Publications in Refereed Archival Journals

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91.    ÒModeling of Metal-Ferroelectric-Insulator-Semiconductor Structures Based on Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) Copolymer Films,Ó T. J. Reece, S. Ducharme, to appear in J. Applied Physics (2009).

90.    ÒWhy Ferroelectric Polyvinylidene Fluoride is Special,Ó M. Poulsen, S. Ducharme, to appear in IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electronic Insulation (2009).

89.    ÒNanoscale Domain Patterns in Ultrathin Polymer Ferroelectric Films,Ó P. Sharma, T. J. Reece, D. Wu, V. M. Fridkin, S. Ducharme, A. Gruverman, J. Physics: Condensed Matter 21, 485902 (2009).

88.    ÒDielectric Nanocomposites: An Inside-Out Approach,Ó S. Ducharme, ACS Nano 3, 2447-50 (2009). Perspective.

87.    ÒPolarization Switching Kinetics of Ferroelectricnanomesas of vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene polymer,Ó R. V. Gaynutdinov, O. A. Lysova, S. G. Yudin, A. L. Tolstikhina, A. L. Kholkin, V. M. Fridkin, S. Ducharme, Applied Physics Letters 95, 023303.1-3 (2008).

86.    ÒMagnetism of TiO and TiO2 nanoclusters,Ó X. Wei, R. Skomski, B. Balamurugan, Z. G. Sun, S. Ducharme and D. J. Sellmyer, Journal of Applied Physics 105, 07C517.1-3 (2009). DOI: 10.1063/1.3074509

85.    ÒStart the Presses,Ó S. Ducharme and A. Gruverman, Nature Materials 8, 9-10 (2009). Invited ÒNews and ViewsÓ article.

84.    ÒRegulating Self-organizing Nanostructures via External Mechanism,Ó J. Y. Li, Q. G. Du, Stephen Ducharme, J. Applied Physics 104, 094302.1-7 (2008). Also featured in the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology 18 (20), 17 November 2008, http://www.vjnano.org.

83.    ÒSwitching Kinetics of Ferroelectric Nanomesas,Ó C. M. Othon, J. Kim, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, J. Applied Physics 104, 054109 (2008). Also featured in the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology 18 (12), 22 September 2008 http://www.vjnano.org.

82.    ÒOligo(vinylidene fluoride) Langmuir-Blodgett films studied by spectroscopic ellipsometry and the density functional theory,Ó R. Korlacki, J. Travis Johnson, Jihee Kim, Stephen Ducharme, Daniel W. Thompson, V. M. Fridkin, Zhongxin Ge, James M. Takacs, J. Chemical Physics 129, 064704.1-4 (2008).

81.    ÒLocal Probing of Relaxation Time Distributions in Ferroelectric Polymer Nanomesas: Time-Resolved Piezoresponse Force Spectroscopy and Spectroscopic Imaging,Ó Brian J. Rodriguez, Stephen Jesse, Jihee Kim, Stephen Ducharme, Sergei V. Kalinin, Applied Physics Letters 92, 232903.1-3 (2008). Also featured in the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology 17 (25), 23 June 2008 http://www.vjnano.org.

80.    ÒPolarization Switching Kinetics at the Nanoscale in Ferroelectric Copolymer Langmuir-Blodgett Films,Ó R. V. Gaynutdinov, O. A. Lysova, A. L. Tolstikhina, S. G. Yudin, V. M. Fridkin, and Stephen Ducharme, Applied Physics Letters 92, 172902.1-3 (2008). Also featured in the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology 17 (19), 12 May 2008 http://www.vjnano.org.

79.    ÒEffects of an external electric field on the ferroelectric-paraelectric phase transition in polyvinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymer Langmuir–Blodgett films,Ó M. Poulsen, A. V. Sorokin, S. Adenwalla, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, Journal of Applied Physics 103, 113803.1-9 (2008).

78.    ÒMicroimprinting and ferroelectric properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) copolymer films,Ó L. Zhang, S. Ducharme, J. Y. Li, Applied Physics Letters 19, 172906.1-3 (2007).

77.    ÒFerroelectric properties of Langmuir-Blodgett copolymer films at the nanoscale,Ó A. Tolstousov, R. V. Gaynutdinov, R. Tadros-Morgane, S. G. Yudin, A.L. Tolstikhina, H. Kliem, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, Ferroelectrics 354, 99-105 (2007).

76.    ÒElectron diffraction study of the structure of vinylidene fluoride-trifluorethylene copolymer nanocrystals,Ó M. Bai, X. Z. Li, S. Adenwalla, M. Poulsen, J. Physics: Condensed Matter 19, 196211 (2007).

75.    ÒThe Electric Energy Density of Dielectric Nanocomposites,Ó J. Y. Li, L. Zhang, S. Ducharme, Applied Physics Letters 90, 132901 (2007). Also featured in the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology 15 (14), 9 April 2007 http://www.vjnano.org.

74.    ÒPolarization imaging and manipulation in ferroelectric polymer Langmuir-Blodgett films of Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) by Piezoelectric Force microscopy,Ó B. J. Rodriguez, S. Jesse, S. V. Kalinin, J. Kim, S. Ducharme, Applied Physics Letters 90, 132901 (2007).

73.    ÒThe Effect of Interlayer Interactions on the Ferroelectric-Paraelectric Phase Transition in Multilayered Thin Films of Vinylidene Fluoride-Trifluoroethylene Copolymers,Ó J. Kim, H. You, S. Ducharme, S. Adenwalla, J. Physics: Condensed Matter 19, 086206 (2007).

72.    ÒPolyvinylidene fluoride–trifluoroethylene as a reservoir for absorbed water,Ó P. A. Jacobson, L. G. Rosa, K. Kraemer, S. Ducharme, P. A. Dowben, Materials Letters 31, 1137-41 (2007).

71.    ÒEffects of annealing conditions on ferroelectric nanomesa morphology and self-assembly,Ó M. Bai, M, Poulsen, S. Ducharme, J. Physics: Condensed Matter 18, 7383-92 (2006).

70.    ÒLow-Voltage operation of metal-ferroelectric-insulator-semiconductor diodes incorporating a ferroelectric polyvinylidene fluoride copolymer Langmuir-Blodgett film,Ó A. Gerber, M. Fitsilis, H. Kohlstedt, R. Waser, T. J. Reece, S. Ducharme, E. Rije, J. Applied Physics, 100, 024110 (2006).

69.    ÒA Continuum Model on the Nanomesa and Nanowell Formation in Langmuir-Blodgett Ferroelectric Polymeric Films,Ó J. Li, Y Luo, M. Bai, S. Ducharme, J. Mechanics and Physics of Solids 54, 2462-82 (2006).

68.    ÒComparison of the electronic structure of two polymers with strong dipole ordering,Ó J. Xiao, L. G. Rosa, M. Poulsen, D.-Q. Feng, D. S. Reddy, J. M. Takacs, L. Cai, J. Zhang, S. Ducharme, P. A. Dowben, J Physics: Condensed Matter 18, L155-61 (2006).

67.    ÒFerroelectric Polymer Langmuir-Blodgett Films for Non-Volatile Memory Applications,Ó S. Ducharme, T. J. Reece, C. M. Othon, R. K. Rannow, IEEE Transactions on Device and Material Reliability 5, 720-735 (2005).

66.    ÒNanomesa and Nanowell Formation in Langmuir-Blodgett Polyvinylidene Fluoride Trifluoroethylene Copolymer Films,Ó J. Li, Y. Luo, M. Bai, S. Ducharme, Applied Physics Letters 87, 213116 (2005). Also featured in the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology 12 (22), 28 November 2005 http://www.vjnano.org.

65.    ÒInvestigation of Ferroelectricity in Newly Synthesized Nitrile Polymer Systems,Ó Matt Poulsen, S. Ducharme, A. V. Sorokin, S. Reddy, J. M. Takacs, Y. Wen, J. Kim, S. Adenwalla, Ferroelectrics Letters 32, 85-89 (2005).

64.    ÒThe Effect of Humidity on the Dielectric Response in Ferroelectric Polymer Films Made by Langmuir-Blodgett Deposition,Ó K. L. Kraemer, A. V. Sorokin, C. M. Othon, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, Ferroelectrics Letters 32, 91-97 (2005).

63.    ÒComparison of Crystalline Thin Poly(vinylidene (70%) - trifluoroethylene (30%)) Copolymer Films with Short Chain Poly(vinylidene fluoride) film,Ó J. Choi, E. Morikawa, S. Ducharme, P. A. Dowben, Materials Letters 58, 3599-3603 (2005).

62.    ÒManifestation of a Ferroelectric Phase Transition in Ultrathin Films of Polyvinylidene Fluoride,Ó A. R. Geivandov, S. G. Yudin, V. M. Fridkin, S. Ducharme, Physics of the Solid State 47, 1590-94 (2005).

61.    ÒPyroelectric study of polarization switching in Langmuir-Blodgett films of poly(vinylidene fluoride – trifluoroethylene),Ó A. V. Sorokin, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, G. M. Vizdrik, J. Applied Physics 98, 044107.1-10 (2005).

60.    ÒSwitching in one Monolayer of the Ferroelectric Polymer,Ó V. Fridkin, A. Ievlev, K. Verkhovskaya, G. Vizdrik, S. Yudin, S. Ducharme, Ferroelectrics, 214, 37-40 (2005).

59.    ÒEffects of Electron Irradiation on the Ferroelectric Properties of Langmuir-Blodgett Copolymer Films,Ó C. Othon and S. Ducharme, J. Applied Physics 98, 014106.1-6 (2005).

58.    ÒThe Surface Structure of Ultra-Thin P(VDF-TrFE) Copolymer Films on Graphite,Ó L, Cai, H, Qu, C, Lu, S. Ducharme, P. A. Dowben, J. Zhang, Physical Review B 70, 155411.1-7 (2004).

57.    ÒFerroelectric Nanomesa Formation from Polymer Langmuir-Blodgett Films,Ó M. Bai & S. Ducharme, Applied Physics Letters 85, 3528-30 (2004).

56.    ÒElectron Irradiation Effects on the Switching Behavior of a Ferroelectric Polymer,Ó Christina M. Othon & S. Ducharme, Ferroelectrics 304, 9-12 (2004).

55.    ÒMapping Surface Polarization in Thin Films of the Ferroelectric Polymer P(VDF-TrFE),Ó B. Peterson, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, T. J. Reece, Ferroelectrics 304, 51-54 (2004).

54.    ÒSimulations of ferroelectric polymer film polarization:  the role of dipole interactions,Ó C.-G. Duan, W. N. Mei, W.-G. Yin, J. Liu, J. R. Hardy, S. Ducharme, P. A. Dowben, Physical Review B 69, 235106.1-6 (2004).

53.    ÒDetermination of the Optical Dispersion in Ferroelectric Vinylidene Fluoride (70%)/Trifluoroethylene (30%) Copolymer Langmuir-Blodgett Films,Ó M. Bai, A. V. Sorokin, M. Poulsen, S. Ducharme, C. M. Herzinger, S. P. Palto, S. G. Yudin, V. M. Fridkin, J. Applied Physics 95, 3372-76 (2004).

52.    ÒFerroelectricity at the Molecular Level,Ó L. Blinov, A. Bune, P. Dowben, S. Ducharme, V. Fridkin, S. Palto, K. Verkhovskaya, G. Vizdrik, S. Yudin, Phase Transitions 77, 161-173 (2004).

51.    ÒWater absorption and dielectric changes in crystalline poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) copolymer films,Ó P. A. Jacobson, L. G. Rosa, C.M. Othon, K.L. Kraemer, A. V. Sorokin, S. Ducharme, P. A. Dowben, Applied Physics Letters 84, 88-90 (2004).

50.    ÒKinetics of Intrinsic Ferroelectric Switching in Ultrathin Films,Ó G. Vizdrik, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, S. G. Yudin, Physical Review B 68, 094113.1-6 (2003).

