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220) Robert J. Hamers, Scott A. Chambers, Paul E. Evans, Ryan Franking, Zachary Gerbec, Padma Gopalan, Heesuk Kim, Elizabeth C. Landis, Bo Li, Michael W. McCoy, Takeo Ohsawa, and Rose Ruther, "Molecular and Biomolecular Interfaces to Metal Oxide Semiconductors", Physica Status Solidi c, submitted 07/09.

219) Ryan A. Franking, Elizabeth C. Landis, Robert J. Hamers, "Highly Stable Molecular Layers on Nanocrystalline Anatase through Photochemical Grafting", Langmuir, 25, 10676–10684.

218) Kevin M. Metz, Andrew N. Mangham, Matthew J. Bierman, Song Jin, Robert J. Hamers and Joel A. Pedersen, "Engineered Nanomaterial Transformation under Oxidative Environmental Conditions: Development of an in vitro Biomimetic Assay", Environmental Science and Technology, 2009, 43, 1598-1604.

217) Bo Li, Ryan Franking, Elizabeth C. Landis, Heesuk Kim and Robert J. Hamers, "Photochemical Grafting and Patterning of Biomolecular Layers onto TiO2 Thin Films", Langmuir, 2009, 1, 1013-1022.

216) Matthew S. Marcus, Jason Simmons, Sarah E. Baker, Robert J. Hamers, and Mark Eriksson, "Predicting the Results of Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth of Suspended Carbon Nanotubes", Nano Letters, 2009, 9, 1806-1811.

215) Elizabeth C. Landis and Robert J. Hamers, "Covalent Grafting of Redox-active Molecules to Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Arrays Using "Click" Chemistry", Chemistry of Materials, 2009, 21, 724-730.

214) Stephen A. Morin, Young-Hye La, Chi-Chun Liu, Jeremy A. Streifer, Robert J. Hamers, Paul F. Nealey, and Song Jin, "Assembly of Nanocrystal Arrays via Block Copolymer Directed Nucleation", Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed., 2009, 48, 2135-2139.

213) Paula E. Colavita, Bin Sun, Xiaoyu Wang, and Robert J. Hamers, “Influence of surface termination and electronic structure on the photochemical grafting of alkenes to carbon surfaces”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2009, 113, 1526-1535.

212) Paula E. Colavita, Bin Sun, Kiu-Yuen Tse, Robert J. Hamers, "Photo-induced surface functionalization of carbon surfaces: The role of photoelectron ejection", Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 2008, 26, 925-931.

211) T. King Heiden, P. Wiecenski, A. Mangham, K. Metz, D. Nesbit, J. Pedersen, R.J. Hamers, W. Heideman, and R. Peterson, “Quantum Dot Nanotoxicity Assessment Using the Zebrafish Embryo”, Environmental Science and Technology, 2009, 43, 1605-1611.

210) C. I. Smith, A. Bowfield, M. C. Cuquerella, C. P. Mansley, T. Farrell, P. Harrison, D. S. Martin, D. G. Fernig, C. Edwards, J. E Butler, R. J. Hamers, B. Sun, X. Wang and P. Weightman, "Detection of DNA Hybridisation on a Functionalised Diamond Surface, Europhysics Letters 2009, 85, 18006.

209) Robert J. Hamers, "Diamonds are For Tethers", Nature (invited “News and Views” article), 2008, 454, 708-709.

208) Elizabeth C. Landis, Robert J. Hamers, “Covalent Grafting of Ferrocene to Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers: Electron-Transfer Processes at Nanostructured Electrodes”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008, 112, 16910-16918.

207) Heesuk Kim, Paula E. Colavita, Peerasak Paoprasert, Padma Gopalan, T.F. Kuech, and Robert J. Hamers, "Grafting of Molecular Layers to Oxidized Gallium Nitride Surfaces via Phosphonic Acid linkages". Surface Science, 2008, 602, 2382-2388.

206) Soon Seo, Lars Grabow, Manos Mavrikakis, Robert J. Hamers, N.J. Thompson, and Paul G. Evans, "Molecular-scale structural distortion near vacancies in pentacene". Applied Physics Letters, 2008, 92, 153314.

205) Matthew R. Lockett, Stephen C. Weibel, Margaret F. Phillips, Michael R. Shortreed, Bin Sun, Robert J.Hamers, Franco Cerrina, and Lloyd M. Smith, "Carbon-on-Metal Films for Surface Plasmon Resonance Detection of DNA Arrays" Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2008, 130, 8611-8613.

204) Huiman Kang, Francois A. Detcheverry, Andrew N. Mangham, Mark P. Stoykovich, Kostas Ch. Daoulas, Marcus Muller, Juan J. dePablo, and Paul F. Nealey, "Hierarchical assembly of nanoparticle superstructures from block copolymer-nanoparticle composites". Physical Review Letters, 2008, 100, 148303.

