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050 00 TK7874.84 |bD87 2014 
100 1  Durkan, Colm 
245    Current at the nanoscale : |ban introduction to 
       nanoelectronics / |cColm Durkan. 
250    2nd. ed 
260    Singapore ; |aHackensack, NJ ; |aLondon : |bWorld 
       Scientific, |c2014 
300    xiii, 228 p. : |bill. ; |c24 cm. 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505    |tMacroscopic Current Flow -- |tQuantum Current Flow -- 
       |tMesoscopic Transport: Between the Nanoscale and the 
       Macroscale -- |tScanning-Probe Multimeters -- 
       |tElectromigration: Current-Induced Damage -- |tElements 
       of Single-Electron and Molecular Electronics. 
520    This second edition of the book, initially written as an 
       introductory text dealing with how electric currents 
       behave at the nanometer scale, begins with a general 
       description of electric currents at the macroscale. Then 
       by considering the physical lengthscales relevant to 
       electron flow, it is observed how the behavior of currents
       varies as they approach the nanoscale. A quantum 
       description of electric current is covered as well as its 
       relevance, with particular reference to defects, grain 
       boundaries, tunnelling and atomic contacts, followed by 
       the effects of current flow through nanostructures, 
       including electromigration, of particular relevance for 
       transistor miniaturization. Next, the techniques used to 
       probe currents and voltages at the nanoscale are 
       considered, focusing on scanning-probe microscopy and 
       transport measurements, before considering electronic 
       transport through molecular and single-electron devices. 
       The book will tie together several aspects of current and 
       recent research on the current flow at the nanoscale. Due 
       to the introductory nature of the book, it will not become
       obsolete quickly, and chapters can be added at will at 
       later stages as new developments arise 
650  0 Nanoelectronics