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Analytical solutions of the Schrödinger equation for a two-barrier structure (resonance-tunnel diode) with open boundary conditions are found within the model of coherent tunneling of interacting electrons. Simple expressions for resonance current are derived which enable one to analyze the current-voltage characteristics, the conditions of emergence of hysteresis, and singularities of the latter depending on the parameters of resonance-tunnel diode. It is demonstrated that the hysteresis is realized if the current exceeds some critical value proportional to the square of resonance level width.
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Translated from Zhurnal Éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, Vol. 119, No. 4, 2001, pp. 816–821.
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Elesin, V.F. The theory of coherent resonance tunneling of interacting electrons. J Exp Theor Phys 92, 710–714 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1371352
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1371352