Accession Number:

AD0257184

Title:

SIMPLE THEORY OF TUNNELING AND ITS DEPENDENCE ON A MAGNETIC FIELD

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH LEXINGTON LINCOLN LAB

Personal Author(s):

• ARGYRES,P.N.
• LAX,B.

Report Date:

1961-05-24

Pagination or Media Count:

1.0

Abstract:

The problem of tunneling in solids is formulated as a time-independent collision problem. The tunneling probability is found in the effective particle and WKB approximations by elementary calculations. The rate of Zener tunneling in an insulator is calculated on the basis of this simple theory and found to be in essential agreement with more rigorous calculations. A detailed expression for the tunnel current in an Esaki diode is derived and discussed. The effect of a longitudinal magnetic field is considered in detail. The case of a transverse magnetic field is briefly discussed. Author

Descriptors:

• *DIODES
• *MAGNETIC FIELDS
• *SOLID STATE PHYSICS
• ELECTRIC CURRENT
• ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
• MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
• SEMICONDUCTORS
• SOLIDS

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE