Single-electron tunneling (SET) and related phenomena have recently come to be considered as "hot topics". This also became apparent when we organized the 4th I
Semiconductor technology has developed considerably during the past several decades. The exponential growth in microelectronic processing power has been achieve
Quantum mechanical laws are well documented at the level of a single or a few atoms and are here extended to systems containing 102 to 1010 electrons - still mu
This volume includes highlights of the theories and experimental findings that underlie essential phenomena occurring in quantum-based devices and systems as we