Theoretical Shape of Metal-Insulator-Metal Potential Barriers
- 1 March 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 34 (3) , 490-493
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1729300
Abstract
The shape of metal‐insulator‐metal potential barriers is derived, including the effects of space charge. For very thin insulating films, the barrier is shown to be essentially rectangular (or trapezoidal if different metals are used on either side of the insulating film). The modification in the rectangular barrier introduced by image forces is derived and shown to be significant for very thin insulating films. Finally, the effect of insulator doping on barrier shape is considered.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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