Quantum Mesoscopic Phenomena and Mesoscopic Devices in Microelectronics
By: edited by Igor O. Kulik, Recai Ellialtioğlu
Contributors: Ellialtioğlu, Recai
Series: NATO Science Series, Series C: Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 1389-2185 -- 559; NATO science series -- 559.
Publisher: Springer Netherlands; Imprint; Springer
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 516
ISBN-13: 9789401143271
Other titles: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Ankara, Turkey, 13-25 June 1999
Description: Quantum mechanical laws are well documented at the level of a single or a few atoms and are here extended to systems containing 10<sup>2</sup> to 10<sup>10</sup> electrons - still much smaller than the usual macroscopic objects, but behaving in a manner similar to a single atom. Besides the purely theoretical interest, such systems pose a challenge to the achievement of the ultimate microelectronic applications. <br/> The present volume presents an up-to-date account of the physics, technology and expected applications of quantum effects in solid-state mesoscopic structures. Physical phenomena include the Aharonov-Bohm effect, persistent currents, Coulomb blockade and Coulomb oscillations in single electron devices, Andreev reflections and the Josephson effect in superconductor/normal/superconductor systems, shot noise suppression in microcontacts and contact resistance quantisation, and overall quantum coherence in mesoscopic and nanoscopic structures related to the emerging physics of quantum computation in the solid-state environment.