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Chapter 6, Problem 31E
(a)
To determine
To Compare:The tunneling probability when
(b)
To determine
Whether the answer obtained supports the general rule that the transmission probability is very sensitive function of
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An electron with kinetic energy E = 3.10 eV is incident on a barrier of width L = 0.230 nm and height U = 10.0 eV
(a)
What is the probability that the electron tunnels through the barrier? (Use 9.11 10-31 kg for the mass of an electron, 1.055 ✕ 10−34 J · s for ℏ, and note that there are 1.60 ✕ 10−19 J per eV.)
b)
What is the probability that the electron is reflected?
What If? For what value of U (in eV) would the probability of transmission be exactly 25.0% and 50.0%?
c) 25.0%
d) 50.0%
Assume one-dimensional wave packet at time t=0
is constructed with g (k)=0 for k
Consider two identical conducting wires, lying on the x axis
and separated by an air gap of thickness L=1nm. The work
function of the metal is W=5 eV.
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other side of the barrier?
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