49.    ÒTheoretical study on the optical properties of polyvinylidene fluoride crystal,Ó C.-G. Duan, W. N. Mei, W.-G. Yin, J. Liu, J. R. Hardy, M. Bai, S. Ducharme, P. A. Dowben, J. Physics:  Condensed Matter 15, 3805-11 (2003).

48.    ÒInfrared Spectroscopic Ellipsometry of Vinylidene Fluoride (70%) Trifluoroethylene (30%) Copolymer Langmuir-Blodgett Films,Ó M. Bai, M. Poulsen, A. V. Sorokin, S. Ducharme, D. W. Thompson, C. M. Herzinger, V. M. Fridkin, J. Applied Physics 94, 195-200 (2003).

47.    ÒNanoscale Polarization Manipulation and Conductance Switching in Ultra Thin Ferroelectric Copolymer Films:  P(VDF-TrFE),Ó H. Qu, W. Yao, T. Garcia, J. Zhang, A.V. Sorokin, S. Ducharme, P. A. Dowben, V. M. Fridkin, Applied Physics Letters 82, 4322-24 (2003).

46.    ÒNonvolatile Memory Element Based on a Ferroelectric Polymer Langmuir-Blodgett Film,Ó T. J. Reece, S. Ducharme, A. V. Sorokin, M. Poulsen, Applied Physics Letters, 142-44 (2003).

45.    ÒComparison of the Theoretical and Experimental Band Structure of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Crystal,Ó C.-G. Duan, W. N. Mei, J. Liu, J. R. Hardy, S. Ducharme, J. Choi, P. A. Dowben, Europhysics Letters 61, 81-87 (2003).

44.    ÒHeterojunction Diode Fabrication from Polyaniline and a Ferroelectric Polymer,Ó B. Xu, Y. Ovchenkov, M. Bai, A.N. Caruso, A.V. Sorokin, S. Ducharme, B. Doudin, P.A. Dowben, Applied Physics Letters 81, 4281-3 (2002).

43.    ÒLangmuir-Blodgett Films of Polyethylene,Ó A. V. Sorokin, M. Bai, S. Ducharme, M. Poulsen, J. Applied Physics 92, 5977-81 (2002).

42.    ÒDielectric Properties of a Ferroelectric Copolymer Langmuir-Blodgett Film,Ó M. S. Jogad & S. Ducharme, Current Science (India) 83, 472-476 (2002).

41.    ÒMultilayered Ultrathin Ferroelectric Langmuir-Blodgett Films,Ó T. M. Batirov, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, N. Kuznetsova, S. P. Palto, K. A. Verkhovskaya, Integrated Ferroelectrics 37, 155-62 (2001).

40.    ÒGeneral Features of the Intrinsic Coercive Field,Ó V. M. Fridkin and S. Ducharme, Physics of the Solid State 43, 1320-1324 (2001). (Russian, Fizika Tverdogo Tela 43, 1268-71.)

39.    ÒMesoscopic Structures in Two-Dimensional Ferroelectric Polymers,Ó S. Ducharme, M. Bai, Matt Poulsen, S. Adenwalla, S. P. Palto, L. M. Blinov, V. M. Fridkin, Ferroelectrics 252, 191-199 (2001).

38.    ÒAluminum Doping of Poly(vinylidene fluoride with Trifluoroethylene) Copolymer,Ó B. Xu, C. N. Borca, S. Ducharme, A. V. Sorokin, P. A. Dowben, V. M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, N. Petukhova, S. G. Yudin, J. Chemical Physics 114, 1866-1869 (2001).

37.    ÒTwo-Dimensional Ferroelectrics,Ó L. M. Blinov, V. M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, A. V. Bune, P. A. Dowben, S. Ducharme, Physics Uspekhi 170, 243-257 (2000). (Russian, Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk 170, 247-262.) Invited Review.

36.    ÒTwo-Dimensional Ferroelectrics,Ó V. M. Fridkin, S. Ducharme, A. V. Bune, S. P. Palto, S. G. Yudin, L. M. Blinov, Ferroelectrics 236, 1-10 (2000).

35.    ÒPhase Transition in the Surface Structure in Copolymer Films of Vinylidene Fluoride (70%) with Trifluoroethylene (30%),Ó J. Choi, C. N. Borca, P. A. Dowben, A. V. Bune, S. Pebley, S. Adenwalla, L. Robertson, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, N. Petukhova, S. G. Yudin, Physical Review B 61, 5760-5770 (2000).

34.    ÒIntrinsic Ferroelectric Coercive Field,Ó S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, A. V. Bune, S. P. Palto, L. M. Blinov, N. N. Petukhova, S. G. Yudin, Physical Review Letters 84, 175-8 (2000).

33.    ÒLattice-Stiffening Transition in Copolymer Films of Vinylidene Fluoride (70%) with Trifluoroethylene (30%),Ó C.N. Borca, S. Adenwalla, J. Choi, P.T. Sprunger, S. Ducharme, L. Robertson, S. P. Palto, J. Liu, Matt Poulsen, V. M. Fridkin, H. You, P. A. Dowben, Physical Review Letters 83, 4562-65 (1999).

32.    ÒPiezoelectric and Pyroelectric Properties of Ferroelectric Langmuir-Blodgett Polymers,Ó A. V. Bune, C. Zhu, S. Ducharme, L. M. Blinov, V. M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, N. N. Petukhova, S. G. Yudin, J. Applied Physics 85, 7869-7873 (1999).

31.    ÒEffect of Dipolar Molecules on Carrier Mobilities in Photorefractive Polymers,Ó A. Goonesekera S. Ducharme, J. Applied Physics 85, 6506-14 (1999).

30.    ÒInfluence of Dynamical Scattering in Crystalline Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) Copolymers,Ó C. N. Borca, J. Choi, S. Adenwalla, S. Ducharme, P. A. Dowben, L. Robertson, V. M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, N. Petukhova, Applied Physics Letters 74, 347-349 (1999).

29.    ÒEvidence of Dynamic Jahn-Teller Distortions in Two-Dimensional Crystalline Molecular Films,Ó J. Choi, P. A. Dowben, C. N. Borca, S. Adenwalla, A. V. Bune, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, N. Petukhova, Physical Review B 59, 1819-1824 (1999).

28.    ÒLattice and Electronic Band Structure Changes Across the Surface Ferroelectric Transition,Ó J. Choi, P. A. Dowben, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, N. Petukhova, S. G. Yudin, Physics Letters A 249, 505-511 (1998).

27.    ÒMeasurement of the Photorefractive Grating Phase Shift in a Polymer Using an AC Phase Modulation Technique,Ó M. Liphardt and S. Ducharme, J. Optical Society of America B 15, 2154-60 (1998).

26.    ÒTwo-Dimensional Ferroelectric Films,Ó A. Bune, V. M. Fridkin, S. Ducharme, L. M. Blinov, S. P. Palto, A. Sorokin, S. G. Yudin, A. Zlatkin, Nature 391, 874-877 (1998).

25.    ÒChanges in Metallicity and Electronic Structure Across the Surface Ferroelectric Transition of Ultra Thin Crystalline poly(vinylidene flouride-triflouroethylene) Copolymers,Ó J. Choi, P. A. Dowben, S. Pebley, A.V. Bune, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, N. Petukhova, Physical Review Letters 80, 1328-31 (1998).

24.    ÒCritical Point in Ferroelectric Langmuir-Blodgett Polymer Films,Ó S. Ducharme, A. V. Bune, V. M. Fridkin, L. M. Blinov, S. P. Palto, A. V. Sorokin, S. Yudin, Physical Review B 57, 25-28 (1998).

23.    ÒLow-Field Hole Mobility in a Photorefractive Polymer,Ó A. Goonesekera, S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, L. Zhang, J. Chemical Physics 107, 8709-8712 (1997).

22.    ÒUltrathin Ferroelectric Polymer Films,Ó S. Ducharme, A. Bune, V. M. Fridkin, L. M. Blinov, S. P. Palto, N. Petukhova, S. G. Yudin, Ferroelectrics 102, 29-37 (1997).

21.    ÒEffect of Absorption on Photorefractive Grating Decay Curves,Ó M. Liphardt, S. Ducharme, A. Goonesekera, J. M. Takacs, L. Zhang, J. of the Optical Society of America B 13, 2252-2260 (1996).

20.    ÒNovel Switching Phenomena in Ferroelectric Langmuir-Blodgett Films,Ó A. Bune, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, L. Blinov, S. Palto, N. Petukhova, S. Yudin, Applied Physics Letters, 67, 3975-3977 (1995).

19.    ÒIntensity-Dependent Asymmetric Transmission Through a Photorefractive Fabry-Perot ƒtalon,Ó S. Ducharme, Bao Vu, Ferroelectrics 174, 197-209 (1995).

18.    ÒPhotoconductivity and Grating Response Time of a Photorefractive Polymer,Ó B. E. Jones, S. Ducharme, M. Liphardt, A. Goonesekera, J. M. Takacs, L. Zhang, R. V. Athalye, J. of the Optical Society of America B 11, 1064-1072 (1994).

17.    ÒHigh Performance Photorefractive Polymers,Ó M. Liphardt, A. Goonesekera, B. E. Jones, S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, L. Zhang, Science 263, 367-369 (1994).

16.    ÒElectric-Field-Stabilization and Competition of Gratings in a Photorefractive Polymer,Ó S. Ducharme, B. Jones, J. M. Takacs, L. Zhang, Optics Letters 18, 152-154 (1993).

15.    ÒPyro-Electro-Optic Phase Gratings,Ó S. Ducharme, Optics Letters 16, 1791 (1991). ÒErratum,Ó Optics Letters 17, 459-461 (1992).

14.    ÒObservation of the Photorefractive Effect in a Polymer,Ó S. Ducharme, R. W. Twieg, J. C. Scott, W. E. Moerner, Physics Review Letters 66, 1846-1849 (1991).

13.    ÒIntracavity Frequency Doubling of a Nd:YAG Laser With an Organic Nonlinear Optical Crystal,Ó S. Ducharme, W. P. Risk, W. E. Moerner, V. Y. Lee, R. W. Twieg, G. C. Bjorklund, Applied Physics Letters 57, 537 (1990).

12.    ÒPhotodarkening Profiles and Kinetics in Chalcogenide Glasses,Ó S. Ducharme, J. Hautala, P. C. Taylor, Physics Review B 41, 12250 (1990).

11.    ÒNonlinear Optical Studies of Polysilanes,Ó P. Shukla, P. M. Cotts, R. D. Miller, S. Ducharme, R. Astana, J. Zavislan, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 183, 241 (1990).

 

10.    ÒAbsorption at Radio and Microwave Frequencies in Superconducting Perovskites,Ó S. Ducharme, R. Durny, J. Hautala, D. J. Zheng, O. G. Symko, P. C. Taylor, S. Kulkarni, J. Applied Physics 66, 1252 (1989).

9.      ÒMicrowave-Induced Voltages in Superconducting Y-Ba-Cu-O,Ó R. Durny, S. Ducharme, J. Hautala, D. J. Zheng, O. G. Symko, P. C. Taylor, S. Kulkarni, Physica C 162, 1065 (1989).

8.      ÒAbsorption of Microwaves in Superconducting Y1Ba2Cu3O7:A Field-Cooling Study,Ó R. Durny, S. Ducharme, J. Hautala, D. J. Zheng, O. G. Symko, P. C. Taylor, S. Kulkarni, J. of the Optical Society of America B 6, 465 (1989).

7.      ÒDissipative Flow of Josephson and Abrikosov Fluxons in High Tc Superconductors,Ó O. G. Symko, D. J. Zheng, R. Durny, S. Ducharme, P. C. Taylor, Physics Letters A 134, 72 (1988).

6.      ÒMicrowave Absorption in the Superconducting and Normal Phases of Y1Ba2Cu3O7,Ó R. Durny, J. Hautala, S. Ducharme, B. Lee, O. G. Symko, P. C. Taylor, D. J. Zheng, J. A. Xu, Physics Review B 36, 2361 (1987).

5.      ÒAbsorption in Amorphous Silicon Doping-Modulated Multilayers,Ó R. Durny, S. Ducharme, J. M. Viner, P. C. Taylor, D. Haneman, J. Non-Crystalline Solids 97, 927 (1987).

