Resonant Tunneling with Electron-Phonon Interaction: An Exactly Solvable Model

Abstract
The probability for resonant tunneling through a quantum well is calculated for a model including electron-phonon coupling. The interaction of the tunneling electron with optic phonons produces resonant transmission sidebands, which are readily observable in IV characteristics. Our results confirm the recent experimental observation of phonon-assisted resonant tunneling in GaAs.