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. The material will provide food for thought for researchers and research students keen to develop new technologies at the ultra-small scale and to open up new avenues for research.

Contents: From Microstructures for Nanostructures (F Rahman); Nanoscale Materials and Structures for Electronics: Assembling Ferromagnetic Single-electron Transistors with Atomic Force Microscopy (H Pettersson et al.); Nanoporous Alumina Templates for Nanowire Electron Devices (T L Wade et al.); Single-walled Carbon Nanotube Transistors (S Kim & S Mohammadi); Cooling with Integrated Carbon Nanotube Films (G Tóth et al.); AC Dielectrophoresis Alignment of Gallium Nitride Nanowires (GaN NWs) for Use in Device Applications (S-K Lee et al.); Design, Fabrication, and Applications of Large-area Well-ordered Dense-array Three-dimensional Nanostructures (C-H Choi & C-J CJ Kim); UV-NIL Stamp Fabrication Techniques with Diamond-like Carbon Film (J-H Jeong et al.); ZnO Nanowires and Nanobelts: Structure Switch by Indium Doping (H J Fan); Field Emission Properties of 1-D SiC Nanostructures (G-Z Shen & D Chen); Nanoscale Materials and Structures for Photonics: Manipulating the Optical Properties of Individual and Arrays of Gold Nanopyramids (J Lee et al.); Properties of Gold Nanoantennas in the Infrared (F Neubrech et al.); Three-dimensional Holographic Polymeric Photonic Crystal Operating in the Optical communication Window (J-Q Chen & R T Chen); Continuous Roll Nano-imprinting Technology for Large-scale Nano- and Microstructures (S Kang et al.); Fabrication and Characterization of Two-dimensional ZnO Photonic Nanostructrures (J-B Cui); Visible Light Emission from Innate Silicon Nanoparticles in Silicon-compound Films Grown at Low Temperatures (Z-X Cao).