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   by:Krishnakumar    
Original Authors: K.SARATH; P.NAGARAJUN
            NANOTECHNOLOGY       The shotgun marriage of chemistry and  engineering       called " Nanotechnology" is ushering in the era of        self - replicating machinery and self assembling       consumer goods made from raw atoms.       Utilizing the well understood chemical properties       of atoms and molecules , nanotechnology  proposes       the construction of novel molecular devices possessing       extraordinary properties. The single electron transistor       or SET is new type of  switching devices that uses        controlled  electron tunneling to amplify current.        By using the "Electron beam lithography" and        " Electromigration ", the research leads to the designing       of a single atom transistor  with the help of meticulously       synthesized semiconductor crystals called "quantum dots",       which embodies the electrons confined in a channel and       resembles same in its properties as an real atom.       This paper presents a scenario on existing and ongoing        studies on NANO ELECTRONICS with the theoretical         methods relevant to their understanding.        Most of the preceding discussion is premised upon the        implicit assumption. That future quantum effect Nano        Electronic Devices will be fabricated in Nano Meter         scale using molecules.        Conductance quantization in ballistic regime has been        described  under various conditions.        The behaviour of " Coulomb Island" through which the         electrons can only enter by tunneling through one of          the insulators is presented. At last, the SET presents         that it is the different construction is which is based         on helical logic, atomic scale motion of  electrons in         an applied rotating electric field.      
Published: October 19, 2007
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