Short description The second edition of this highly successful textbook, provides once more a unique introduction to the concepts, techniques and applications of nanoscale systems by covering its entire spectrum from the latest examples right up to single-electron and molecular electronics.
From the contents 1. Introduction 2. Systematic of Making Things Smaller 3. What are Limits to Smallness? 4. Quantum Nature of the Nanoworld 5. Quantum Consequences for the Macroworld 6. Self-assembled Nanostructures in Nature and Industry 7. Physics-based Experimental Approaches to Nanofabrication and Nanotechnology 8. Quantum Technologies Based on Magnetism, Electron Spin, Superconductivity 9. Silicon Nanoelectonics and Beyond 10. Looking into the Future
