Nanoelectronics & Nanophotonics 2011

Nanoelectronics & Nanophotonics 2011

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Key New Titles• HandbookofSpintronicSemiconductors, by W. Chen & I. Buy-

anova• Current-DrivenPhenomenainNanoelectronics, by T. Seideman• QuantumTransportCalculationsforNanosystems, by K. Hirose

Popular Titles• IntroductiontoNanoelectronicSingle-ElectronCircuitDesign, by

J. Hoekstra• NanometerCMOS,byJ.Liou, F. Schwierz & H. Wong• NanostructuresinElectronicsandPhotonics, by F. Rahman

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Introduction to Nanoelectronic Single-Electron Circuit Designby Jaap Hoekstra (DelftUniversityofTechnology,TheNetherlands)

“Thisbookoffersaninsightintoanoriginalandoutstandingefforttobridgethegapbetweendevicephysicsandengineeringofnanoelectronicintegratedarchitectures.”Prof. Arpad I. Csurgay University of Notre Dame, USA “Singleelectrondevicesarepromisingcandidatesfornext-generationcircuits.Thenewperspectivesinvolvedalsohelptoconceivenovelnano-devices.Itisaverygoodreferenceforresearcherswhoareengagedinthisexcitingarea.”Prof. Ning Deng Tsinghua University, China

In this book, single-electron circuits are studied as an introduction to the rapidly expanding field of nanoelectronics. Both the analysis and synthesis of circuits with the nanoelectronic metallic single-electron tunneling (SET) junction device are treated. The basic physical phenomena under consideration are the quantum mechanical tunneling of electrons through a small insulating gap between two metal leads, the Coulomb blockade and Coulomb oscillations — the last two resulting from the quantization of charge. While electron transport in nanoelectronic devices can be best described by quantum physics, nanoelectronic circuits can be best described by Kirchhoff’s voltage and current laws. The author employs an unconventional approach in explaining the operation and design of single-electron circuits. All models and equivalent circuits are derived from first principles of circuit theory. This is a must if we want to understand the characteristics of nanoelectronic devices and subcircuits.

Readership: Advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level students in electrical engineering, physics, nanotechnology, computer engineering and mechanical engineering, especially those with an interest in MEMS.

Hardback • 320pp • Oct 2009 978-981-4241-93-9 • US$119.00

Handbook of Spintronic Semiconductorsedited by Weimin Chen &Irina Buyanova (LinköpingsUniversitet,Sweden)

“Thisbookoffersrecentprogressinthespintronicresearchofsemiconductors.Theauthors,activeinthisfield,provideboththeoreticalandexperimentalaspectsofthecurrentissuesrelatingtotheaforesaidfieldandthepotentialapplicationsofdilutedmagneticsemiconductors.Anexcellentreferenceinthespin-relatedsemiconductorphysicsandelectronicsforgraduatestudentsandresearchers.”Prof. Yasuo Oka Tohoku University, Japan

Spintronics explores the spin degree of freedom of the electron to sense, store, process, and transfer information in addition to the electron charge. Semiconductor spintronics promises to combine new spin enabling functionality with the present-day microelectronics and optoelectronics. It also opens the door to a new generation of devices, and to the merging of electronics, photonics, and magnetics. The success of spintronics relies on our ability to create and control spins. Among many obstacles, generation of electron spin polarization and coherence at room temperature is one of the most important as well as the most challenging issues, that have attracted intense research efforts during recent years. Significant progress has been made both theoretically and experimentally, while many issues remain unresolved. This book provides an in-depth review of the rapidly developing field of spintronic semiconductors. It covers a broad range of topics, including growth and basic physical properties of diluted magnetic semiconductors based on II-VI, III-V, and IV semiconductors, recent developments in theory and experimental techniques, and potential device applications.

Readership: Advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level students in semiconductor physics and technology, spintronics, researchers and engineers in spintronics, semiconductor physics and technology, and magnetism.

Hardback • 368pp • Apr 2010 978-981-4267-36-6 • US$175.00

Power for the World The Emergence of Electricity from the Sun edited by Wolfgang Palz (WorldCouncilforRenewableEnergy,Germany)

The book concentrates on photovoltaic (PV) solar power and its scientific, technological, industrial, political, environmental, and social implications. Modern PV was invented in 1954 along with the transistor; only since 2005 have the PV markets seen an exponential growth: this year, global business stands at $30 billion. It involves hundreds of companies around the world, with 100,000 newly created jobs and tens of thousands of experts. The last specialised PV Conference in 2009 in Hamburg, Germany, had 5000 delegates; the associated exhibition was visited by 50,000 people from 100 nations — more than the ”America Cup”. The book comes in three parts: “The Rising Sun in a Developing World”, “Solar Power for the World” and “PV Today and Forever”. It provides a historical summary and gives a comprehensive overview of the present situation worldwide and future strategies for development and implementation. The author is a world leader in PV and all renewable energies. To write the book, the lead author W. Palz collaborated with some 41 VIPs in the sector from all over the world, and in particular from the US, Europe, China, and Japan. Some of them are PV specialists, some are from administrations such as the World Bank, some represent associations such as ISES, the oldest of them all, or ACORE from Washington, and last but not the least, some are politicians who introduced the supporting legislation. The book is illustrated with about 100 pictures.

In a simple style, the book provides inside information on a subject that is of interest to the general public and to energy and solar experts alike. It gives a comprehensive global view and is, in many respects, more up to date than many other specialised books that report on PV extensively, too.

Readership: General.

Hardback • 600pp (approx.) • Sep 2010 978-981-4303-37-8 • US$79.00

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Current-Driven Phenomena in Nanoelectronicsedited by Tamar Seideman (NorthwesternUniversity,USA)

Inelastic conductance through molecular-scale electronics may give rise to a rich variety of dynamical processes, including vibration, rotation, intermode energy flow, desorption, and reaction. Current-driven dynamics in nanojunctions carries a broad range of already tested and projected applications. These include new approaches to spectroscopy, new forms of molecular machines, new means of manipulating the conductivity of molecular junctions, new approaches to surface nanochemistry, and new directions in nanolithography. It also offers several fascinating questions for fundamental research. These include the understanding and control of strongly nonadiabatic vibronic dynamics under nonequilibrium conditions; the modeling of heat transport, dissipation and rectification; and the design of molecular machines with desired functionalities. Consisting of 10 chapters written by some of the world’s leaders in the field, this book combines experimental, theoretical, and numerical studies of current-driven phenomena in the nanoscale. The topics covered range from single-molecule, site-specific nanochemistry induced by a scanning tunneling microscope, through inelastic tunneling spectroscopy and current-induced heating, to current-triggered molecular machines. The various chapters focus on experimental and numerical method development, the description of specific systems, and new ideas and novel phenomena. Contents: Electronic Structure of Metal–Molecule Interfaces (H. Petek, et al.); Inelastic Tunneling Current-Driven Motions of Single Adsorbates (H. Ueba, et al.); DFT-NEGF Approach to Current-Induced Forces, Vibrational Signals, and Heating in Nanoconductors (M. Brandbyge, et al.); Current-Induced Local Heating in Molecular Junctions (Z. F. Huang and N. J. Tao); and many others.

Readership: Researchers, students, and professionals in nanoelectronics.

