内容简介:
【主要内容】 1.Provides comprehensive information, data, and references written by top experts from institutions leading the way in this technological revolution 2.Covers basic concepts, theory, materials, and fabrication 3.Explores current challenges, advanced research results, and future breakthroughs 4.Examines NEMS applications, including those in medicine, information technology, the environment, energy systems, national security, and transportation 5.Contains more than 200 defining terms and over 500 illustrations
Nanotechnology, science, and engineering spearhead the 21st century revolution that is leading to fundamental breakthroughs in the way materials, devices, and systems are understood, designed, made, and used. With contributions from a host of world-class experts and pioneers in the field, this handbook sets forth the fundamentals of nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS), studies their fabrication, and explores some of their most promising applications. It provides comprehensive information and references for nanoscale structures, devices, and systems, molecular technology and nanoelectromechanical theory, and promises to become a standard reference for the field.