Chapter 9. Optics and Electronics
“We have a strategy to reinvent the integrated circuit with molecular rather than semiconductor components.”
—Stan WilliamsDirector, Quantum Science Research, HP
In this chapter…
Light Energy, Its Capture, and Photovoltaics
Light Production
Light Transmission
Light Control and Manipulation
Electronics
Carbon Nanotubes
Soft Molecule Electronics
Memories
Gates and Switches
Architectures
To a great extent the chief driver of the current interest in nano-technology has been electronics. The electronics industry is facing the likely end of its ability to continue to improve its technology using variations on current chip lithographic techniques, and it is looking for alternatives. Nanotechnology offers several possible solutions ...
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