4.      ÒElectro-optic and Piezoelectric Measurements in Photorefractive Barium Titanate and Strontium Barium Niobate,Ó S. Ducharme, J. Feinberg, R. Neurgaonkar, J. of Quantum Electronics 23, 2116 (1987).

3.      ÒAltering the Photorefractive Properties of BaTiO3 by Reduction and Oxidation at 650¡C,Ó S. Ducharme and Jack Feinberg, J. of the Optical Society of America A 3, 283 (1986).

2.      ÒSpeed of the Photorefractive Effect in a BaTiO3 Single Crystal,Ó S. Ducharme and J. Feinberg, J. of Applied Physics 56, 839 (1984).

1.      ÒThermal Propagation and Stability in Superconducting Films,Ó K. E. Gray, R. T. Kampwirth, J. F. Zasadzinski, S. Ducharme, J. of Physics F:Metal Physics 13, 404 (1983).

Book Chapters

1.      ÒFerroelectric Polymer Langmuir-Blodgett Films,Ó S. Ducharme, S. P. Palto, V. M. Fridkin, L. M. Blinov, Ch. 11 in Ferroelectric and Dielectric Thin Films, Vol. 3 of Handbook of Thin Films Materials, Hari Singh Nalwa, ed. (Academic Press, San Diego, 2002).

Patents and Disclosures

6.      ÒMethod for Producing Patterns in Ferroelectric Thin Films,Ó S. P. Ducharme, C. M. Othon, University of Nebraska. Patent Pending, 2 August 2005.

5.      ÒMethod for Fabricating Planar Films with Nanometer-Scale Mesa and Well Structures,Ó S. P. Ducharme, M. Bai, Jiangyu Li, University of Nebraska. Offer of Invention filed 22 February 2003.

4.      ÒNon-volatile Bistable Electronic Memory Based on Ferroelectric Polymer Langmuir-Blodgett Films,Ó T. J. Reece, A. V. Sorokine, S. P. Ducharme, University of Nebraska. Offer of Invention filed 2 March 2002. Provisional Patent filed 1 June 2003.

3.      ÒSystem and method for improving data acquisition capability in spectroscopic rotatable element, rotating element, modulation element, and other ellipsometer and polarimeter and the like systems,Ó S. E. Green, C. M. Herzinger, B. D. Johs, J. A. Woollam, S.P. Ducharme. US Patent #5,956,145 issued 21 September 1999. Owner:  J. A. Woollam Co.

2.      ÒSmall Modulation Ellipsometer,Ó S. Ducharme, E. H. Machlab, B. D. Johs, J. A. Woollam, UNL and J. A. Woollam Company. U. S. Patent #5,657,126 issued 12 August 1997. Owner:  University of Nebraska Board of Regents.

1.      ÒPhotorefractive Polymers,Ó S. Ducharme, W. E. Moerner, J. C. Scott, R. W. Twieg. U. S. Patent #5,064,264 issued 12 November 1991; Continuation Patent #5,460,907, issued 24 October 1995. European patent #91309082.5- issued 11 November 1991. Owner:  IBM Corporation.

Dissertations and Theses Supervised

13.    ÒPolarization Coupling in Nanostructured Ferroelectric Polymer Langmuir-Blodgett Films,Ó Dissertation, Jihee Kim (University of Nebraska, 2008).

12.    ÒCharacterization of Metal-Ferroelectric-Insulator-Semiconductor Structures Based on Ferroelectric Langmuir-Blodgett Polyvinyidene Fluoride Copolymer Films for Nondestructive Random Access Memory Applications,Ó Dissertation, T. J. Reece (University of Nebraska, 2007).

11.    ÒInvestigation of Ferroelectric Behavior in Electroactive Polymer Systems,Ó M. Poulsen, Ph.D. Thesis, (University of Nebraska, 2007).

10.    ÒSwitching Dynamics of Ferroelectric Langmuir-Blodgett Copolymer Films,Ó C. Othon, Ph.D. Thesis, (University of Nebraska, 2005).

9.      ÒPyroelectric Scanning Microscopy,Ó B. Peterson, B.S. Thesis, (University of Nebraska, 2004).

8.      ÒThe Structure of Ferroelectric PVDF/TrFE Copolymer Langmuir-Blodgett Films,Ó M. Bai, Ph.D. Dissertation (University of Nebraska, 2002).

7.      ÒDemonstration of a Nonvolatile Memory Element Based on a Ferroelectric Polymer Langmuir-Blodgett Film,Ó T. J. Reece, M.S. Thesis (University of Nebraska, 2002).

6.      ÒUse of an External Electric Field to Convert the Paraelectric Phase to the Ferroelectric Phase in Ultra-Thin Copolymer Films of P(VDF-TrFE),Ó M. Poulsen, B.S. Thesis (University of Nebraska, 2000).

5.      ÒAll-Optical Modulation Through Combination of the Pytoelectric and Electtro-Optic Effects,Ó C. Zhu, M.S. Thesis (University of Nebraska, 1998).

4.      ÒCharge Transport in Photorefractive Polymers,Ó A. Goonesekera, PhD Dissertation (University of Nebraska, 1998).

3.      ÒPhotorefractive Polymeric Materials,Ó M. Liphardt, PhD Dissertation (University of Nebraska, 1997).

2.      ÒStudies of Photoconduction in Nonlinear Optical Polymers,Ó B. E. Jones, M.S. Thesis (University of Nebraska, 1993).

1.      ÒStudy of the Intensity-Dependent Transmission of the Photorefractive Fabry-Perot ƒtalon,Ó B. Vu, M.S. Thesis (University of Nebraska, 1993).

Edited Volumes

6.      ÒSpecial Issue Dedicated to Professor Vitaly L. Ginzburg, Nobel Laureate, in Celebration of his 90th Birthday,Ó V. M. Fridkin, S. Ducharme, W. Kleemann, Y. Ishibashi, eds., Ferroelectrics, Vol. 354 (Taylor and Francis, Princeton, NJ, 2007), 281 pages.

5.      Organic Photorefractives, Photoreceptors, Waveguides, and Fibers, S. Ducharme, D. H. Dunlap, R. A. Norwood, eds., Denver, 18-23 July 1999, Vol. 3799, (SPIE, Bellingham, WA 1999), 342 pages.

4.      Organic Photorefractive Materials and Xerographic Photoreceptors IV, S. Ducharme and J. M. Stasiak, eds., San Diego, 19-24 July 1998, Vol. 3471, (SPIE, Bellingham, WA 1998), 264 pages.

3.      Xerographic Photoreceptors and Organic Photorefractive Materials II, S. Ducharme and J. M. Stasiak, eds., San Diego, 28-29 July 1997, Vol. 3144, (SPIE, Bellingham, WA 1997), 248 pages.

2.      Organic Photorefractive Materials and Xerographic Photoreceptors, S. Ducharme and J. M. Stasiak, eds., Denver, 7-8 August 1996, Vol. 2850, (SPIE, Bellingham, WA 1996), 212 pages.

1.      Xerographic Photoreceptors and Photorefractive Polymers, S. Ducharme and P. M. Borsenberger, eds., San Diego, 10-11 July 1995, Vol. 2526, (SPIE, Bellingham, WA 1995), 156 pages.

Conference Proceedings Papers

37.    ÒWhy are Ferroelectric Polymers Difficult to Find – and Difficult to Verify,Ó S. Ducharme, Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Electrets, Tokyo, Japan, 15-18 September 2008.

36.    ÒAngle Resolved Thermal Desorption Studies for Poly(methylvinylidene cyanide) and Poly(vinylidenefluoride trifluoroethylene),Ó Carolina C. Ilie, P. A. Jacobson, Matt Poulsen, Luis G. Rosa, D. Sahadeva-Reddy, James M. Takacs, Stephen Ducharme, and P. A. Dowben, in Proc. of the conference on Responsive Soft Matter — Chemistry and Physics for Assemblages, Films and Forms, Vol. 947, pp. A03-01 to 06, R.A. Vaia, J. Genzer, G.H. McKinley, N. Tabiryan, eds., Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 2006, Boston (Materials Research Society, Seattle, 2007).

35.    ÒControl of Ferroelectric Nanomesa Size,Ó M Bai, J. Li, S. Ducharme, Proceedings of the NSF-DMI Design, Service and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference, 3-7 January 2004, Dallas, TX.

34.    ÒOn Bistable States Retention in Ferroelectric Langmuir-Blodgett Films,Ó A. R. Geivandov, S. P. Palto, S. G. Yudin, S. Adenwalla, V. M. Fridkin, L. M. Blinov, S. Ducharme, Proc. 3rd International Conference on Advanced Optical Materials and Devices, Riga, Latvia, 19-25 August 2002, A. Krumins et al., ed., Vol. 5122, p. 216-223 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA 2003).

33.    ÒMorphology, Annealing, and Melting of Ferroelectric Langmuir-Blodgett Films of Vinylidene Fluoride (70%) Trifluoroethylene (30%) Copolymer,Ó M. Bai, M. Poulsen, A. V. Sorokin, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, in Electroactive Polymers and Their Applications as Actuators, Sensors, and Artificial Muscle, Vol. 698, Qiming Zhang, Eiichi Fukada, Yoseph Bar-Cohen, Siegfried Bauer, eds., Nov. 26-30, 2001, Boston (Materials Research Society, Seattle, 2002).

32.    ÒUse of an External Electric Field to Convert the Paraelectric Phase to the Ferroelectric Phase in Ultra-Thin Copolymer films of P(VDF-TrFE),Ó M. Poulsen, S. Adenwalla, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, N. N. Petukhova, S. G. Yudin, in Ferroelectric Thin Films IX, Vol. 655, P.C. McIntyre, S.R. Gilbert, Y. Miyasaka, R.W. Schwartz, D. Wouters, eds., Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, 2000, Boston (Materials Research Society, Seattle, 2001).

31.    ÒCharge-Carrier Mobility Studies of Potential Photorefractive Dendrimers,Ó A. P. Leonov, S. Ducharme, L. Lu, James M. Takacs, ACS Polymer Preprints, Proceedings of the ACS/OSA Symposium on Organic Thin Films for Photonics Applications, Washington, 20-25 August 2000 (OSA, Washington, DC, 2000).

30.    ÒPhysics of Two-Dimensional Ferroelectric Polymers,Ó S. Ducharme, S. P. Palto, L. M. Blinov, V. M. Fridkin, in Fundamental Physics of Ferroelectrics, R. E. Cohen, ed., AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 535, pp. 354-363 (American Institute of Physics, 2000).

29.    ÒNew Organic Photorefractive Material Composed of a Charge-Transporting Dendrimer and a Stilbene Chromophore,Ó J. Bai, S. Ducharme, L. Lu, A. Leonov, J. M. Takacs, Organic Photorefractive Materials and Xerographic Photoreceptors V, July 19-23, S. Ducharme, D. H. Dunlap, R. A. Norwood, eds., Vol. 3799 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA 1999.

28.    ÒThe Synthesis and Characterization of Dendrimers for Potential Photorefractive Applications,Ó J. Bai, S. Ducharme, A. Goonesekera, A. P. Leonov, L. Lu, J. M. Takacs, Proceedings of the Conference on Organic Thin Films for Photonics Applications, Boston, 23-27 August 1998.

27.    ÒInfluence of Dipole Moment of the Transport Agents on the Carrier Mobility in A Photorefractive Polymer,Ó A. Goonesekera, J. Bai, S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, L. Lu, Organic Photorefractive Materials and Xerographic Photoreceptors IV, July 21-24, S. Ducharme and J. M. Stasiak, eds., Vol. 3471 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA 1998), pp. 4-15.

26.    ÒReduced Hole Mobility in Photorefractive Polymers Due to the Chromophore Dipole Moment,Ó A. Goonesekera and S. Ducharme, Organic Thin Films for Photonics Applications, 15-17 October 1997, (Optical Society of America, Long Beach, CA 1997), pp. 248-51.

