy Storage: Miniature Thin Film Batteries Make It Big
• Editorial
• Surface Preparation: Cleaning Environment
• Materials Science: Polymers as Substrate Materials

AUGUST 2001:

• Vacuum Corner: Cleaning of Parts for Use in Vacuum
• Editorial
• Applications: Reflecting Coatings
• Thin Film Technology: Thin Films in Energy Conversion
• Surface and Film Characterization: Scanning Laser Confocal Optical Microscopy

JULY 2001:

• Editorial
• Vacuum Corner: "Much Ado About Nothing"
• Thin Film Technology: 2001 SVC Techcon Review
• Safety: Safety Aspects of Cleaning
• Vacuum Technology: Oil Diffusion Pumps
• Tecnologia de Vacio: Bombas de Difusion de Aceite Guias Educativas de Tecnologia de Deposicion as Vacio
• History of Vacuum Coating: Sputter Deposition: Early Efforts

JUNE 2001:

• Editorial
• Kimo's Corner: More on All-Metal Vacuum Seals
• Vacuum Technology: Steady State and Transient Conductance
• Thin Film Technology: Thin Film Energy Applications: Switchable Coatings for Solar Control
• Atomistic Film Growth & Resulting Film Properties: Pinholes

MARCH/APRIL 2000:

• Editorial: Mission Essential
• Vacuum Technology: In-Line Processing Systems
• Kimo's Corner: What Price O-Rings? Just Time!
• Processing Basics: Process Flow Chart for PVD