Hardback • 215pp • Sep 2010 978-981-4241-50-2 • US$149.00

Nanometer CMOSby Juin J. Liou (UniversityofCentralFlorida,USA),Frank Schwierz (TechnischeUniversitätIlmenau,Germany)&Hei Wong(CityUniversityofHongKong,HK)

“Thisbookdealswithaveryimportanttopicandiswrittenbytwowell-knowncontributorstothefield.Itisaverytimelyandimportantbook.”Prof. Michael Shur Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA “Thisbookcombinestheknowledgeofthreedistinguishedauthorsinauniqueblendtranscendingfromearlyhistorytomodern-daynanotechnology;thetextwillbeenjoyable,educationalandilluminatingforthetechnicalnoviceandthemodernexpert.”Dr. Steven Voldman IEEE Fellow, ESD Association, USA

This book gives a comprehensive overview of all important issues concerning modern Si MOSFETs. It covers the principles of MOSFET operation, theory, and scaling issues and an in-depth discussion of nanometer MOSFETs. Both classical nanometer MOSFETs and non-classical MOSFET concepts, which receive little coverage in textbooks, are treated in detail. The device structures, merits, and drawbacks of MOSFET concepts, such as strained Si MOSFETs, ultra-thin-body SOI MOSFETs, and multiple-gate MOSFETs (FinFETs, tri-gate MOSFETs) are presented. An entire chapter is devoted to the emerging and rapidly growing field of RF MOSFETs/RF CMOS, and the discussion extends to the important future trends in nanometer CMOS technology and the problems and limits of scaling.

Contents: Evolution and Recent Advances in Si Electronics; MOSFET Fundamentals, Theory, and Modeling Nanometer MOSFETs; RF MOSFETs; Overview of Nanometer CMOS Technology; Challenges of Giga-Scale Integration.

Readership: Students, researchers, and engineers in the fields of electrical and electronics engineering and nanoelectronics and microelectronics.

Hardback • 352pp • Feb 2010 978-981-4241-08-3 • US$155.00

The Optics of Nanomaterials by Vladimir Gavrilenko (NorfolkStateUniversity,USA)

“Anextremelyusefulbookforscientistswhoareinterestedintherapidlydevelopingfieldofnanomaterialswithemphasisontheopticalpropertiesofthesematerials.”Prof. George C. Schatz Northwestern University, USA

“Anexcellentinsightintotheopticsofnanostructuredmaterialslinkedtotheelectronenergystructureandtotheprocessesattheatomicscale.Itcoversdifferentclassesofnanomaterialsincludinginorganic,organic,andbiologicalsubstances.”Prof. Vlad Shalaev Purdue University, USA

While the chemistry, physics, and optical properties of simple atoms and molecules are quite well understood, this book demonstrates that there is much to be learned about the optics of nanomaterials. Through comparative analysis of the size-dependent optical response from nanomaterials, it is shown that although strides have been made in computational chemistry and physics, bridging length scales from nano to macro remains a major challenge. Organic, molecular, polymer, and biological systems are shown to be potentially useful models for assembly. Our progress in understanding the optical properties of biological nanomaterials is important driving force for a variety of applications.

Contents: Fabrication and Basic Properties of Nanomaterials; Electron Energy States in Quantum Confined Systems; Interband Optical Transitions in Spatially Quantized Structures; Linear Optical Properties of Quantum-Confined Systems; Optics of Organic Nanomaterials; Optics of Metallic Nanoparticles; Nonlinear Optics of Quantum Confined Systems; Optical Properties of Nanostructured Biomaterials; Nanophotonics

Readership: Researchers working in the field of optics and materials science (physics and chemistry of nanomaterials, surface science, linear and nonlinear optics); as well as graduates and postgraduates studying related fields.

Hardback • 380pp • Aug 2010 978-981-4241-09-0 • US$135.00

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Physics and Chemistry at Low Temperaturesedited by Leonid Khriachtchev (UniversityofHelsinki,Finland)

Low temperature is an extreme condition which has always attracted scientists. The reasons for this interest are both fundamental and practical. At such low (cryogenic) temperatures, the thermal, electric and magnetic properties of many substances undergo great change and the behavior of matter is very different from that at room temperature. Many fundamental discoveries have been done at low temperatures. The development of thermodynamics has been essentially based on potentials of cryogenic technology. Tunneling reactions in chemistry are characterized by the low-temperature limit when the classical contribution is negligible. Many practical applications benefit from the lack of heat and have a deep physical basis. Interesting advantages of chemical synthesis at low temperatures have been demonstrated. Undoubtedly, many exciting and useful phenomena will be found at low temperatures in future. It is impossible to describe all fields of low-temperature research in one book. A small part of the results and perspectives in this area is considered in this book, which covers fundamental and practical aspects of the processes and experimental and theoretical methods used in the field. The chapters are written by leading scientists who have a very strong experience in the selected topics, and many practical recommendations can be found in the book.

Contents: Photoexcitation of Free Radicals and Molecular Ions Trapped in Rare-Gas Solids (M. E. Jacox); Metal Atom Reactions to Form Novel Small Molecules (L. Andrews); Conformational Changes in Cryogenic Matrices (R. Fausto et al.); Photodynamics at Low Temperatures, in Time Domain (V. A. Apkarian & M. Pettersson); Matrix Isolation of H and D atoms: Physics and Chemistry from 1.5 to 0.05 K (V. V. Khmelenko et al.); and many more.

Readership: Advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level students in physics and chemistry.


Quantum Transport Calculations for Nanosystemsby Kenji Hirose (NECCorporation,Japan)&Nobuhiko Kobayashi(UniversityofTsukuba,Japan)

• Describes quantum transport calculations from basic concepts to detailed calculation methods.

• Shows various application examples of quantum transport calculations for both top-down and bottom-up systems.

• Includes additional topics on the time-dependent transport formalism and thermal current.

As the electric devices become smaller and smaller at the nanometer scale, transport simulations based on quantum mechanics become more and more important. There are currently numerous textbooks that elucidate basic concepts of quantum transport, but not so many that present calculation methods in detail. Targeting graduate-level students and advanced researchers, this book provides various quantum transport simulation methods and shows applications for transport properties of nanometer-scale systems. The book starts with a short review of quantum transport, followed by various calculation methods based on scattering approaches, non-equilibrium Green’s function (NEGF), master equation and time-dependent wave-packet diffusion (TD-WPD). With these tools, transport properties of various nanosystems are explored. These include STM systems, atomic and molecular wires, carbon-nanotube field-effect transistors (CNT-FET), quantum dots and anomalous transport through quantum point contacts.

Readership: Researchers and scientists in nanotechnology and nanoscience

Hardback • 300pp (approx.) • Oct 2010 978-981-4267-32-8 • US$149.00

The Magnesium CivilizationAn Alternative New Source of Energy to Oilby Takashi Yabe (TokyoInstituteofTechnology,Japan)

• Problems concerning fossil fuel, existing recyclable energy, hydrogen economy.

• Explanation for elemental technologies of Magnesium recycling society, solar-pumped laser, laser smelting, magnesim-air battery, low-cost desalination with solar-power.

• Roadmap to Magnesium recycling society by 2025.

The use of fossil fuels damages the global environment, and supply of oil is becoming more unstable. However, it is difficult to replace whole fossil fuels with renewable energy like solar-cell. Magnesium recycling society is a promising solution against these problems. Seawater contains 1800 trillion tons of Magnesium and Magnesium can be smelted with “solar-pumped laser” created directly from sunlight, thus Magnesium acts as solar-energy reservoir. Magnesium can be used for metal-air-fuel cells for automobiles and power plants. The automobile with Zinc-air-fuel cell achieved 600km mileage in 2003 and Magnesium-air-fuel cell can give 3 times more energy which is 7.5 times more effective than Lithium-ion battery. Solar-pumped laser regenerates metal Magnesium from combusted Magnesium oxide. Moreover, low-cost desalination with solar-power will be a promising solution to the global water shortage. TIME magazine elected Prof. Yabe as one of the “Heroes of the Environment 2009”. Readership: General, especially those interested science, energy and ecology. Hardback • 200pp (approx.) • Dec 2010 978-981-4303-65-1 • US$49.00

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Handbook of Energy Harvesting Power Supplies and Applicationsedited by Peter Spies (Fraunhofer-InstituteforIntegratedCircuits,Germany)

• Multidisciplinary book, including materials science, electronics engineering, and applications.