25.    ÒThe Effect of Polar Additives on Hole Mobilities in Photorefractive Polymers,Ó A. Goonesekera, S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, L. Zhang, Xerographic Photoreceptors and Organic Photorefractive Materials II, 28-29 July 1997, S. Ducharme and J. M. Stasiak, eds., Vol. 3144, pp. 195-206 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA 1997).

24.    ÒHole Mobilities in a Photorefractive Polymer,Ó A. Goonesekera, S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, L. Zhang, Organic Photorefractive Materials and Xerographic Photoreceptors, 7-8 August 1996, S. Ducharme and J. M. Stasiak, eds., Vol. 2850, pp. 41-52 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA 1996).

23.    ÒA Self-Calibrating Modulation Ellipsometer,Ó S. Ducharme, H. Machlab, P. G. Snyder, J. A. Woollam, R. A. Synowicki, Fiber Optic and Laser Sensors XIV, 7-9 July 1996, Ramon P. DePaula and John W. Berthold III, eds., Vol. 2839, pp. 373-384 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA 1996).

22.    ÒTemperature Dependence Investigation of the Electron Paramagnetic Resonance of the Photorefractive Polymer BisA-NAS:DEH,Ó A. Darwish, N. V. Kukhtarev, R. Copland, R. Sliz, P. Venkateswarlu, A. Williams, H. J. Caulfield, S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, L. Zhang, Organic Photorefractive Materials and Xerographic Photoreceptors, 7-8 August 1996, S. Ducharme and J. M. Stasiak, eds., Vol. 2850, pp. 33-40 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA 1996).

21.    ÒReal-Time Space Materials Degradation Monitor Using Ellipsometer,Ó H. Machlab, R. A. Synowicki, S. Ducharme, P. G. Snyder, J. A. Woollam, Space Programs and Technologies Conference, 26-28 September 1995, (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Washington 1995).

20.    ÒApplicability of the Band Transport (Kukhtarev) Model to Photorefractive Polymers,Ó S. Ducharme, Xerographic Photoreceptors and Photorefractive Polymers, 10-11 July 1995, S. Ducharme and P. M. Borsenberger, eds., Vol. 2526, pp. 144-154 (SPIE, Bellingham 1995).

19.    ÒThe Role of Photoconductivity in Molecularly Doped Photorefractive Polymers,Ó A. Goonesekera, M. Liphardt, S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, L. Zhang, Xerographic Photoreceptors and Photorefractive Polymers, 10-11 July 1995, S. Ducharme P. M. Borsenberger, eds., Vol. 2526, pp. 109-119 (SPIE, Bellingham 1995).

18.    ÒElectron Paramagnetic Resonance and In-Situ Photosensitivity Investigation of Photorefractive Polymer BisA-NAS:DEH,Ó A. Darwish, N. V. Kukhtarev, R. Copland, P. Venkateswarlu, H. J. Caulfield, S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, L. Zhang, Xerographic Photoreceptors and Photorefractive Polymers, 10-11 July 1995, S. Ducharme and P. M. Borsenberger, eds., Vol. 2526, pp. 102-108 (SPIE, Bellingham 1995).

17.    ÒPhotomodulation Spectroscopy of Photorefractive Barium Titanate,Ó C. Zhu and S. Ducharme, Proceedings of the Photorefractive Materials, Effects, and Devices Conference, June 11-14, 1995, D. Z. Anderson and J. Feinberg, eds. (University of Colorado, Boulder 1995), 48-51.

16.    ÒEffect of Absorption on Photorefractive Grating Erasure,Ó M. Liphardt, A. Goonesekera, S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, L. Zhang, Proceedings of the Photorefractive Materials, Effects, and Devices Conference, June 11-14, 1995, D. Z. Anderson and J. Feinberg, eds. (University of Colorado, Boulder 1995), 124-127.

15.    ÒTemperature Dependent Photoconductivity in a Photorefractive Polymer,Ó A. Goonesekera, S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, L. Zhang, Proceedings of the Photorefractive Materials, Effects, and Devices Conference, June 11-14, 1995, D. Z. Anderson and J. Feinberg, eds. (University of Colorado, Boulder 1995), 44-47.

14.    ÒHigh Coupling Gain in a Photorefractive Polymer,Ó S. Ducharme, A. Goonesekera, B. Jones, J. M. Takacs, Lei Zhang, Proceedings of the Topical Meeting on Organic Thin Films for Photonic Applications, Toronto, October 6-8, 1993, 1993 Technical Digest Series V 17. (Optical Society of America, Washington 1993), pp. 232-234.

13.    ÒPhotorefractive Properties of Bisphenol-A-4,4'-Nitroaminostilbene Mixed with Diethylamino-benzaldehyde-diphenyl Hydrazone,Ó S. Ducharme, B. Jones, M. Liphardt, R. Ervin, J. M. Takacs, L. Zhang, R. Athalye, Proceedings of the Topical Meeting on Photorefractive Materials, Effects, and Devices, B. Ya. ZelÕdovich, and E. KrŠtzig, eds., Kiev, August 11-15, 1993 (Optical Society of America, Washington 1993), p. 1-4.

12.    ÒThe Electric Field Dependence of the Laser Induced Holographic Grating Relaxation of a Photorefractive Polymer,Ó C. H. Wang, R. J. Ma, X. Q. Zhang, S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, Proceedings of the Nonlinear Optical Properties of Organic Materials V, July 1992, (SPIE, Bellingham 1992), p. 262.

11.    ÒObservation and Study of the Photorefractive Effect in Doped Nonlinear Polymers,Ó D. M. Burland, S. Ducharme, W. E. Moerner, J. C. Scott, C. A. Walsh, Photorefractive Materials, Effects, and Devices Topical Meeting, Technical Digest Series V. 14, p. 2-4 (Optical Society of America, Washington 1991).

10.    ÒPhotorefractivity in Doped Nonlinear Organic Polymers,Ó W. E. Moerner, C. Walsh, J. C. Scott, S. Ducharme, D. M. Burland, G. C. Bjorklund, R. J. Twieg, Nonlinear Optical Properties of Organic Materials IV, V. 1560, p. 278, (SPIE, Bellingham 1991).

9.      ÒApplications of Organic Second Order Nonlinear Materials,Ó G. C. Bjorklund, S. Ducharme, W. Fleming, D. Jungbauer, W. E. Moerner, J. D. Swalen, R. Twieg, G. Willson, D. Yoon, Symposium on New Materials for Nonlinear Optics:Chemical Perspectives, Seth R. Marder, John E. Sohn, Galen D. Stucky, eds., ACS Proceedings V. 455, p. 216 (American Chemical Society, Washington 1991).

8.      ÒThe Photorefractive Effect in Nonlinear Polymers Doped with Charge Transport Agents,Ó J. C. Scott, S. Ducharme, R. J. Twieg, W. E. Moerner, A. C. S. Polymer Preprints 32, 107 (1991).

7.      ÒFirst Observation of the Photorefractive Effect in an Organic Polymer,Ó S. Ducharme, R. J. Twieg, J. C. Scott, W. E. Moerner, IBM Optics and Lasers ITL Conference, ed. G. T. Sincerbox (IBM Technical J., San Jose 1990).

6.      ÒOrganic Nonlinear Optical Materials and Their Device Applications for Frequency Doubling, Modulation, and Switching,Ó J. D. Swalen, G. C. Bjorklund, S. Ducharme, W. Fleming, S. Herminghaus, D. Jungbauer, W. E. Moerner, B. A. Smith, R. Twieg, D. Yoon, G. Willson, Nonlinear Optical Properties of Organic Materials III, Proceedings of the SPIE, V. 1337, pp. 2-11 (SPIE, Bellingham 1990).

5.      ÒOrganic Nonlinear Optical Materials and Their Device Applications for Frequency Doubling, Modulation, and Switching,Ó G. C. Bjorklund, S. Ducharme, W. Fleming, S. Herminghaus, D. Jungbauer, W. E. Moerner, B. A. Smith, J. D. Swalen, R. Twieg, G. Willson, D. Yoon, Symposium of Optics and Electronics for Organic Materials, SEN-I Gakkai Symposia Proceedings, V. 1990A, p. A-28 (Society of Fiber Science and Technology, Tokyo 1990).

4.      ÒFrequency Dependence of the Absorption Component of the Magnetic Susceptibility in Superconducting Y1Ba2Cu3O7,Ó S. Ducharme, R. Durny, J. Hautala, O. G. Symko, P. C. Taylor, S. Kulkarni, Proceedings of the Materials Research Society 99, 845 (1988).

3.      ÒAbsorption Component of the Magnetic Susceptibility in Superconducting Y1Ba2Cu3O7,Ó R. Durny, S. Ducharme, J. Hautala, O. G. Symko, P. C. Taylor, S. Kulkarni, Proceedings of the Materials Research Society 99, 849 (1988).

2.      ÒPhotodarkening in Arsenic Trisulphide,Ó J. Hautala, S. Ducharme, P. C. Taylor, in Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors, August 15-19, 1988, W. Zawadzki, ed. (Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland 1988), p. 1677.

1.      ÒMicrowave Absorption and Rectification in Superconducting Y1Ba2Cu3O7,Ó R. Durny, J. Hautala, S. Ducharme, D. J. Zheng, O. G. Symko, P. C. .Taylor, in Proceedings of the First Latin-American Conference on High Temperature Superconductivity, 4-6 May 1988, R. Nicolsky, R. A. Barrio, O. F. de Lima, R. Escudero, eds. (World Scientific, Singapore 1988), p. 343.

Other Publications

10.    ÒThe Last Classical Physicist,Ó V. M. Fridkin, S. Ducharme, W. Kleemann, Y. Ishibashi, Ferroelectrics 264, 1-2 (2007). Guest Editorial for the Special Issue dedicated to Vitaly L. Ginzburg, Nobel Laureate.

9.      ÒReport:  Assessment of the Potential for use of Polymeric Ferroelectric Materials as Non-Volatile Memory and Data Storage Media,Ó by Stephen Ducharme, Timothy Reece, and Christina Othon, April 2003.

8.      ÒReply to Comment on ÔIntrinsic Ferroelectric Coercive FieldÕ (R. L. Moriera),Ó V. M. Fridkin and S. Ducharme, Physics Review Letters 88, 179702 (2002).

7.      ÒReply to Comment on ÔIntrinsic Ferroelectric Coercive FieldÕ (A. M. Bratkovsky and A. P. Levanyuk),Ó V. M. Fridkin and S. Ducharme, Physics Review Letters 87, 19701 (2001).

6.      Laboratory Manual for Physics of Lasers and Modern Optics, 10th ed., 108 pages, © 2008 S. Ducharme (unpublished).

5.      Measuring PlanckÕs Constant with LEDs, 7 pages, © 2000 S. Ducharme.

4.      ÒBook Review:  The Physics and Applications of Photorefractive Materials by Solymar, Webb, Grunnet-Jepsen,Ó Physics Today 50, 75-76 (October 1997).

3.      ÒHolographic Data Storage Comes a Step Closer,Ó S. Ducharme, Physics World, (February 1995), pp. 28-29. Short review.

2.      ÒReport:  Construction and Testing of the Variable-Modulation Ellipsometer System (VMES),Ó by Stephen Ducharme, Hassanayn Machlab, and Paul G. Snyder, Report to the J. A. Woollam Co. and NASA for the Space Ellipsometer Project, December 1995.

1.      ÒReply to Comment on 'Observation of the Photorefractive Effect in a PolymerÕ (D. D. C. Bradley, O. M. Gelsen),Ó S. Ducharme, J. C. Scott, R. J. Twieg, W. E. Moerner, Physics Review Letters 67, 2590 (1991).

Colloquia and Seminars

32.    ÒNanoscale Electromechanical Properties of Ferroelectric PolymersÓ Nanotechnology Seminar, University of Washington, Seattle, 23 October 2007.

31.    ÒNanoscale Properties of Ferroelectric PolymersÓ Seminar, Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle, Germany, 8 June 2006.

30.    ÒNanoscale Properties of Ferroelectric PolymersÓ Seminar, UniversitŠt Duisburg-Essen, Germany, 6 June 2006.

29.    ÒNanoscale Properties of Ferroelectric PolymersÓ Seminar, Place, Institut de Physique et Chemie MatŽriaux de Strasbourg, France, 1 June 2006.

