RESONANT TUNNELING IN AMORPHOUS DOUBLE-BARRIER STRUCTURES

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作者
PORRASMONTENEGRO, N
ANDA, EV
机构
[1] UNIV AUTONOMA MADRID, DEPT FIS MAT CONDENSADA, E-28049 MADRID, SPAIN
[2] UNIV VALLE, DEPT FIS, AA 25-360, CALI, COLOMBIA
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10.1103/PhysRevB.43.6706
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T [工业技术];
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摘要
Using the Kubo formula for the electrical conductivity, and a tight-binding Hamiltonian represented on a Bethe lattice, we have developed a formalism to study the electronic and transport properties of amorphous double-barrier structures. Quantum size effects are analyzed as a function of the parameters of the heterostructure. The theoretical results are compared with I-V experimental curves.
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页码:6706 / 6711
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