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We analyze the dynamical evolution of the resonant tunneling of a cloud of electrons through a double barrier in the presence of the self-consistent potential created by the charge accumulation in the well. The intrinsic nonlinearity of the transmission process is shown to lead to oscillations of the stored charge and of the transmitted and reflected fluxes.
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Capasso, F., Jona-Lasinio, G., Presilla, C. (1991). Oscillations Due to Many-Body Effects in Resonant Tunneling. In: Bishop, A.R., Pokrovsky, V.L., Tognetti, V. (eds) Microscopic Aspects of Nonlinearity in Condensed Matter. NATO ASI Series, vol 264. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5961-6_19
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