Nanomaterials Enter the Silicon-Based CMOS Era: Nanorobotic Technologies for Nanoelectronic Devices

This article focuses on nanomaterials referring to structures with nanometer sizes in at least one dimension: monolayered sheets of carbon, so-called graphene, is the best-known example for two-dimensional nanostructures, while nanotubes and nanowires made of different materials, such as Ag, Au, BN, C, Si, TiO2, and ZnO, are fascinating one-dimensional structures in which carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are the most prominent example.