Nanotechnology for Computers , Memories , and Hard Disks

The field of computer and data storage development is of particular importance in nanoscience. The design and fabrication of computer components, such as transistors, or of data bits in storage media are governed by the principles of physics, chemistry, and materials science on the nanoscale. On the other hand, the nanotechnical semiconductor industry with its current revenues of ∼200 billion US $ annually [9.1] is presumably the largest economic factor where nanotechnology plays a central role.