Theory of Tunneling
- 1 January 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 32 (1), 83-91
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1735965
Abstract
The theory of ``direct'' and ``phonon‐assisted'' tunneling is reviewed. Theoretical I–V characteristics are calculated using the constant field model. Generalizations to nonconstant field and more complicated band structuremodels are discussed briefly.Keywords
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