Carbon Nanotube Electronics

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

Zusammenfassung

This book provides a complete overview of the field of carbon nanotube electronics. It covers materials and physical properties, synthesis and fabrication processes, devices and circuits, modeling, and finally novel applications of nanotube-based electronics. The book introduces fundamental device physics and circuit concepts of 1-D electronics. At the same time it provides specific examples of the state-of-the-art nanotube devices.

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.