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The Impact of a Finite Waveguide Work Function on Resonant Tunneling

Pekka NeittaanmäkiLev BaskinBoris PlamenevskiiOleg Sarafanov

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PhysicsCondensed matter physicsPhysics::OpticsBoundary (topology)Rectangular potential barrierWaveguide (acoustics)Work functionElectronWave functionNonlinear Sciences::Pattern Formation and SolitonsElectron transport chainQuantum tunnelling

description

To describe electron transport in a waveguide, we assume that the electron wave functions vanish at the waveguide boundary. This means that, being in the waveguide, an electron can not cross the waveguide boundary because of the infinite potential barrier. In reality, the assumption has never been fulfilled: generally, electrons can penetrate through the waveguide boundary and go some distance away from the waveguide. Therefore, we have to clarify how this phenomenon affects the resonant tunneling.

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2021-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66456-5_9