FINAL PROGRAM

SECOND INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON

ADHESION ASPECTS OF THIN FILMS (INCLUDING ADHESION MEASUREMENT AND METALLIZED PLASTICS)

To be Held at the Hilton Savannah DeSoto Hotel, November 9-10, 2005

This symposium integrates key aspects of three symposia which were held separately in the past dealing with adhesion aspects of thin films, adhesion measurement and metallized plastics. The main idea is to provide a broader venue for the discussion and exploration of these three closely related fields of endeavor. The main part of the symposium is concerned with those aspects of thin film technology that have a direct bearing on film adhesion to the substrate. This is a topic of both fundamental interest to thin film technology and of great practical concern in applications where films of high stress are involved. The coating of diamond films onto machine tools is one of many applications where thin film adhesion is a critical factor in coating durability. The second part of the symposium will deal with the ability to accurately measure the adhesion of coatings which is a crucial part of the development and manufacturing process dealing with coatings and films. Finally, metallized plastics are a burgeoning technology heavily dependent on thin film adhesion with applications ranging from decorative design to optical coatings to advanced thin film wiring schemes in the microelectronics industry. Metallized plastic films allow the technologist to capitalize on the favorable properties of two disparate classes of materials to create new and unique products which transcend the performance and usefulness that can be obtained by either class alone.

The invited speakers have been selected so as to represent widely differing disciplines and interests, and they hail from academic, governmental and industrial research laboratories. This meeting is planned to be a truly international event both in geographic coverage as well as in spirit. Below is the list of papers to be presented at this symposium. Note: the address listed is valid for the presenting author and may or may not be valid for the co-authors.

SESSION I: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2005: EFFECT OF STRESSES AND FILM PROPERTIES

8:30: INTRODUCTION

8:35-9:05: Robert C. Cammarata; Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218; Development of Intrinsic Thin Film Stresses

9:05-9:35: S. U. Jen; Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankangm Taipei, 11529 Taiwan, ROC; Stress and Young's Modulus Properties of Some Metallic Thin Films

9:35-10:05: Tansel Karabacak; Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590; Stress Reduction and Improved Adhesion in Sputter Deposited Thin Films Using Nanostructured Compliant Layers

10:05-10:20: COFFEE BREAK

10:20-10:50: Eiji Kusano, Takeshi Deguchi and Ken Kawamata; Advanced Materials Science Research and Development Laboratory, Hakusan, JAPAN; Control of Internal Stress of Coatings by Inductively-Coupled-Plasma Assisted Pulsed Magnetron Sputtering -Deposition of Low Stress and High Density Ta₂O₅ Films

10:50-11:20: Paul Peeters; Hauzer Techno Coatings BV, P. O. Box 3057, Van Heemkerckweg 22, 5928 LL Venlo, THE NETHERLANDS; Pretreatment Processes and Film Property Requirements for Adhesion Control in Different Applications of PVD-Coatings

11:20-11:50: Omar Zohni; North Carolina State University, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Cary, NC 27513; Adhesion of PZT on Zr, ZrO₂, Ti, and Ta

11:50-12:20: Masataka Murahara; Entropia Laser Initiative, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, O-okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8552, JAPAN; Water-resistant Hard Coating on Plastics Surface by Photo-Oxidation of Silicone Oil

12:20-1:30: LUNCH BREAK

SESSION II: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2005: METAL ON POLYMER ADHESION AND RELATED TOPICS

1:30-2:00: Carey K. Bagdassarian, D. Scott Thompson, Luke M. Davis, David W. Thompson, and R. E. Southward; Department of Chemistry, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187; Single-stage Near-surface Silver Metallization of Fluorinated Polyimides Yielding Reflective Nanoparticulate Hybrid Membranes at Low Metal Concentrations

2:00-2:30: Luke M. Davis, B. L. French, J. M. Compton, D. E. Kranbuehl, D. S. Thompson, David W. Thompson, and R. E. Southward; Department of Chemistry, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23185; Novel Route to Palladium Surface-Metallized Polyimide Nanocomposite Films