203) Janice Hall Tamasik, Song Jin, Robert J. Hamers, and John W. Moore, "Design and Initial Evaluation of an Online Nanoscience Course for Teachers", Journal of Nano Education, 2008, Accepted for publication.

202) Bo Li, Lu Shang, Matthew S Marcus, Tami Lasseter Clare, Edward Perkins, and Robert J Hamers, "Chemoselective Nanowire Fuses: Chemically Induced Cleavage and Electrical Detection of Carbon Nanofiber Bridges". Small, 2008, 4, 795-801.

201) Robert J. Hamers, "Formation and Characterization of Organic Monolayers on Semiconductor Surfaces". Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry, 2008, 1, 707-736.

200) Byoungnam Park, Peerasak Paoprasert, Insik In, Jodi Swickey, Robert J. Hamers, Padma Gopalan, and Paul G. Evans, "Functional self-assembled monolayers for optimized photoinduced charge transfer in organic field effect transistors". Advanced Materials, 2007, 19, 4353-4357.

199) Paula E. Colavita, Jeremy Streifer, Bin Sun, Xiaoyu Wang, Patrick Warf, and Robert J. Hamers, "Enhancement of photochemical grafting of terminal alkenes via molecular mediators: the role of surface-bound electron acceptors". Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008, 112, 5102-5112.

198) Kevin Metz, Andrew Mangham, Robert Hamers, and Joel Pedersen, "An in vitro biomimetic assay to assess the transformation of engineered nanomaterials under oxidative environmental conditions", Environmental Science and Technology, 2009, 43, 1598-1604.

197) Joseph D. Beck, Lu Shang, Bo Li, Matthew S. Marcus, and Robert J. Hamers, "Discrimination between Bacillus species by impedance analysis of individual dielectrophoretically positioned spores", Analytical Chemistry, 2008, 80, 3757-3761.

196) Fairland F. Amos, Stephen A. Morin, Jeremy A. Streifer, Robert J. Hamers, and Song Jin, "Photodetector arrays directly assembled onto polymer substrates from aqueous solution", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 14296-14302.

195) K. O. Stuen, I. In, E. Han, J. A. Streifer, R. J. Hamers, P. F. Nealey, and P. Gopalan, "Imaging layers for the directed assembly of block copolymer films: Dependence of the physical and chemical properties of patterned polymer brushes on brush molecular weight", J. Vac. Sci. Tech. B, 2007, 25, 1958-1962.

194) Paula E. Colavita, Bin Sun, Kiu-Yuen Tse and Robert J. Hamers. "Photochemical grafting of n-alkenes onto carbon surfaces: the role of photoelectron ejection". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 13554-13565.

193) Weina Peng, M. M. Roberts, E. P. Nordberg, F. S. Flack, P. E. Colavita, R. J. Hamers, D. E. Savage, M. G. Lagally, and M A. Eriksson, "A Novel Method to Fabricate Multiple-Layer SOI: Single-Crystal Si Nanomembrane Transfer and Stacking," Weina Peng, M. M. Roberts, E. P. Nordberg, F. S. Flack, P. E. ECS Transactions, 2007, 6, 333.

192) Kiu-Yuen Tse, Lingzhi Zhang, Sarah E. Baker, Beth M. Nichols,, Robert West, and Robert J. Hamers. "Vertically aligned carbon nanofibers coupled with organosilicon electrolytes: electrical properties of a high-stability nanostructured electrochemical interface". Chemistry of Materials, 2007, 19, 5734-5741.

191) Xiaoyu Wang, Paula Colavita, Kevin M. Metz, James E. Butler, Jr., and Robert J. Hamers. "Direct photopatterning and SEM imaging of molecular monolayers on diamond surfaces: mechanistic insights into UV-initiated molecular grafting". Langmuir, 2007, 23, 11623-11630.

190) Kevin P. Weidkamp, Rudolf M. Tromp, Robert J. Hamers. "Epitaxial growth of large pentacene crystals on Si(001) surfaces functionalized with molecular monolayers." Journal of Physical Chemistry, 2007, 111, 16489-16497.

189) Matthew S. Marcus, Lu Shang, Bo Li, Jeremy A. Streifer, Joseph D. Beck, Edward Perkins, Mark A. Eriksson, and Robert J. Hamers. "Dielectrophoretic manipulation and real-time electrical detection of single nanowire bridges in aqueous saline solutions." Small, 2007, 3, 1610-1617.

188) Weina Peng , Michelle M. Roberts, Eric P. Nordberg, Frank S. Flack, Paula E. Colavita, Robert J. Hamers, Donald E. Savage, Max G. Lagally, and Mark A. Eriksson. "Single-Crystal/Amorphous-Multilayer Heterostructures based on Membrane Transfer". Applied Physics Letters, 2007, 90, 183107.

