In view to the new epochal scenarios that nanotechnology disclose, nanoelectronics has the potential to introduce a paradigm shift in electronic systems design similar to that of the transition from vacuum tubes to semiconductor devices. Since many nano-scale devices and materials exhibit their most interesting properties at radio-frequencies (RF), nanoelectronics provides an enormous and yet widely undiscovered opportunity for the microwave engineering community. The aim of RF nanoelectronics is to close the gap between the nanosciences and a new generation of multifunctional devices, circuits, and systems, for a broad range of applications and operating frequencies, up to the optical region. The paper presents an overview of some of the main research fields of RF nanoelectronics, by i) introducing theoretical foundations of the novel nano-scale materials (in particular, carbon nanotubes, graphene), ii) highlighting novel concepts and applications, iii) focusing on the investigation of the electromagnetics and quantum transport phenomena in nanodevices
Radio-frequency nanoelectronics — Bridging the gap between nanotechnology and R.F. engineering applications / Pierantoni, Luca; Mencarelli, Davide. - ELETTRONICO. - (2014), pp. 1-2. (Intervento presentato al convegno IEEE 15th Annual IEEE Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference, WAMICON 2014 tenutosi a Tampa, FL; United States; nel 6 June 2014 through 6 June 2014) [10.1109/WAMICON.2014.6857802].
Radio-frequency nanoelectronics — Bridging the gap between nanotechnology and R.F. engineering applications
PIERANTONI, Luca;MENCARELLI, Davide
2014-01-01
Abstract
In view to the new epochal scenarios that nanotechnology disclose, nanoelectronics has the potential to introduce a paradigm shift in electronic systems design similar to that of the transition from vacuum tubes to semiconductor devices. Since many nano-scale devices and materials exhibit their most interesting properties at radio-frequencies (RF), nanoelectronics provides an enormous and yet widely undiscovered opportunity for the microwave engineering community. The aim of RF nanoelectronics is to close the gap between the nanosciences and a new generation of multifunctional devices, circuits, and systems, for a broad range of applications and operating frequencies, up to the optical region. The paper presents an overview of some of the main research fields of RF nanoelectronics, by i) introducing theoretical foundations of the novel nano-scale materials (in particular, carbon nanotubes, graphene), ii) highlighting novel concepts and applications, iii) focusing on the investigation of the electromagnetics and quantum transport phenomena in nanodevicesI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.