Image forces in STM reduce barrier height and width, increasing tunneling current densities by orders of magnitude, which the authors deem physically unreasonable.
Dessai, Theoretical studies on the scanning tunneling microscope (2024), arXiv:2402.00026 [cond-mat.other]
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Image Force Effects on Tunneling Currents in an STM -- I `Point charge in the Barrier Region' - Model
Image forces in STM reduce barrier height and width, increasing tunneling current densities by orders of magnitude, which the authors deem physically unreasonable.