28.    ÒNanoscale Properties of Ferroelectric PolymersÓ Seminar, Place, U. Saarland, Germany, 30 May 2006.

27.    ÒFerroelectrics at the Short End of the NanoscaleÓ Seminar, Institut fŸr Angewandte Photophysik, Technical University of Dresden, Germany, 1 June 2005.

26.    ÒFerroelectric Polymer Langmuir-Blodgett Films for Nonvolatile Memories,Ó by S. Ducharme & T. Reece, Institut fŸr Festkšrperforschung, JŸlich, Germany, 25 May 2005.

25.    ÒNanoscale, Properties of Ferroelectric Polymers,Ó Internet II Seminar, North-Central States Nanosystems Consortium and the UNL Center for Materials Research and Analysis, 9 March 2005.

24.    ÒNanoscale, Properties of Piezoelectric Polymers,Ó Seminar, Department of Engineering Mechanics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 17 February 2004.

23.    ÒFerroelectrics at the Short End of the NanoscaleÓ Colloquium, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 7 November 2003.

22.    ÒCan a Photon Wave,Ó Cosmic Ray Observatory Project (CROP) Seminar, University of Nebraska, 16 July 2003.

21.    ÒFerroelectric Polymer Materials as Nonvolatile Memory:  Unique advantages of Langmuir-Blodgett films of vinylidene fluoride copolymers,Ó by S. Ducharme, T. Reece, C. Othon, Seminar, HP Laboratories, Corvallis, OR, 5 June 2003.

20.    ÒTwo-Dimensional Ferroelectrics,Ó Seminar, HP Laboratories, Corvallis, OR, 12 Nov. 2002.

19.    ÒCan a Photon Wave,Ó Cosmic Ray Observatory Project (CROP) Seminar, University of Nebraska, 8 August 2002.

18.    ÒFerroelectric Polymer Langmuir-Blodgett Films,Ó Physical Chemistry Seminar, University of Nebraska, 15 October 2001.

17.    ÒCan a Photon Wave,Ó Cosmic Ray Observatory Project (CROP) Seminar, University of Nebraska, 11 July 2001.

16.    ÒTwo-Dimensional Ferroelectrics,Ó Seminar, Department of Physics, Rutgers University, 26 February 2001.

15.    ÒTwo-Dimensional Ferroelectrics,Ó Colloquium, Department of Physics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 22 February 2001.

14.    ÒTwo-Dimensional Ferroelectrics,Ó Colloquium, Department of Physics, University of Arkansas, 9 February 2001.

13.    ÒFerroelectric Polymer Langmuir-Blodgett Films,Ó Seminar, Strategic New Memory Group, Intel Corporation, August 6, 2000.

12.    ÒFrom Copiers to Two-Dimensional Ferroelectrics, a Review of the Scientific Works of Vladimir Michailovich Fridkin on the Jubilee in Honor of his 70th Birthday,Ó Institute of Crystallography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Jan 19, 2000.

11.    ÒTwo-Dimensional Ferroelectric Polymer Films,Ó Colloquium, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 21 February 1999.

10.    ÒTwo-Dimensional Ferroelectric Polymer Films,Ó Colloquium, Institute of Crystallography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 11 April 1998.

9.      ÒSurprises from Two-Dimensional Ferroelectric Polymer Films,Ó Research Seminar, Naval Research Laboratories, 7 January 1998.

8.      ÒCharge Transport in Photorefractive Polymers,Ó S. Ducharme and Arosha Goonesekera, Research Seminar, Eastman Kodak Research Laboratories, 23 October 1996.

7.      ÒPhotorefractive Fairy Tales,Ó Colloquium, Department of Physics, University of Missouri-Rolla, 3 October 1996.

6.      ÒPhysics of Lasers and Modern Optics:  A Laboratory Course for Science and Engineering Students,Ó Physics Colloquium, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 19 September 1996.

5.      ÒDevelopment of the Space Ellipsometer:  Surface Science on the Fly,Ó Colloquium, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 18 January 1996.

4.      ÒPhotorefractive Fairy Tales,Ó Materials Research Seminar, Center for Materials Research and Analysis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 29 October 1993.

3.      ÒPhotorefractive Fairy Tales,Ó Colloquium, Department of Physics, University of Arkansas, 15 October 1993.

2.      ÒPyro-Electro-Optic Phase Gratings,Ó Materials Research Seminar, Center for Materials Research and Analysis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 22 October 1991.

1.      ÒImproved Photorefractive Materials,Ó Colloquium, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 6 November 1990.

Invited Conference Presentations

22.    ÒNanoscale Interactions in Ferroelectric Polymers,Ó S. Ducharme, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Dec. 1-5, 2008, Boston. Invited Talk

21.    ÒWhy are Ferroelectric Polymers Difficult to Find – And Difficult to Verify?Ó S. Ducharme Ò13th International Symposium on Electrets,Ó 13th International Symposium on Electrets, Tokyo, Japan, September 15-18, 2008. Invited Talk

20.    ÒNanoscale Structures in Piezoelectric Vinylidene Fluoride Copolymers,Ó S. Ducharme Workshop on Piezoresponse Force Microscopy, Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 8-12, 2007. Tutorial

19.    ÒNanoscale Structures in Piezoelectric Vinylidene Fluoride Copolymers,Ó S. Ducharme Symposium on Active Materials and Structure, 41st Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, Lincoln, Nebraska, October 10-13, 2004. Tutorial

18.    ÒUnique Behavior and Practical Features of Ferroelectric Polymer Films Made by Langmuir-Blodgett Deposition,Ó S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, A. V. Sorokin, M. Bai, T. J. Reece, M. Poulsen, C. M. Othon, B. W. Peterson, Tenth European Meeting on Ferroelectricity, 3-8 August 2003, Cambridge, England. Invited Talk

17.    ÒUltrathin Piezoelectric Polymer Films for Biomechanical and Biochemical Functions,Ó S. Ducharme, A. V. Bune, V. M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, A. V. Sorokin, Symposium on Mechanics and Physics of Ferroelectrics, First World Congress on Biomimetics and Artificial Muscles, 9-11 December 2002, Albuquerque. Invited Talk

16.    ÒThe First Observation of Landau-Ginzburg Switching Mechanism in Ultrathin Ferroelectric Films,Ó S. Ducharme and V. M. Fridkin, The Seventh International Symposium on Ferroic Domains and Mesoscopic Structures (ISFD-7), 15-19 September 2002, Toulon, France. Invited Talk

15.    ÒIntrinsic Switching Kinetics In Ferroelectric Copolymer Films,Ó S. Ducharme, G. Vizdrik, A. V. Sorokin, V. M. Fridkin, Workshop on Fundamental Physics of Ferroelectrics, 4-6 February 2002, Washington. Invited Talk

14.    ÒLangmuir-Blodgett Ferroelectrics,Ó S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin. S. P. Palto, The Tenth International Meeting on Ferroelectricity (IMF-10, 3-7 September 2001, Madrid. Invited Talk

13.    ÒPyroelectric Scanning Microscopy,Ó S. Ducharme, Brad Peterson, Candace Bacon, L. M. Blinov, V. M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, N. N. Petukhova, S. G. Yudin, Workshop on Fundamental Physics of Ferroelectrics, 5-9 February 2001, Williamsburg. Invited Talk

12.    ÒMesoscopic Structures in Two-Dimensional Ferroelectric Polymers,Ó S. Ducharme, The Sixth International Symposium on Ferroic Domains and Mesoscopic Structures (ISFD-6), 29 May-2 June 2000, Nanjing. Invited Talk

11.    ÒPhysics of Two-Dimensional Ferroelectric Polymers,Ó S. Ducharme, Workshop on Fundamental Physics of Ferroelectrics, 13-20 February 2000, Aspen. Invited Talk

10.    ÒUnique Electrophysical Properties of Ferroelectric Langmuir-Blodgett Polymer Films,Ó S. Ducharme, V. Fridkin, A. V. Bune, P. A. Dowben, S. Adenwalla, J. Choi, S. P. Palto, L. Blinov, A. Sorokin, S. Yudin, and N. Petukhova, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, 1999, Boston. Invited Talk

9.      ÒTwo-Dimensional Ferroelectric Polymer Films,Ó S. Ducharme, V. Fridkin, A. V. Bune, P. A. Dowben, S. Adenwalla, J. Choi, S. P. Palto, L. Blinov, A. Sorokin, S. Yudin, and N. Petukhova, Centennial Meeting of the American Physical Society, Atlanta, 20-26 March 1999. Invited Talk

8.      ÒTwo-Dimensional Ferroelectric Polymers Crystals,Ó S. Ducharme, American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting, Lincoln, 3-7 August 1998. Invited Talk

7.      ÒUltrathin Films of P(VDF/TrFE),Ó S. Ducharme, DARPA/DSRC Workshop on Multilayer Films Structure, 2 June 1998, Arlington, VA. Invited Talk

6.      ÒSwitching dynamics of crystalline ferroelectric polymer films at electric fields of over 1 billion Volts per meter,Ó S. Ducharme, A. Bune, V. Fridkin, S. Palto, N. Petukhova, and L. Blinov, International Symposium on Ferroic Domains and Mesoscopic Structures (ISFD-5), 6-10 April, 1998, Penn State University. Invited Talk

5.      ÒFirst Measurement of the Ferroelectric Critical Point in Ferroelectric Polymers,Ó S. Ducharme, A. Bune, V. Fridkin, L. Blinov, S. Palto, A. Sorokin, and S. Yudin, Third US/CIS/Baltic Ferroelectrics Seminar, 1-7 June 1997, Bozeman, MT. Invited Talk

4.      ÒCharge Transport in Photorefractive Polymers,Ó S. Ducharme, 8th Annual Symposium on Materials for Electronics and Imaging, 10-12 July 1997, Rochester. Invited Talk

3.      ÒCharge Transport is the Weak Link in Photorefractive Polymers,Ó S. Ducharme, Workshop on Transport in Organic Materials, 2-3 November 1996, Albuquerque. Invited Talk

2.      ÒUltrathin Ferroelectric Polymer Films,Ó S. Ducharme, A. Bune, V. M. Fridkin, L. M. Blinov, S. P. Palto, N. Petukhova, and S. G. Yudin, Third European Conference on Applications of Polar Dielectrics, 26-29 August 1996, Bled, Slovenia. Invited Talk

1.      ÒPhysics of Photorefractive Polymers,Ó S. Ducharme, Joint Symposium of the Optical Society of America Annual Meeting and the Tenth American Physical Society International Laser Science Conference, Dallas, 2 October 1994. Invited Talk

Invited Presentations (given by colleagues)

14.    ÒTheoretical studies of the ferroelectric polymer polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), C-G. Duan, W-G. Yin, W-N Mei, J. Liu, J. R. Hardy, S. Ducharme, P. A. Dowben, Symposium on Active Materials and Structure, 41st Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, Lincoln, Nebraska, October 10-13, 2004.

13.    ÒFerroelectricity on the Molecular Level:  Structure and Properties,Ó V. M. Fridkin and S. Ducharme, International Symposium on Structural Dynamics of Heterogenous Systems, 28-29 November 2002, Duisburg, Germany. Invited Talk

12.    ÒLandau-Ginzburg Intrinsic Switching Mechanism in Ultrathin Ferroelectric Films,Ó V. M. Fridkin and S. Ducharme, 7th Russia/CIS/Baltic/Japan Symposium on Ferroelectricity (RCBJSF-7), June 24 – 28, 2002, Saint Petersburg. Invited Talk

11.    ÒFirst Experimental Observation of Intrinsic Landau-Ginzburg Switching,Ó V. Fridkin, S. Ducharme, All-Moscow Seminar on Theoretical Physics #1700, 21 November 2001, Moscow. Invited Talk

10.    ÒTwo-Dimensional Segnetoelectrics (Ferroelectrics) and Own (Intrinsic) Coercive Field,Ó V. Fridkin, S. Ducharme, All-Moscow Seminar on Theoretical Physics #1, 24 January 2001, Moscow. Invited Talk

9.      ÒUltrathin Ferroelectric Polymeric Langmuir-Blodgett Films:  Physical Properties and Structure,Ó V. Fridkin, S. Ducharme, P. Dowben, L. Blinov, S. Palto, International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF—2000), 30 July-2 August 2000, Honolulu. Invited Talk

8       ÒFerroelectric Polymer Langmuir-Blodgett Films,Ó L.M. Blinov, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, S. G. Yudin, 2nd All-Union Kargin Symposium:  Chemistry and Physics of Polymers in the Beginning of 21 Century, Moscow, 29-31 May 2000.

