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The document describes a problem involving a particle in a one-dimensional potential well. It asks to: 1) Find the general wavefunction solutions in two regions of different potential. 2) Apply boundary conditions of zero wavefunction at the edges and continuity at the boundary. 3) Derive a transcendental equation relating the energy to the potential and system parameters. 4) Calculate the lowest energy for given parameters of potential height and well width.

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The document describes a problem involving a particle in a one-dimensional potential well. It asks to: 1) Find the general wavefunction solutions in two regions of different potential. 2) Apply boundary conditions of zero wavefunction at the edges and continuity at the boundary. 3) Derive a transcendental equation relating the energy to the potential and system parameters. 4) Calculate the lowest energy for given parameters of potential height and well width.

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Problem 1.

11 Consider the potential energy, V(x), as shown in the figure


below, where E is the particle energy:

V(x)

E
V0
x
0 L 2L

a) Find a general solution to the wave equation in region I (0 <


x < L) and II (L < x < 2L). Assume that the particle energy,
E, is always larger than the potential V0 .
b) Require that the wavefunction is zero at x = 0 and x = 2L.
c) Require that the wavefunction and it's derivative is
continuous at x = L.
d) Derive a transcendental equation from which the possible
energies can be obtained.
e) Calculate the lowest possible energy for V0 = 0.1 eV, L = 1
nm and m = m0 .
Solution a) The general solutions to the wave equation are:
2mE
ΨI ( x ) = A sin( k1 x) + C cos( k1x ) with k1 =
h
ΨII ( x ) = B sin( k 2 ( 2L − x )) + D cos( k 2 ( 2L − x )) with
2m( E − V0 )
k2 =
h
b) To satisfy the boundary conditions C and D need to be zero.
c) At x = L the wave function and its derivative need to be
continuous, or:
A sin( k1L) = B sin( k 2 L )
k1 A cos( k1L ) = −k 2 B cos( k 2 L)
d) Taking the ratio one can eliminate A and B:
2mE 2 m( E − V0 )
E cot( L) = − ( E − V0 ) cot( L)
h h
e) Energy equals 138 meV
0.3
0.25

Energy (eV)
0.2
0.15
0.1
0.05
0
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
Position (nm)

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