Published August 15, 1991
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Journal article
Wave behavior of high-frequency current through a double-barrier tunneling structure
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, The City College of the City University of New York, New York, New York (USA)
- 2. AT ampersand T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey (USA)
- 3. Department of Physics and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, New York (USA)
Description
The high-frequency (HF) current, induced by a HF signal, through a double-barrier tunneling device is shown to have wavelike characteristics, with a wavelength much smaller than that of the signal. The wave behavior of the HF current originates from quantum interference of the electron wave function due to spatial nonuniformity in a mesoscopic system. This phenomenon should affect HF measurements in tunneling devices
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter
- Journal Volume
- 44
- Journal Issue
- 7
- Series
- Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter.
- Journal Page Range
- 3336-3339
- ISSN
- 0163-1829
- CODEN
- PRBMD
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 22086800
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; GHZ RANGE 100-1000; GREEN FUNCTION; INTERFERENCE; ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; TUNNEL EFFECT; WAVE FUNCTIONS; WAVE PROPAGATION
- Descriptors DEC
- CURRENTS; FREQUENCY RANGE; FUNCTIONS; GHZ RANGE; MECHANICS