Packet J: Tossup 14

Optimal pressures for this process can be determined using Brewster angle microscopy. Fine-tuning for one type of this process can be done using RHEED (“reed”) systems centered on an electron gun. Instabilities during this process can arise from misfit strain in the (10[1])Stranski–Krastanov (10[1])model of “island” coalescence. (10[1])Liquified petroleum gas and copper foils are used to produce (10[1])graphene in one form of this process. (10[2]-5[1])Material formed by this process (10[1])can be removed by reactive ion etching. (10[1])This (10[1]-5[1])process is done epitaxially (10[5]-5[1])with gallium (10[1])and arsenic molecular (10[1])beams (10[1]-5[2])in (-5[1])MOSFET (10[1]-5[2])(“moss-fet”) production. (10[2]-5[2])The chemical (-5[2])and physical (-5[3])vapor types (10[1]-5[2])of this (10[2])process (10[7])are (-5[1])used (10[4])to generate (10[1]-5[1])thin (10[1])films (10[3])for semiconductor (10[2]-5[1])wafers. (-5[1])For 10 points, (10[2])name this process of transferring (-5[1])gas particles onto a solid surface, (10[1]-5[2])the (10[1])opposite (10[1])of sublimation. (10[1])■END■ (10[24]0[12])

ANSWER: deposition [or word forms; accept thin film deposition or monolayer deposition or nanoparticle deposition; accept chemical vapor deposition or CVD; accept physical vapor deposition or PVD; accept molecular beam epitaxy or MBE until read; accept adsorption; accept thin film coating; accept epitaxial growth; prompt on thin film formation or monolayer formation; prompt on layering; prompt on nucleation; prompt on photolithography; prompt on semiconductor fabrication]
<AL, Chemistry> | Packet J - Southampton A, Indiana A, Illinois B, Edinburgh A
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Delia CropperOxford AImperial C4010
Andrew WangIllinois AChicago B4110
Caleb OttWaterloo AUBC A4510
Jerry VinokurovJohn JayJohns Hopkins B5510
Jason ZhangToronto BOttawa6210
Yashwanth BajjiMichigan AOhio State B6210
Derek LiCornell CRochester62-5
Dennis YangMichigan BMichigan State6710
Surya DineshMITYale7410
Oliver WestCambridge CLSE7510
Alec RisoCornell ACornell B75-5
Swapnil GargBerkeley ABerkeley B7910
Danny HanStanford BStanford A7910
Mason YuBrownDartmouth B7910
Joy AnHarvard ASouthern Connecticut State7910
Matthew SumanenGeorgia Tech CGeorgia Tech B79-5
S. A. ShenoyGeorgia Tech DTennessee A7910
Ryan RosenbergNYU AMaryland A8110
Max NealHarvard BBrandeis B8410
Abby SmithBerkeley CBerkeley D8510
Andrew NucciUCLA BArizona State85-5
Fish TsaiUCSD AUCSD B85-5
Paige CrawleyOxford BDurham86-5
Dawson TeuWaterloo BMcGill A87-5
Snehan SarochLouisville AVanderbilt B87-5
Sinecio MoralesJohns Hopkins AColumbia A8710
Dustin ValiWestern BWestern A88-5
Samuel LipsutzChicago EChicago A8810
Rohan DalalGeorgia Tech AMinnesota A8810
Kelvin NiNYU BColumbia B88-5
Calvin BostlemanOhio State AOhio State C90-5
Ariel FaederPittsburghCWRU B90-5
Shiva TegullaCentral Florida AFlorida A92-5
Davis JohnsonPurdue BChicago C92-5
Dennis ReppenImperial AUCL92-5
Seth AllenMcMaster AQueen's9410
Owen BanksDukeNorth Carolina A94-5
Mark TawfikRutgers BColumbia C94-5
Ethan RirieUCSD CUC Santa Barbara9610
Karthik JayaramUCLA AUC Irvine9610
Franklin WuToronto CSimon Fraser9710
