What is the coherence length for the wavefunction in the anode of a vacuum tunneling junction?

20 April 2020 0 3K Report

1. Please tell me your understanding of the behavior of tunneling electrons after they enter the anode of a tunneling junction, such as in a vacuum tunneling diode or a scanning tunneling microscope.

2. What is the depth in the metal anode at which it is still appropriate to use a single wavefunction to represent the electrons which reach the anode by quantum tunneling?

3. Please assume a planar model in which the anode has a finite electrical resistivity.

4. Am I correct in assuming that there would be a superposition of wavefunctions corresponding to different energies in phases at greater depths? If so, please tell me more.

5. Please compare this to what would happen if the anode was a superconductor.

6. I am not concerned about a field emission diode where electrons would have classical behavior at the anode.

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