187) Kevin Metz, Divya Goel, and Robert J. Hamers. "Molecular Monolayers Enhance the Formation of Electrocatalytic Platinum Nanoparticles on Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Scaffolds". Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2007, 111, 7260-7265.

186) Bin Sun, Sarah E. Baker, James E. Butler, Heesuk Kim, John N. Russell, Jr.,Lu Shang, Kiu-Yuen Tse, Wensha Yang, and Robert J. Hamers. "Covalent Molecular Functionalization of Diamond Thin Film Transistors". Diamond and Related Materials, 2007, 16, 1608-1615.

185) Wensha Yang, James E. Butler, John N. Russell, Jr., and Robert J. Hamers. "Direct electrical detection of antigen-antibody binding on diamond and silicon substrates using electrical impedance spectroscopy". The Analyst, 2007, 132, 296-306.

184) Michael P. Schwartz and Robert J. Hamers. "Reaction of Acetonitrile with the Silicon(001) Surface: A combined XPS and FTIR study". Surface Science , 2007, 601, 945-953.

183) Bin Sun, Paula E. Colavita, Heesuk Kim, Matthew Marcus, Lloyd Smith, Robert J Hamers. "Covalent Functionalization of Amorphous Carbon Thin Films for Integrated Real-time Biosensing". Langmuir, 2006, 22, 9598-9605.

182) Kevin M. Metz, Kiu-Yuen Tse, Sarah E. Baker, Elizabeth C. Landis, and Robert J. Hamers. "Ultrahigh Surface-Area Metallic Electrodes by Templated Deposition on Carbon Nanofiber Scaffolds". Chemistry of Materials, 2006, 18, 5398-5400. Link to Paper Link to Supporting Information

181) Sarah E. Baker, Paula Colavita, Kiu-Yuen Tse, and Robert J. Hamers. "Functionalized Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers as Scaffolds for Immobilization and Electrochemical Detection of Redox-active Proteins". Chemistry of Materials, 2006, 18, 4415-4422. Link to paper. Link to supporting information.

180) Heesuk Kim, Paula Colavita, Kevin Metz, Beth M. Nichols, Bin Sun, John Uhlrich, Xiaoyu Wang, Thomas F. Kuech and Robert J. Hamers. "Photochemical Functionalization of Gallium Nitride Thin Films with Molecular and Biomolecular Layers". Langmuir 2006, 22, 8121-8126i.

179) B.M. Nichols, K.M. Metz, K.-Y. Tse, J.E. Butler, J.N. Russell, Jr., and R.J. Hamers. "Electrical Bias-dependent Photochemical Functionalization of Diamond Surfaces". Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2006, 110, 16535-16543. Supporting Info

178)Matthew S. Marcus, J. M. Simmons, O. M. Castellini, R. J. Hamers, M.A. Eriksson. "Photo-gating Carbon Nanotube Transistors". Journal of Applied Physics, 2006, 100, 084306.

177) R.J. Hamers. "Passivation and Activation: How do monovalent atoms modify the reactivity of silicon surfaces?" (invited "perspective" article). Surface Science, 2006, 600, 3361-3362.

176) R.J. Hamers. Book review, "Nanotubes and Nanowires" By C. N. R. Rao and A. Govindaraj. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 4163-3164.

175) J.M. Simmons, Beth M. Nichols, Matthew S. Marcus, O.M. Castellini, R.J. Hamers, and M.A. Eriksson. "Enabling Efficient Single-walled Carbon Nanotube Growth on Silicon Using Thin SiO2 Diffusion Barriers". Small, 2006, 2, 902-909.

174) Michael P. Schwartz, Daniel E. Barlow, John N. Russell, Jr , Kevin P. Weidkamp, James E. Butler, Mark P. D’Evelyn, and Robert J. Hamers. "Semiconductor surface-induced 1,3 proton transfer reactions: the role of covalent vs. zwitterionic character". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 11054-11061.

173) Robert J. Hamers. "Electrically directed assembly and detection of nanowire bridges in aqueous media". Nanotechnology, 2006, 17, S280-S286. Link to paper. Link to MPEG movie (cool!)

172) J.M Simmons, B.M. Nichols, S.E. Baker, M.S. Marcus, O.M. Castellini, C.-S. Lee, R.J. Hamers, and M.A. Eriksson. "The Effect of Ozone Oxidation on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes". Journal of Physical Chemistry, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2006, 110, 7113 -7118. Link to paper Link to Supporting Information

171) Beth M. Nichols, John N. Russell, Jr., James E. Butler, and Robert J. Hamers. "Photochemical Functionalization of Hydrogen-terminated Diamond Surfaces: A Structural and Mechanistic Study". Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2005 109, 20938-20947. Link to paper Link to supporting Information

170) Sarah E. Baker, Kiu-Yuen Tse, Eve Hindin, Beth M. Nichols, Tami Lasseter Clare, and Robert J. Hamers. "Covalent Functionalization for Biomolecular Recognition on Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers". Chemistry of Materials, 2005, 17, 4971-4978 (2005).

