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A Brief Introduction to Tunneling Theory

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Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Related Methods

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSE,volume 184))

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In this set of two lectures the emphasis is on the tunneling of electrons between two semi-infinite electrodes with parallel, planar surfaces. Although directly relevant to scanning tunneling microscopy only in the “blunt tip” regime, it is hoped that they will provide a useful background for the other lectures. The topics include the stationary-state scattering and transfer Hamiltonian approaches to elastic and inelastic tunneling, resonant tunneling in semiconductor heterostructures, electron tunneling spectroscopy of single-particle electronic excitations and electron-phonon interactions in (conventional) superconductors and of the electron-phonon interaction in normal metals, inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy of molecular vibrations, and single-electron charging effects. A third lecture is devoted to tunneling times.

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  2. Department of Physics, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    N. Garcia

  3. IBM Research Division, Zurich Research Laboratory, Ruschlikon, Switzerland

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Leavens, C.R., Aers, G.C. (1990). A Brief Introduction to Tunneling Theory. In: Behm, R.J., Garcia, N., Rohrer, H. (eds) Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Related Methods. NATO ASI Series, vol 184. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7871-4_2

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