TUNNELING LIFETIME BROADENING ON QUANTUM WELL IN AN ELECTRIC FIELD

The effect of an electric field on the electron energy and resonant width in a quantum well have been investigated theoretically. By considering the tunneling of electrons under the influence of an electric field in the quantum well, we obtain a shifted and broadened energy level spectrum from the t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Gonzalez de la Cruz, G., Delgadillo, I., Calderon, A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1996
País:México
Institución:Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital del IPN
OAI Identifier:oai:www.repositoriodigital.ipn.mx:123456789/10812
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/319
http://www.repositoriodigital.ipn.mx/handle/123456789/10812
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Tunneling
Quantum wells
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Sumario:The effect of an electric field on the electron energy and resonant width in a quantum well have been investigated theoretically. By considering the tunneling of electrons under the influence of an electric field in the quantum well, we obtain a shifted and broadened energy level spectrum from the tunneling of electrons. The lifetime broadening due to the rapid escape of electrons is related to the energy width of the resonant level by the uncertainty principle. Such lifetime decreases when the electric field increases.