Category - "General Nanotechnology"

It is becoming increasingly clear that the two-dimensional layout of devices on computer chips hinders the development of high-performance computer systems. Three-dimensional structures will be needed to provide the performance required to implement computationally intensive tasks. 3-D Nanoelectronic Computer Architecture and Implementation reviews the state of the art in nanoelectronic device design and fabrication and discusses the architectural aspects of 3-D designs, including the possible use of molecular wiring and carbon nanotube interconnections. This is a valuable reference for those involved in the design and development of nanoelectronic devices and technology.

Activated Carbon Adsorption introduces the parameters and mechanisms involved in the activated carbon adsorption of organic and inorganic compounds. This text brings together the most significant research on surface structure and processes, adsorption theories and isotherm equations, and applications from the latest literature on carbon adsorption. The book explains surface-related interactions of activated carbons, energetics, and the applicability of adsorption isotherm equations. It also discusses carbon molecular sieves and environmental applications including the removal of organics, inorganics, and other toxins from wastewater, ground water, and industrial flue gases.

This book deals with glass for high-tech applications in optoelectronic devices, focusing on new topics of fundamental importance in the application of active glasses in photonic devices. Most of the reports deal with glasses under action of higher electromagnetic fields, such as a femtosecond laser. Topics include manufacturing of the glass, analysis of induced structures in glasses, and some functional devices using active glasses.

Adaptronic structures and systems are engineered to adjust automatically to variable operating and environmental conditions, through the use of feedback control. The authors of this book have taken on the task of comprehensively describing the current state of the art in this highly modern and broadly interdisciplinary field. The book presents selected examples of applications, and goes on to demonstrate current development trends.

In physical chemistry research, molecular simulation has a unique role as an intermediary between theory and experiment. Adsorption and Transport at the Nanoscale presents an overview of the progress made in the application of computer simulation to adsorption, particularly to the study of adsorption in pores. It includes the topics of modeling gas adsorption in slit pores using Monte Carlo simulation, computer simulation of isothermal mass transport in graphite slit pores, adsorption and transport at the nanoscale, synthesis and characterization of templated mesoporous material using molecular simulation, and more. This volume is a valuable resource for graduate students and researchers in chemistry and physics.

The book offers a unified treatment of recent optoelectronic research and gives an update on advanced optoelectronic devices as well as new insight regarding optical field applications. It is a comprehensive textbook for graduate and MSc level students but is also valuable for researchers.