Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

Richard Barrett, author of the best-selling book Liberating the Corporate Soul, presents his new thinkingBased on his experience working with over 1,000 organizations in 32 countries on cultural transformation for the values-driven organization. He presents a whole system approach to cultural transf..

One of the first books to thoroughly discuss the most promising devices for the future, Quantum Computing Devices: Principles, Designs, and Analysis explores contemporary and important aspects of quantum computation, particularly focusing on quantum electronic devices as quantum gates. It presents t..

The need for economically feasible and multifunctional materials becomes more acute as the natural physical and chemical resources reveal either their limits or reveal the difficulties and increasing costs in storage, transport, and conversion. This reference presents the work from contributors from..

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters._x005F_x000D_ Considered the next industrial revolution, nanotechnology is an exciting field with new advances being reported regularly. It is a very diverse and highly interdisciplinary field, involving the science and engineering fields. Nanotec..

Because the silicon process infrastructure is already in place and because of silicon's compatibility with current CMOS circuits, silicon nanodevices are positioned to become particularly important. Silicon Nanoelectronics examines recent developments of novel devices and materials that hold great p..

Focusing on the important obstacles to making silicon photonics a viable commercial reality, this book introduces major developments in the field. Worldwide experts clearly explain associated fundamentals and state-of-the-art approaches. After a historical review, the text discusses the critical are..

Spin-dependent transport phenomena in magnetic nanostructures have received much attention both from the academic and a technological points of view. Ferromagnetic tunnel junctions, made of ferromagnetic metal electrodes and a very thin insulating barrier between them, also also hold a great deal of..

Surfactants play a critical role in tribology, as they help control friction and wear, while also controlling lubricant properties such as emulsification, demulsification, bioresistance, oxidation resistance, rust prevention, and corrosion resistance. This unique work brings together recent advances..

Advances in design methods and process technologies are leading to a continuous increase in the complexity of integrated circuits (ICs). However, the increased complexity and nanometer-size features of modern ICs make them susceptible to manufacturing defects, as well as performance and quality issu..

Offering a uniquely thorough overview of nanobiotechnology and its place in today’s advancements in applied science, this comprehensive survey combines contributions from bioorganic and bioinorganic chemistry, molecular biology, materials science, bioanalysis, and bioenergy to address the full scope..

Nanotechnology is changing the world in a very big way, but at the atomic and sub-atomic level. Although the roots of nanotechnology can be traced back to more than a century ago, the last three decades have witnessed an explosion of nano-based technologies and products. This reference work examines..

This book is dedicated to the problem of time-temperature stability of amorphous alloys. The authors examine the basics of amorphous alloys, the basic laws of structural relaxation, information about the phenomenon of the ductile-brittle transition, and the development of physically justified method..