Modern 2:Applications of Quantum Tunneling
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephson_junction The Joshephson effect -- Wikipedia] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephson_junction The Joshephson effect -- Wikipedia] | ||
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Advanced Solid State Physics, by Philip Phillips, Westview Press, 2003, section 11.15. | Advanced Solid State Physics, by Philip Phillips, Westview Press, 2003, section 11.15. | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_diode tunnel diodes] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_diode tunnel diodes] | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_tunneling Gamow's 1928 explanation of alpha decay using tunneling] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_tunneling Gamow's 1928 explanation of alpha decay using tunneling] | ||
Revision as of 17:25, 3 March 2006
The Scanning Tunneling Microscope
a picture of the original STM of Binnig and Rohrer
The Josephson effect
The Joshephson effect -- Wikipedia
There are many, many nice textbook explnations of Josephson tunneling. Here is one: Advanced Solid State Physics, by Philip Phillips, Westview Press, 2003, section 11.15.
