Description
Transport Phenomena in Micro- and Nanoscale Functional Materials and Devices offers a pragmatic view on transport phenomena for micro- and nanoscale materials and devices, both as a research tool and as a means to implant new functions in materials. Chapters emphasize transport properties (TP) as a research tool at the micro/nano level and give an experimental view on underlying techniques. The relevance of TP is highlighted through the interplay between a micro/nanocarrier’s characteristics and media characteristics: long/short-range order and disorder excitations, couplings, and in energy conversions. Later sections contain case studies on the role of transport properties in functional nanomaterials.
This includes transport in thin films and nanostructures, from nanogranular films, to graphene and 2D semiconductors and spintronics, and from read heads, MRAMs and sensors, to nano-oscillators and energy conversion, from figures of merit, micro-coolers and micro-heaters, to spincaloritronics.
- Presents a pragmatic description of electrical transport phenomena in micro- and nanoscale materials and devices from an experimental viewpoint
- Provides an in-depth overview of the experimental techniques available to measure transport phenomena in micro- and nanoscale materials
- Features case studies to illustrate how each technique works
- Highlights emerging areas of interest in micro- and nanomaterial transport phenomena, including spintronics
Table of Contents
1. General formulation of transport phenomena2. Transport phenomena and their relations4. Transient and dynamics of transport phenomena5. Microscopic information provided by transport measurements; case studies6. Transport phenomena in thin films and nanostructures7. Spintronics 8. Role of transport coefficients in energy conversion devices
