Independent particle descriptions of tunneling using the many-body quantum transport approach
Independent particle descriptions of tunneling using the many-body quantum transport approach
Currents across thin insulators are commonly taken as single electrons moving across classically forbidden regions; this independent particle picture is well-known to describe most tunneling phenomena. Examining quantum transport from a different perspective, i.e., by explicit treatment of electron-electron interactions, we evaluate different single particle approximations with specific application to …