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55. M. Tencer, A. Olivieri, B. Tezel, H.-Y. Nie and Pierre Berini
Chip-scale electrochemical differentiation of SAM-coated gold features using a probe array
J. Electrochem. Soc. 159, J77-J82 (2012).

54. L. Zhang, J. Bates, D.H. Chen, H.-Y. Nie and Y.N. Huang
Investigations of formation of molecular sieve SAPO-34
J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 22309-22319 (2011).

53. J. Hua, Z.G. Wang, J. Zhao, J. Zhang, R.Y. Li, H.Y. Nie and X.L. Sun
A facile approach to synthesize poly(4-vinylpyridine)/multi-walled carbon nanotubes nanocomposites: highly water-dispersible carbon nanotubes decorated with gold nanoparticles
Colloid Polym. Sci. 289, 783-789 (2011).

52. H.-Y. Nie, A.R. Taylor, W.M. Lau and D.F. MacFabe
Subcellular features revealed on unfixed rat brain sections by phase imaging
Analyst 136, 2270-2276 (2011).

51. M. Tencer, H.-Y. Nie and P. Berini
Formation and electrochemical desorption of thiol self-assembled monolayers as studied by ToF-SIMS
Surf. Interface Anal.43, 993-997 (2011).

50. Y. Liu, D.-Q. Yang, H.-Y. Nie, W.M. Lau and J. Yang
Study of a hydrogen-bombardment process for molecular cross-linking within thin films
J. Chem. Phys. 134, 074704 (2011).

49. M. Tencer, H.-Y. Nie and P. Berini
A contact angle and ToF-SIMS study of SAM - thiol interactions on polycrystalline gold
Appl. Surf. Sci. 257, 4038-4043 (2011).

48. H.-Y. Nie, A.R. Taylor, J.T. Francis, M.J. Walzak, W.M. Lau and D.F. MacFabe
Tracing propionic acid infused to rat brain via deuterium tagging - further development of a novel rodent model of autism spectrum disorders
Surf. Interface Anal. 43, 358-362 (2011).

47. Y. Liu, K.M. Leung, H.-Y. Nie, W.M. Lau and J. Yang
A new AFM nanotribology method using a T-shape cantilever with an off-axis tip for friction coefficient measurement with minimized Abbé error
Tribol. Lett. 41, 313-318 (2011).

46. H.-Y. Nie
Revealing different bonding modes of self-assembled octadecylphosphonic acid monolayers on oxides by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry: silicon vs aluminum
Anal. Chem. 82, 3371-3376 (2010).

45. Y. Liu, Q.Q. Guo, H.-Y. Nie, W.M. Lau and J. Yang
Optimization and calibration of atomic force microscopy sensitivity in terms of tip-sample interactions in high-order dynamic atomic force microscopy
J. Appl. Phys. 106, 124507 (2009).

44. M. Tencer, H.-Y. Nie and P. Berini
Electrochemical differentiation and ToF-SIMS characterization of thiol-coated gold features for (bio)chemical sensor applications
J. Electrochem. Soc. 156, J386-J392 (2009).

43. S. Naeem, Y. Liu, H.-Y. Nie, W.M. Lau and J. Yang
Revisiting AFM force spectroscopy sensitivity for single molecule studies
J. Appl. Phys. 104, 114504 (2008).

42. H.-Y. Nie, N.S. McIntyre, W.M. Lau and J.M. Feng
Optical properties of octadecylphosphonic acid self-assembled monolayer on a silicon wafer
Thin Solid Films 517, 814-818 (2008).

41. H.-Y. Nie, J.T. Francis, A.R. Taylor, M.J. Walzak, W.H. Chang, D.F. MacFabe and W.M. Lau
Imaging subcellular features of a sectioned rat brain using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry and scanning probe microscopy
Appl. Surf. Sci. 255, 1079-1083 (2008).

40. J.T. Francis, H.-Y. Nie, A.R. Taylor, M.J. Walzak, W.H. Chang, D.F. MacFabe and W.M. Lau
ToF-SIMS cluster ion imaging of Hippocampal rat brain neurons
Appl. Surf. Sci. 255, 1126-1130 (2008).

