Analytic methods for field induced tunneling in quantum wells with arbitrary potential profiles

Pramana - Journal of Physics

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 809-822

  Panda, S ^a   Panda, B K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (India)

Author keywords

Airy function methods; Quantum wells; Tunneling

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRON TUNNELING; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

RECTANGULAR QUANTUM WELLS (RQW);

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 0035360327     PISSN: 03044289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12043-001-0081-1     Document Type: Article

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