RTNNANO

Welcome to RTNNANO; a Marie Curie Research Training Network on ‘Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics.’

It is now widely accepted that the physics of hybrid nanostructures will underpin the microelectronics industry of the coming decades and that Europe must maintain a presence at the leading edge of this field.  The theoretical work undertaken in this RTN focuses on fundamental phenomena involving superconducting, magnetic, semiconducting, molecular and carbon-based nanostructures, all of which are currently attracting world-wide attention. Our research underpins many areas of nanoelectronics and is helping to create the necessary knowledge for a society in which microelectronics is gradually replaced by nanoelectronics.

The coming together of the hitherto distinct fields of mesoscopic physics, superconductivity, magnetism and molecular electronics has led to the discovery of a range of new physical phenomena involving quantum dots, quantum wires, carbon nanotubes and molecular point contacts. Many of these share generic properties arising from the presence of phase-coherent dynamics and correlations. By bringing-together world-leading experts studying these phenomena in different contexts, our aim is to provide a forum for the cross-fertilisation of theoretical techniques and the exploration of emerging themes.

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