• System approach, from overall system design down to device or component level.

• Clearly separated chapters on all issues of energy harvesting systems and applications.

The book describes the fundamentals and principles of energy harvesting and provides the necessary theory and information to develop energy harvesting power supplies. The overall system design is explained, and quantitative assumptions on environmental energy are given. Each of the blocks that compose an energy harvesting power supply is analysed, and trade-offs related to the design of the required buildings blocks are discussed. Different energy transducer technologies, such as piezoelectric, electrodynamic, solar cell, and thermoelectric generators, are covered. The appropriate power management electronics required in such systems are explained up to the IC design level and compared in terms of efficiency. Furthermore, storage elements like secondary batteries, capacitors, and supercapacitors are described and compared in order to select the most appropriate ones. Besides environmental energy, systems using electromagnetic fields in the radio frequency range are presented. To illustrate the content of the preceding chapters, a final focus is made on different application fields of self-powered electronic systems.

Readership: System designers of energy harvesting systems and their applications, both from industry and academia; component designers and engineers in fields related to energy harvesting, such as microelectronics, materials science, chemistry, and physics, and researchers in the field of any energy harvesting aspect.

Hardback • 450pp (approx.) • Nov 2010 978-981-4241-86-1 • US$149.00

Disordered Semiconductors Physics and Applicationsby Anatoly Popov (MoscowPowerEngineeringInstitute,Russia)

• Links characteristic features of disordered semiconductors’ atomic and electronic structures to the device design process.

• Discusses methods of disordered semiconductor property control and thin-film preparation methods.

• Considers applications of disordered semiconductors in optical information storage and transmission devices and in photoelectric and electronic devices.

Devices based on disordered semiconductors have very wide applications: electrophotographic printers and copiers, liquid crystal displays and monitors, optical discs, cheap solar cells, and others. However, the peculiarities of disordered semiconductors call for new approaches to the device design compared with traditional single-crystal materials. The goal of this textbook is to link characteristic features of atomic and electronic structures of disordered semiconductors to the device design process. The textbook begins with a description of general concepts of disordered semiconductors, their atomic structures, the structure of energy bands, their defects, as well as their electrical, optical, and photovoltaic properties. Since weak sensitivity to impurities is a distinguishing feature of disordered semiconductors, methods of property control and thin-film preparation methods are the areas of focus. Finally, applications of disordered semiconductors in various devices are considered.

Readership: Students and researches in the fields of electrical and electronics engineering, nano-electronics, materials science, and solid state physics.


Floating Body Cell A Novel Capacitor-less DRAM Cell edited by Takashi Ohsawa & Takeshi Hamamoto (Toshiba,Japan)

• Gives a comprehensive summary of FBC technologies written by leading authors in the field.

• Provides thorough theoretical implications for FBC properties, backed up with verification by TCAD and circuit simulations and hardware measurements.

• Includes an extensive bibliography for further reading.

DRAM, together with NAND flash, is driving semiconductor technologies with a wide spectrum of usage, ranging from personal computers, mobile phones, and digital home appliances to solid-state disks (SSDs). However, the DRAM cell, which consists of a data storage capacitor (1C) and a switching transistor (1T), is facing serious difficulty in shrinking the size of the capacitor whose capacitance needs to be kept almost constant (~20–30 fF) throughout generations. The availability of a new DRAM cell that does not rely on an explicit capacitor for storing its data is more than ever awaited for further increasing the bit density in electronic devices. This book describes a floating body cell (FBC), i.e., a single transistor DRAM cell without capacitor which stores data in a floating body of a MOS transistor. The cell is half the conventional 1T-1C DRAM cell in size and can be fabricated by the much cheaper process with a high potential to be shrunk according to the feature size miniaturization. This book explains its operational principles, various methods of write or read and the scaling guidelines along with many simulation and hardware measurement results that support the theoretical and simulated predictions on FBC properties. Memory design practices using FBC are also given to show its ability to be adapted to high-density stand-alone memories as well as on-chip cache memories with high performance. Readership: Researchers in semiconductor device physics and electronics.



Luminescence The Instrumental Key to the Future of Nanotechnology edited by Adam Gilmore (HORIBAJobinYvonInc,USA)

This book provides a comprehensive coverage on the instrumentation and experimental methodology of photo- and electroluminescent properties of nanomaterials. It outlines key historical developments and perspectives of nanotechnology and synthesizes past trends and current advances, thereby providing a roadmap for future directions of research in this field. The book encompasses the nanoscale semiconductor field, integrating a broad multidisciplinary arena that includes applications for energy conservation, materials performance enhancement, electronic circuitry, video displays, lighting, photovoltaics, quantum computing, memory, chemo- and biosensors, pharmaceuticals, and medical diagnostics, among others. The chapters are authored by a hand-picked selection of world leaders in the field, including leading young researchers, who have made seminal contributions to the areas of single-walled carbon nanotubes, nanocrystals, and organic electroluminescent materials. The first section of the book provides a comprehensive introductory overview of the photophysics, instrumentation, and experimental methodology of nanomaterial luminescence. In the second and third sections, the invited experts highlight more specific advanced research areas that have either shown potential for, or have already realized, significant impact on the day-to-day aspects of modern life and the world economy.

Readership: Undergraduate-level students and academic or industrial researchers interested in nanomaterial luminescence instrumentation. Hardback • 500pp (approx.) • Nov 2010 978-981-4241-95-3 • US$179.00

Manganese Oxides for Energy Storage and Conversionby Scott Donne (UniversityofNewcastle,Australia)

• Provides an up-to-date survey of the scientific literature concerning this very important component of energy storage materials.

• Is applicable to researchers in many different and important areas, namely, batteries, supercapacitor,s and fuel cells.

• Gives a single reference point for researchers whose work is focused in this area.

Manganese oxides are one of the most important materials in used energy storage and conversion applications, in particular as electrode materials for batteries and supercapacitors, and also as electrocatalysts in fuel cells. Given the wide variety of structures and physico-chemical properties manganese oxides can possess, combined with excellent performance and typically low cost processing, this category of materials is likely to play an even greater role in the future of energy supply. This book concentrates on the various roles that manganese oxides have played in energy storage and conversion applications. Initially a review of structures and synthesis methods is presented, setting the scene essentially to begin discussing the cathode active behaviour of manganese oxides in both aqueous and non-aqueous and primary and rechargeable battery systems. The use of manganese oxides in supercapacitors is a relatively new field, and so the current technology here is discussed. Finally, the range of manganese oxide-based materials that have been used as catalysts in fuel cells are described and analysed.

Readership: Researchers in chemistry and materials science with an interest in energy storage.


