Introduction to Nanoelectronic Singe-Electron Circuit Design, Second Edition
Jaap Hoekstra
348 Pages, 154 B/W Illustrations
Summary
Today, the concepts of single-electron tunneling (SET) are used to understand and model single-atom and single-molecule nanoelectronics. The characteristics of nanoelectronic devices, especially SET transistors, can be understood on the basis of the physics of nanoelectronic devices and circuit models. A circuit theory approach is necessary for considering possible integration with current microelectronic circuitry. To explain the properties and possibilities of SET devices, this book follows an approach to modeling these devices using electronic circuit theory. All models and equivalent circuits are derived from the first principles of circuit theory. Based on energy conservation, the circuit model of SET is an impulsive current source, and modeling distinguishes between bounded and unbounded currents. The Coulomb blockade is explained as a property of a single junction. In addition, this edition differs from the previous one by elaborating on the section on spice simulations and providing a spice simulation on the SET electron box circuit, including the spice netlist. Also, a complete, new proof of the two-capacitor problem in circuit theory is presented; the importance of this proof in understanding energy conservation in SET circuits cannot be underestimated. This book will be very useful for advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level students of electrical engineering and nanoelectronics and researchers in nanotechnology, nanoelectronic device physics, and computer science.
Only book modeling both single-electron tunneling and many electron tunneling from the points of view of electronics; starting from experiments, via a physics description, working towards a circuit description; and based on energy conservation, in electrical circuits, developing the impulse circuit model for single-electron tunneling.
Josephson Junctions: History, Devices, and Applications
Edward L. Wolf, Gerald B. Arnold, Michael A. Gurvitch, John F. Zasadzinski
410 Pages, 15 Color & 106 B/W Illustrations
Features
The book is authoritative, starting with a chapter by Dr. Josephson, a Nobelist.
It is the only complete summary of the physics and fabrication methods of the several forms of Josephson junctions.
It is the only complete summary of applications of Josephson junctions, including those in medicine, astronomy, computing, and metrology.
The book is completely up to date, described by internationally recognized experts.
Summary
This book summarizes the history and present status and applications of Josephson junctions. These devices are leading elements in superconducting electronics and provide state-of-the-art performance in detection of small magnetic fields and currents, in several digital computing methods, and in medical diagnostic devices and now provide voltage standards used worldwide. Astronomical infrared (IR) telescopes, including the South Pole Telescope, use these junctions in combinations called superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs).
Nanostructured Semiconductors: Amorphization and Thermal Properties
Konstantinos Termentzidis
574 Pages, 44 Color & 172 B/W Illustrations
Summary
The book is devoted to nanostructures and nanostructured materials containing both amorphous and crystalline phases with a particular focus on their thermal properties. It is the first time that theoreticians and experimentalists from different domains gathered to treat this subject. It contains two distinct parts; the first combines theory and simulations methods with specific examples, while the second part discusses methods to fabricate nanomaterials with crystalline and amorphous phases and experimental techniques to measure the thermal conductivity of such materials.
Physical insights are given in the first part of the book, related with the existing theoretical models and the state of art simulations methods (molecular dynamics, ab-initio simulations, kinetic theory of gases). In the second part, engineering advances in the nanofabrication of crystalline/amorphous heterostructures (heavy ion irradiation, electrochemical etching, aging/recrystallization, ball milling, PVD, laser crystallization and magnetron sputtering) and adequate experimental measurement methods are analyzed (Scanning Thermal Microscopy, Raman, thermal wave methods and x-rays neutrons spectroscopy).
The Difference Electron Nanoscope: Methods and Applications
Werner Lottermoser
254 Pages, 33 Color & 85 B/W Illustrations
Features
This book deals with the difference electron nanoscope (DEN), whose principles have been invented and realised by the book author. DEN is a software program that displays 3D difference electron hyperareas floating in space and the relevant efg as a wire frame model within the unit cell of the sample involved. For the first time, diffractometry and spectroscopy have been joined to common synergetic effects that may contribute to a better understanding of electric and magnetic interactions in a crystal. The monograph contribute to a wide distribution of the method in the scientific world.
Summary
This book deals with the difference electron nanoscope (DEN), whose principles have been invented and realised by the book author. The DEN is based on a smart combination of diffractometric and spectroscopic data and uses a visualisation of three-dimensional difference electron densities (in our case stemming from 3d orbitals) in order to obtain the key quantity involved, the electric field gradient (efg). However, the DEN is no machine, as the title of the book might infer. It is a computer program running on a fast computer system displaying 3D difference electron hyperareas floating in space and the relevant efg as a wire frame model within the unit cell of the sample involved. In this sense, it acts on a sub-nanometer scale (hence the term "nanoscope") and generates images of uncompared symmetrical and physical evidence—and beauty.