Jay MisukWestern CToronto G9710
Ethan MaIllinois CIndiana C9710
Camrun ScottMurray State ATexas A&M A9710
Charles HangWashU ABruin9710
Cole HartungGeorgetownSwarthmore9710
Vikshar AthreyaRutgers AMaryland C9710
Xavier BornhorstMaryland BCatholic98-5
Abbott SherwinNC State ALiberty B9910
Annika LarsonClaremontWashington B9910
Matthew HeTexas ATexas B9910
Nathan WooleryLouisville BAlabama A9910
Joseph ChambersVirginiaJames Madison A101-5
Dustin SandersChicago DNorthwestern D10110
Cade ReinbergerRITPenn State10210
Ilyas ChoukriVirginia Tech ANorth Carolina C10310
Cooper StringerNorthwestern CNotre Dame A10310
Matthew WestleyPurdue ANotre Dame B10310
Ishan JoshiToronto MetropolitanToronto D10510
Matthew ForsterDartmouth ABrandeis A10510
Zaid AsifNYU CVassar105-5
Sam KungNorth Carolina BLiberty A106-5
Chris YooWilliam and MaryVCU10910
Ted HarrisonEdinburgh BBristol10910
Isaac StudleyCarleton CollegeMissouri B114-5
Charlie WeaverVirginia Tech BSouth Carolina A120-5
Caleb SlusherSouth Carolina AVirginia Tech B12010
Davin SivertsonAlabama BMississipi State120-5
Yusuf BaigMcMaster BToronto F12110
Peter SmithBinghamton ABinghamton B12210
Ben LaFondCambridge BCity St. George's12410
Stefan Stealey-EuchnerArizona StateUCLA B12510
Jaiden LiUCSD BUCSD A12510
Noelle SherwoodBrockMcGill B12510
Eva MandelbaumGuelphToronto E1250
Platon GorokhovToronto EGuelph12510
Nabhaan FarooqiMcGill AWaterloo B12510
Kevin LeCarleton UniversityUBC B12510
Nicholas KwanWestern AWestern B1250
AnnaMaria DonnellyCentral Florida BFlorida C1250
Adam JarvisFlorida CCentral Florida B1250
Nicholas NguyenFlorida ACentral Florida A12510
Alex OlsonFlorida BCentral Florida C12510
Thomas JenkinsMichigan CCWRU A12510
Varun SathyajeethOhio State COhio State A12510
Wyatt JohnsonCWRU BPittsburgh12510
Josh SchmidtLiberty ANorth Carolina B12510
Joseph ColeNorth Carolina ADuke12510
Connor RonanSouth Carolina BJames Madison B12510
Mason LambertJames Madison AVirginia1250
Walter CarsonNC State BWake Forest1250
Adam HolbrookWake ForestNC State B1250
Azura GollamudiNorthwestern BIndiana B12510
Coby TranChicago CPurdue B12510
Jack FunkeMissouri BCarleton College1250
Tianyu XuGeorgia Tech BGeorgia Tech C12510
Sawyer SmithMississipi StateAlabama B12510
Elokkin Pate-GeamesTennessee BSewanee1250
Evan RobertsVanderbilt BLouisville A12510
Camden WalkerWashU BKentucky1250
Caleb WestKentuckyWashU B12510
Imran Abdul RahmanUCLImperial A12510
Andrew MassaroCatholicMaryland B12510
Brandon WeissColumbia CRutgers B12510
Olin BoseColumbia BNYU B1250
Ezra SiegartelVassarNYU C12510
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell BCornell A1250

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
California (North)Main Site3100%0%81.00
California (South)Main Site4100%50%110.50
CanadaMain Site1292%17%101.91
FloridaMain Site367%33%125.00
Great LakesMain Site5100%40%100.80
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain Site978%44%115.14
MidwestMain Site8100%13%97.88
NortheastMain Site5100%0%84.20
OverflowMain Site367%33%93.50
South CentralMain Site2100%0%98.00
SoutheastMain Site888%38%110.71
UKMain Site683%33%94.60
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain Site989%44%99.00
Upstate NYMain Site450%50%112.00