Tunneling through Amorphous Silicon Barriers.

Abstract

Substantial evidence has been accumulated during the course of this program which indicates that the localized states which are present in nonhydrogenated sputtered amorphous silicon barriers contribute to the larger current density observed at biases below the superconducting energy gap of the electrodes. The basic observations and the method of measuring the density of localized states at the Fermi level of the barrier materials are presented in the Appendix which is a reprint of a paper presented at the 1982 Superconductivity Conference (1). More recent observations and theoretical speculations are included in this report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA135866

Entities

People

  • D. W. Jillie
  • H. Kroger
  • J. B. Thaxter
  • L. N. Smith

Organizations

  • Sperry Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Current Density
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Energy
  • Energy Gaps
  • Fabrication
  • Fermi Levels
  • Films
  • Frequency
  • Hydrogen
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Materials
  • Magnetometers
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Measurement
  • Partial Pressure
  • Semiconductors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.