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If two conductors are separated by an insulator, the insulating material acts as a barrier to the flow of conduction electrons from one conductor to the other. If the insulating layer is sufficiently thin, however, some electrons will pass through the barrier. The probability that some will do so is one consequence of the quantum theory of matter.
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Burke, H.E. (1986). Tunneling. In: Handbook of Magnetic Phenomena. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7006-2_26
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