Super-Klein tunneling of Klein-Gordon particles

Abstract

We study the total transmission of quantum particles satisfying the Klein-Gordon equation through a potential barrier based on the classical wave propagation theory. We deduce an analytical expression for the wave impedance for Klein-Gordon particles. From the condition that the impedance is matched throughout the space, we show that super-Klein tunneling, which refers to the omnidirectional total transmission of particles through a potential barrier when the energy of the particle is equal to the half of the barrier potential, should occur in these systems. We also derive a condition for total transmission of Klein-Gordon particles in the presence of both scalar and vector potentials and discuss the influence of weak scattering at the interfaces on super-Klein tunneling. The theoretical predictions are confirmed by explicit numerical calculations of the transmittance based on the invariant imbedding method.

5 pages, 4 figures

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