Nano Electronic Materials and Related Technologies

Technologies and Materials for Micro and Nano-electronics

In the article technologies used in micro and nanoelectronics there are shortly described. Attention is devoted to lithography as a basic technology. Principles of electron and ion lithography are mentioned as well as progressive ion projection lithography. Some remarks to nanotubes as means of cold cathodes for vacuum electron tubes for nanoelectronics are presented.

Progress on Membrane Distillation and Related Technologies

Electronic structure of FePO 4 , LiFePO 4 , and related materials

The electronic structures of FePO4 and LiMPO4, where M5Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni, are studied within the framework of density-functional theory. These materials have interesting magnetic properties and have promising technological interest as cathode materials in rechargeable batteries. A comparison of results for various spin configurations suggests that the ferromagnetic configuration, while not see...

Materials, critical materials and clean-energy technologies

— Modern engineered materials, components and systems depend on raw materials whose properties provide essential functionality to these technologies. Some of these raw materials are subject to supply-chain risks, and such materials are known as critical materials. This paper reviews corporate, national and world perspectives on material criticality. It then narrows its focus to studies that ass...

Nano Characterization of Materials

Material and device characterization is challenged by continuously decreasing device dimensions placing significant demands on characterization instruments and measurement interpretation. The trend in many techniques is clearly toward characterization of smaller dimensions. Among the myriad of characterization techniques in use today, I discuss recent advances in probe microscopy, interferometr...