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Determinable solutions for one-dimensional quantum potentials: scattering, quasi-bound and bound-state problems

Hwasung Lee1,3 and Y J Lee2

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We derive analytic expressions of the recursive solutions to Schrödinger's equation by means of a cutoff-potential technique for one-dimensional piecewise-constant potentials. These solutions provide a method for accurately determining the transmission probabilities as well as the wavefunction in both classically accessible regions and inaccessible regions for any barrier potentials. It is also shown that the energy eigenvalues and the wavefunctions of bound states can be obtained for potential-well structures by exploiting this method. Calculational results of illustrative examples are shown in order to verify this method for treating barrier and potential-well problems.


PACS

03.65.Ge Solutions of wave equations: bound states

03.65.Nk Scattering theory

73.21.Fg Quantum wells

73.63.Hs Quantum wells

MSC

81Uxx Scattering theory (See also 34A55, 34L25, 34L40, 35P25, 47A40)

81Q05 Closed and approximate solutions to the Schrödinger, Dirac, Klein-Gordon and other quantum-mechanical equations

Subjects

Surfaces, interfaces and thin films

Nanoscale science and low-D systems

Quantum information and quantum mechanics

Dates

Issue 13 (30 March 2007)

Received 21 November 2006, in final form 8 January 2007

Published 14 March 2007



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