Virtual Design And Analysis Of Nanometer-Scale Sensor And Device Components

D. W. Brenner et al. (1998), JBIS, 51, pp.137-144

Refcode: 1998.51.137

Abstract:

The emerging ability to probe and manipulate matter at the atomic scale combined with the synthesis and discovery of new materials with unique properties is beginning to lead to the realisation of a viable nanotechnology as first discussed by Feynman over 30 years ago. The family of fullerene based structures, for example, holds promise as fundamental components of nanometer-scale electronic and mechanical devices, while the clever use of scanning-probe microscopies, such as the nanomanipulator developed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, are providing powerful new tools for manipulating these components into devices.