An electron with an initial kinetic energy of 1.542 eV (in a region with 1.095 eV potential energy) is incident on a potential step (extending from x=0 to ∞) to V=2.381 eV. What is the transmission probability (in %)? FYI: If we had a travelling wave arriving at a similar potential DROP, then k1 (for x<0) would be real and the symmetry of R=(k1-k2)2/(k1+k2)2 implies reflection/transmission are the same as a potential RISE with the same energies but k1 and k2 swapped.
An electron with an initial kinetic energy of 1.542 eV (in a region with 1.095 eV potential energy) is incident on a potential step (extending from x=0 to ∞) to V=2.381 eV. What is the transmission probability (in %)? FYI: If we had a travelling wave arriving at a similar potential DROP, then k1 (for x<0) would be real and the symmetry of R=(k1-k2)2/(k1+k2)2 implies reflection/transmission are the same as a potential RISE with the same energies but k1 and k2 swapped.
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An electron with an initial kinetic energy of 1.542 eV (in a region with 1.095 eV potential energy) is incident on a potential step (extending from x=0 to ∞) to V=2.381 eV. What is the transmission probability (in %)? FYI: If we had a travelling wave arriving at a similar potential DROP, then k1 (for x<0) would be real and the symmetry of R=(k1-k2)2/(k1+k2)2 implies reflection/transmission are the same as a potential RISE with the same energies but k1 and k2 swapped.
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