Computation with carbon nanotube devices

ABSTRACT

The remarkable properties of carbon nanotubes make them very promising candidates for future computing elements---both as a successor for silicon-basedtechnology and beyond.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  B. Hardware
  B.7 INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
      B.7.1 Types and Design Styles

Additional Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.1 PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURES
      C.1.3 Other Architecture Styles

  F. Theory of Computation
  F.1 COMPUTATION BY ABSTRACT DEVICES
      F.1.1 Models of Computation