Nanoscale devices - fundamentals and applications

398 Pages·2006·7.175 MB·English

by  Rudolf Gross, Anatolie Sidorenko, Lenar Tagirov, North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Nanoscale Devices - Fundamentals
and Applications
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Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry – Vol. 233
Nanoscale Devices - Fundamentals
and Applications
edited by
Rudolf Gross
Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften,
Garching, Germany
Anatolie Sidorenko
Institute of Electronic Engineering and Industrial Technologies ASM,
Kishinev, Moldova
and
Lenar Tagirov
Kazan State University, Kazan,
Russia
Published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on
Nanoscale Devices - Fundamentals and Applications
Kishinev, Moldova
18--22 September 2004
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Table of Contents
Preface.........................................................................................................ix
Acknowledgments.......................................................................................xi
Contributing Authors...............................................................................xiii

SCIENCE AGAINST NONTRIVIAL THREAT
Surface Acoustic Wave Studies for Chemical and Biological Sensors........3
A. Müller, A. Darga, A. Wixforth
The Experience of Utilizing the Explosives Detection System
on the Basis of Neutron Radiation Analysis Together with X-Ray Units
at the Airport “Pulkovo” in St.-Petersburg.................................................15
Y. Olshansky, A. Vishnevkin, A. Sorokin, A. Vikdorovich, A. Golovin,
E. Stepanov
Thermodynamic Principles of Artificial Nose Based
on Supramolecular Receptors.....................................................................23
V. V. Gorbatchuk, M. A. Ziganshin
Molecular Detection with Magnetic Labels and Magnetoresistive
Sensors.......................................................................................................35
J. Schotter, M. Panhorst, M. Brzeska, P. B. Kamp, A. Becker,
A. Pühler, G. Reiss, H. Brueckl
WEAK MAGNETIC FIELDS DETECTION TECHNIQUES
AND DEVICES
Magnetic Tunnel Junctions Based on Half-Metallic Oxides.....................49
R. Gross
MEMS Tunable Dielectric Resonator......................................................111
G. Panaitov, R. Ott, N. Klein
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Ultra-Thin Spin-Valve Structures Grown
on the Surface-Reconstructed GaAs Substrate.........................................123
B. Aktaş, F. Yıldız, O. Yalçın, A. Zerentürk, M. Özdemir,
L. R. Tagirov, B. Heinrich, G. Wolters dorf, R. Urban
NOVEL IDEAS AND PRINCIPLES OF DEVICES
Negative U Molecular Quantum Dot.......................................................137
A. S. Alexandrov
Configuring a Bistable Atomic Switch by Repeated
Electrochemical Cycling..........................................................................153
F.-Q. Xie, Ch. Obermair, Th. Schimmel
Realization of an N-Shaped IVC of Nanoscale Metallic Junctions
Using the Antiferromagnetic Transition..................................................163
Yu. G. Naidyuk, K. Gloos, I. K. Yanson
PI-SHIFT EFFECT AND FERROMAGNET/SUPERCONDUCTOR
NANOSCALE DEVICES
Josephson Effect in Composite Junctions with Ferromagnetic
Materials..................................................................................................173
M. Yu. Kupriyanov, A. A. Golubov, M. Siegel
Depairing Currents in Bilayers of Nb/Pd Ni ........................................189
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A. Yu. Rusanov, J. Aarts, M. Aprili
Superconductor-Ferromagnet Heterostructures.......................................197
A. I. Buzdin, M. Fauré, M. Houzet
Superconducting/Ferromagnetic Nanostructures:
Spin Fluctuations and Spontaneous Supercurrents..................................225
M. Aprili, M. L. Della Rocca, T. Kontos
COHERENCE EFFECTS IN F/S AND N/F NANOSTRUCTURES
Proximity Effect and Interface Transparency in Nb-based S/N
and S/F Layered Structures......................................................................241
C. Attanasio
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Properties of S/N Multilayers with Different Geometrical Symmetry.....251
S. L. Prischepa
Andreev Reflection in Ballistic Superconductor-Ferromagnet
Contacts....................................................................................................265
L. R. Tagirov, B. P. Vodopyanov
Superconductor-Insulator Transition in a Pb Sn Te:
Z 1-Z
In Solid Solution.......................................................................................277
D. V. Shamshur, D. V. Shakura, R. V. Parfeniev, S. A. Nemov
ADVANCED SENSORS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
Thermoelectricity of Low-Dimensional Nanostructured Materials.........291
V. G. Kantser
Organic Semiconductors – More Efficient Material
for Thermoelectric Infrared Detectors.....................................................309
A. Casian, Z. Dashevsky, V. Dusciac, R. Dusciac
Submillimeter Radiation–Induced Persistent Photoconductivity in
Pb Sn Te(In)..........................................................................................319
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A. E. Kozhanov, D. E. Dolzhenko, I. I. Ivanchik, D. M. Watson,
D. R. Khokhlov
Quasioptical Terahertz Spectrometer Based on a Josephson
Oscillator and a Cold Electron Nanobolometer.......................................325
M. Tarasov, L. Kuzmin, E. Stepantsov, A. Kidiyarova-Shevchenko
NOVEL MATERIALS FOR ELECTRONICS
Origin of the Resistive Transition Broadening
for Superconducting Magnesium Diboride..............................................339
A. S. Sidorenko
Aharonov-Bohm Oscillations in Single Bi Nanowires............................349
D. Gitsu, T. Huber, L. Konopko, A. Nikolaeva
Some Application of Nanocarbon Materials for Novel Devices..............355
Z. A. Mansurov
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NANOMATERIALS AND DOMAINS
Nanocrystalline Iron-Rare Earth Alloys: Exchange Interactions
and Magnetic properties..........................................................................371
E. Burzo, C. Djega–Mariadassou
The Influence of Applied Field on the Nucleation and Growth
of Heteroepitaxial Carbon Films.............................................................387
B. Z. Mansurov
Preface
Over the last decade the interest in nanoscale materials and their
applications in novel electronic devices has been increasing tremendously.
This is caused by the unique properties of nanoscale materials and the
outstanding performance of nanoscale devices. The fascinating and often
unrivalled properties of nanoscale materials and devices opened new and
sometimes unexpected fields of applications. Today, the widespread
applications range from the detection of explosives, drugs and fissionable
materials to bio- and infrared-sensors, spintronic devices, data storage
media, magnetic read heads for computer hard disks, single-electron
devices, microwave electronic devices, and many more.
This book contains a collection of papers giving insight into the
fundamentals and applications of nanoscale devices. The papers have been
presented at NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Nanoscale Devices –
Fundamentals and Applications (NDFA-2004, ARW 980607) held in
Kishinev (Chişinau), Moldova, on September 18-22, 2004. The main focus
of the contributions was on the synthesis and characterization of nanoscale
magnetic materials, the fundamental physics and materials aspects of solid-
state nanostructures, the development of novel device concepts and design
principles for nanoscale devices, as well as on applications in electronics
with special emphasis on defence against the threat of terrorism.
We would like to thank the members of the International Organizing
Committee, Sasha Alexandrov, Alexander Andreev, Jochen Mannhart,
Thomas Schimmel, and Igor Yanson for their support in putting together
the scientific program of the workshop, and all the participants for their
invaluable contributions.
Rudolf Gross, Anatolie Sidorenko, and Lenar Tagirov
The Editors
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