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![]() CURRENT AT THE NANOSCALE
An Introduction to Nanoelectronics
by Colm Durkan (University of Cambridge, UK)
224pp
978-1-86094-823-7: US$99 / £54 US$69.30
/ £37.80
Table
of Contents (592k)
Preface
(114k)
Chapter
1: Macroscopic Current Flow (116k)
"This book contains good technical
depth and requires a basic understanding of quantum mechanics ... The
author gives clear and concise explanations, making it easier to
understand the complex ideas being conveyed. As such, this would be an
excellent postgraduate text for learning about quantum mechanics,
scanning probe microscopy, and electron transport at nanoscale
dimensions."
-- IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine
This introductory text deals with how electric currents
behave at the nanometer scale. The book ties together several aspects
of recent research on current flow at the nanoscale, including its
relevance in defects, grain boundaries, tunneling, and atomic contacts;
its effects through nanostructures, particularly for transistor
miniaturization; and the techniques used to probe currents and voltages
at the nanoscale, focusing on scanning probe microscopy and transport
measurements. It covers topics such as quantum transport, mesoscopic
physics, and molecular electronics, among others.
Unlike other books on this subject that are almost entirely
theoretical, the introductory nature of this book strikes a balance
between theory and experiment. Moreover, given the introductory nature
of the book, it will not become obsolete quickly and chapters can be
added at later stages as new developments inevitably arise. Based
largely on MEng and MPhil courses that have been originated and taught
by the author, as well as on his own research, the book is written
primarily for postgraduate students, but contains elements that
undergraduates can also understand and apply. The wide coverage of
topics allows for a broad readership base, and serves as a good
starting point for those who wish to do work on nanoscale transport.
Contents:
- Macroscopic Current Flow
- Quantum Current Flow
- Mesoscopic Transport: Between the Nanoscale and
the Macroscale
- Scanning-Probe Multimeters
- Electromigration: How Currents Move Atoms, and
Implications for Nanoelectronics
- Elements of Single-Electron and Molecular
Electronics
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