2:30-3:00: M. Charbonnier, M. Romand and Y. Goepfert; Laboratoire de Sciences et Ingénierie des Surfaces, Bâtiment Raulin, Université Claude Bernard - LYON 1, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, FRANCE; Ni or Cu Electroless Metallization of Polymer Substrates With or Without Pd-based Catalysis Processes

3:00-3:15: COFFEE BREAK

3:15-3:45: Y. H. Yan, Mary B. Chan-Park and C. Y. Yue; The Singapore-MIT Alliance Program (Innovation in Manufacturing Systems and Technology Program), Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, SINGAPORE; Electroless Nickel Deposition on Silicone-rich UV Micro-Embossing

3:45-4:15: Michel Ignat, Bruno A. Latella, Gerry Triani, Ken T. Short and John R. Bartlett; Laboratoire de Thermodynamique et de Physico-Chimie Métallurgique, associé au CNRS, E.N.S.E.E.G., BP 75, F-38402 Saint Martin d'Hères, FRANCE; The Adhesion of TiO₂ and Al₂O₃ Thin Layers Deposited by Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) on a Polycarbonate Substrate

4:15-4:45: B. Parekh, A. Entenberg , T. Debies , and G. A. Takacs; Department of Chemistry, Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623; Cohesive Failure of Sputtered Cu to Teflon^® FEP Modified with VUV Helium Excimer Radiation

4:45-5:15: A. Meyer-Plath, R. Mix, G. Kühn and J. Friedrich; Bundesanstalt fur Materialforschung und Prufung, Unter den Eichen 87, D-12200 Berlin, GERMANY; Adhesion Aspects of Amino Functionalization for Attachment of Biomolecules and Adhesion Promotion of Copper Films

SESSION III: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2005; BIOLOGICAL APPLICATION AND MEASUREMENT METHODS

8:30-9:00: R. Narayan, A. Doraiswamy, R. Cristescu, I.N. Mihailescu, N. Menegazzo, B. Mizaikoff, J.J. Wilker, I. Stamatin and D.B. Chrisey; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 771 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0245; Laser Processing of Mussel Adhesive Protein and Mussel Adhesive Protein Analog Thin Films

9:00-9:30: M. Arrigoni, M. Braccini, M. Dupeux, S. Barradas, M. Jeandin, M. Boustie, C. Bolis and L. Berthe; Laboratoire de Thermodynamique et Physico-Chimie Métallurgiques, (UMR 5614, CNRS - UJF - INPG) ENSEEG, BP 75, 38402 Saint Martin d'Hères Cedex, FRANCE; Adherence Comparison of Plasma Sprayed Copper Coatings on Aluminium 2017 Substrates, Estimated with Three Testing Methods (ASTM C633 - (Laser Adhesion Test) - Bulge and Blister Test)

9:30-10:00: Y. Goepfert, M. Romand, M. Charbonnier and D. Leonard; Laboratoire de Sciences et Ingénierie des Surfaces, Bâtiment Raulin, Université Claude Bernard - LYON 1, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, FRANCE; Practical Adhesion of Electroless Ni Thin Films on Polymer Surfaces. A New Method of Characterization

10:00-10:15: COFFEE BREAK

10:15-10:45: F. Lewis, B. Maheux-Lacroix, S. Turgeon and D. Mantovani; Laboratory for Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Laval University, Quebec City, G1K 7P4, CANADA; Development of a Method to Evaluate the Adhesion of Thin Polymer Films on Metallic Substrates for Long-term Stable Drug Eluting Stents

10:45-11:15: B. A. Latella, M. Ignat, G. Triani, D.J. Cassidy and J.R. Bartlett; Materials and Engineering Science, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Private Mail Bag 1, Menai, NSW 2234, AUSTRALIA; Fracture and Adhesion of Thin Films on Ductile Substrates

11:15-11:45: J.-D. Kamminga; Netherlands Institute for Metals Research, Rotterdamseweg 137, NL-2628 AL Delft, NETHERLANDS; Contributions of Substrate and Film to Scratch Test Performance

11:45-12:15: K. J. Belde and S. J. Bull; School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK;Simulation of Adhesion Failure in Transit Scratches in Ultra-Thin Solar Control Coatings on Glass

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