Nanoscience and Technology

Nanotechnology - a rapidly developing modern area of science & techn- ogy, covered many areas of physics, chemistry, materials science, and biology over the last decade. The unique properties of materials at the nanometer scale and the outstanding performance of the nanoscale devices are the main r- sons for the immense growth of this eld. Nanotechnological ndings serve as the base for enormous developments of electronics and many new branches, such as spintronics and single-electron devices, new approaches for medical treatment and diagnostic procedures, the implementation of high-tech sensors and actuators. Moreover, nanotechnology does not only offer novel pr- ucts but also initiates new areas, such as photonics and metamaterials. Of course, in one book, it is practically impossible to present a comprehensive overview of all areas of nanotechnology. The main goal of the present book is to show an intrinsic correlation and mutual in uence of three important parts of nanoscience: new phenomena - nanomaterials - nanodevices. For the discovery of new phenomena, it is necessary to develop novel nanotech- logical processes for the fabrication of nanomaterials. The nanostructures and new phenomena serve as the base for the development of novel nanoelectronic devices. According to this concept, we organized the book into 5 parts - Coherent Effects in Nanostructures Nanomaterials and Nanoparticles Nanoelectronics Nanobiology Philosophical Aspects of Nanoscience presenting thoroughly selected articles reported at the International Symposium "Nanoscale Phenomena - Fundamentals and Applications" (Chisinau, September 19-22, 2007).