39. N.W. Ghonaim, M. Nieradko, L. Xi, H.-Y. Nie, J.T. Francis, O. Grizzi, K.K.C. Yeung and W.M. Lau
Primary ion fluence dependence in time-of-flight SIMS of self-assembled monolayer of alkyl thiol molecules on Au (111) – discussion of static limit
Appl. Surf. Sci. 255, 1029-1032 (2008).

38. L. Xi, Z. Zheng, N.-S. Lam, H.-Y. Nie, O. Grizzi and W.M. Lau
Study of the hyperthermal proton bombardment effects on self-assembled monolayers of dodecanethiol on Au(111)
J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 12111-12115 (2008).

37. M. Nieradko, N.W. Ghonaim, L. Xi, H.Y. Nie, J. Francis, O. Grizzi, K. Yeung and W.M. Lau
Primary ion fluence dependence in time-of-flight SIMS of a self-assembled monolayer of octadecylphosphonic acid molecules on mica: discussion of static limit
Can. J. Chem. 85, 1075-1082 (2007).

36. H.-Y. Nie, N.S. McIntyre and W.M. Lau
Nanolithography of a full-coverage octadecylphosphonic acid monolayer spin coated on a Si substrate
Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 203114 (2007).

35. H.-Y. Nie, N.S. McIntyre and W.M. Lau
Selective removal of octadecylphosphonic acid (OPA) molecules from their self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) formed on a Si substrate
Journal of Physcis: Conference Series 61, 869-873 (2007).

34. H.-Y. Nie and N.S. McIntyre
Unstable amplitude and noisy image induced by tip contamination in dynamic force mode atomic force microscopy
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 78, 023701 (2007).

33. H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre
Growth and properties of complete monolayer films of octadecylphosphonic acid (OPA) on oxidized aluminum surfaces
ATB Metallurgie 45, 564-568 (2006).

32. H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre
Scratch resistance anisotropy in biaxially oriented polypropylene and poly(ethylene terephthalate) films
Appl. Surf. Sci. 253, 2320-2326 (2006).

31. J.T. Francis, H.-Y. Nie, N.S. McIntyre and D. Briggs
ToF-SIMS investigation of octadecylphosphonic acid monolayers on a mica substrate
Langmuir 22, 9244-9250 (2006).

30. H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre
Delivering octadecylphosphonic acid self-assembled monolayers on a Si wafer and other oxide surfaces
J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 21101-21108 (2006).

29. N.S. McIntyre, H.-Y. Nie, A.P. Grosvenor, R.D. Davidson and D. Briggs
XPS studies of octadecylphosphonic acid (OPA) monolayer interactions with some metal and mineral surfaces
Surf. Interf. Anal. 37, 749-754 (2005).

28. H.-Y. Nie, D.J. Miller, J.T. Francis, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre
Robust self-assembled octadecylphosphonic acid monolayers on mica substrate
Langmuir 21, 2773-2778 (2005).

27. H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre
Atomic force microscopy study of biaxially-oriented polypropylene films
J. Mater. Eng. Perform. 13, 451-460 (2004).

26. H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre
Use of biaxially-oriented polypropylene film for evaluating and cleaning contaminated atomic force microscopy probe tips: an application to blind tip reconstruction
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 73, 3831-3836 (2002).

25. H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre
Bilayer and odd-numbered multilayers of octadecylphosphonic acid formed on Si substrate studied by atomic force microscopy
Langmuir 18, 2955-2958 (2002).

24. H.-Y. Nie and N.S. McIntyre
A simple and effective method of evaluating atomic force microscopy tip performance
Langmuir 17, 432-436 (2001).

23. H.-Y. Nie
Formation and decomposition of electron traps at hydrogneated Pd/GaAs (n-type) Schottky interfaces
J. Appl. Phys. 87, 4327-4331 (2000).

22. H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre
Atomic force microscopy study of UV/ozone treated polypropylene films
Polymer Surface Modification: Relevance to Adhesion, Vol.2, Ed. K.L. Mittal, VSP (Utrecht, The Netherlands), 377-392 (2000).