Nanocomputing Computational Physics for Nanoscience and Nanotechnologyby Jang-Yu Hsu (NationalTsingHuaUniversity,Taiwan)

“Followinganextensivemotivatingintroductionlacedwithgentlehumor,HsuguidesthereaderofNanocomputingonajourneythroughtherealmsofthenano-world.Addressingprimarilystudentsandscientistsknowledgeableinquantummechanicsandsomelevelofprogramming,heusessampleMATLABprogramstolettheengagedreaderexperienceandquantitativelyreproducemanynanoscalephenomenaexploredbycurrentfrontierresearchinphysics,chemistryandbiology.”Prof. David Tomanek Michigan State University, USA

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the computational physics for nanoscience and nanotechnology. Based on MATLAB and the C++ distributed computing paradigm, the book gives instructive explanations of the underlying physics for mesoscopic systems with many listed programs that readily compute physical properties into nanoscales. Many generated graphical pictures demonstrate not only the principles of physics, but also the methodology of computing. The book starts with a review of quantum physics, quantum chemistry, and condensed matter physics, followed by a discussion on the computational and analytical tools and the numerical algorithms used. With these tools in hand, the nonlinear many-body problem, molecular dynamics, low dimensionality,and nanostructures are explored. Special topics covered include the plasmon, the quantum Hall effect, chaos, and stochasticity. The applications explored include graphene, the carbon nanotube, water dynamics, and the molecular computer.

Readership: Graduate students of physics, chemistry, electrical and electronics engineering, and materials science and engineering; researchers in nanoscience; and engineers in nanotechnology.

Hardback • 384pp • Mar 2009 978-981-4241-26-7 • US$135.00


Femtosecond Laser-Matter Interaction Theory, Experiments and Applications by Eugene Gamaly (AustralianNationalUniversity,Australia)

• Features basics of ultra-short laser-solid interactions.

• Discusses subtle atomic motion preceding a phase transition: birth, life and death of phonons.

• Discusses ultra-fast disordering by fs-lasers: superheating prior the entropy catastrophe.

• Explains ablation of solids and ultra-short laser-matter interaction confined inside a bulk of transparent solid.

• Includes applications of ultra-short laser-matter interactions.

The book is the first comprehensive treatment of the interaction of laser pulses of short relaxation times with solids at non-relativistic intensity. The book connects phenomena from the subtle atomic motion on the nanoscale to the generation of extreme pressure and heat in the interaction zone confined inside a solid. The femtosecond laser-matter interaction has already found numerous applications in industry, medicine, and materials science. However, there is no consensus on the interpretation of related phenomena in numerous journal papers, collected monographs, and conference proceedings. This book connects the basic physics of femtosecond laser-solid interactions to the broad range of applications. Throughout the book the basic assumptions are derived from the first principles and new results and ideas are presented. From such analysis, a qualitative and predictive framework for the field emerges; the impact of this on applications is discussed in a chapter. Keeping mathematics to a minimum so the content is accessible to non-technical readers, this book is a highly engaging and readable treatment for students and researchers in science and engineering. Useful summaries after each chapter provide compressed information for quick estimates of major parameters in planned or performed experiments.

Readership: Students and researchers in physics.

Hardback • 300pp (approx.) • Aug 2010 978-981-4241-81-6 • US$149.00

Nano Meets Macro Social Perspectives on Nanoscience and Nanotechnologyedited by Kamilla Kjølberg &Fern Wickson(UniversityofBergen,Norway)

“Theeditorshavecompiledabeautifullydiverseandtimelycollectiononthesocialandculturalaspectsofnano-scalescienceandengineering.Withinformedacademicanalysis,fresh-from-the-fieldNGOexperience,andprovocativeimages,fictionandpoetry,theircontributionisasmultifacetedasnanoitself.” Prof. David Guston Arizona State University, USA

This book explores the enormous diversity in social perspectives on the emergence of nanoscale sciences and technologies. The diversity is presented by pointing to four nodes of interest, the nodes where Nano meets Macro: In the Making, In the Public Eye, In the Big Questions, and In the Tough Decisions. Each node draws attention to important research lines and pertinent issues. Nano Meets Macro is designed especially for use in interdisciplinary teaching and discussions with natural science students, but the richness of issues and perspectives makes it of interest to all researchers, practitioners, and non-academics wanting an introduction to social perspectives on nanoscale sciences and technologies. To stimulate discussion the book includes pieces of science fiction and visual arts, as well as questions for reflection after each chapter.

Contents: “Historical Context of the US National Nanotechnology Initiative (H. Fogelberg); Questioning Interdisciplinarity: What Roles from Laboratory-based Social Science? (R. Doubleday & A. Viseu); The Science and Politics of Nano Images (R. Strand & T. Birkeland); Poetry from the Laboratory (Hildegard Lee); Eigler’s Eyes 2(Chris Robinson); Triangular Masterpiece No. 5 (K. B. Kjølberg); NanoFireball (C. Orfescu); The Slippery Nature of Nano-enthusiasm (R. Sparrow); and many more.

Readership: General.


Artificial Human SensorsScience and Applications by Peter Wide (ÖrebroUniversity,Sweden)

“Thisbookrepresentsathoughtprovokingoverviewoftheintriguingfieldofthemachinesensingandperceptionbasedonaneverevolvinghuman-instrumentpartnership.Itdiscussesnewintelligenttechnologiesthatenhancethenaturalsensing,perception,andmobilityabilitiesofhumansallowingthemtohaveahealthier,moreproductive,saferandoverallbetterlife.”Prof. Emil Petriu Ottawa University, Canada

The importance of creating sophisticated information support to humans is increasing with the society need for supporting elderly population with limited sensing performance. This can be seen as a paradigm for increasing the support to different groups in the population as well as a service concept to the citizens. This can also be extended from a personal level into a global view, where a group of people can increase their information level e.g. earthquake or tsunami warning systems. The book aims to involve the human related (based) and artificial sensing in coherence with the human perception capabilities (auditory, taste, smell, vision and touch). Also the fusion of these sensing information could be discussed, i.e how do we increase our human “fuzzy” decision capability (perception) e.g. the field of culinary art, the atmosphere in the dining room is also affecting the perception of tasting the food.

Readership: Readerships and students in sensors, electrical and electronics engineering.

Hardback • 400pp (approx.) • Aug 2010 978-981-4241-58-8 • US$149.00


Nanomaterials for Chemical Sensors and Biotechnologyby Pelagia-Irene Gouma (StateUniversityofNewYorkatStonyBrook,USA)

“Thisbookoffersanexcellentinsightintothescienceandtechnologyofnanostructuredoxidegassensors.Uniqueperspectivesandnewchal-lengesofhybridnanomaterialsarealsoprovidedinthecontextofavarietyofpotentialapplicationsincludingbiosensorsandmedicines.Scientists,engineersandstudentswhoareengagedinpro-spectivechemicalsensorscouldmakethebestuseofthisbookasathought-provokingreference.”

Prof. Makoto Egashira Nagasaki University, Japan

“Thisbookpresentsasnapsotoftheevolutionbyfocusingonoxidesandtheirapplicationstochemi-calsensing,biosensingandtissueengineering.Itiswrittenbasedontheauthor’sexpertiseandherownresearchinthisarea.Itisagoodreferenceforstudentsandresearchersenteringthisgrowingareathatwillsurelyproducemanyinnovationsandunravelnewchallenges.”

Prof. Sheikh A. Akbar Ohio State University, USA

This textbook is intended to serve as a reference guide to the interdisciplinary fields of nanomateri-als, sensors, and biotechnology. It demonstrates functional applications of nanotechnology in diverse areas such as environmental sensing and space habitation, medical diagnostics, and tissue regeneration. With a focus on novel materials synthesis, such as using the nanomanufacturing technique of electrospinning to get the longest nanowires possible, a correlation is made of the effect of chemical, structural, and morphological features to achieve extreme materials functional-ity. This publication will serve as a manual to na-notechnology for both novices and experts alike, from the materials scientist to the biophysicist and bioengineer and the medical scientist.

