MAGNETO-TUNNELING IN DOUBLE-BARRIER STRUCTURES - THE B-PERPENDICULAR-TO-J CONFIGURATION

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作者
NOTEBORN, HJMF [1 ]
VANTARTWIJK, GHM [1 ]
LENSTRA, D [1 ]
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[1] LEIDEN UNIV,HUYGENS LAB,2300 RA LEIDEN,NETHERLANDS
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10.1088/0953-8984/4/16/013
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
摘要
The peak in the current-voltage (I-V) characteristic of a double-barrier resonant-tunnelling structure is broadened and lowered by the application of a magnetic field parallel to the layers. The broadening of the peak is roughly linear in the field. The lowering is completed at a field strength termed the quenching field. Both effects are described within a model of coherent tunnelling in a self-consistent potential. The calculated I-V curves agree well with experimental data.
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