H. S. Philip Wong is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, where he has worked since 2004. Prior to joining Stanford University, he spent 16 years at IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, where he held various positions from Research Staff Member to Senior Manager. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and his current research covers a broad range of topics including carbon nanotubes, semiconductor nanowires, self-assembly, exploratory logic devices, nanoelectromechanical devices, and novel memory devices. Deji Akinwande is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas, Austin, which he joined after receiving his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 2009. Prior to beginning his Ph.D., he gained industry experience at Agilent Technologies, XtremeSpectrum/Freescale, and Motorola. He has published widely on carbon nanomaterials.

• 1. Brief history of carbon; 2. Electrons in solids; 3. Graphene bandstructure; 4. Carbon nanotube bandstructure; 5. Carbon nanotube and graphene equilibrium properties; 6. Ideal quantum electronic properties; 7. Carbon nanotube interconnects; 8. Carbon nanotube field effect transistors; 9. Carbon nanotube diodes and capacitors; 10. Synthesis and placement of carbon nanotubes; 11. Survey of major applications of carbon nanotubes.

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