Electron Transport in a Resonant-Tunneling Diode Under the Effect of a Transverse Magnetic Field: A Quantum Theory in the Wigner Formalism

摘要

[[abstract]]The authors present a theoretical study of electron transport in the resonant-tunneling diode under the effects of an in-plane magnetic field. They work in the Wigner formalism. They generalize the formalism to include effects of an in-plane magnetic field. The transport equation is derived for the Wigner distribution function. They solve for the function, from which the charge distribution and the tunnel current are calculated. Discussions of magnetic effects on electron tunneling are presented