Alternative mechanism of quantum-size-effect observation in normal-metal tunneling

E. L. Wolf

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.10.784

Alternative mechanism of quantum-size-effect observation in normal-metal tunneling

E. L. Wolf

Applied Physics

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Abstract

A mechanism based on an energy-dependent transit lifetime is proposed to account for the appearance of conductance peaks, rather than conductance steps, in observation of quantum size effects in normal-metal tunnel junctions. This allows these results to be viewed consistently with tunneling results involving electronic subbands, and may permit additional band-structure parameters to be inferred.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	784-786
Number of pages	3
Journal	Physical Review B
Volume	10
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.10.784
State	Published - 1974

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