Nanoelectronics refers to the use of nanotechnology in electronic components. The term covers a diverse set of devices and materials, with the common characteristic that they are so small that inter-atomic interactions and quantum mechanical properties need to be studied extensively.
Cambri dge University Press 978-1-107-40376-5 - Introduction to Nanoelectronics : Science, Nanotechnology, Engineering, and Applications Vladimir V. Mitin, Viatcheslav A. Kochelap and Michael A. Stroscio Frontmatter More informatio n © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridg e.org viiiPreface
The latter approach has been used by M.A.S. in teaching nanoelectronics to graduate students with diverse backgrounds in many disci- plines within engineering and the physical sciences. For this purpose, we include details of derivations and mathematical justification of concepts in some sections.
Many nanowire structures have been studied as candidates for interconnecting nanoelectronic devices: nanotubes of carbon and other materials, metal atom chaines, cumulene or polyyne carbon atom chains, and many polymers such as polythiophenes . Nanoionics studies the transport of ions rather than electrons in nanoscale systems.