For the first time, diffractometry and spectroscopy have been integrated for the common synergetic effects that may contribute to a better understanding of electric and magnetic interactions in a crystal. The experimental derivation of the common quantity, the efg, is not confined to iron-containing samples, as the use of Mössbauer spectroscopy might infer, but can also be determined by nuclear quadrupole resonance that is not confined to special nuclides. Hence, the DEN can be applied to a huge multitude of scientifically interesting specimens since the main method involved, diffractometry in a wide sense, has no general limitations at all. So it is a rather universal method, and the monograph might contribute to a wide distribution of the method in the scientific world. Has anyone seen a real orbital before: a real orbital distribution in a crystal unit cell together with its efg tensor ellipsoid? In this book, one can see it.
Tuning Semiconducting and Metallic Quantum Dots: Spectroscopy and Dynamics
Christian von Borczyskowski, Eduard Zenkevich
406 Pages, 32 Color & 129 B/W Illustrations
Features
Discusses in introductory chapters the optical features and detection of single quantum dots, dynamics of quantum dot–dye nanoaggregates via self-assembly, quantum dot applications, and lithographic preparation of optical nanostructures
Combines scholarly presentation and comprehensive review
Features case studies from the authors’ research, including unpublished results that broaden the understanding
Presents content that appeals to undergraduates, researchers, and industry professionals in the field of optical nanoscience, material science, and nanotechnology
Summary
Nanotechnology is one of the growing areas of this century, also opening new horizons for tuning optical properties. This book introduces basic tuning schemes, including those on a single quantum object level, with an emphasis on surface and interface manipulation of semiconducting and metallic quantum dots. There are two opposing demands in current forefront applications of quantum dots as optical labels, namely high luminescence stability (suppression of luminescence intermittency) and controllable intermittency and bleaching on a single-particle level to facilitate super-resolution optical microscopy (for which Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell, and William E. Moerner were awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry). The book discusses these contradictory demands with respect to both an understanding of the basic processes and applications. The chapters are a combination of scholarly presentation and comprehensive review and include case studies from the authors’ research, including unpublished results. Special emphasis is on a detailed understanding of spectroscopic and dynamic properties of semiconducting quantum dots. The book is suitable for senior undergraduates and researchers in the fields of optical nanoscience, materials science, and nanotechnology.
Plasmonic Resonators: Fundamentals, Advanves, and Applications
Masanobu Iwanaga
324 Pages, 63 Color & 69 B/W Illustrations
Features
Provides concise and informative descriptions of the basics of plasmon-related studies
Provides a theoretical (classical and quantum mechanical) framework of excited physics, which is usually not well described
Provides a systematic description of the possible kinds of plasmonic resonators (or structures), together with highly visible graphics. In most books, plasmonic resonators are limited to a portion (e.g., nanoparticles) and are not described systematically. A unique plasmon coming from heteroplasmon coupling is also included.
Extensively addresses diverse applications of plasmonic resonators without omitting some of them
Reviews future prospects for the readers’ benefit
Summary
Plasmonic resonators, composed of metallic micro- and nanostructures, belong to the category of excited-state physics on resonances from gigahertz to petahertz. Dynamical physics is in contrast to ground-state physics, which includes thermal states, and is connected to diverse applications to enhance existing photo-induced effects and phenomena such as plasmon-enhanced photoluminescence and Raman scattering. This book has three main aims: to provide fundamental knowledge on plasmonic resonators, to explain diverse plasmonic resonators, and to stimulate further development in plasmonic resonators.
Plasmon-related studies, which are sometimes called plasmonics and include a substantial portion of metamaterials, have shown significant development since the 1980s. The piled-up results are too numerous to study from the beginning, but this book summarizes those results, including the history (past), all the possible types of plasmonic resonators (present), and their wide range of applications (future). It provides the basics of plasmons and resonant physics for undergraduate students, the systematic knowledge on plasmonic resonators for graduate students, and cutting-edge and in-depth information on plasmon-enhancement studies for researchers who are not experts in plasmonics and metamaterials, thereby benefitting a wide range of readers who are interested in the nanotechnology involving metallic nanostructures.