Readership: Researchers and students dealing with nanomaterials and biotechnology.


Biomaterials for MEMSedited by Mu Chiao (UniversityofBritishColumbia,Canada)&Jung-Chih Chiao(UniversityofTexas,USA)

This book serves as a guide for practicing engi-neers, researchers, and students interested in MEMS devices that use biomaterials and biomedi-cal applications. It is also suitable for engineers and researchers interested in MEMS and its applications but who do not have the necessary background in biomaterials. This book highlights important features and issues of biomaterials that have been used in MEMS and biomedical areas. Hence this book is an essential guide for MEMS engineers or researchers who are trained in engineering institutes that do not provide the background or knowledge in bioma-terials. The topics include fabrication of devices using biomaterials; biocompatible coatings and issues; thin-film biomaterials and MEMS for tissue engineering; and applications involving MEMS and biomaterials.

Contents: Introduction on Biomaterials for MEMS (M. Chiao & J-C. Chiao); Fabrication/Materials: Micromachining of Polymeric Materials (M. Chiao); Polymers and Surface Coatings (J. Kizhakkedathu); Laser Deposition of Biomaterials (D. Chrisey et al.); Devices and Applications: Biomaterials of MEMS Devices for Use in the Human Body (Y. Haga & M. Esashi); Biodegradable Elastomers for Tissue Regeneration (J. Yang et al.); Neuroregeneration (R. Bellamkonda & Y-T. Kim); Biocompatible Flexible Microelectrodes (K. Cheung); Micelles and Polymer MEMS Microvalves (B. Stoeber); Biocompatibility: Vibration-based Anti-biofouling of Implants (J. Yeh et al.); Biomaterials for MEMS Drug Delivery (G. Voskerician et al.); Characterization of Biomaterials (H. Zeng)

Readership: Engineers and researchers interested in MEMS and its applications but not having a background in biomaterials. Relevant societies include ASME, IEEE and SPIE.


Science at the NanoscaleAn Introductory Textbook by Chin Wee Shong, Sow Chorng Haur&Andrew T. S. Wee (NationalUniversityofSingapore,Singapore)

“Thisbookprovidesaverydetailedandinterestingoverviewofthefundamentalprinciplesofnanoscience,discussesthebackgroundofseveralnanoscienceexperimentaltechniques,andshedslightonsomeofthevisionaryandimportantapplicationsinthetrulyinterdisciplinaryareaofnanotechnology.”Profs. Wael Mamdouh & Flemming Besenbacher University of Aarhus, Denmark

Nanotechnology is one of the most important growth areas of this century. Nanoscience, the science underpinning nanotechnology, is a multidisciplinary subject covering atomic, molecular, and solid state physics, as well as much of chemistry. Nanostructures are known to exhibit novel and improved material properties, fundamentally because the physical and chemical properties are very different when dimensions are reduced to the nanometer range. This book aims to introduce the various basic principles and knowledge needed for students to understand science at the nanoscale. Many ideas proposed in nanotechnology are futuristic, although some have immediate technological applications. The core scientific principles of all nanotechnology applications, however, are grounded in physics and chemistry. There are currently numerous specialized nanoscience and nanotechnology-related texts or monographs at the graduate and senior undergraduate level. This textbook is targeted at the junior undergraduate level and is also expected to serve as a reference text for advanced learners at pre-university and senior high school. It has evolved from the authors’ own teaching experience at tertiary institutions.

Readership: Science undergraduates and pre-university science students.



Spin Wave Confinementby Sergej Demokritov (WestfälischeWilhelms-UniversitätMünster,Germany)

“Igreatlyenjoyedreadingthisbook,whichcoversanew,vigorouslydevelopingpartofmagnetism.Demokritovhasmanagedtoencouragetheleadingplayersinthefieldtogivetheirviewsaboutthestatusquoandtosharewithustheirvisionsofthefuturedevelopmentofspin-wavestudiesinnanostructures.Thebooknotonlyexplainsthephysicsofspinwavestotheyoungstudents,butalsobringsalotofvaluablefactsandideastotheexpertsinmagneticdynamics.”Prof. Boris A. Kalinikos Colorado State University, USA

This book presents recent scientific achievements in the investigation of magnetization dynamics in confined magnetic systems. Introduced by Bloch as plane waves of magnetization in unconfined ferromagnets, spin waves currently play an important role in the description of very small magnetic systems ranging from microelements, which form the basis of magnetic sensors, to magnetic nano-contacts. The spin wave confinement effect was experimentally discovered in the 1990s in permalloy microstripes. The diversity of systems where this effect is observed has been steadily growing since then, and most of it is addressed in this book. The book includes six chapters which originate from various groups of experimentalists and theoreticians dominating the field since the discovery of the effect. Different chapters of the book reflect different facets of spin wave confinement, providing a comprehensive description of the effect and its place in modern magnetism. It will be valuable for scientists and engineers working on magnetic storage elements and magnetic logic and is also suitable as an advanced textbook for graduate students.

Readership: Graduate and postgraduate students in physics, engineers working in the field of magnetic sensors, and non-experts interested in magnetic dynamics.


Plasmonic Nanoguides and Circuitsby Sergey Bozhevolnyi (AalborgUniversity,Denmark)

“Thisbookbringstogetherexpertcontributionsfromexperimentalistsandtheoristsinthefieldofplasmonicwaveguidesanddeviceswhosteerreadersthroughtheunderlyingphysicalprinciplesofplasmoniccircuitrytospecificdesignsandapplications.Itmakesfascinatingreadingandequallygivesfoodforthoughttonanophotonicspractitionersandstudentsalike.”Prof. Anatoly Zayats Queen’s University of Belfast, UK

Modern communication systems dealing with huge amounts of data at ever-increasing speed try to utilize the best aspects of electronic and optical circuits. Electronic circuits are tiny but their operation speed is limited, whereas optical circuits are extremely fast but their sizes are limited by diffraction. Waveguide components utilizing surface plasmon (SP) modes were found to combine the huge optical bandwidth and compactness of electronics, and plasmonics thereby began to be considered as the next chip-scale technology. In this book, the authors concentrate on the SP waveguide configurations ensuring nanoscale confinement and review the current status of this rapidly emerging field, considering different configurations being developed for nanoscale plasmonic guides and circuits. Both fundamental physics and application aspects of plasmonics are reviewed in detail by the world’s leading experts. A unique feature of this book is its strong focus on a particular subfield of plasmonics dealing with subwavelength (nanoscale) waveguiding, an area which is especially important in view of the explosively growing interest in plasmonic interconnects and nanocircuits. This research direction came to the fore very recently, driven by the ever-increasing demand for faster and smaller interconnects to be used inside computer chips.

Readership: Advanced graduate and postgraduate students, as well as researchers and engineers interested in the physics of surface plasmons and their use for nanoscale photonics.


Silicon NanophotonicsBasic Principles, Current Status and Perspectives edited by Leonid Khriachtchev (UniversityofHelsinki,Finland)

“SiliconNanophotonics,editedbyLeonidKhriachtchev,isamostusefulandup-to-datecollectionofreviewarticlescoveringthevariousaspectsofsilicon-basedphotonics,writtenbyleadingexpertsinthearea.Boththeoreticalandexperimentalissuesofsiliconnanocrystalswereconsidered,aswellasdeviceapplicationsinbothsolid-statephotonicsandbiology.Thisvolumeisanessentialreadforthoseworkingtomakesiliconshineasoptoelectronicsmaterial.”Prof. Risto M. Nieminen Helsinki University of Technology, Finland

Nanoscale materials are showing great promise in various optoelectronics applications, especially the fast-developing fields of optical communication and optical computers. With silicon as the leading material for microelectronics, the integration of optical functions into silicon technology is a very important challenge. This book concentrates on the optoelectronic properties of silicon nanocrystals, associated phenomena and related topics, from basic principles to the most recent discoveries. The areas of focus include silicon-based light-emitting devices, light modulators, optical wavevguides and interconnectors, optical amplifiers, and memory elements. The book comprises theoretical and experimental analyses of various properties of silicon nanocrystals, research methods and preparation techniques, and some promising applications.

