Abstract
The long history of the field of electronics shows that it takes more than a decade to mature a new technology after planting its seed. LSI technology is growing steadily at present but the growth cannot last forever and it is now time for the seed of new electronics and post-LSI technology to be planted. The wave nature of the quantum-mechanical electron motion gives rise to various phenomena such as interference, multiple reflection, Bragg reflection, diffraction, etc. The discrete electronic charge gives rise to fascinating phenomena like the Coulomb blockade, single-electron tunneling, etc. These quantum-mechanical aspects of the electron may be used for the control of electron transport and have high potential as new quantum-effect devices.
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Furuya, K. (1998). Introduction. In: Ando, T., Arakawa, Y., Furuya, K., Komiyama, S., Nakashima, H. (eds) Mesoscopic Physics and Electronics. NanoScience and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71976-9_24
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