What is FoNE?
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.
FoNE is a five year programme, which recognises that a comprehensive understanding the above phenomena is crucial to the future development nanoscale electronics and aims to accelerate the pace of European research by concentrating and networking the activities of world-leading, European research groups.
The coming together of the hitherto distinct fields of nanoscale physics, magnetism, superconductivity, 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, FoNE will provide a forum for the cross-fertilisation of techniques and the exploration of emerging themes.
The primary focus of the FoNE EUROCORES programme is on fundamental nanoscale phenomena affecting electron transport. These include:
(1) Quantum transport, noise and correlations in quantum dots wires and other ovel structures;
(2) Molecular-scale electronicsand atomic contacts;
(3) Nanoscale spin depndent transport and control;
(4) Proximity effects and hybrid nanostructures.
The research to be carried out underpins many areas of nanoelectronics and will help to create the necessary knowledge for a society in which microelectronics is gradually replaced by nanoelectronics.