Readership: Researchers in physics, chemistry, and materials science.



Electronic Devices Architectures for the NANO-CMOS Eraby Simon Deleonibus (CEAGrenoble,France)

“Thisbookoffersanexcellentinsightintothemicro-to-nanotransitionthattheelectronicsindustryiscurrentlyengagedin.Thedifferentchaptersclearlyillustratethelateststagesofevolutionofthe‘classical’silicontransistorandexplorenext-generationdeviceswhicharelikelytobeitssuccessor.”Prof. Jean-Pierre Colinge Tyndall National Institute, Ireland “Theinternationallyrecognizedauthorsofthisbookprovideafascinating,information-packedreferenceforscientists,engineersandstudentsinterestedinultimatelyscaledCMOSandtheemergingnew‘BeyondCMOS’devicetechnologies.Byencompassingthisbroadtechnologicalvistainasinglevolume,theauthorsprovideuniqueperspectivesintothecurrentissuesandfuturechallengesfacingthesemiconductorindustryasweexpandinformation-processingtechnologiestocompletelynewapplications.”Dr. Jim Hutchby Semiconductor Research Corporation, USAIn this book, internationally recognized researchers give a state-of-the-art overview of the electronic device architectures required for the nano-CMOS era and beyond. Challenges relevant to the scaling of CMOS nanoelectronics are addressed through different core CMOS and memory device options in the first part of the book. The second part reviews new device concepts for nanoelectronics beyond CMOS. What are the fundamental limits of core CMOS, and can we improve the scaling by the introduction of new materials or processes? Will the new architectures using SOI, multigates or multichannels improve the trade-off between performance and power consumption and relax the constraints of new material integration? Can quantum computing replace binary-based protocols to enhance the information-processing power? These and other questions are answered in this book.

Readership: Microelectronics and nanoelectronics engineers and physicists.


Nanostructures in Electronics and Photonicsedited by Faiz Rahman (UniversityofGlasgow,UK)

“Iamveryimpressedwiththepresentationofinformationinthisbook.Theinformationcontainedisontheedgeofcurrenttechnologyinwhichtherearenotmanybooksavailableyet.Ifindthepicturesinformativeandofhighquality.Thetextisverywellwrittenanditactuallyreadslikeanovel.”Prof. Kristel Fobelets Imperial College London, UK“Thisisabookthatfocusesonnanoelectronicsandnanophotonics,whichisgoodfornoviceresearcherswhocanquicklygrasptherelatedinformationinvariousresearchfields.Itisalsoagoodreferencebookforstudentstouseingraduate-levelcoursesonnanoelectronicsornanophotonics,orsurveycoursesonnanotechnology.”Prof. Zhiyong Gu University of Massachusetts Lowell

Nanotechnology is the buzzword these days. This book provides a broad overview of nanotechnology as applied to contemporary electronics and photonics. The areas of application described are typical of what originally set off the nanotechnology revolution. An account of original research contributions from researchers all over the world, the book is extremely valuable for gaining an understanding of the latest developments in applied nanotechnology. Clearly structured and readable, the book is useful for both students and researchers alike: students can learn about the various aspects of nanotechnology, and professional researchers can update themselves on the new developments in this dynamic field. The book covers nanoscale materials and devices for both electronics and optical technologies. The emphasis throughout is on experimental methods rather than theoretical modeling.

Readership: Graduate students and researchers in physics, chemistry, materials science, and device engineering.


Semiconductor Quantum Bitsedited by Fritz Henneberger &Oliver Benson(Humboldt-UniversitätzuBerlin,Germany)

“Thisbookprovidesatimelysummaryofthestateoftheartfromestablishedgroupsaroundtheworldandwillserveasacriticalreferenceforresearchersandstudentsworkingtoadvancethefrontier.Theeditorshavedoneanexcellentjobincollectingandassemblingthetopicsandauthorsforthemostimportantareas.”Prof. Duncan G. Steel University of Michigan, USA

“Undoubtedlythebookrepresentstheinterestforscientistsworkinginthisfieldandrelatedphysicsfields.Itisnotatextbook,but[adetailedstudy]ofthesuggestedmaterialisveryimportantforpostgraduatestudentsspecializinginthemodernopticsofnanosubjectsandtheoristsstudyingquantumcomputertheory.” Prof. Igor A. Merkulov University of Tennessee, USAThis book highlights state-of-the-art qubit implementations in semiconductors and provides an extensive overview of this newly emerging field. Semiconductor nanostructures have huge potential as future quantum information devices as they provide various ways of qubit implementation (electron spin, electronic excitation) as well as a way to transfer quantum information from stationary qubits to flying qubits (photons). Therefore, this book unites contributions from leading experts in the field, reporting cutting-edge results on spin qubit preparation, read-out, and transfer. The latest theoretical as well as experimental studies of decoherence in these quantum information systems are also provided. Novel demonstrations of complex flying qubit states and first applications of semiconductor-based quantum information devices are given, too.

Readership: Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in physics and nanoscience, as well as non-experts interested in experimental progress towards quantum information in semiconductors.

Hardback • 516pp • Jul 2008 978-981-4241-05-2 • US$179.00


Nanotechnology in Advanced Electrochemical Power Sourcesedited by SRS Prabaharan (NottinghamUniversity,UK)&Christian Masquelier(UniversitédePicardieJulesVerne,France)

• Features contributions by leading experts in the field that are based on their up-to-date research outcomes.

• Discusses state-of-the-art understanding of electrochemical power sources employing electrode materials at the nanoscale.

• Includes an up-to-date bibliography for further reading.

The challenge by providing adequate power supplies to the human race on an indefinite basis without causing long-term demage to the environment requires versatile means of energy conversion and storage. Electrical energy storage thus becomes vital today than at any time in human history. Electrochemical systems, including batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, and photoelectrochemical cells, help meet this objective. The book incorporates state-of-the-art understanding pertaining to nanoscale aspects of advanced energy storage devices such as lithium-ion batteries (including microbatteries) and electrochemical supercapacitors. It focuses on various fundamental issues relating to the device performance of various positive and negative electrode materials, with special reference to their nanoscale advantages. It also includes fundamentals and processing techniques with regard to synthesis, characterization, physical and electrochemical properties, and applications of nanoscale materials pertaining to advanced electrochemical power sources. The book provides a comprehensive coverage of various nanostructured materials, whose synthesis, structure, and properties are at its prime focus for power source applications.

Readership: Researchers in physics, solid state chemistry, materials science and engineering, and electrical engineering.


Organic Light Emitting DiodesThe Use of Rare Earth and Transition Metals edited by Luiz Pereira (UniversityofAveiro,Portugal)

• Includes all necessary information about OLEDs based on rare earth and transition metals, from the basics concepts to specific device fabrication and device physics.

• Features a comprehensive text supplemented with several figures.

• Contains novel ideas and approaches relating to OLEDs that help open future pathways.

