Electron Tunneling through Chemical Oxide of Silicon

Abstract
Carrier transport between gold and n+-Si through chemical oxides of Si was measured for the first time using an atomic force microscope with a conducting probe. It was found from the theoretical calculation of carrier transport in 0.7-nm-thick chemical oxide formed in a mixed solution of H2SO4and H2O2that the carrier transport can be explained as a direct tunneling of electrons through chemical oxide.