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arxiv: 1204.2416 · v1 · pith:XBFO7L33new · submitted 2012-04-11 · 🪐 quant-ph

Scattering states of a particle, with position-dependent mass, in a {cal{PT}} symmetric heterojunction

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keywords symmetrichermitianheterojunctionmassparticlepdemposition-dependentanalytical
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The study of a particle with position-dependent effective mass (pdem), within a double heterojunction is extended into the complex domain --- when the region within the heterojunctions is described by a non Hermitian ${\cal{PT}}$ symmetric potential. After obtaining the exact analytical solutions, the reflection and transmission coefficients are calculated, and plotted as a function of the energy. It is observed that at least two of the characteristic features of non Hermitian ${\cal{PT}}$ symmetric systems --- viz., left / right asymmetry and anomalous behaviour at spectral singularity, are preserved even in the presence of pdem. The possibility of charge conservation is also discussed.

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