Quantum I/F Noise and Other Low Frequency Fluctuations in Electronic Devices: Seventh Symposium

The seventh in a series which had been initiated by A. van der Ziel and C.M. Van Vliet in 1985, this Symposium continues the established tradition by bringing together scientists from university, industry, and governmental laboratories interested in the quantum 1/f effect, in its many high-technology applications, and in other, less fundamental, low frequency fluctuations in electronic devices. For smaller sizes, the steep 1/N increase hampers again the relentless miniaturization process. This is just where we have arrived today in continuously scaling down the size of devices and integrated circuits. These considerations explain the resurgence of interest in 1/f noise in the present nano-technology phase of the miniaturization process. There is strong interest for 1/f noise in quantum wires. The quantum 1/f effect in biological realizations of quantum wires, in biological motors and in molecular switches is also of major interest. Of particular interest is the role of the quantum 1/f effect in spin-polarized transport, in spin-transistors, and in the new spectral domain of the upcoming terahertz technology. Finally, the increased impact of quantum 1/f research is also present in the emerging ultra-low-power electronics domain, with wireless applications where higher frequencies coupled with higher frequency stability requirements are utilized.