Ebook: Ultimate Limits of Fabrication and Measurement

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.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Towards Molecular and Supramolecular Devices....Pages 1-8
Nanoscale Fabrication....Pages 9-16
Microminiaturization in Laser Surgery and in vivo Intradiscal Pressure Measurement in Intervertebral Discs....Pages 17-24
Self Replicating Systems and Low Cost Manufacturing....Pages 25-32
The Use of Actuation Principles for Micro Robots....Pages 33-40
Biophysical Approach to Nano-Mental Engineering’s Limits....Pages 41-48
IDEAS -Intelligent Design Environment for Algorithms and Systems....Pages 49-57
Electron-Nucleus Interaction in a Finite Atomic Line Modulated by a Focussed Electric Field....Pages 59-66
Electromagnetic Radiation in Nanostructures....Pages 67-74
Using Atom Optics to Fabricate Nanostructures....Pages 75-78
Limits to Squeezing of Quantum Fluctuations....Pages 79-87
Micromechanical Calorimeter with Picojoule-Sensitivity....Pages 89-95
The Point-Contact Thermometer and Its Application in the Study of Hydrodynamic Electron Flow....Pages 97-104
Noise in Scanning Tunneling Microscopy....Pages 105-113
A Nanosensor for Admittance Spectroscopy....Pages 115-122
Nanodeformation - Solid or Liquid?....Pages 123-127
Theory of Conduction through Quantum Necks....Pages 129-137
A Scanning Force and Friction Microscope....Pages 139-145
Electrical Properties of Nanometer-Size Metal-Semiconductor Point Contacts....Pages 147-154
Study of Contact in the Fabrication of Gold Nanostructures by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy....Pages 155-162
Fabrication of Nanoscale Gold Contacts with the STM: Possible Applications....Pages 163-170
Suppression of electron tunneling through liquid crystal molecules due to infrared irradiation....Pages 171-179
Influence of Thickness Fluctuations on Exchange Coupling in Fe/Cr/Fe Structures....Pages 181-188
1?3 Dimensional Structures on a Uni-Directional Substrate....Pages 189-196
S-Layers as Molecular Patterning Structures....Pages 197-203
Formation of Sub-Micrometer Structures in Soft Functionalized Langmuir—Blodgett Films by Atomic Force Microscopy....Pages 205-212
Individual Molecules on GaAs(001)-(2?4) and Si(001)-(2?1): Images, Statistics, and Modelling....Pages 213-220
Molecular Manufacturing....Pages 221-224
Self-Assembly: Whither and Thither Molecular Machines....Pages 225-228
Nanostructured Sensors for Molecular Recognition....Pages 229-229
Micromechanisms....Pages 231-234
Limits to Mechanical Positioning and Displacement Measurements....Pages 235-236
Is Quantum Mechanics Useful?....Pages 237-240
The Limit of Resistance....Pages 241-243
Nanocrystals and Nano-Optics....Pages 245-248
Back Matter....Pages 249-254

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Towards Molecular and Supramolecular Devices....Pages 1-8
Nanoscale Fabrication....Pages 9-16
Microminiaturization in Laser Surgery and in vivo Intradiscal Pressure Measurement in Intervertebral Discs....Pages 17-24
Self Replicating Systems and Low Cost Manufacturing....Pages 25-32
The Use of Actuation Principles for Micro Robots....Pages 33-40
Biophysical Approach to Nano-Mental Engineering’s Limits....Pages 41-48
IDEAS -Intelligent Design Environment for Algorithms and Systems....Pages 49-57
Electron-Nucleus Interaction in a Finite Atomic Line Modulated by a Focussed Electric Field....Pages 59-66
Electromagnetic Radiation in Nanostructures....Pages 67-74
Using Atom Optics to Fabricate Nanostructures....Pages 75-78
Limits to Squeezing of Quantum Fluctuations....Pages 79-87
Micromechanical Calorimeter with Picojoule-Sensitivity....Pages 89-95
The Point-Contact Thermometer and Its Application in the Study of Hydrodynamic Electron Flow....Pages 97-104
Noise in Scanning Tunneling Microscopy....Pages 105-113
A Nanosensor for Admittance Spectroscopy....Pages 115-122
Nanodeformation - Solid or Liquid?....Pages 123-127
Theory of Conduction through Quantum Necks....Pages 129-137
A Scanning Force and Friction Microscope....Pages 139-145
Electrical Properties of Nanometer-Size Metal-Semiconductor Point Contacts....Pages 147-154
Study of Contact in the Fabrication of Gold Nanostructures by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy....Pages 155-162
Fabrication of Nanoscale Gold Contacts with the STM: Possible Applications....Pages 163-170
Suppression of electron tunneling through liquid crystal molecules due to infrared irradiation....Pages 171-179
Influence of Thickness Fluctuations on Exchange Coupling in Fe/Cr/Fe Structures....Pages 181-188
1?3 Dimensional Structures on a Uni-Directional Substrate....Pages 189-196
S-Layers as Molecular Patterning Structures....Pages 197-203
Formation of Sub-Micrometer Structures in Soft Functionalized Langmuir—Blodgett Films by Atomic Force Microscopy....Pages 205-212
Individual Molecules on GaAs(001)-(2?4) and Si(001)-(2?1): Images, Statistics, and Modelling....Pages 213-220
Molecular Manufacturing....Pages 221-224
Self-Assembly: Whither and Thither Molecular Machines....Pages 225-228
Nanostructured Sensors for Molecular Recognition....Pages 229-229
Micromechanisms....Pages 231-234
Limits to Mechanical Positioning and Displacement Measurements....Pages 235-236
Is Quantum Mechanics Useful?....Pages 237-240
The Limit of Resistance....Pages 241-243
Nanocrystals and Nano-Optics....Pages 245-248
Back Matter....Pages 249-254
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