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Offline chust

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Potential profile in tunnel junction?
« on: April 2, 2016, 14:25 »
The attached figure (and the following http link) is a schematic picture of my question.
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Short version:
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How to calculate the electrostatic potential profile in the metal-vacuum-insulator-metal junction with a bias potential?
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Longer version:
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Hello every one,
I want to figure the energy level alignment between the molecule and the metal leads in a STM with a finite bias voltage ~2volts.  The molecule is decoupled from the metal substrate by an insulating decoupling layer (several monolayer of NaCl)   Since the two leads are biased, there must be a potential drop across the junction.  I guess it's crucial to know the potential profile to determine the energy level alignment between the molecule and the metal lead. But how can I calculate this electrostatic potential profile when the two leads are biased?
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Thanks very much for your help ^_^

Offline Daniele Stradi

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Re: Potential profile in tunnel junction?
« Reply #1 on: April 4, 2016, 10:22 »
Dear Chust,

please look at the section "Voltage Drop" (an alternative name for the electrostatic potential drop) in this tutorial:
http://docs.quantumwise.com/tutorials/atk_transport_calculations.html?highlight=potential%20drop