The world of the organic light emitting diode (OLED), which has an enormous technological application market, is one of the most fascinating fields of research. Besides the actual use in displays, the intrinsic and unique properties of electroluminescent devices, including efficient lighting to decorative environments and a very simple incorporation in architectural design, open new potential applications. This book addresses the development of OLEDs based on rare earth and transition metal complexes, focusing on europium, terbium, ruthenium, and rhenium. The idea is to explain how these organic materials can be used to build organic LEDs. Featuring intensive experimental results for better explanation, this work can be used as a general book by scientists and engineers who work in the new OLED framework. The instructive quality of the book also makes it useful for graduation students and teachers working in optoelectronics.



Nanoimaging edited by Beth Goins &Wiliam Phillips(UniversityofTexasHealthScienceCenteratSanAntonio,USA)

• Is the first book dedicated to imaging nanoparticlesinvivo.

• Covers research on a wide variety of nanoparticles for monitoring disease detection and treatment by non-invasive medical imaging.

• Provides examples of the application of nanoparticles for numerous medical imaging modalities, including optical imaging, ultrasound, nuclear medicine and magnetic resonance imaging.

Progress in nanotechnology has resulted in the design and synthesis of many new types of nanoparticles. Concurrently, there has been a rapid explosion in new medical imaging technologies that can non-invasively detect and monitor the targeting of nanoparticlesinvivo. As leading experts in the related fields, the editors and individual authors of this book describe up-to-date reviews on the application of these new nanoparticles for invivo medical imaging and drug delivery. This book covers cutting-edge research on the use of nanoparticles for invivo diagnostic medical imaging and therapy. A variety of nanoparticles are discussed, including quantum dots, carbon nanotubes, dendrimers, gold nanoshells, metal nanorods, micelles, liposomes, polymers, MRI iron oxide particles, and microbubbles. Examples include multifunctional nanoparticles that are designed for multi-modality imaging and simultaneous diagnostic and therapy (theranostic) applications. This book is Volume 3 of the PanStanfordSeriesonBiomedicalNanotechnology.

Readership: Students and researchers in nanosensor development, medical imaging, radiology, nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance imaging, nanotechnology, chemistry, biology, and medicine, especially those with an interest in molecular imaging, drug delivery, and nanomedicine.



Nonlinear Optical Properties of Nanostructuresby Ying Fu &Min Qiu(RoyalInstituteofTechnology,Sweden)

Discusses fundamental quantum mechanics of light–matter interaction. Considers exciton-polaritons in nanostructures and their applications in integrated electronics and optoelectronics. Reviews the theoretical aspects of plasmonics and application-specific plasmonic devices.

Nanotechnology has been named as one of the most important areas of forthcoming technology because it promises to form the basis of future generations of electronic and optoelectronic devices. From the point view of technical physics, all these developments greatly reduce the geometric sizes of devices and thus the number of active electrons in the system. Quantum mechanical considerations about electronic states, electron transports, and various scattering processes, including light–matter interaction, are therefore crucial. However, theoretical study is extremely difficult. Our first numerical simulation work about a three-dimensional energy band structure calculation in 1995 took more than six months to complete for one bias configuration of a nanoscale metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor. With today’s computation workstations the CPU time is reduced to less than 24 hours. This book discusses electrons and photons in and through nanostructures by the first-principle quantum mechanical theories and fundamental concepts (a unified coverage of nanostructured electronic and optical components) behind nanoelectronics and optoelectronics, the material basis, physical phenomena, device physics, as well as designs and applications. The combination of viewpoints presented within the book can help to foster further research and cross-disciplinary interaction needed to surmount the barriers facing future generations of technology design.

Readership: Senior undergraduate and graduate students, researchers in nanoscience and nanotechnology, and R&D developers (simulators) for new optoelectronic systems.

Hardback • 350pp (approx.) • Jan 2011 978-981-4303-262 • US$149.00

Carbon-Based SuperconductorsTowards High-Tc Superconductivityedited by Junji Haruyama (AoyamaGakuinUniversity,Japan)

Discusses the very new field of carbon-based new superconductors, discovered after 2004. Explains various structures of carbon-based new superconductors in a lucid manner so readers can develop strong fundamentals. Takes into account the full potential of carbon-based new superconductors and their future applications.

Superconductors (SCs) are attractive materials from many respects and also for any communities. They reveal a deep insight into the physical properties of condensed matter and also have very useful applications, such as in ultra-low-power dissipation systems and in dissolving present energy problems. In particular, recent advancement of carbon-based new SCs (CNSCs) is significant. This book describes basic physics and the recent advancement of CNSCs, such as diamond, graphite, carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, and others. Before 2004, the superconducting transition temperature (Tc) of the carbon-based SCs was below 1 K, except for fullerene clusters. On the other hand, in 2004, a Russian group discovered that highly boron-doped diamond can be an SC at Tc = 4 K. Then, next year, a Cambridge group found that calcium-intercalated graphite can be an SC with Tc = 11.5 K. In 2006, a Japanese group (the editor’s group) also discovered that entirely end-bonded carbon nanotube can be an SC at Tc = 12K. More findings in CNSCs have suddenly appeared in the last five years. Consequently, since 2004, the field has rapidly developed. The small mass of carbon at least brings high-phonon frequency and high Debye temperature. CNSCs such as CuO2 SCs will open the doors to high superconductivity.


Hardback • 350pp (approx.) • Jan 2011 978-981-4303-30-9 • US$179.00

Methanol Fuel Cell SystemsAdvancing Towards Commercializationby Dave Edlund(Element1,USA)

Provides a balanced perspective of state of the art processes for methanol reforming and hydrogen purification and explains how these processes can be applied for commercial applications. Brings to bear a discussion about economics for different technology options and about how the specific requirements of a target application may influence the optimal selection of technology. Discusses the practical aspects of methanol purity, water purity, agency certifications, and other non-engineering issues relevant to fielding products and achieving satisfactory performance.

Fuel cell systems are being commercialized today. Most noteworthy are low-temperature proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell systems that are economically attractive for applications such as backup power systems and material handling (forklifts). Usually, these systems are fueled using cylinders of compressed hydrogen, an expensive and inconvenient source of fuel. This book details the state of the art of fuel cell systems incorporating methanol reformers as the source of purified hydrogen (rather than compressed hydrogen). Beginning with an overview of PEM fuel cells, the book discusses the various technical approaches to methanol reforming and hydrogen purification. A unique theme that is carried throughout the discussion is the practical aspects of commercial applications that favor one technical approach over another. The reader will gain an understanding of the chemistry, engineering, economics, and agency certification requirements that ultimately shape the optimal approach for methanol fuel cell systems targeting commercial applications.

Readership: Students, engineers, industry professionals, and researchers in fuel cells and fuel reforming; fuel cell product development engineers, and students studying fuel cell technology.



Compound Semiconductor Photonics Materials, Devices and Integration edited by Soo-Jin Chua,JInghua Teng(InstituteofMaterialsResearchandEngineering,Singapore)&Aaron Danner(NationalUniversityofSingapore,Singapore)

This proceeding is a collection of selected papers presented at Symposium O of Compound Semiconductor Photonics in the International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technology (ICMAT), which was held in Singapore from 28 June to 3 July 2009. Semiconductor photonics is a cross-discipline between materials, physics, chemistry, and opto and electronic devices. In recent years, continued progress in the research and development of new materials and devices has led to a better understanding of fundamental knowledge in electronic structures, carrier dynamics and electron-photon-phonon interactions. These have generated widespread applications in solid state lighting, imaging, display, signal processing, chemical and biological sensing, surveillance, solar cells, and wide-bandwidth communications. The symposium covers a wide range of topics from fundamental semiconductor materials study to photonic device fabrication and application. The papers collected are of recent progress in the active and wide range of semiconductor photonics research. They include materials-related papers on III-As/P, III-nitride, quantum dot/wire/dash growth, ZnO, and chalcogenide, and devices-related papers on photonic crystals, VCSEL, quantum dot/dash lasers, LEDs, waveguides, solar cells, and heterogeneous integration.

