As the scaling limits of the conventional Si technology is approached, many have pursued alternative and revolutionary concepts as means to further improve the performance of future electronics. One such concept invovles the integration of carbon nanotube building blocks for active and passive components. The field of carbon nanotube electronics has recently received substantial attention from the industrial and academic communities as it is considered to be a series contender for future electron based nano devices, potentially enabling faster and smaller electronics. This book will provide the much needed complete guide to the field of nanotube electronics.

Provides a much-needed guide to the field of nanotube electronics Includes specific examples of nanotube devices and novel technological applications Introduces fundamental device physics and circuit concepts

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Carbon Nanotube Electronics provides an overview of the recent developments in the field of carbon nanotubes for circuit applications. The book covers materials and physical properties, synthesis and fabrication processes, devices and circuits, modeling and simulation, novel applications, and finally challenges of nanotube-based electronics. It introduces fundamental device physics and circuit concepts of 1-D electronics while at the same time providing specific examples of the state-of-the-art nanotube devices and novel technological applications, including chemical and biological sensors, and flexible macro-electronics.

The ten chapters are written by distinguished and leading members of the academic and industrial communities, many of whom have played a major role in the development of the field. This book serves as a detailed handbook and reference for graduate students and industrial researchers who are interested in learning about the recent progress and future challenges of this new and exciting field.

Inhalt
Band Structure and Electron Transport Physics of One-Dimensional SWNTs.- Direct Synthesis and Integration of SWNT Devices.- Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors.- Measuring the AC Response of SWNT-FETs.- Device Simulation of SWNT-FETs.- Carbon Nanotube Device Modeling and Circuit Simulation.- Performance Modeling for Carbon Nanotube Interconnects.- Chemical Sensing with SWNT FETs.- SingleWalled Carbon Nanotubes for High Performance Thin Film Electronics.- Circuits, Applications and Outlook.