7.      ÒTwo-Dimensional Ferroelectric Polymer Crystals,Ó V. Fridkin, S. Ducharme, A. V. Bune, P. A. Dowben, S. Adenwalla, J. Choi, S. P. Palto, L. Blinov, A. Sorokin, S. Yudin, N. Petukhova, 9th European Meeting on Ferroelectricity, 12-16 July 99, Prague. Plenary Talk

6.      ÒElectronic Properties of Two-Dimensional Ferroelectric Polymer Films,Ó P. A. Dowben, S. Adenwalla, J. Choi, S. Ducharme, V. Fridkin, A. V. Bune, S. P. Palto, L. Blinov, A. Sorokin, S. Yudin, and N. Petukhova, Centennial Meeting of the American Physical Society, Atlanta, 20-26 March 1999. Invited Talk

5.      ÒUltrathin Oriented PVDF Films,Ó V. Fridkin, S. Ducharme, A. V. Bune, S. P. Palto, L. Blinov, A. Sorokin, S. Yudin, N. Petukhova, Fourth European Conference on Applications of Polar Dielectrics, 24-27 August 1998, Montreux, Switzerland. Plenary Talk

4.      ÒTwo-Dimensional Ferroelectric Crystals,Ó V. Fridkin, S. Ducharme, A. V. Bune, P. A. Dowben, S. Adenwalla, J. Choi, S. P. Palto, L. Blinov, A. Sorokin, S. Yudin, and N. Petukhova, Sixth Japan-Russian Symposium on Ferroelectricity, 23-27 March 1998, Tokyo. Invited Talk

3.      ÒA Study Concerning the Effect of Polar Molecules on Carrier Mobility in Photorefractive Polymers,Ó A. Goonesekera and S. Ducharme, Second Workshop on Transport in Organic Materials, 21-22 March 1998, Albuquerque. Invited Talk

2.      ÒFerroelectric Langmuir-Blodgett Films:  Two-Dimensional Ferroelectric Crystals,Ó V. Fridkin, L. Blinov, S. Palto, A. Sorokin, S. Yudin, S. Ducharme, and A. Bune, Third US/CIS/Baltic Ferroelectrics Seminar, 1-7 June 1997, Bozeman, MT. Invited Talk

1.      ÒFerroelectric Langmuir-Blodgett Polymer Films,Ó V. Fridkin, L. Blinov, S. Palto, A. Sorokin, S. Yudin, S. Ducharme, and A. Bune, 8th European Meeting on Ferroelectricity, 4-8 July 1995, Nijmegen, Netherlands. Invited Talk

Workshops

3.      ÒMeasuring PlanckÕs Constant with LEDs–A hands-on workshop for High School and College InstructorsÓ S. Ducharme, Fall Meeting of the Nebraska Chapter of the AAPT, Lincoln, 23 October 1999.

2.      ÒMeasuring PlanckÕs Constant with LEDs–a modern physics lab. for high school physicsÓ S. Ducharme, a hands-on workshop at the Optical Society of America Annual Meeting, Rochester, 20-24 October 1996.

1.      ÒThe Lasers in Your LifeÓ S. Ducharme, a lecture/demo given to various groups and K-12 classes 1-2 times per year since 1994.

Contributed Conference Presentations (presenter)

110.  ÒSpectroscopic and Density Functional Theory Studies of Vinylidene Fluoride Oligomers,Ó J. T. Johnston, J. Kim, R, Korlacki, S. Ducharme, Z. Ge, J. M. Takacs, Workshop on Fundamental Physics of Ferroelectrics, 10-13 February 2008, Williamsburg, VA. Poster presentation.

109.  ÒApparatus for Pyroelectric Scanning Microscopy,Ó S. Stephens, H. Vasquez, J. Kim, S. Ducharme, S. Adenwalla, Workshop on Fundamental Physics of Ferroelectrics, 10-13 February 2008, Williamsburg, VA. Poster presentation.

108.  ÒMagneto-Electric Effects in Ferromagnetic Cobalt/Ferroelectric Copolymer Multi-Layer Films,Ó A. Mardana, M. Bai, A. Baruth, T. Reece, S. Ducharme, S. Adenwalla, Workshop on Fundamental Physics of Ferroelectrics, 10-13 February 2007, Williamsburg, VA. Poster presentation.

107.  ÒApparatus for Pyroelectric Scanning Microscopy,Ó Stella Stephens, Horatio Vasquez, J. Kim, S. Ducharme, Midwest Solid State Conference, Lincoln, 6-7 October 2007. Poster presentation.

106.  ÒModeling the Small Signal Capacitance-Voltage Characteristics of Metal-Ferroelectric-Insulator-Memory Elements Based on Langmuir-Blodgett Copolymer Films,Ó T. J. Reece, S. Ducharme, Midwest Solid State Conference, Lincoln, 6-7 October 2007. Poster presentation.

105.  ÒLocally Probed Ferroelectricity of Ferroelectric Nanomesas by Piezoresponse Force Microscopy,Ó J. Kim, S. Ducharme, B. Rodriguez, S. Jesse, S. V. Kalinin, Midwest Solid State Conference, Lincoln, 6-7 October 2007. Poster presentation.

104.  ÒSpectroscopic and Density Functional Theory Studies of Vinylidene Fluoride Oligomers.Ó J. T. Johnston, J. Kim, R. Korlacki, S. Ducharme, Z. Ge, J. M. Takacs, Midwest Solid State Conference, Lincoln, 6-7 October 2007. Poster presentation.

103.  ÒStructure of Langmuir-Blodgett Films of Vinylidene Fluoride Oligomers,Ó Y. Wang, J. Kim, N. Reding, K. Kraemer, S. Ducharme, Z. Ge, J. M. Takacs, Midwest Solid State Conference, Lincoln, 6-7 October 2007. Poster presentation.

102.  ÒElectroactive Properties of Potentially Ferroelectric Cyanopolymer Systems,Ó M. Poulsen, S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, D. S. Reddy, V. M. Fridkin, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Denver, 4-9 March 2007. Oral presentation.

101.  ÒNondestructive Memory Elements Based on Polymeric Langmuir-Blodgett Thin Films,Ó T. Reece, S. Ducharme, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Denver, 4-9 March 2007. Oral presentation.

100.  ÒReal-time observation of self-assembling nanostructures of Langmuir-Blodgett films of vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymer by Atomic Force Microscopy,Ó J. Kim, S. Ducharme, B. Rodriguez, S. Kalinin, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Denver, 4-9 March 2007. Oral presentation.

99.    ÒThickness study of Langmuir-Blodgett Films of Copolymers of Vinylidene Fluoride with Trifluoroethylene using X-ray Reflectivity,Ó J. Kim, S. Ducharme, S. Adenwalla, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Denver, 4-9 March 2007. Oral presentation.

98.    ÒHigh-Energy-Density Capacitors using Nanoparticle-Polymer Composite Dielectrics,Ó K. Kraemer, J. Li, L. Zhang, D. J. Sellmyer, X. Wei, S. Ducharme, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Denver, 4-9 March 2007. Oral presentation.

97.    ÒMagneto-electric Coupling in Ferromagnetic Cobalt/Ferroelectric Copolymer Multi-layer Films,Ó A. Mardana, M. Bai, A. Baruth, S. Ducharme, S. Adenwalla, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Denver, 4-9 March 2007. Oral presentation.

96.    ÒActivated Desorption of Water from a Polymer Surface,Ó C. C. Ilie, P. A. Jacobson,  I. N. Yakovkin, L. G. Rosa, M. Poulsen, D. S. Reddy, J. M. Takacs, S. Ducharme, P. A. Dowben, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Denver, 4-9 March 2007. Oral presentation.

95.    ÒLocally Probed Ferroelectricity of Nanomesas Formed from Polymer,Ó J. Kim, Stephen Ducharme, B. Rodriguez, S. Jesse, S. V. Kalinin, Workshop on Fundamental Physics of Ferroelectrics, 11-14 February 2007, Williamsburg, VA. Poster presentation.

94.    ÒProbing Ferroelectricity in Cyanopolymer Systems,Ó M. Poulsen, S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, S. Reddy, V. M. Fridkin, Workshop on Fundamental Physics of Ferroelectrics, 11-14 February 2007, Williamsburg, VA. Oral presentation.

93.    ÒMetal-Ferroelectric-Insulator-Semiconductor Structures with ferroelectric polymer nanomesa arrays,Ó T. J. Reece, S. Ducharme, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, 2006, Boston. Oral presentation.

92.    ÒThickness Measurement of Langmuir-Blodgett Films of Vinylidene Fluoride-Trifluoroethylene Copolymers with X-ray Reflectivity,Ó J. Kim, S. Adenwalla, S. Ducharme, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, 2006, Boston. Poster

91.    ÒPolarization Retention in Ferroelectric Polymer on Silicon Memory Devices,Ó T. Reece, A. Gerber, S. Ducharme, H. Kohlstedt, MRS Spring Meeting, 17-21 April, 2006. Poster

90.    Imaging and Polarization Dynamics in Ultrathin Ferroelectric PVDF Copolymers By Piezoresponse Force Microscopy,Ó B. Rodriguez, S. Jesse, S. V. Kalinin, J. Kim, S. Ducharme, Workshop on Fundamental Physics of Ferroelectrics, 6-9 February 2006, Williamsburg, VA. Oral

89.    ÒElectrical Characteristics of Ferroelectric Field Effect Transistors (FeFETs) incorporating Langmuir-Blodgett films of a vinylidene fluoride ferroelectric copolymer,Ó A. Gerber, M. Fitsilis, H. Kohlstedt, and R.Waser, T. J. Reece, S. Ducharme, E. Rije, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, 2005, Boston. Oral Presentation

88.    ÒThe Nature of Switching Dynamics in Ultra-Thin Ferroelectric Films of P(VDF-TrFE) Copolymers,Ó C. M. Othon, M. Bai, J. Kim, S. Ducharme, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, 2005, Boston. Poster Presentation

87.    ÒOrganic Ferroelectric Memories,Ó T. Reece, A. Gerber, S. Ducharme, H. Kohlstedt, M. Fitsilis, R. Waser, E. Rije, University of Nebraska, USA and Institut fŸr Festkšrperforschung, JŸlich, Germany, EU-USA Collaborators Meeting, Strasbourg, France, 30-31 May 2005. Poster

86.    ÒWater Absorption and Dielectric Changes in Crystalline Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) Copolymer Films. P. A. Jacobson, C. M. Othon, K. L. Kraemer, A. V. Sorokin, S. Ducharme, P. A. Dowben, International Symposium of the American Vacuum Society, 14-19 November 2004 , Anaheim, CA. Poster

85.    Study of Interactions between two ferroelectric P(VDF-TrFE) copolymers,Ó Jihee Kim, Hoydoo You , S. Adenwalla, Stephen Ducharme, Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Conference, Argonne National Laboratory, 14-16 June 2004. Poster

84.    ÒControl of Ferroelectric Nanomesa Size,Ó M Bai, J. Li, S. Ducharme, NSF-DMI Design, Service and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference, 3-7 January 2004, Dallas, TX. Poster Presentation

83.    ÒCrystalline Nanomesa and Nanowell Formations from Ferroelectric Polymer Langmuir-Blodgett FilmsÓ M. Bai, S. Ducharme, K. Kraemer, M. Poulsen, Workshop on Fundamental Physics of Ferroelectrics, 3-6 February 2004, Williamsburg, VA. Oral Presentation

82.    ÒInvestigation of Ferroelectricity in Newly Synthesized Nitrile Polymer Systems,Ó Matt Poulsen, S. Ducharme, A. V. Sorokin, S. Reddy, J. M. Takacs, Y. Wen, V. M. Fridkin, Workshop on Fundamental Physics of Ferroelectrics, 3-6 February 2004, Williamsburg, VA. Poster

81.    ÒElectron Irradiated P(VDF-TrFE) Langmuir Blodgett Films.Ó C. Othon and S. Ducharme Workshop on Fundamental Physics of Ferroelectrics, 3-6 February 2004, Williamsburg, VA. Poster

80.    ÒControl of Ferroelectric Nanomesa Size,Ó M. Bai, J. Li, S. Ducharme, NSF-DMI Design, Service and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference, 3-7 January 2004, Dallas, TX. Poster

79.    ÒCrystalline Nanomesa and Nanowell Formations from Ferroelectric Polymer Langmuir-Blodgett FilmsÓ Mengjun Bai & S. Ducharme, Tenth European Meeting on Ferroelectricity, 3-8 August 2003, Cambridge, England. Poster presentation.

