Lilik Hasanah
Physics of Electronic Materials Research Division Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Teknologi Bandung Jalan Ganesa 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia

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An Improved Analytic Method Based on Airy Functions Approach to Calculate Electron Direct Transmittance in Anisotropic Heterostructure with Bias Voltage Lilik Hasanah; Khairurrijal Khairurrijal; Mikrajuddin Abdullah; Toto Winata; Sukirno Sukirno
Indonesian Journal of Physics Vol 17 No 3 (2006): Vol. 17 No. 3, July 2006
Publisher : Institut Teknologi Bandung

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An analytic expression of transmittance based on the Airy wavefunctions approach has been derived for an electron through an anisotropic heterostructure with an applied voltage to the barrier of the heterostructure. The Si(110)|Si0.5Ge0.5|Si(110) heterostructure was used to examine the analytic expression. In order to evaluate the Airy wavefunctions approach, the transfer matrix method, which is a method widely applied for various applications, was employed as a reference. It was found that the transmittance calculated by the Airy wavefunctions approach fits perfectly that obtained by the transfer matrix method. The exponential wavefunctions approach in obtaining the transmittance was also evaluated. The transmittance obtained by the exponential wavefunctions is always lower than the transfer matrix method-based transmittance. As the electron total energy or applied voltage increases, the difference between the exponential wavefunctions- and transfer matrix method-based transmittances increases. Thus, the Airy wavefunctions approach improves the exponential wavefunctions approach to calculate the electron direct transmittance.