This series of books contains selected and edited lectures from summer schools organized by the
Center for Functional nanostructures (CFN) at the University of Karlsruhe. The mission of the
CFN is to carry out research in the following areas: nanophotonics nanoelectronics molecular
nanostructures and nanostructured materials. The aim of the summer schools is mainly to
exchange new ideas and illustrate emerging research methodologies through a series of topical
introductory lectures. This is reflected by both the selection of topics addressed in the
present volume nanoelectronics as well as the tutorial aspect of the contributions.
