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Electronic and Electromagnetic Properties in Nanometer Scales

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Optical and Electronic Process of Nano-Matters

Part of the book series: Advances in Optoelectronics (ADOP) ((ADOP,volume 8))

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Recent developments in nano-fabrication techniques based on self-organization and other techniques have put us into the position of being able to start investigations on novel functions in nanometer sized electronic devices. The nanometer region is the stage where both electronic states and electronic transport properties show mesoscopic natures. As the size of device elements becomes closer to the electron de Broglie wavelength, the electronic states and electronic transport properties manifest their quantum natures, so that the electronic behaviors depend strongly on the size and shape of the device element via boundary conditions for electron wave functions. The features of electronic devices are also determined by the character of the electromagnetic field associated with electronic motions, since their function is to control the transport of the electrical signal. In macroscopic conditions, such electromagnetic considerations correspond to of circuit design problems which are usually independent of the microscopic construction of each element. In nanometer scales, however, the construction and function of devices which determine the electronic and electromagnetic properties might be strongly related, so that the size and shape of each device element has a strong and immediate influence on the signal transport according to the electromagnetic response of matter and associated boundary conditions. An extensive study on interactions between electronic systems and electromagnetic fields is indispensable in order to understand the overall functions of devices. Such a study would let us take advantage of the peculiar properties of electronic and electromagnetic phenomena revealed at the nanometer scale for the realization of devices with novel functions.

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Hori, H. (2001). Electronic and Electromagnetic Properties in Nanometer Scales. In: Ohtsu, M. (eds) Optical and Electronic Process of Nano-Matters. Advances in Optoelectronics (ADOP), vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2482-1_1

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