78.    ÒTEM Study of the Structure of Vinylidene Fluoride/Trifluoroethylene Copolymers,Ó Mengjun Bai, Mengjun Bai, X. Z. Li, S. Adenwalla, M. Poulsen, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, Tenth European Meeting on Ferroelectricity, 3-8 August 2003, Cambridge, England. Poster presentation.

77.    ÒData Storage and Retention in a Polymer-Based Non-Volatile Ferroelectric Capacitor,Ó Timothy J. Reece, S. Ducharme, C. M. Othon, M. Poulsen, V. M. Fridkin, Tenth European Meeting on Ferroelectricity, 3-8 August 2003, Cambridge, England. Poster presentation.

76.    ÒInvestigation of Ferroelectricity in Newly Synthesized Nitrile Polymer Systems,Ó Matt Poulsen, S. Ducharme, A. V. Sorokin, S. Reddy, J. M. Takacs, Y. Wen, V. M. Fridkin, Tenth European Meeting on Ferroelectricity, 3-8 August 2003, Cambridge, England. Oral Presentation.

75.    ÒMapping Surface Polarization in Thin Films of the Ferroelectric Polymer P(VDF-TrFE),Ó B. Peterson, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, A. V. Sorokin, T. J. Reece, M. Poulsen, Tenth European Meeting on Ferroelectricity, 3-8 August 2003, Cambridge, England. Poster presentation.

74.    ÒElectron Irradiation Effects on the Switching Behavior of a Ferroelectric Polymer,Ó Christina M. Othon, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, G. Vizdrik, A. V. Sorokin, Tenth European Meeting on Ferroelectricity, 3-8 August 2003, Cambridge, England. Oral presentation.

73.    ÒThe Effect of Humidity on the Dielectric Response in Ferroelectric Polymer Films Made by Langmuir-Blodgett Deposition,Ó K. L. Kraemer, C. M. Othon, A. V. Sorokin, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, M. Bai, T. J. Reece, Matt Poulsen, B. W. Peterson, Tenth European Meeting on Ferroelectricity, 3-8 August 2003, Cambridge, England. Oral presentation.

72.    ÒStudy of ferroelectric phase transition in multilayered Langmuir-Blodgett thin films of P(VDF-TrFE 80:20) and P(VDF-TrFE 50:50),Ó Jihee Kim, M. Poulsen, S. Ducharme, S. Adenwalla, Tenth European Meeting on Ferroelectricity, 3-8 August 2003, Cambridge, England. Poster presentation.

71.    Ferroelectric Copolymer Multilayers,Ó Jihee Kim, S. Adenwalla, Stephen Ducharme, Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Conference, Arizona, August 2003. Poster Presentation

70.    ÒTheoretical investigation on the electronic structures of poly(vinylidene fluoride) crystals,Ó Chun-gang Duan, W. N. Mei, J. Liu, J. R. Hardy, S. Ducharme, J. Choi, P. A. Dowben, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Indianapolis, 18-22 March 2002. Oral presentation.

69.    ÒDemonstration of a Nonvolatile Memory Element Based on a Ferroelectric Polymer Langmuir-Blodgett Film,Ó Timothy Reece, Alexander Sorokin, Mengjun Bai, S. Ducharme, Vladimir Fridkin, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Indianapolis, 18-22 March 2002. Oral presentation.

68.    ÒThe Crystal Structure of Vinylidene Fluoride (70%) Trifluoroethylene (30%) Copolymer Studied by Transmission Electron Microscopy,Ó Mengjun Bai, Xingzhong Li, Shireen Adenwalla, Matt Poulsen, S. Ducharme, Vladimir M. Fridkin, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Indianapolis, 18-22 March 2002. Oral presentation.

67.    ÒImaging and Writing of Polarization Domain Patterns on Ultrathin Langmuir Blodgett Films of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Trifluoroethylene (70:30) Copolymers,Ó Hongwei Qu, T. Garcia, W. Yao, J. Zhang, S Ducharme, P.A. Dowben, A.V. Sorokin, V.M. Fridkin, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Indianapolis, 18-22 March 2002. Oral presentation.

66.    ÒUse of an External Electric Field to Convert the Paraelectric Phase to the Ferroelectric Phase in Ultrathin Copolymer FilmsÓ Matt Poulsen, S. Adenwalla, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, N. N. Petukhova, and S. G. Yudin, Workshop on Fundamental Physics of Ferroelectrics, 3-6 February 2002, Washington, DC. Poster Presentation

65.    ÒThe Nature of Switching Dynamics in Ultra-Thin Ferroelectric Films of P(VDF-TrFE) Copolymers,Ó A. V. Sorokin, T. J. Reece, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Nov. 26-30, 2001, Boston. Oral Presentation

64.    ÒMorphology, Melting, and Recrystallization of Ferroelectric Langmuir-Blodgett Films of P(VDF-TrFE) Copolymers,Ó M. Bai, Matt Poulsen, A. V. Sorokin, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Nov. 26-30, 2001, Boston. Oral Presentation

63.    ÒSwitching Properties Of Ferroelectric Langmuir-Blodgett Films Of Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride–Trifluoroethylene,Ó A. V. Sorokin, S. Ducharme, Timothy Reece, V. M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, A. V. Bune, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Seattle, 12-16 March 2001. Oral presentation.

62.    ÒInfrared Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Study on PVDF Copolymer Langmuir-Blodgett Thin Films,Ó Mengjun Bai, Jaewu Choi, Daniel W. Thompson, P. A. Dowben, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, N. N. Petukhova, S. G. Yudin, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Seattle, 12-16 March 2001. Oral presentation.

61.    ÒSwitching Dynamics of Two-Dimensional Ferroelectric Polymer films,Ó S. Ducharme, T. Reece, A. V. Sorokin, L. M. Blinov, V. M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, K. Verkhovskaya, N. N. Petukhova, S. G. Yudin, Workshop on Fundamental Physics of Ferroelectrics, 5-9 February 2001, Williamsburg. Poster presentation

60.    ÒUse of an External Electric Field to Convert the Paraelectric Phase to the Ferroelectric Phase in Ultra-Thin Copolymer films of P(VDF-TrFE),Ó M. Poulsen, S. Adenwalla, S. Ducharme, V. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, N. Petukhova, S. Yudin, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, 2000, Boston. Poster presentation.

59.    ÒCharge-Carrier Mobility Studies of Potential Photorefractive Dendrimers,Ó A. P. Leonov, S. Ducharme, L. Lu, and James M. Takacs, Symposium on Organic Thin Films for Photonics Applications, Washington, 20-25 August 2000. Oral presentation.

58.    ÒAluminum Doping of Vinylidene Fluoride with Trifluoroethylene Copolymers,Ó B. Xu, S. Ducharme, A. V. Sorokin, P. A. Dowben, V. M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, N. Petukhova, S. G. Yudin, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Minneapolis, 20-24 March 2000. Oral presentation.

57.    ÒPhase Transitions in Two-Dimensional Ferroelectric Films,Ó C. Borca, J. Choi, S. Adenwalla, P. A. Dowben, M. Poulsen, J. L. Robertson, V. M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, N. Petukhova, S. G. Yudin, S. Ducharme, 46th AVS International Symposium, Seattle, 25-29 October 1999. Oral presentation.

56.    ÒPhotorefractive Dendrimers,Ó J. Bai, S. Ducharme, L. Liu, A. Leonov, J. M. Takacs, Optical Society of America Annual Meeting, Santa Clara, 27 September-1 October 1999. Poster presentation.

55.    ÒPiezoelectric and Pyroelectric Properties of Ferroelectric Langmuir-Blodgett Polymer Films,Ó A. Bune, C. Zhu, S. Ducharme, V.M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, L. M. Blinov, N. G. Petukhova, S. G. Yudin, Centennial Meeting of the American Physical Society, Atlanta, 20-26 March 1999. Oral presentation.

54.    ÒStructural Changes in Ultrathin Ferroelectric Polymer Films,Ó M. Poulsen, S. Adenwalla, J. Choi, C. N. Borca, P. A. Dowben, S. Ducharme, V.M. Fridkin, and S. P. Palto, Centennial Meeting of the American Physical Society, Atlanta, 20-26 March 1999. Oral presentation.

53.    ÒThe Influence of Dynamical Scattering In Crystalline Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride-Trifluoroethylene) Copolymers,Ó C. N. Borca, J. Choi, S. Adenwalla, S. Ducharme, P. A. Dowben, L. Robertson, V. M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, Centennial Meeting of the American Physical Society, Atlanta, 20-26 March 1999. Oral presentation.

52.    ÒChanges in the Band Structure Across the Surface Ferroelectric Phase Transition in the Crystalline Ferroelectric Copolymers P(VDF-TrFE),Ó J. Choi, P. A. Dowben, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, S. G. Yudin, and N. Petukhova, 45th AVS International Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland, November 4, 1998. Oral presentation.

51.    ÒThe Synthesis and Characterization of Dendrimers for Potential Photorefractive Applications,Ó J. Bai, S. Ducharme, A. Goonesekera, A. P. Leonov, L. Lu, and J. M. Takacs, Organic Thin Films for Photonics Applications Topical Meeting, Boston, 23-27 August 1998. Oral presentation.

50.    ÒLasers and Modern Optics in the Undergraduate Physics Laboratory,Ó S. Ducharme, American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting, Lincoln, 3-7 August 1998. Oral Presentation.

49.    ÒProfile of a Ferroelectric Polymer,Ó Candice Bacon, S. Ducharme and A. V. Bune, AAPT Summer Meeting, 4-8 August 1998, Lincoln, NE. Poster presentation.

48.    ÒPhotorefractive Dendrimers,Ó Kelly Newsome, J. M. Takacs, L. Liu, A. Leonov, S. Ducharme, A. Goonesekera, and J. Bai, AAPT Summer Meeting, 4-8 August 1998, Lincoln, NE. Poster presentation.

47.    ÒInfluence of Dipole Moment of the Transport Agents on the Carrier Mobility in A Photorefractive Polymer,Ó A. Goonesekera, J. Bai, S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, L. Lu, Conference on Organic Photorefractive Materials and Xerographic Photoreceptors IV, 22-23 July 1998, San Diego. Oral Presentation.

46.    ÒThe Electronic Structural Change of the Two Dimensional Crystalline Ferroelectric Copolymer P(VDF-TrFE) Across the Surface Ferroelectric Transition,Ó J. Choi, P. A. Dowben, A. V. Bune, S. Ducharme, V.M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto and N. Petukhova, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Los Angeles, California, March 17, 1998. Oral presentation.

45.    ÒReduced Hole Mobility in Photorefractive Polymers Due to the Chromophore Dipole Moment,Ó A. Goonesekera and S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, L. Zhang, Organic Thin Films for Photonics Applications Topical Meeting, Long Beach, 15-17 October 1997. Oral presentation.

44.    ÒReduced Hole Mobility in Photorefractive Polymers Due to the Chromophore Dipole Moment,Ó A. Goonesekera, S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, L. Zhang, Midwest Solid State Science Conference, Manhattan, KS, 3-4 October 1997. Oral presentation.

