Advanced Nanoelectronics

Preface

Nanoelectronics refers to the technology of electronic devices, especially transistors, whose dimensions range from atoms to 100 nm. Such transistors are so small that the interatomic interactions and quantum mechanical properties need to be studied extensively. This book provides research information regarding advanced nanoelectronics concepts, focusing primarily on the aspects of modeling and simulation. It develops and applies numerical algorithms to investigate nanodevices. While theories based on classical physics have been very successful in helping experimentalists design microelectronic devices, new approaches based on quantum mechanics are required to accurately model nanoscale transistors and to predict their characteristics ...