Analytical formula for the tunneling current versus voltage for multilayer barrier structures

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Chapline, Michael G ^a   Wang, Shan X ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON TUBE DIODES; MULTILAYERS; QUANTUM THEORY; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

MULTILAYER BARRIER; SIMMONS' FORMULA; TUNNELING CURRENT; VOLTAGE BIAS;

ELECTRON TUNNELING;

EID: 34247640290     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2714784     Document Type: Conference Paper

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