Introduction to Nanoelectronic Single-Electron Circuit Design

This book examines single-electron circuits as an introduction to the rapidly expanding field of nanoelectronics. It discusses both the analysis and synthesis of circuits with the nanoelectronic metallic single-electron tunneling (SET) junction device. The basic physical phenomena under consideration are the quantum mechanical tunneling of electrons through a small insulating gap between two metal leads, the Coulomb blockade and Coulomb oscillations the last two resulting from the quantization of charge. The author employs an unconventional approach in explaining the operation and design of single-electron circuits.