Instability in coupled electron quantum layers with finite width

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. K. Saini ◽  
Mukesh G. Nayak
2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mukesh G. Nayak ◽  
L. K. Saini ◽  
S. K. Tripathi ◽  
Keya Dharamvir ◽  
Ranjan Kumar ◽  
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1997 ◽  
Vol 51 (8) ◽  
pp. 77-84
Author(s):  
L. M. Buzik ◽  
O. F. Pishko ◽  
S.A. Churilova ◽  
O. I. Sheremet

Author(s):  
Frank S. Levin

Quantum tunneling, wherein a quanject has a non-zero probability of tunneling into and then exiting a barrier of finite width and height, is the subject of Chapter 13. The description for the one-dimensional case is extended to the barrier being inverted, which forms an attractive potential well. The first application of this analysis is to the emission of alpha particles from the decay of radioactive nuclei, where the alpha-nucleus attraction is modeled by a potential well and the barrier is the repulsive Coulomb potential. Excellent results are obtained. Ditto for the similar analysis of proton burning in stars and yet a different analysis that explains tunneling through a Josephson junction, the connector between two superconductors. The final application is to the scanning tunneling microscope, a device that allows the microscopic surfaces of solids to be mapped via electrons from the surface molecules tunneling into the tip of the STM probe.


2001 ◽  
Vol 90 (12) ◽  
pp. 6151-6155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Shen Li ◽  
Jian-Bai Xia ◽  
Jin-Long Liu ◽  
Fu-Hua Yang ◽  
Zhi-Chuan Niu ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicodemos Varnava ◽  
Justin H. Wilson ◽  
J. H. Pixley ◽  
David Vanderbilt

AbstractEngineering and manipulation of unidirectional channels has been achieved in quantum Hall systems, leading to the construction of electron interferometers and proposals for low-power electronics and quantum information science applications. However, to fully control the mixing and interference of edge-state wave functions, one needs stable and tunable junctions. Encouraged by recent material candidates, here we propose to achieve this using an antiferromagnetic topological insulator that supports two distinct types of gapless unidirectional channels, one from antiferromagnetic domain walls and the other from single-height steps. Their distinct geometric nature allows them to intersect robustly to form quantum point junctions, which then enables their control by magnetic and electrostatic local probes. We show how the existence of stable and tunable junctions, the intrinsic magnetism and the potential for higher-temperature performance make antiferromagnetic topological insulators a promising platform for electron quantum optics and microelectronic applications.


2004 ◽  
Vol 85 (21) ◽  
pp. 4834-4836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhaofeng Li ◽  
Haibo Chen ◽  
Zhitang Song ◽  
Fuhua Yang ◽  
Songlin Feng

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