Nanoscale Applications for Information and Energy Systems

Nanoscale Applications for Information and Energy Systems presents nanotechnology fundamentals and applications in the  key research areas of information technology (electronics and photonics) and alternative (solar) energy: plasmonics, photovoltaics, transparent conducting electrodes, silicon electroplating, and resistive switching. The  three major technology areas – electronics, photonics, and solar energy – are linked on the basis of similar applications of nanostructured materials in research and development. By bridging the materials physics and chemistry at the atomic scale with device and system design, integration, and performance requirements, tutorial chapters from worldwide leaders in the field provide a coherent picture of theoretical and experimental research efforts and technology development in these highly interdisciplinary areas.

Preface.- 1. Plasmonic devices for fast optoelectronics and enhanced Raman sensors.- 2. Recent Advances in Nanoplasmonics and Magnetoplasmonics.- 3. Nanoscale Photovoltaics and the Terawatt Challenge.- 4. Carbon Nanotube Assemblies for Transparent Conducting Electrodes.- 5. 2. Recent Advances in Nanoplasmonics and Magnetoplasmonics.- 3. Nanoscale Photovoltaics and the Terawatt Challenge.- 4. Carbon Nanotube Assemblies for Transparent Conducting Electrodes.- 5. Silicon Electroplating for Low Cost Solar Cells and Thin Film Transistors.- 6. Resistive switching models by ion migration in metal oxides.- 7. Exploring Surfaces of Materials with Atomic Force Microscopy.- Index.