169) Sarah E. Baker, Kiu-Yuen Tse, Chang-Soo Lee, and Robert J. Hamers. "Fabrication and Characterization of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Electrodes for Biosensing Applications". Diamond and Related Materials, 2006, 15, 433-439. Link to paper.

168) Jeremy A. Streifer, Heesuk Kim, Beth M. Nichols, and Robert J. Hamers. "Covalent functionalization and hybridization of DNA-modified silicon nanowires". Nanotechnology, 2005, 16, 1868-1873.

167) Robert J. Hamers. "Bond-breaking at surfaces: Electrons or Phonons?". Surface Science, 2005, 583, 1-3.

166) Robert J. Hamers. "Scanning Tunneling Microscopy". VCH-Wiley Encyclopedia of Physics, 3rd Edition. (Rita G. Lerner and George L. Triggs, editors)

165) Joseph D. Beck, Lu Shang, Matthew S. Marcus, and Robert J. Hamers. "Manipulation and Real-Time Electrical Detection of Individual Bacterial Cells at Electrode Junctions: A Model for Assembly of Nanoscale Biosystems", Nano Letters, 2005, 5, 777-781. Link to paper

164) Tami Lasseter Clare, Brian H. Clare, Beth M. Nichols, Nicholas L. Abbott, and Robert J. Hamers. "Functional Monolayers for Improved Resistance to Protein Adsorption: Oligo(ethylene glycol) Modified Silicon and Diamond Surfaces". Langmuir, 2005, 21, 6344-6355.

163) Lu Shang, Tami Lasseter Clare, Mark A. Eriksson, Matthew S. Marcus, Kevin M. Metz, and Robert J. Hamers. "Directed Assembly and Electrical Characterization of Nanowire Bridges using Biomolecular Recognition Elements". Nanotechnology, 2005, 16, 1868-1873.

162) R.J. Hamers. "Diamond Thin Films". McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 10th edition accepted 01/05.

161) Wensha Yang, Sarah E. Baker James E. Butler, Chang-soo Lee, John N. Russell, Jr, Lu Shang, Bin Sun, and Robert J. Hamers. "Electrically Addressable Biomolecular Functionalization of Conductive Nanocrystalline Diamond Thin Films".Chemistry of Materials, 2005, 17, 938-940.

160) Michael P. Schwartz, Daniel E. Barlow, John N. Russell, Jr., James E. Butler, Mark P. D'Evelyn, and Robert J. Hamers."Adsorption of acrylonitrile on diamond and silicon (001)-(2x1) surfaces: Effects of dimer structure on reaction pathways and product distributions". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 8348-8354.

159) Kiu-Yuen Tse, Beth M. Nichols, Wensha Yang, James E. Butler, John N. Russell, Jr.and Robert J. Hamers. "Electrical properties of diamond surfaces functionalized with molecular monolayers". J. Phys. Chem. B, 2005, 109, 8523-8532. Link to paper

158) Wensha Yang and Robert J. Hamers. "Fabrication and characterization of a biologically sensitive field-effect transistor using a nanocrystalline diamond thin film". Applied Physics Letters, 2004, 85, 3626-3628.

157) Robert J. Hamers, James E. Butler, Tami Lasseter, Beth M. Nichols, John N. Russell, Jr., Kiu-Yuen Tse, and Wensha Yang. "Molecuar and Biomolecular Monolayers on Diamond as an Interface to Biology". Diamond & Related Materials, 2005, 14, 661-668.

156) Kevin P. Weidkamp, Ali Afzali, Rudolf M. Tromp, and Robert J. Hamers. "A Photopatternable Pentacene Precursor for use in Organic Thin Film Transistors".J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 12740-12741. Paper Supplementary Information

155) Chang-Soo Lee, Sarah E. Baker, Matthew S. Marcus, Wensha Yang, Mark A. Eriksson, and Robert J. Hamers. "Electrically Addressable Biomolecular Functionalization of Carbon Nanotube and Carbon Nanofiber Electrodes". Nano Letters, 2004, 4, 1713-1716. Paper Supplementary Information

154) Tami L. Lasseter, Brian H. Clare, Nicholas L. Abbott, and Robert J. Hamers. Covalently Modified Silicon and Diamond Surfaces: Resistance to Non-Specific Protein Adsorption and Optimization for Biosensing". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 10220-10221.

153) Michael Schwartz, Daniel Barlow, John N. Russell, Jr., Kevin P. Weidkamp, James E. Butler, Mark D'Evelyn, and Robert J. Hamers. "Semiconductor Surface-Induced 1,3-Hydrogen Shift: The Role of Covalent vs Zwitterionic Character". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 11054-11061.

