Kinetic theory of quantum transport at the nanoscale
Materials Science
2009-11-10 v2
Abstract
We present a quantum-kinetic scheme for the calculation of non-equilibrium transport properties in nanoscale systems. The approach is based on a Liouville-master equation for a reduced density operator and represents a generalization of the well-known Boltzmann kinetic equation. The system, subject to an external electromotive force, is described using periodic boundary conditions. We demonstrate the feasibility of the approach by applying it to a double-barrier resonant tunneling structure.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0301314,
title = {Kinetic theory of quantum transport at the nanoscale},
author = {Ralph Gebauer and Roberto Car},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0301314},
year = {2009}
}