Non-monotonic disorder-induced enhanced tunnelling

DOI10.1088/0305-4470/37/1/018zbMATH Open1042.82027arXivcond-mat/0309341OpenAlexW2035822883MaRDI QIDQ4470684FDOQ4470684

Authors: J. M. Luck 

Publication date: 15 June 2004

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The quantum-mechanical transmission through a disordered tunnel barrier is investigated analytically in the following regime: (correlation range of the random potential) << (penetration length) << (barrier length). The mean and/or the width of the potential can either be constant, or vary slowly across the barrier. The typical transmission is found to be a non-monotonic function of the disorder strength, increasing at weak disorder, reaching a maximum in the crossover from weak to strong disorder, and decreasing at strong disorder. This work provides a quantitative analysis of the phenomenon of disorder-induced enhanced tunneling, put forward by Freilikher et al. [Phys. Rev. E {�f 51}, 6301 (1995); B {�f 53}, 7413 (1996)].

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0309341

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum scattering theory (81U99) Disordered systems (random Ising models, random Schrödinger operators, etc.) in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B44) Quantum dynamics and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82C10)

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