Ultimate Limits of Fabrication and Measurement

1. Front Matter

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2. Towards Molecular and Supramolecular Devices

   1. Towards Molecular and Supramolecular Devices

      • Jon A. Preece, J. Fraser Stoddart

      Pages 1-8

3. Nanoscale Fabrication

   1. Nanoscale Fabrication

      • W. M. Tolles

      Pages 9-16

4. Microminiaturization in Laser Surgery and in vivo Intradiscal Pressure Measurement in Intervertebral Discs

   1. Microminiaturization in Laser Surgery and in vivo Intradiscal Pressure Measurement in Intervertebral Discs

      • Harcharan Singh Ranu

      Pages 17-24

5. Self Replicating Systems and Low Cost Manufacturing

   1. Self Replicating Systems and Low Cost Manufacturing

      • Ralph C. Merkle

      Pages 25-32

6. The Use of Actuation Principles for Micro Robots

   1. The Use of Actuation Principles for Micro Robots

      • U. Rembold, S. Fatikow, TH. Dörsam, B. Magnussen

      Pages 33-40

7. Biophysical Approach to Nano-Mental Engineering’s Limits

   1. Biophysical Approach to Nano-Mental Engineering’s Limits

      • Eric Wallich

      Pages 41-48

8. IDEAS -Intelligent Design Environment for Algorithms and Systems

   1. IDEAS -Intelligent Design Environment for Algorithms and Systems

      • Thomas Beth, Jörn Müller-Quade, Armin Nückel

      Pages 49-57

9. Electron-Nucleus Interaction in a Finite Atomic Line Modulated by a Focussed Electric Field

   1. Electron-Nucleus Interaction in a Finite Atomic Line Modulated by a Focussed Electric Field

      • C. Joachim, J. L. Heully, M. Devel, C. Girard

      Pages 59-66

10. Electromagnetic Radiation in Nanostructures

    1. Electromagnetic Radiation in Nanostructures

       • J. B. Pendry

       Pages 67-74

11. Using Atom Optics to Fabricate Nanostructures

    1. Using Atom Optics to Fabricate Nanostructures

       • R. J. Celotta, J. J. McClelland, R. E. Scholten, R. Gupta

       Pages 75-78

12. Limits to Squeezing of Quantum Fluctuations

    1. Limits to Squeezing of Quantum Fluctuations

       • Arkadiusz Orłowski

       Pages 79-87

13. Micromechanical Calorimeter with Picojoule-Sensitivity

    1. Micromechanical Calorimeter with Picojoule-Sensitivity

       • E. Meyer, J. K. Gimzewski, CH. Gerber, R. R. Schlittler

       Pages 89-95

14. The Point-Contact Thermometer and Its Application in the Study of Hydrodynamic Electron Flow

    1. The Point-Contact Thermometer and Its Application in the Study of Hydrodynamic Electron Flow

       • L. W. Molenkamp, M. J. M. De Jong

       Pages 97-104

15. Noise in Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

    1. Noise in Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

       • B. Koslowski, C. Baur, K. Dransfeld

       Pages 105-113

16. A Nanosensor for Admittance Spectroscopy

    1. A Nanosensor for Admittance Spectroscopy

       • Lars Montelius, Jonas O. Tegenfeldt, Torbjörn G. I. Ling

       Pages 115-122

17. Nanodeformation -Solid or Liquid?

    1. Nanodeformation - Solid or Liquid?

       • J. B. Pethica

       Pages 123-127

18. Theory of Conduction through Quantum Necks

    1. Theory of Conduction through Quantum Necks

       • J. A. Torres, J. J. Sáenz

       Pages 129-137

19. A Scanning Force and Friction Microscope

    1. A Scanning Force and Friction Microscope

       • PH. Niedermann, J. Burger, M. Binggeli, R. Christoph, H. E. Hintermann, O. Marti

       Pages 139-145

20. Electrical Properties of Nanometer-Size Metal-Semiconductor Point Contacts

    1. Electrical Properties of Nanometer-Size Metal-Semiconductor Point Contacts

       • Y. Hasegawa, I.-W. Lyo, PH. Avouris

       Pages 147-154

An extensive body of research is involved in pushing miniaturisation to its physical limit, encompassing the miniaturisation of electronic devices, the manipulation of single atoms by scanning tunnelling microscopy, bio-engineering, the chemical synthesis of complex molecules, microsensor technology, and information storage and retrieval. In parallel to these practical aspects of miniaturisation there is also the necessity to understand the physics of small structures.
Ultimate Limits of Fabrication and Measurement brings together a number of leading articles from a variety of fields with the common aim of ultimate miniaturisation and measurement.

• AES
• Laser
• PAS
• REM
• STEM
• STM
• Sensor

• Department of Engineering, The University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

  M. E. Welland

• IBM Research Division, Zurich Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, Switzerland

  J. K. Gimzewski

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