Kronig-Penney and Delta-Potential Models in Quantum Mechanics

Kronig-Penney model is applicable to quantum mechanical study of electrons in confined periodic potentials. Exact solution for a single-well potential can easily be generalized to many-wells through the Bloch theorem. In this study for a single-well potential eigenfunctions/eigenvalues are solvable numerically and forbidden energy gaps are identified. We consider next the potential with double-delta functions for which stationary states and energy levels are found. For this purpose, a transcendental algebraic equation is studied numerically. Reflection and transmission coefficients are determined appropriately. Finally, we propose that the distributional functions must find more applications in quantum mechanical problems.