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Quantum effects occurring during current filamentation in a chalcogenide glass are
considered. Under the conditions considered, the current filament appears as a set of
concentric tubes with different temperatures. In every tube, the electron has a specific wave
function and a specific energy level. The radii of the tubes appear to be proportional to natural
numbers n. The dependence of maximal temperature on the electrical field is obtained. The
Schroedinger equation is reduced to the first order differential equation. The type of energy of
an electron at the tube is close to exciton energy dependence. The potential energy of an
electron is described with the first order polynom of temperature. The temperature distribution
in the filament is shown as an interference of the electron.
Keywords: chalcogenide glasses; current filament; quantization |
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