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An electron approaches a 1.0nm wide potential-energy barrier of height 5.0eV. What energy electron has a tunneling probability of (a) 10%, (b) 1.0%, and (c) 0.10%?

Short Answer

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a. The energy is 4.95eV.

b. 4.81eV

c.4.56eV

Step by step solution

01

Part (a) Step 1: Given information 

We have given,

length of potential barrier =1nm

The potential =5eV

probability =10%

We have to find the energy of wave.

02

Simplify

We know the probability of the tunneling can be

Ptunnel=e-2w/=-2wlnPtunnel...............(1)

and we know the penetration distance is,

=h22m(Uo-E)

then this equation will be equal to equation (1)

-2wlnPtunnel=h22m(Uo-E)-210-9mln(0.1)=(6.6310-34J.s)22m(5eV-E)2m(5eV-E)=1.210-25(51.610-19)-E=0.079110-19E=7.9210-19JE=4.95eV

03

Part (b) Step 1: Given information

We have to find the energy for the probability of tunneling is1%.

04

Simplify

We know that relation between the probability and the energy is

-2wlnPtunnel=h22m(Uo-E)-210-9mln(0.01)=(6.6310-34J.s)22m(5eV-E)2m(5eV-E)=2.410-25(51.610-19)-E=0.3110-19E=4.81eV

05

Part (c) Step 1: Given information

We have to find the energy of the system for probability is0.1%.

06

Simplify

We know the relationship between the probability and the energy is given by,

-210-9mln(0.001)=(6.6310-34J.s)22m(5eV-E)2m(5eV-E)=3.610-25(51.610-19)-E=0.7110-19E=4.56eV

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