Growth, Evolution and Properties of Surfaces, Thin Films, and Self Organized Structure：VOLUME648

A significant portion of these papers from a winter 2000 symposium examine materials and devices at the nano-scale, with work on self-organized structures as well as nano-patterned thin-film structures. Materials research in three-, two-, one-, and zero-dimensional objects is addressed. Other major themes include pattern formation on surfaces, magnetism in films, thin film nucleation and alloy formation, and diffusion and morphological evolution of surfaces and thin films. Quantum dots and quantum size effects, metal/silicon and germanium/silicon epitaxy, metal on semiconductor and semiconductor thin films, and semiconductor epitaxy are also discussed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)