21. H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre
Draw-ratio-dependent morphology of biaxially-oriented polypropylene films as determined by atomic force microscopy
Polymer 41, 2213-2218 (2000).

20. H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak, B. Berno and N.S. McIntyre
Microscopic stripe formation and adhesion force increase introduced by local shear-stress deformation of polypropylene film
Langmuir 15, 6484-6489 (1999).

19. H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak N.S. McIntyre and A.M. EL-Sherik
Applications of lateral force imaging to enhance topographic features of polypropylene film and photo-cured polymers
Appl. Surf. Sci. 144-145, 633-637 (1999).

18. H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak, B. Berno and N.S. McIntyre
Atomic force microscopy study of polypropylene surfaces treated by UV and ozone: modification of morphology and adhesion force
Appl. Surf. Sci. 144-145, 627-632 (1999).

17. H.-Y. Nie and J. Masai
Surface potentials on Pd/GaAs contacts studied using scanning probe microscopy
Appl. Phys. A 66, s1059-s1062 (1998).

16. H.-Y. Nie, K. Horiuchi, H. Yamauchi and J. Masai
Local surface potential measurement of Pd/GaAs contact and anodized aluminum films using scanning probe microscopy
Nanotechnology 8, A24-A31 (1997).

15. H.-Y. Nie, M. Motomatsu, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto
Observation of modification and recovery of local properties of polyethylene oxide
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 15, 1388-1393 (1997).

14. M. Motomatsu, T. Takahashi, H.-Y. Nie, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto
Microstructure study of acrylic polymer-silica nanocomposite surface by scanning force microscopy
Polymer 38, 177-182 (1997).

13. M. Motomatsu, W. Mizutani, H.-Y. Nie and H. Tokumoto
Surface structure of a fluorinated thiol on Au(111) by scanning force microscopy
Thin Solid Films 281-282, 548-551 (1996).

12. M. Motomatsu, H.-Y. Nie, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto
Surface morphology study of poly (ethylene oxide) crystals by scanning force microscopy
Polymer 37, 183-185 (1996).

11. M. Motomatsu, H.-Y. Nie, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto
Scanning force microscopy application to polymer surfaces for novel nano-scale surface characterization
Thin Solid Films 273, 304-307 (1996).

10. H.-Y. Nie, M. Motomatsu, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto
Local elasticity measurement on polymers using atomic force microscopy
Thin Solid Films 273, 143-148 (1996).

9. H.-Y. Nie, M. Motomatsu, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto
Local modification of elastic properties of polystyrene-polyethyleneoxide blend surfaces
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 13, 1163-1166 (1995).

8. M. Motomatsu, W. Mizutani, H.-Y. Nie and H. Tokumoto
Lateral force measurements on phase separated polymer surfaces
in Proceedings of Forces in Scanning Probe Microscopies, ASI E286, edited by H.-J. Guntherodt et al. (Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, 1995), 331-336.

7. M. Motomatsu, H.-Y. Nie, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto
Local properties of phase-separated polymer surfaces by force microscopy
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 33, Part 1, 3775-3778 (1994).

6. H.-Y. Nie and Y. Nannichi
Schottky and ohmic contacts of Pd on p-type GaAs distinguished with hydrogen
J. Appl. Phys. 76, 4205-4208 (1994).

5. H.Y. Nie, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto
Au(111) reconstruction observed by atomic force microscopy with lateral force detection
Surf. Sci. 311, L649-L654 (1994).

4. H.Y. Nie, T. Shimizu and H. Tokumoto
Atomic force microscopy study of Pd clusters on graphite and mica
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 12, 1843-1846 (1994).

3. H.-Y. Nie and Y. Nannichi
Apparent recovery effect of hydrogenated Pd-on-GaAs (n-type) Schottky interface by forward current at low temperature
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 32, Part 2, L890-L893 (1993).

2. H.-Y. Nie and Y. Nannichi
Pd-on-GaAs Schottky contact: Its barrier height and response to hydrogen
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 30, Part 1, 906-913 (1991).

1. T. Fukase, H.Y. Nie and Y. Nannichi
Effect of stray carriers on the separation of electron and hole traps in TSC
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 28, Part 1, 1515-1516 (1989).