Over the last decade the interest in nanoscale materials and their
applications in novel electronic devices has been increasing tremendously.
This is caused by the unique properties of nanoscale materials and the
outstanding performance of nanoscale devices. The fascinating and often
unrivalled properties of nanoscale materials and devices opened new and
sometimes unexpected fields of applications. Today, the widespread
applications range from the detection of explosives, drugs and fissionable
materials to bio- and infrared-sensors, spintronic devices, data storage
media, magnetic read heads for computer hard disks, single-electron
devices, microwave electronic devices, and many more.
This book contains a collection of papers giving insight into the
fundamentals and applications of nanoscale devices. The papers have been
presented at NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Nanoscale Devices –
Fundamentals and Applications (NDFA-2004, ARW 980607) held in
Kishinev (Chişinau), Moldova, on September 18-22, 2004. The main focus
of the contributions was on the synthesis and characterization of nanoscale
magnetic materials, the fundamental physics and materials aspects of solidstate
nanostructures, the development of novel device concepts and design
principles for nanoscale devices, as well as on applications in electronics
with special emphasis on defence against the threat of terrorism.