3 Dimensional Nanoengineered Assemblies

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Advances in nanoscale materials processing are taking place at a rapid pace via myriad paths, including lithography, production of nanoparticle assemblies, surface manipulation and many others. Several of the new techniques create structures that are three-dimensional or quasi three-dimensional. Even smaller structures intended to be two-dimensional have a "more" three-dimensional geometry as their two-dimensional feature size and layer thickness become similar. The properties of these denser assemblies are driving different applications in electronics (single-electron devices), optics (photonic crystals and switches) and elsewhere. Since insights from one area of research can be crucial to the developments and advances in other areas, this volume provides a venue for a productive scientific and technical exchange. The result is a compilation of papers in which common overarching themes emerge from presentations in widely separated research areas. The volume addresses fundamental studies, technological advances and novel approaches to developing and processing three-dimensional nanoscale assemblies.