• DocumentCode
    3105842
  • Title

    Fowler-Nordheim tunneling from quantum wires of different cross-sections

  • Author

    Sett, S.B. ; Bose, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Electron. & Commun. Eng., Calcutta Inst. of Eng. & Manage., Kolkata, India
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    28-29 Dec. 2012
  • Firstpage
    172
  • Lastpage
    175
  • Abstract
    An expression for field emission current density from a quantum wire of square cross-section experiencing Fowler-Nordheim tunneling is derived, where description of electron wave function relies on WKB approximation. In this communication, variations of current density with the applied electric field and wire dimension are computed, and compared with similar results obtained for a wire of circular cross-section.
  • Keywords
    current density; field emission; semiconductor quantum wires; tunnelling; Fowler-Nordheim tunneling; WKB approximation; circular cross-section; electric field; electron wave function; field emission current density; quantum wires; square cross-section; wire dimension; Decision support systems; Intelligent systems; Fowler-Nordheim tunneling; Quantum Well Wire; n-GaAs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Communications, Devices and Intelligent Systems (CODIS), 2012 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kolkata
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-4699-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CODIS.2012.6422164
  • Filename
    6422164