Granular Nanoelectronics by David K Ferry

Granular Nanoelectronics by David K Ferry

The technological means now exists for approaching the fundamentallimiting scales of solid state electronics in which a single carrier can, in principle, represent a single bit in an information flow. In this light, the prospect of chemically, or biologically, engineered molccular-scale structures which might support information processing functions has enticed workers for many years. The one common factor in all suggested molecular switches, ranging from the experimentally feasible proton-tunneling structure, to natural systems such as the micro-tubule, is that each proposed structure deals with individual information carrying entities. Whereas this future molecular electronics faces enormous technical challenges, the same Iimit is already appearing in existing semiconducting quantum wires and small tunneling structures, both superconducting and normal meta! devices, in which the motion of a single eh arge through the tunneling barrier can produce a sufficient voltage change to cut-off further tunneling current. We may compare the above situation with today's Si microelectronics, where each bit is encoded as a very !arge number, not necessarily fixed, of electrons within acharge pulse. The associated reservoirs and sinks of charge carriers may be profitably tapped and manipulated to proviele macro-currents which can be readily amplified or curtailed. On the other band, modern semiconductor ULSI has progressed by adopting a linear scaling principle to the down-sizing of individual semiconductor devices.

Barbara E. Bowe, RSCJ, was professor of biblical studies at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago where she taught courses in New Testament and early Christianity and directed the Biblical Spirituality Program. Laurie Brink, OP, is associate professor of New Testament Studies at Catholic Theological Union and an associate editor for The Bible Today. She has published numerous articles on Scripture, and her most recent book focuses on the role of soldiers in Luke-Acts. John R. Barker, OFM, is assistant professor of Old Testament Studies at Catholic Theological Union and the Old Testament book reviewer for The Bible Today. He is a regular contributor to pastoral publications such as Emmanuel Magazine, The Bible Today, and Weekday Homily Helps.

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ISBN 13	9781489936912
ISBN 10	1489936912
Title	Granular Nanoelectronics
Author	David K Ferry
Series	Nato Science Series B
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Year published	2014-01-03
Number of pages	590
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