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

@article{citeulike:530753, abstract = {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. \©1963 The American Institute of Physics}, author = {Simmons, John G.}, citeulike-article-id = {530753}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=JAPIAU000034000006001793000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aip.org/link/?JAP/34/1793}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1702682}, doi = {10.1063/1.1702682}, journal = {Journal of Applied Physics}, keywords = {electrostatics, image\_charge}, number = {6}, pages = {1793--1803}, posted-at = {2009-11-04 23:43:24}, priority = {2}, publisher = {AIP}, title = {Generalized Formula for the Electric Tunnel Effect between Similar Electrodes Separated by a Thin Insulating Film}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1702682}, volume = {34}, year = {1963} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:530753 L3 - citeulike-article-id:530753 N2 - 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. ©1963 The American Institute of Physics IS - 6 JF - Journal of Applied Physics EP - 1803 TI - Generalized Formula for the Electric Tunnel Effect between Similar Electrodes Separated by a Thin Insulating Film PB - AIP VL - 34 SP - 1793 KW - electrostatics KW - image_charge AU - Simmons, John PY - 1963/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1702682 ER -