Quantum Mesoscopic Phenomena and Mesoscopic Devices in Microelectronics (NATO Science Series): C Mathematical and Physical Sciences Volume 559) (Nato ... Institute, Ankara, Turkey, 13-25 June 1999 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0792366263 ISBN 13: 9780792366263

Publisher: Springer, 2000

Synopsis

Quantum mechanical laws are well documented at the level of a single or a few atoms and are here extended to systems containing 102 to 1010 electrons - still much smaller than the usual macroscopic objects, but behaving in a manner similar to a single atom. Besides the purely theoretical interest, such systems pose a challenge to the achievement of the ultimate microelectronic applications. The present volume presents an up-to-date account of the physics, technology and expected applications of quantum effects in solid-state mesoscopic structures. Physical phenomena include the Aharonov-Bohm effect, persistent currents, Coulomb blockade and Coulomb oscillations in single electron devices, Andreev reflections and the Josephson effect in superconductor/normal/superconductor systems, shot noise suppression in microcontacts and contact resistance quantisation, and overall quantum coherence in mesoscopic and nanoscopic structures related to the emerging physics of quantum computation in the solid-state environment.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792366263
• ISBN 13: 9780792366263
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 516
• Editor: Kulik Igor O.