Frequency-domain modelling of nanoscale electromagnetic devices using a fluid model and an integral formulation

In order to investigate the possible application of carbon nanotubes as interconnects, an electromagnetic macroscopic model is presented. The conduction electrons of the nanotube are considered as a two-dimensional fluid moving on the surface representing the positive ion lattice. The linearized Euler's equation describing the fluid motion is used as a macroscopic constitutive relationship to be coupled to Maxwell's equations. A surface integral formulation of the coupled problem is solved numerically using a finite element method based on a null-pinv basis functions.