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Transparent boundary conditions for time-dependent electron transport in the R-matrix method with applications to nanostructured interfaces

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2016-09-20 v2

Abstract

Transparent boundary conditions for the time-dependent Schrodinger equation are implemented using the R-matrix method. The employed scattering formalism is suitable for describing open quantum systems and provides the framework for the time-dependent coherent transport. Transmission and reflection of wave functions at the edges of a finite quantum system are essential for an accurate and efficient description of the time-dependent processes on large time scales. The approach is used here to describe time-dependent transport across nanostructured interfaces relevant for photovoltaic applications.

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@article{arxiv.1506.02993,
  title  = {Transparent boundary conditions for time-dependent electron transport in the R-matrix method with applications to nanostructured interfaces},
  author = {G. A. Nemnes and Alexandra Palici and A. Manolescu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1506.02993},
  year   = {2016}
}