Readership: Researchers in photonics, electronics, physics and materials science.

Hardback • 300pp (approx.) • Apr 2010 978-981-4267-73-1 • US$179.00

Silicon-Based Photonicsedited by Erich Kasper (UniversitätStuttgart,Germany)

• Identifies system layouts and key components with near-future application potential.

• Combines basic knowledge of photonics with recent research topics in a comprehensive way accessible to researchers, engineers, and students.

• Addresses materials science and technology as enabler of the rapid progress in fabrication and manufacturing.

Silicon is the dominating material for integrated circuits in microelectronics. Integration of optoelectronics with microelectronics will push the application in various fields ranging from high-resolution imaging and infrared vision to fiber to the home, fast ethernet, high-speed board-to-board and chip-to-chip connections and more speed (above a 10 GHz clock frequency) in computing and system on chips, and optical signal processing/computing. The technical key ingredients for an integration of photonic and electronic components on silicon are the development of silicon-based heterostructures (silicon germanium, or SiGe) and the availability of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrates. This book comprises the basics of band structure of silicon and germanium and their influence on photonic properties and discusses system layout and key device components with the application background in mind. Special emphasis is given to SOI-based interconnects and passive waveguide devices and to germanium (Ge) on silicon (Si) heterostructure devices for light detection, modulation, and emission. The high index contrast of SOI shows great promise for submicron waveguide structures suited for integration on the chip scale. The focus of this research are chip systems with a speed greater than 100 GHz. Readership: Students and researchers in physics, chemistry, electrical and optical engineering, and materials science.


Biomechatronics in Medicine and Health Careedited by Raymond Tong (TheHongKongPolytechnicUniversity,HongKong)

• Focuses on biomechatronics, an exciting field for research and development by both the engineering and the medical profession.

• Discusses a variety of clinical challenges in medicine and healthcare and demonstrates how to apply biomechatronics in providing better care and service.

• Includes lucid chapters, each of which provides substantial background material to help students and researchers learn the state of the art in this area.

This book is targeted at both engineering and medical professionals interested in biomechatronics. There is a growing need for biomechatronic devices in the medical field, and many research groups are developing different systems in this area. This development can support the provision of better healthcare. The book presents experts’ insights into the emerging technologies and developments that are or will be applied in medical professions to overcome a variety of clinical challenges and then demonstrates how to apply biomechatronics in providing better care and service. It also incorporates new and exciting multidisciplinary areas of research across the medical and engineering fields, such as the robotic therapeutic training system for stroke rehabilitation, exoskeletons for persons with disability to help them perform daily activities, functional electrical stimulation, and wireless active capsule endoscopy. Each chapter provides substantial background material relevant to a particular subject. Therefore the work is an indispensable primary reference for students and researchers in the stimulating field of biomechatronics.

Readership: Students, researchers, and industry professionals in biomedical engineering and medical physics.

Hardback • 300pp (approx.) • Mar 2011 978-981-4241-61-8 • US$149.00


Handbook of Molecular Self-Assembly Principles, Fabrication and Devicesedited by Klaus-Viktor Peinemann (KingAbdullahUniversityofScienceandTechnology,SaudiArabia)&Mihai Barboiu(UniversitédeMontpellierII,France)

• Presents the concept of molecular self-assembly for manmade devices for current and future applications in nanotechnology, separation science, medicine and electronics.

• Features contributions by leading authors in the field.

• Covers fundamental and practical aspects. Includes an extensive bibliography for further reading.

Self-assembly is a process by which a supramolecular species forms spontaneously from its components. It is one of the most important strategies used in biology for the development of complex, functional structures. Since the groundbreaking work of the Nobel laureate Jean-Marie Lehn on supramolecular chemistry, the concept of self-assembly has gained an exploding interest for the development of manmade devices. This book covers all aspects from basic principles of self-organization to applications in nanotechnology and medicine. Well-known experts in the field review topics like self-assembled monolayers and their applications, dynamic molecular and supramolecular polymers (dynamers), nanostructure fabrication using block copolymers, polymer self-assembly for semiconductor development, molecular-engineered stimuli-responsive polymer films, as well as self-organized polymeric and inorganic membranes.

Readership: Researchers in materials science and chemistry as well as graduate students in materials science and chemical engineering.


Micro- and Nano-Energy Grindingedited by Józef Flizikowski (UniversityofTechnologyandtheLifeSciences,Poland)

• Discusses the great potential of micro- and nano-energy grinding in energy applications and includes details ranging from process to control, to information and logistics as well as construction elements.

• Features contributions by leading authors.• Comprises chapters that show a good balance

of theory and experiment. • Includes an extensive bibliography for further

reading.

Micro- and nano-energy grinding of waste materials (plastics wastes, fibrous materials, and biomaterials) is showing great promise in various energy applications and especially in the fast-developing fields of renewable energy industry, sources, and technology. With micro- and nanoparticles as the material for energy, the integration of grinding functions into energy technology is a very important challenge. Various topics are explained starting from the interactions between individual particles up to the design of grinding systems. A wide range of problems are discussed, such as flow obstructions, segregation, and vibrations. The goal is to provide a deeper understanding of the precise grinding processes of non-brittle materials and to present effective design, technology, and maintenance solutions. The book comprises theoretical and experimental analyses of energy systems’ effectiveness, various properties of grinder design and innovations, efficiency and effectiveness of grinding systems and environment, research methods and grinding preparation techniques, and some promising applications.

Readership: Researchers in energy, innovation, mechanical engineering, chemistry, and materials technology/science.


Magnetoelectricity in Composites edited by Mirza Bichurin (NovgorodStateUniversity,Russia)&Dwight Viehland(VirginiaTechUniversity,USA)

Magnetoelectric composites, which simultaneously exhibit ferroelectricity and ferromagnetism, have recently stimulated a sharply increasing number of research activities for their scientific interest and significant technological promise in novel multifunctional devices. Natural single-phase compounds are rare, and their magnetoelectric responses are either relatively weak or occur at temperatures too low for practical applications. In contrast, composites, which incorporate both ferroelectric and ferri-/ferromagnetic phases, typically yield giant magnetoelectric coupling responses above room temperature, which makes them ready for technological applications. In such composites the magnetoelectric effect is generated as a product property of a magnetostrictive and a piezoelectric substance.

On-chip integration in microelectronic devices has recently motivated the deposition in a film-on substrate geometry of nanostructured composites of ferroelectric and magnetic oxides. The coupling interaction between nanosize ferroelectric and magnetic oxides is also responsible for the magnetoelectric effect in the nanostructures, as was the case in those bulk composites. The availability of high-quality nanostructured composites makes it easier to tailor their properties through epitaxial strain, atomic-level engineering of chemistry and interfacial coupling. In this book, the authors discuss these bulk and nanostructured magnetoelectric composites in an experimental and a theoretical manner. Microwave devices, sensors, transducers and heterogeneous read/write devices are among the suggested technical implementations of magnetoeletric composites.

Readership: Advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level students of physics, chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, materials science, and engineering; researchers in nanoscience, materials science, and engineering, and engineers in micro- and nanotechnology


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