Generalized Formula for the Electric Tunnel Effect between Similar Electrodes Separated by a Thin Insulating Film

• John G. Simmons

  Burroughs Corporation, Burroughs Laboratories, Paoli, Pennsylvania

抄録

A formula is derived for the electric tunnel effect through a potential barrier of arbitrary shape existing in a thin insulating film. The formula is applied to a rectangular barrier with and without image forces. In the image force problem, the true image potential is considered and compared to the approximate parabolic solution derived by Holm and Kirschstein. The anomalies associated with Holm's expression for the intermediate voltage characteristic are resolved. The effect of the dielectric constant of the insulating film is discussed in detail, and it is shown that this constant affects the temperature dependence of the J-V characteristic of a tunnel junction.

収録刊行物

• Journal of Applied Physics

  Journal of Applied Physics 34 (6), 1793-1803, 1963-06-01

  AIP Publishing

キーワード

• General Physics and Astronomy

詳細情報

• CRID: 1361981468748461696
• NII論文ID: 30015907590
• NII書誌ID: AA00693547
• DOI: 10.1063/1.1702682
• ISSN: 10897550
• ISSN: 00218979
• ISSN: http://id.crossref.org/issn/00218979
• Web Site: https://pubs.aip.org/aip/jap/article-pdf/34/6/1793/18329067/1793_1_online.pdf
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