152) Robert J. Hamers (Book Chapter). "Integrating Biological Molecules with Group IV Semiconductors for Bioelectronic Sensing." in Bioelectronics: from Theory to Application, E. Katz and I. Willner, editors, VCH publishers, 2005.

151) Wensha Yang, James E. Butler, John N. Russell, Jr., and Robert J. Hamers. "Interfacial Electrical Properties of DNA-modified Diamond Thin Films: Intrinsic Response and Hybridization-Induced Field Effects". Langmuir, 2004, 20, 6778-6784.

150) G. K. Druschel, R.J. Hamers, and J.F. Banfield. "Kinetics and Mechanisms of Polythionate Oxidation to Sulfate at Low pH by O2 and Fe3+". Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2003, 67, 4457-4469.

149) Wensha Yang, Orlando Auciello, James E. Butler, Wei Cai, John Carlisle, Dieter Gruen, Tanya Knickerbocker, John N. Russell, Jr., Lloyd M. Smith, and Robert J. Hamers. "Covalent Attachment and Hybridization of DNA at Diamond Thin Films." J. Electrochemical Society, submitted 05/03.

148) Kevin P. Weidkamp, Christina A. Hacker, Michael P. Schwartz, Xiaoping Cao, Rudolf M. Tromp, and Robert J. Hamers. "Interfacial Chemistry of Pentacene on Clean and Chemically-modified Silicon(001) Surfaces". J. Phys. Chem B, 2003, 107, 11142-11148.

147) John R. Peck, Wei Cai, Robert J. Hamers, and Daniel J. van der Weide. "Linear and Non-linear characterization of interfacial impedance." Langmuir, submitted 5/03.

146) Wei Cai, John Peck, Daniel van der Weide, and Robert J. Hamers. "Direct electrical detection of DNA Hybridization at DNA-modified silicon surfaces". Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 2004, 19,, 1013-1019.

145) G.K. Druschel, R.J. Hamers, G.W. Luther, and J.F. Banfield. "Kinetics and mechanism of trithionate and tetrathionate oxidation at low pH by hydroxyl radicals". Aquatic Geochemistry, 2004, 9, 145-164.

144) Tami L. Lasseter, Wei Cai, and Robert J. Hamers. "Frequency-dependent Electrical Detection of Protein Binding Events". Analyst , 2004, 129, 3-8.

143) Manchun Lu, Tanya Knickerbocker, Wei Cai, Wensha Yang, Robert J. Hamers, and Lloyd M. Smith. "Invasive Cleavage Reactions on DNA-Modified Diamond Surfaces". Biopolymers, 2004, 73, 606-613.

142) Sarah E. Baker, Tami L. Lasseter, Lloyd M. Smith, and Robert J. Hamers. "Covalently-linked Adducts of Single-walled Nanotubes with Biomolecules: Synthesis, Hybridization, and Biologically-Directed Surface Assembly". Mat. Res. Soc. Sym. Proc. 2003, 737, F4.6.1.

141) M.P. Schwartz, R.J. Halter, R.J. McMahon, and R.J. Hamers. "Formation of an Atomically Abrupt Interface between a Polycyclic Aromatic Molecule and the Silicon (001) Surface via Direct Si-C Linkage". J. Phys. Chem. B, 2003, 107, 224-228.

140) T. Knickerbocker, T. Strother, M.P. Schwartz, J.N. Russell, Jr., J.E. Butler, L.M. Smith, and R.J. Hamers. "DNA-Modified Diamond Surfaces". Langmuir, 2003, 19, 1938-1942.

139) Wensha Yang, Orlando Auciello, James E. Butler, Wei Cai, John A. Carlisle, Jennifer E. Gerbi, Dieter M. Gruen, Tanya Knickerbocker, Tami L. Lasseter, John N. Russell, Jr., Lloyd M. Smith, and Robert J. Hamers. "Preparation and Electrochemical Characterization of DNA-modified Nanocrystalline Diamond Films". Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proceedings, 2003, 737, F4.4.1.

138) Sarah E. Baker, Tami L. Lasseter, Lloyd M. Smith, and Robert J. Hamers. "Covalently-linked Adducts of Single-walled Nanotubes with Biomolecules: Synthesis, Hybridization, and Biologically-Directed Surface Assembly". Mat. Res. Soc. Sym. Proc. 2003, 737, F4.6.1.

137)A. Ardavan, M. Austwick, S.C. Benjamin, G.A.D. Briggs, T.J.S. Dennis, A. Ferguson, D.G. Hasko, M. Kanai, A.N. Khlobystov, B. W. Lovett, G. Morley, R.A. Oliver, D.G. Pettifor, K. Porfyrakis, J. H. Reina, J.H. Rice, J.D. Smith, R.A. Taylor, D.A. Williams, C. Adelmann, H. Mariette, R.J. Hamers. "Nanoscale Solid State Quantum Computing". Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. A, 361, 1473-1485.

