2002 Electrodeposition Gordon Research Conference

电沉积戈登研究会议(GRC)是一个相对较新的会议，始于1996年。它的前身是里德会议，这是自50年代初S以来电沉积界的主要科学论坛之一。近年来，随着扫描隧道显微镜等新的分析方法的发展，人们对原子尺度上的电沉积的了解急剧增加。这使得对工艺的控制得到了改进，并能够在需要控制纳米级的领域使用电沉积。在新的领域中，电沉积已成为一种标准的薄膜合成方法。一个明显的例子是电子工业采用电沉积在VLSI中形成铜互连。生产VLSI电路使用135纳米宽的铜线，研发团队目前正在研究90纳米和更小的铜互连。此外，电沉积在几乎所有的微技术中都发挥着核心作用。它正在发挥越来越大作用的新领域包括化合物半导体薄膜的制备和形成。2002年的会议特别强调了电沉积在纳米和微制造中的作用。这项提议将使主办方能够继续将电沉积GRC发展成为首屈一指的电化学材料会议。

The Electrodeposition Gordon Research Conference (GRC) is relatively new, started in1996. It grew out of the Read Conference, one of the primary scientific forums for theelectrodeposition community since the early 50's. The understanding of electrodeposition at the atomic scale has increased dramatically in recent years as new analytical methods, like scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), have been developed. This has resulted in improved control over processes, and the ability to use electrodeposition in areas where control over the nanometer scale is required. Electrodeposition is becoming accepted as a standard thin film synthesis methodology innew areas. A clear example is the adoption of electrodeposition by the electronicsindustries to form copper interconnects in VLSI. Production VLSI circuits use 135 nm wide copper wires, with research and development teams currently working on 90 nm and smaller copper interconnects. In addition, electrodeposition has a central role in nearly all micro-technologies. New areas where it is playing an increasing roll includenanofabrication and the formation of compound semiconductor thin films. The 2002conference has a special highlight on the role of electrodeposition in nano- andmicro-fabrication. This proposal will allow the organizers to continue developing the Electrodeposition GRC into the premier electrochemical materials conference.