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Hypothetically:
A pair of electrodes with a small insulating barrier between them. Transport is via tunneling through the barrier.
You apply a small bias, and measure conductance because there is tunneling current.
At 0 K, can there still be tunneling?
Is it possible for a tunnel junction to be AT 0 K while there is an applied bias, or does the very nature of the 'potential' mean that it is at some T≠0 state?
Thanks
A pair of electrodes with a small insulating barrier between them. Transport is via tunneling through the barrier.
You apply a small bias, and measure conductance because there is tunneling current.
At 0 K, can there still be tunneling?
Is it possible for a tunnel junction to be AT 0 K while there is an applied bias, or does the very nature of the 'potential' mean that it is at some T≠0 state?
Thanks