136) Xiaoping Cao and Robert J. Hamers. "Molecular and dissociative bonding of amines with the Si(111)-(7×7) surface". Surface Science, 2003, 523, 241-251.

135) Robert J. Hamers. Book Review: "Molecular Engineering of Nanosystems". Physics Today, August 2002, p. 55-56.

134) Sarah Baker, Wei Cai, Tami Lasseter, Kevin Weidkamp, and Robert J. Hamers. "Covalently-bonded adducts of DNA with single-walled carbon nanotubes: Synthesis and hybridization". Nano Letters, 2002, 2, 1413-1417.

133) Wensha Yang, James E. Butler, Wei Cai, John Carlisle, Dieter Gruen, Tanya Knickerbocker, John N. Russell, Jr., Lloyd M. Smith, and Robert J. Hamers. "DNA-modified nanocrystalline diamond films as stable, biologically active substrates". Nature Materials, 2002, 1, 253-257.

132) Christina Hacker and Robert J. Hamers. "Optical and electronic anisotropy of a p-conjugated molecular monolayer on the silicon(001) surface". J. Phys. Chem. B, 2003, 107, 7689-7695.

131) Xiaoping Cao and Robert J. Hamers. "Interactions of Alkylamines with the Silicon (001) Surface". J. Vac. Sci. Tech. B 20, 2002, 1614-1619.

130) Todd Strother, Tanya Knickerbocker, John N. Russell, Jr., James E. Butler, Lloyd M. Smith, and Robert J. Hamers. "Photochemical Functionalization of Diamond Films". Langmuir, 2002, 18, 968-971.

129) M. Schwartz and R.J. Hamers. "The Role of p Conjugation in the Attachment of Organic Molecules to the Silicon (001) Surface". Surf. Sci. 2002, 515, 75-86.

128) X. Cao and R.J. Hamers. "Formation of an Surface-mediated Donor-Acceptor Complex: Co-adsorption of Trimethylamine and Boron Trifluoride on the Si(001) Surface". J. Phys. Chem. B, 2002, 106, 1840-1842.

127) C. Wichaidit, C., J.R. Peck, Zhang Lin, R.J. Hamers, S.C. Hagness, D.W van der Weide. "Resonant slot antennas as transducers of DNA hybridization: a computational feasibility study". Microwave Symposium Digest, 2001 IEEE MTT-S International, 2001, 1, 163-166.

126) L. Fang, J. Liu, S. Coulter, X. Cao, M.P. Schwartz, C. Hacker, and R.J. Hamers. "Formation of p-conjugated molecular arrays on Silicon(100) surfaces by heteroatomic Diels-Alder chemistry". Surface Science, 2002, 514, 362-375.

125) J. N. Russell, J.E. Butler, G.T. Wang, S.F. Bent, J.S. Hovis, R.J. Hamers, and M.P. D'Evelyn. p bond versus radical character of the diamond (100)-2 x 1 surface". Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2002, 72, 147-151.

124) Thomas M. Gihring, Gregory K. Druschel, R. Blain McCleskey, Robert J. Hamers, and Jillian F. Banfield. "Rapid Arsenite Oxidation by Thermus aquaticus and Thermus thermophilus: Field and Laboratory Investigations". Environmental Science and Technology, 2001, 35, 3857-3862.

123) Molly M. Mcguire, Jillian F. Banfield, and Robert J. Hamers. "Quantitative determination of Elemental Sulfur at the Arsenopyrite Surface After Oxidation by Ferric Iron: Mechanistic Implications". Geochemical Transactions, 2001, 4. (Digital Object Identifier: 10.1039/b104111h)

122) Wei Cai, Zhang Lin, Todd Strother, Lloyd M. Smith, and Robert J. Hamers. "Chemical Modification and Patterning of Iodine-terminated Silicon Surfaces using Visible Light." J. Phys. Chem. B, 2002, 106, 2656-2664.

121) Molly M. McGuire, Karim N. Jallad, Dor Ben-Amotz and Robert J. Hamers. "Chemical mapping of elemental sulfur on pyrite and arsenopyrite surfaces using near-infrared Raman imaging microscopy". Applied Surface Science, 2001, 178, 105-115.

120) Zhang Lin, Todd Strother, Wei Cai, Xiaoping Cao, Lloyd M. Smith, and Robert J. Hamers. "Surface Chemistry of DNA Covalent Attachment to the Silicon(100) Surface". Langmuir, 2002, 18, 788-796.

119) Robert J. Hamers. "Flexible Electronic Futures". Nature ("News and Views"), 2001, 412, 489-90.

118) Xiaoping Cao and Robert J. Hamers. "Silicon Surfaces as Electron Acceptors: Dative Bonding of Amines with Si(001) and Si(111) Surfaces". J. Am. Chem. Soc. (JACS) 2001, 123, 10988-10996.

