Non-equilibrium Green's function theory for non-adiabatic effects in quantum transport: inclusion of electron-electron interactions
Abstract
Non-equilibrium Green's function theory for non-adiabatic effects in quantum transport [Kershaw and Kosov, J.Chem. Phys. 2017, 147, 224109 and J. Chem. Phys. 2018, 149, 044121] is extended to the case of interacting electrons. We consider a general problem of quantum transport of interacting electrons through a central region with dynamically changing geometry. The approach is based on the separation of time scales in the non-equilibrium Green's functions and the use of Wigner transformation to solve the Kadanoff-Baym equations. The Green's functions and correlation self-energy are non-adiabatically expanded up to the second order central time derivatives. We produced expressions for Green's functions with non-adiabatic corrections and modified formula for electric current; both depend not only on instantaneous molecular junction geometry but also on nuclear velocities and accelerations. The theory is illustrated by the study of electron transport through a model single-resonant level molecular junction with local electron-electron repulsion and a dynamically changing geometry.
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@article{arxiv.1809.07140,
title = {Non-equilibrium Green's function theory for non-adiabatic effects in quantum transport: inclusion of electron-electron interactions},
author = {Vincent F. Kershaw and Daniel S. Kosov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1809.07140},
year = {2019}
}