'Tight binding' methods in quantum transport through molecules and small devices: From the coherent to the decoherent description
Abstract:
We discuss the steady-state electronic transport in solid-state and molecular devices in the quantum regime. The decimation technique allows a comprehensive description of the electronic structure. Such a method is used, in conjunction with the generalizations of Landauer's tunneling formalism, to describe a wide range of transport regimes. We analyze mesoscopic and semiclassical metallic transport, the metal-insulator transition, and the resonant tunneling regime. The effects of decoherence on transport is discussed in terms of the D'Amato-Pastawski model. A brief presentation of the time dependent phenomena is also included.
Año de publicación:
2001
Keywords:
- Resonant tunneling
- Green's functions
- Quantum coherence
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Tipo de documento:
Article
Estado:
Acceso restringido
Áreas de conocimiento:
- Mecánica cuántica
- Física
Áreas temáticas:
- Física
- Electricidad y electrónica
- Química y ciencias afines