• number and height of the barriers as well as the wells between barriers can easily be modified
• A single quantum well formed by two finite barriers result in resonance transmissions.
• A double quantum well slits the resonance peaks into two components.
• For N barriers, one gets N-1 quantum wells, resulting in resonance transmissions with N-1 peaks.
• The resonances peaks overlap and form a band.
• The positions of the peaks for a dispersion that is similar to the periodic potential dispersion computed in the standard Kroenig-Penney model

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

• Gerhard Klimeck; Benjamin P Haley (2009), "Piece-Wise Constant Potential Barriers Tool Demonstration: Bandstructure Formation with Finite Superlattices," http://nanohub.org/resources/6836.

1. ABACUS 1
2. band structure 1
3. nanoelectronics 1
4. quantum mechanics 1
5. quantum transport 1
6. reflection coefficient 1
7. Superlattices 1
8. tool demonstration 1
9. transmission coefficient 1
10. tunneling 1