117) Sarah K. Coulter, Michael P. Schwartz, and Robert J. Hamers. "Sulfur Atoms as Tethers for Selective Attachment of Aromatic Molecules to Silicon(001) Surfaces". Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2001, 105, 3079-3087.

116) Xiaoping Cao, Sarah K. Coulter, Mark D. Ellison, Hongbing Liu, Jianming Liu, and Robert J. Hamers. "Bonding of Nitrogen-Containing Organic Molecules to the Silicon(001) Surface: The Role of Aromaticity". Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2001, 105, 3759-3768.

115) Sang Won Lee, Jennifer S. Hovis, Sarah K. Coulter, Robert J. Hamers, and C. Michael Greenlief. "Cycloaddition chemistry on germanium(001) surfaces: the adsorption and reaction of cyclopentene and cyclohexene". Surface Science, 2000, 462, 6-18.

114) Katrina J. Edwards, Philip L. Bond, Greg K. Druschel, Molly M. McGuire, Robert J. Hamers, Jillian F. Banfield. "Geochemical and biological aspects of sulfide mineral dissolution: lessons from Iron Mountain, California". Chemical Geology 169, 2000, 383-397.

113) Todd Strother, Robert J. Hamers, and Lloyd M. Smith. "Covalent Attachment of Oligodeoxyribonucleaotides to amine-modified Si(001) Surfaces." Nucleic Acids Research, 2000, 28, 3535-3541.

112) Todd Strother, Wei Cai, Xinsheng Zhao, Robert J. Hamers, and Lloyd M. Smith. "Synthesis and Characterization of DNA-modified Si(111) Surfaces". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 1205-1209.

111) Michael P. Schwartz, Mark D. Ellison, Sarah K. Coulter, Jennifer S.Hovis, and Robert J. Hamers. "Interaction of p-conjugated Organic Molecules with p-bonded Semiconductor Surfaces: Structure, Selectivity, and Mechanistic Implications". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 122, 8529-8538.

111) Michael P. Schwartz, Mark D. Ellison, Sarah K. Coulter, Jennifer S.Hovis, and Robert J. Hamers. "Interaction of p-conjugated Organic Molecules with p-bonded Semiconductor Surfaces: Structure, Selectivity, and Mechanistic Implications". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 122, 8529-8538 (2001).

110) Molly M. McGuire and Robert J. Hamers. "Extraction and Quantitative Analysis of Elemental Sulfur from Sulfide Mineral Surfaces by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography". Environmental Science and Technology, 2000, 34, 4651.

109) Robert J. Hamers, Sarah K. Coulter, Mark D.Ellison, Jennifer S. Hovis, David F. Padowitz, and Michael P. Schwartz. "Cycloaddition Chemistry of Organic Molecules with Semiconductor Surfaces". Accounts of Chemical Research, 2000, 33, 617-624.

108) Sarah K. Coulter, Jennifer S. Hovis, Mark D. Ellison, and Robert Hamers. "Reactions of Substituted Aromatic Hydrocarbons with the Si(001) Crystal Surface". Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 2000, 18, 1965.

107) Molly M. McGuire, Katrina J. Edwards, Jillian F. Banfield , and Robert J. Hamers. "Kinetics, surface chemistry, and structural evolution of microbially mediated sulfide mineral dissolution". Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2001, 65, 1243-1258.

106) Jennifer S. Hovis, Robert J. Hamers, Mark P. D’Evelyn, John N. Russell, Jr., and James E. Butler. "Cycloaddition Chemistry at Surfaces: Reaction of Alkenes with the Diamond(001)-2x1 Surface". Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) Communications, 2000, 122, 732-733.

105) Katrina J. Edwards, Brett Goebel, Theresa Rodgers, Matthew O. Schrenk, Margarita M. Cardona, Thomas M. Gihring, Bo Hu, Molly M. McGuire, Norman R. Pace, Robert J. Hamers, and Jillian F. Banfield. "Geomicrobiology of Pyrite (FeS2) Dissolution: Case Study at Iron Mountain, CA". Geomicrobiology Journal, 1999, 16, 155-179.

104) Katrina J. Edwards, Jillian F. Banfield, Bo Ho, and Robert J. Hamers. "A new look at microbial leaching patterns on sulfide minerals". FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 2001, 34, 197-206.

103) Robert J. Hamers, Jennifer S. Hovis, and Mark D. Ellison. "New Strategies for Fabricating Ordered and Anisotropic Organic Monolayers and Thin Films on Semiconductor Surfaces", Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Production Engineering - Precision Science and Technology for Perfect Surfaces." Osaka, Japan, August 1999.

102) Jennifer S. Hovis, Robert J. Hamers, and C.Michael Greenlief. "Preparation of Atomically-flat and Clean Germanium (001) Surfaces". Surface Science, 1999, 440, L815-L819.

