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accelerometers, 373, 380 382, 384
acceptor concentrations, 228
AFC. See antiferromagnetically coupled media
AFM. See atomic force microscope
Aharonov-Bohm effect, 283
amorphization implant technique, 241
AMR. See anisotropic magnetoresistance
anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR), 331 332, 361
antiferromagnetically coupled (AFC) media, 363 364
APD. See avalanche photodiode devices
application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) process, 380
aqueous solutions
solubility and, 538 539
See also nanofluidics; specific structures
areal density, 359, 362, 364. See also giant magnetoresistive effect
artificial exitonic molecules, 472 473
ASIC. See application specific integrated circuit process
atomic force microscope (AFM), 75, 94 97
block copolymers and, 65
cantilevers and, 93 94, 425
conductance and, 266 267
integration and, 375
MEMS and, 417
sensors and, 419, 425, 434 435
sensors, chemical, 420
sensors, optical, 427 428
topographical imaging and, 91 92
avalanche photodiode (APD) devices, 444
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