Keithley Instruments has introduced its Nanotechnology Measurement Handbook, a 124-page guide to electrical measurements for nanoscience applications. Nanotechnology is an important new area of research that promises significant advances in electronics, materials, biotechnology, alternative energy sources — and dozens of other applications.

The handbook offers practical assistance in making precision low-level dc and pulse measurements on nanomaterials and devices and provides an overview of the theoretical and practical considerations involved in measuring low currents, low voltages and high and low resistances. It is useful as a reference and as an aid to understanding low-level phenomena observed in the lab.

Available at no charge, The Nanotechnology Measurement Handbook is divided into five main sections. Each section includes tutorials on making ultralow-voltage and low-power measurements on nanoscale devices. Topics include techniques for making electrical measurements on nanoscale materials, electronic transport characteristics of gallium-nitride nanocircuits tips for the electrical characterization of carbon nanotubes and low-power nanoscale devices.

The handbook also includes four appendixes, including a selector guide for choosing the appropriate nanotechnology solution, a glossary of commonly used terms, a discussion of safety considerations and troubleshooting strategies.

Measurement tools, such as those supplied by Keithley, enable nanotechnology researchers to observe phenomena that were impossible to measure just a few years ago. This enables unlocking secrets at the nanoscale level, thereby accelerating the transition from nanotech research labs to commercial production.

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