101) Robert J. Hamers, Jennifer S. Hovis, C.Michael Greenlief, David F. Padowitz. "Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Organic Molecules on Monolayers on Silicon (001) Surfaces". Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 1999, 38, 3879-3887.

100) Mark D. Elllison and Robert J. Hamers. "The Adsorption of Phenyl Isothiocyanate on Si(001): A Surface Dipolar Addition Reaction". J. Phys. Chem. B, 1999, 103, 6243-6251.

99) Katrina J. Edwards, Matthew O. Schrenk, Robert J. Hamers, and Jillian F. Banfield. "Microbial oxidation of pyrite: Experiments using microorganisms from an extreme acidic environment". American Mineralogist, 1998, 83, 1444-1453.

98) H.Z. Zhang, R.L. Penn, R.J. Hamers, J.F. Banfield. "Enhanced adsorption of molecules on surfaces of nanocrystalline particles". Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 1999, 103, 4656-4662.

97) D.F. Padowitz and R.J. Hamers. "Voltage Dependent STM Images of Covalently Bound Molecules on Si(100)". Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 1998, 102 (43), 8541-8545.

96) J.S. Hovis, H. Liu, and R.J. Hamers. "Cycloaddition Chemistry of 1,3-Dienes on the Silicon(001) Surface: The Competition between [4+2] and [2+2] Reactions" Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 1998, 102 (35), 6873-6879.

95) J.S. Hovis, H. Liu and R.J. Hamers. "Cycloaddition chemistry and formation of ordered organic monolayers on silicon (001) surfaces". Surface Science, 1998, 402-404, 1-7.

94) M.D. Ellison, J.S. Hovis, H. Liu, and R.J. Hamers. "Cycloaddition Chemistry on Silicon(001) Surfaces: Adsorption of azo-tert-butane". Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 1998, 102 (43), 8510 -8518.

93) K. J. Edwards, B. Goebel, T. M. Rodgers, M.O. Schrenk, T.M. Gihring, M. M. Cardona, B. Hu, M. M. McGuire, R.J. Hamers, N.R. Pace, and J.F. Banfield. "Geomicrobiology of Pyrite Dissolution: A case study at Iron Mountain, California." Geomicrobiology Journal, 1999, 16, 155-179.

92) M.D. Ellison, J.S. Hovis, H. Liu, and R.J. Hamers. "Cycloaddition Chemistry on Silicon(001) Surfaces: Adsorption of azo-tert-butane." Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 1998, 102 (43), 8510 -8518.

91) J.F. Banfield And R.J. Hamers. "Processes At Minerals And Surfaces With Relevance To Microorganisms And Prebiotic Synthesis." Reviews in Mineralogy, 1997, 35, 81-122.

90) M.O. Schrenk, K.J. Edwards, R.M. Goodman, R.J. Hamers, and J.F. Banfield. "Thiobacillus ferrooxidans and Leptospirillum ferrooxidans distribution: implications for acid mine drainage generation". Science, 1998, 279, 1519-1522.

89) H.Liu and R.J. Hamers. "A High-resolution XPS Study of Simple Unsaturated Organic Molecules on Si(001)". Surface Science, 1998, 416, 354-362.

88) J.S. Hovis, H. Liu, and R.J. Hamers. "Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Cyclic Unsaturated Organic Molecules on the Silicon (001) Surface". Applied Physics A, 1998, 66, S553-S557.

87) R.J. Hamers, J.S. Hovis, and H. Liu. "Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Ordered Organic Monolayer Films on Si (001)." Acta Physica Polonica A, 1998, 93, 289-298.

86) J. S. Hovis and R.J. Hamers. "Structure and Bonding of 1,3,5,7-Cyclooctatetraene on Si(001) Surfaces". J. Phys. Chem. B 1998, 102, 687-692.

85) H. Liu and R.J. Hamers. "Stereoselectivity in Molecule-Surface Interactions: Adsorption of Ethylene on Si(001) Surfaces". Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) Communications, 1997, 119, 7593-4.

84) J.S. Hovis and R.J. Hamers. "Structure and Bonding of 1,5-Cyclooctadiene on Si(001) Surfaces". J. Phys. Chem. B 1997, 101, 9581.

83) E.R. Frank and R.J. Hamer. "Chlorine-induced Restructuring of Ag(111) Films Observed by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy." J. Catalysis, 1997, 172, 406-413.

82) J.S. Hovis, S. Lee, H. Liu, and R.J. Hamers. "Controlled Formation of Organic Layers on Semiconductor Surfaces". J. Vac. Sci. Tech. 1997, 15, 1153-1158.

81) R.J. Hamers, J. S. Hovis, S. Lee, H. Liu, and J. Shan. "Formation of Ordered, Anisotropic Organic Monolayers on the Si(001) Surface". J. Phys. Chem. 1997, 101, 1489-1492.

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