43.    ÒSurface Ferroelectric Phase Transition Indicated Through Capacitance and Conductance Measurements,Ó S. Pebley, S. Ducharme, A. Bune, V. M. Fridkin, L. M. Blinov, and S. P. Palto, Midwest Solid State Science Conference, Manhattan, KS, 3-4 October 1997. Poster presentation.

42.    ÒPiezoelectric and Pyroelectric Response Ferroelectric Langmuir-Blodgett Films,Ó C. Zhu, A. Bune, V. M. Fridkin, S. Ducharme, L. M. Blinov, and S. P. Palto, A. Sorokin, S. Yudin, Midwest Solid State Science Conference, Manhattan, KS, 3-4 October 1997. Poster presentation.

41.    ÒFerroelectric Polymer Langmuir-Blodgett Films,Ó A. Bune, S. Ducharme, V. Fridkin, L. Blinov, S. Palto, N. Petukhova, and S. G. Yudin, Ninth International Meeting in Ferroelectricity, Seoul, 24-19 August 1997. Oral Presentation.

40.    ÒThe Semiconductor to Semimetal Transition with Alkali Metal Doping on two Dimensional Ferroelectric Films,Ó J. Choi, P. A. Dowben, S. Pebley, A. V. Bune, S. Ducharme, V. M. Fridkin, S. P. Palto, and N. Petukhova, Rocky Mountain Chapter of the AVS, Aug. 21, 1997, Alvada, CO. Oral presentation.

39.    ÒPiezoelectric Response and Switching in Ferroelectric Langmuir-Blodgett Films,Ó C. Zhu, A. Bune, S. Ducharme, V. Fridkin, L. Blinov, S. Palto, N. Petukhova, and S. G. Yudin, Ninth International Meeting in Ferroelectricity, Seoul, 24-19 August 1997. Poster Presentation.

38.    ÒA Comparison of Hole Mobilities in a Photorefractive Polymer and Xerographic Photoreceptors,Ó A. Goonesekera and S. Ducharme, American Physical Society March Meeting, Kansas City, 17-21 March 1997. Oral presentation.

37.    ÒFerroelectric Phase Transitions in Polymer Langmuir-Blodgett Films as Thin as Five Monolayers,Ó A. Bune, S. Ducharme, V. Fridkin, L. Blinov, S. Palto, N. Petukhova, and S. Yudin, American Physical Society March Meeting, Kansas City, 17-21 March 1997. Oral presentation.

36.    ÒPhase Transition and Critical Point in Ultra-Thin Ferroelectric Polymer Langmuir-Blodgett Films,Ó A. Bune, S. Ducharme, V. Fridkin, L. Blinov, S. Palto, N. Petukhova, and S. Yudin, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, 2-6 November 1996. Oral presentation.

35.    ÒPhysics of Lasers and Modern Optics:  A Laboratory Course for Science and Engineering Students,Ó S. Ducharme, Optical Society of America Annual Meeting, Rochester, 20-24 October 1996. Oral presentation.

34.    ÒSelf-Calibrating Modulation Ellipsometer,Ó S. Ducharme, H. Machlab, P. G. Snyder, J. A. Woollam, and R. A. Synowicki, Optical Society of America Annual Meeting, Rochester, 20-24 October 1996. Oral presentation.

33.    ÒThe Influence of Intensity on Photoconductivity in Photorefractive Polymers,Ó A. Goonesekera, M. Liphardt, S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, and L. Zhang, Optical Society of America Annual Meeting, Rochester, 20-24 October 1996. Oral presentation.

32.    ÒMeasurement of Photorefractive and Non-Photorefractive Contributions to Gratings in Polymers Using an AC Phase Modulation Technique,Ó M. Liphardt, A. Goonesekera, S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, and L. Zhang, Optical Society of America Annual Meeting, Rochester, 20-24 October 1996. Oral presentation.

31.    ÒPyroelectric Properties of Ferroelectric Langmuir-Blodgett Polymer Films:  New Media for Infrared Detecting and Imaging,Ó A. Bune, S. Ducharme, V. Fridkin, L. Blinov, S. Palto, N. Petukhova, and S. Yudin, Optical Society of America Annual Meeting, Rochester, 20-24 October 1996. Oral presentation.

30.    ÒPhysics of Photorefractive Polymers,Ó S. Ducharme, M. Liphardt, A. Goonesekera, J. M. Takacs, L. Zhang, Third European Conference on Applications of Polar Dielectrics, 26-29 August 1996, Bled, Slovenia. Poster Presentation.

29.    ÒFerroelectric and Conductance Switching in Crystalline Ferroelectric Polymer Langmuir-Blodgett Film,Ó A. Bune, S. Ducharme, V. Fridkin, L. Blinov, S. Palto, N. Petukhova, and S. Yudin, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, 27 November-1 December 1995. Poster presentation.

28.    ÒThermal Detrapping Rates of Spectrally Selected Traps in Photorefractive Barium Titanate,Ó C. Zhu and S. Ducharme, Optical Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland, 10-15 September 1995. Oral presentation.

27.    ÒFerroelectricity in Crystalline Ferroelectric Polymer Langmuir-Blodgett Films,Ó V. M. Fridkin, A. Bune, S. Ducharme, L. Blinov, S. Palto, N. Petukhova, and S. Yudin, invited paper presented at the International Conference on Ferroelectricity, 3-8 July 1995, Amsterdam. Oral presentation.

26.    ÒPhysics of Photorefractive Polymers,Ó S. Ducharme, M. Liphardt, A. Goonesekera, B. Jones, J. M. Takacs, L. Zhang, Midwest Solid State Science Conference, Kansas City, 14-15 October 1994. Oral presentation.

25.    ÒPhotorefractive Properties of Polymers with Different Hole Transport Agents,Ó M. Liphardt, A. Goonesekera, S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, L. Zhang, Midwest Solid State Science Conference, Kansas City, 14-15 October 1994. Poster presentation.

24.    ÒThe Role of Photoconductivity in Photorefractive Polymers,Ó A. Goonesekera, M. Liphardt, S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, L. Zhang, Midwest Solid State Science Conference, Kansas City, 14-15 October 1994. Poster presentation.

23.    ÒAsymmetric Transmission Through a Photorefractive Fabry-Perot ƒtalon,Ó S. Ducharme and B. Vu, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Pittsburgh, 21 March 1994. Oral presentation.

22.    ÒPhotorefractive Characterization of Polymers,Ó M. Liphardt, A. Goonesekera, B. Jones, S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, and L. Zhang, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Pittsburgh, 21 March 1994. Oral presentation.

21.    ÒPyro-Electro-Optic Modulation in Triglycine Sulfate,Ó C. Zhu and S. Ducharme, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Pittsburgh, 21 March 1994. Oral presentation.

20.    ÒCombined Pyroelectric and Electro-Optic Phenomena,Ó C. Zhu and S. Ducharme, Nebraska/NSF EPSCoR Conference, Lincoln, 13 December 1993. Poster presentation.

19.    ÒHigh Two-Beam Coupling Gain in a Photorefractive Polymer,Ó S. Ducharme, A. Goonesekera, B. Jones, J. M. Takacs, L. Zhang, G. C. Bjorklund, A. D. English, C. W. Frank, K. D. Singers, Eds., Organic Thin Films for Photonic Applications Topical Meeting; Toronto, October 6-8, 1993. Oral presentation.

18.    ÒPhotorefractive Characterization of Polymers,Ó M. Liphardt, B. Jones, A. Goonesekera, S. Ducharme, J. M. Takacs, and L. Zhang, Optical Society of America Annual Meeting, Toronto, October 3-8, 1993. Oral presentation.

17.    ÒTwo-Beam Coupling in Photorefractive Polymers,Ó M. Liphardt, A. Goonesekera, B. Jones, S. Ducharme, Midwest Solid State Science Conference, Columbia MO, September 17-18, 1993. Poster presentation.

16.    ÒPhotorefractive Properties of Bisphenol-A-4,4'-Nitroaminostilbene Mixed with Diethylamino benzaldehyde-Diphenyl Hydrazone,Ó S. Ducharme, B. Jones, M. Liphardt, R. Ervin, J. M. Takacs, L. Zhang, and R. Athalye, Topical Meeting on Photorefractive Materials, Effects, and Devices, Kiev, 9-11 August, 1993. Oral presentation.

15.    ÒImproved Photorefractive Polymers,Ó B. Jones, Y. B. Zhang, Lie Zhang, R. V. Athalye, C. H. Wang, J. M. Takacs, and S. Ducharme, 1992 Optical Society of America Annual Meeting. Oral presentation.

14.    ÒPyro-Electro-Optic Transient Phase Gratings,Ó S. Ducharme, 1991 Optical Society of America Annual Meeting. Oral presentation.

13.    ÒDemonstration of Photorefractivity in Organic Polymers,Ó S. Ducharme, R. W. Twieg, J. C. Scott, and W. E. Moerner, 1990 Optical Society of America Annual Meeting. Oral presentation.

12.    ÒNon-Linear Optical Studies of Organosilane Polymers,Ó P. Shukla, P. M. Cotts, R. D. Miller, S. Ducharme, J. Zavislan, 1988 March Meeting of the American Physical Society. Oral presentation.

11.    ÒPossibility for Photorefraction in Organic Crystals,Ó S. Ducharme, V. Y. Lee, G. C. Bjorklund, H. K. Looser, W. E. Moerner, 1989 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. Poster presentation.

10.    ÒSublinear Photoconductivity and the Photorefractive Effect,Ó S. Ducharme, 1989 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. Oral presentation.

9.      ÒAbsorption Component of the Magnetic Susceptibility in Superconducting Y1Ba2Cu3O7,Ó R. Durny, S. Ducharme, J. Hautala, O. G. Symko, P. C. Taylor, and S. Kulkarni, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, December 1988. Poster presentation.

8.      ÒLossy A.C. Magnetic Susceptibility at Radio and Microwave Frequencies in Superconducting Perovskites,Ó S. Ducharme, R. Durny, J. Hautala, O. G. Symko, P. C. Taylor, Z. C. Chen. 1988 March Meeting of the American Physical Society. Oral presentation.

7.      ÒConnection Between Microwave Absorption and Josephson Junctions in Superconducting Y1Ba2Cu3O7 Ceramics,Ó R. Durny, S. Ducharme, et al., 1988 March Meeting of the American Physical Society. Oral presentation.

6.      ÒPhotodarkening Dynamics and Spatial Profiles in Bulk Chalcogenide Glasses,Ó S. Ducharme, J. Hautala, and P. C. Taylor, 1988 March Meeting of the American Physical Society. Oral presentation.

5.      ÒCharacterization of High Tc Superconductor Y-Ba-Cu-O by Microwave Absorption,Ó S. Ducharme, R. Durny, J. Hautala, B. Lee, O. G. Symko, P. C. Taylor, D. J. Zheng, and S. Kulkarni, 1987 Fall Meeting of the American Ceramic Society. Oral presentation.

4.      ÒElectro-optic and Piezoelectric Measurements in Photorefractive Materials,Ó S. Ducharme, J. Feinberg, and R. Neurgaonkar, J. of the Optical Society of America A 3, P25 (1986). 1986 Optical Society of America Annual Meeting. Oral presentation.

3.      ÒMeasurements of the Low Frequency Electrooptic Coefficients in Melt-Grown BaTiO3 and Sr1.6Ba0.4Nb2O6 Single Crystals,Ó S. Ducharme and J. Feinberg, J. of the Optical Society of America A2, P108. 1985 Optical Society of America Annual Meeting. Oral presentation.

2.      ÒControl of the Density of Photorefractive Charge Carriers in BaTiO3 Single Crystals,Ó S. Ducharme and J. Feinberg, J. of the Optical Society of America A 1, 1213 (1984). 1984 Optical Society of America Annual Meeting. Oral presentation.

1.         ÒMeasurements of the Erasure of Volume Holograms in Photorefractive BaTiO3,Ó S. Ducharme and J. Feinberg, J. of the Optical Society of America 73, 1908 (1983). Optical Society of America Annual Meeting. Oral presentation.