CONTENTS

Preface

S. Luryi, J. M. Xu, and A. Zaslavsky

1   OPTOELECTRONICS AND NANOPHOTONICS

Nanophotonics for Information Systems

Y. Fainman

What Will Modern Photonics Contribute to the Development of Future Optical Communication Technology?

Djafar K. Mynbaev

Ultrafast Nanophotonic Devices For Optical Interconnects

N. N. Ledentsov

Intersubband Quantum-Box Lasers: Progress and Potential as Uncooled Mid-Infrared Sources

D. Botez, G. Tsvid, M. D'Souza, J. C. Shin, Z. Liu, J. H. Park, J. Kirch, L. J. Mawst, M. Rathi, T. F. Kuech, I. Vurgaftman, J. Meyer, J. Plant, G. Turner, and P. lory

GaSb-based Type-I Laser Diodes Operating at 3 μm and Beyond

L. Shterengas, G. Kipshidze, T. Hosoda, and G. Belenky

Bridging Optics and Electronics with Quantum Cascade Lasers, Antennas, and Circuits

J. Faist, C. Walt her, M. Amanti, G. Scalar i, M. Fischer, and M. Beck

Towards Intersubband Polaritonics: How Fast Can Light and Electrons Mate?

A. A. Anappara, L. Sorba, A. Tredicucci, G. Günter, A. Sell,

A. Leitenstorfer, R. Huber, S. De Liberato, C. Ciuti, and G. Biasiol

Si₃N₄/SiO₂ Planar Photonic Structures Fabricated by Focused Ion Beam

L. A. M. Barea, F. Vallini, D. L. S. Figueira, A. Da Silva Filho, N. C. Frateschi, and A. R. Vaz

2   ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND SYSTEMS

Silicon-Based Devices and Materials for Nanoscale CMOS and Beyond-CMOS

F. Balestra

Device Proposals Beyond Silicon CMOS

P. M. Solomon

GeOI as a Platform for Ultimate Devices

W. Van Den Daele, S. Cristoloveanu, E. Augendre, C. Le Royer, J.-F. Damlencourt, D. Kazazis, and A. Zaslavsky

Simulation of Self-Heating Effects in Different SOI MOS Architectures

Enrico Sangiorgi, Marco Braccioli and Claudio Fiegna

Nanowires: Technology, Physics and Perspectives

D. Grützmacher, Th. Schäpers, S. Mantl, S. Feste, Q. T. Zhao,
H. Hardtdegen, R. Calarco, M. Lepsa, and N. Demarina

Emerging Nanotechnology for Integration of Nanostructures in Nanoelectronic Devices

T. Baron, C. Agraffeil, F. Dhalluin, M. Kogelschtaz, G. Cunge,

T. Chevolleau, B. Salem, B. Salhi, H. Abed, A. Potié, L. Latu-Romain,

C. Ternon, K. Aissou, L. Montés, Mur, G. Molas, B. De Salvo,

E. Jalaguier, T. Ernst, P. Ferret, P. Gentile, and N. Pauc

Scrolled Si/SiGe Heterostructures as Building Blocks for Tube-Like Field-Effect Transistors

N. V. Demarina and D. Grützmacher

Silicon Nanowire-Based Nonvolatile Memory Cells: Progress and Prospects

Qiliang Li, X. Zhu, Y. Yang, D. E. Ioannou, J. S. Suehle, and C. A. Richter

Prospects and Challenges of Next-Generation Flash Memory Devices

Jang-Sik Lee

Chalcogenide Glassy Semiconductors - Could They Replace Silicon in Memory Devices?

K. D. Tsendin

Current Status and Recent Developments in RSFQ Processor Design

M. Dorojevets

1/f Noise: The Funeral is Cancelled (or Postponed)

M. E. Levinshtein and S. L. Rumyantsev

3   PHYSICS, BIOLOGY, AND OTHER SISTER SCIENCES

Spin Hall Effect

M. I. Dyakonov

Can Biology Provide Creative Solutions for Next-Generation Memory Devices?

W. E. van den Berg and S. A. Kushner

Spin Screening of Magnetization Due to Inverse Proximity Effect in Superconducting/Ferromagnetic Bilayers

V. Shelukhin, M. Karpovski, A. Palevski, J. Xia, A. Kapitulnik, and A. Tsukernik

Silicon for Spintronic Applications: Strain-Enhanced Valley Splitting

V. Sverdlov, O. Baumgartner, T. Windbacher, and S. Selberherr

Graphene-Based Terahertz Devices: Concepts and Characteristics

V. Ryzhii, M. Ryzhii, A. Satou, N. Ryabova, T. Otsuji, V. Mitin, F. T. Vasko, A. A. Dubinov, V. Y. Aleshkin, andM. S. Shur

Directed Self-Assembly - A Controllable Route to Optical and Electronic Devices Based on Single Nanostructures

R. L. Williams, D. Dalacu, M. E. Reimer, K. Mnaymneh, V. Sazonova, P. J. Poole, G. C. Aers, R. Cheriton, S. Frédérick, D. Kim, J. Lapointe, P. Hawrylak, and M. Korkusiński

4   SENSORS, DETECTORS, AND ENERGY

Three-Dimensional Position-Sensitive Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Gamma-Ray Imaging Detectors

Zhong He

Semiconductor Scintillator for Three-Dimensional Array of Radiation Detectors

Serge Luryi and Arsen Subashiev

Semiconductor Gamma Radiation Detectors: Band Structure Effects in Energy Resolution

Arsen Subashiev and Serge Luryi

The Future of Microelectronics is ... Macroelectronics

M. A. Alam, N. Pimparkar, and B. Ray

An Integration Challenge: Information and Communication Technologies to Address Indoor Air Quality in Commercial Buildings

M. D 'lorio

Quantum-Dot Infrared Photodetectors: In Search of the Right Design for Room-Temperature Operation

A. Sergeev, V. Mitin, L. H. Chien, and N. Vagidov

Treating the Case of Incurable Hysteresis in VO₂

M. Gurvitch, S. Luryi, A. Polyakov, and A. Shabalov

Exploratory Studies on Silicon-Based Oxide Fuel Cell Power Sources Incorporating Ultrathin Nanostructured Platinum and Cerium Oxide Films as Anode Components

Bo-Kuai Lai, A. C. Johnson, H. Xiong, C. Ko, and S. Ramanathan

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