The book discusses state-of-the-art research and development in the field of applications of smart nanostructures in electronics. This book facilitates the diffusion of interdisciplinary research results in the interrelated and rapidly converging fields of nanoelectronics. The main focus of this book is placed on enhancing the performance of electronic devices using smart nanostructures. Special attention is paid to nanobioelectronics and those approaches that seriously consider economics and commercialization challenges of nanoelectronics. Moreover, ethical, legal and social issues of nanoelectronics are discussed in detail.

Autorentext
Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain is adjunct professor, academic advisor and lab director at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, USA. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology in the environment and in electronics. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of scientific monographs and handbooks.

Joydip Sengupta is assistant professor in the Department of Electronic Science of the Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College, affiliated to University of Calcutta, India. His research is focused on nanotechnology-based methods for the fabrication and characterization of devices based on carbon nanotubes, zinc oxides and silicon carbides.

Inhalt
Introduction: Perspectives of Smart Nanostructures
Fundamental Concepts of Electronics
Approaches to Nanoelectronics: Top-Down and Bottom-Up
Carbon Nanostructures and Nanoelectronics
Nanoelectronic Devices
Nanoelectronics with Graphene: Graphene in Batteries, Graphene Electrodes for Touch Screens, Transparent Memory with Graphene, Integrated Circuits with Graphene Transistors
Nanobioelectronics
Nanoelectronics and Smart Sensors
Economics and Commercialization of Nanoelectronics
Ethical, Legal and Social Issues of Nanoelectronics
Future of Nanoelectronics
Conclusions