EE-733 (Solid State Devices)

Swaroop Ganguly EE, IITB

Physical Foundations

Quantum Mechanics

Autumn 2016
 The delta-function barrier
Delta-function V x x
x 0 x 0
Ae ikx

x dx 1
Be ikx Ce ikx

x
f x a x dx f a Boundary condition:
A B C is continuous
x<0
Boundary condition:
' is continuous
2 d 2 d 2
2
E 2
k 2
unless V is
2m dx dx
0
d
0 2 2
Ae Be
ikx ikx

dx 2
dx E
x
0 2m dx 0
x>0 0
d
2
2m
Ce ikx 0 0 0 0
2m dx 0 2
 The delta-function barrier
V x x
Tunneling devices Ae ikx

Be ikx Ce ikx
x
0 0
Boundary condition:
A B C is continuous
Boundary condition:
2m 2m
0 2
0 ikC ikA ikB C ' is continuous
2 unless V is
2m
C A B 2
C 2i C Tunneling
ik probability
2 C A 2i C m C
2
1
How about a - 2
function well? C 1 i A k A 1 2
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