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Quantum transport studies of spin-dependent phenomena in solids commonly employ the Kubo or Keldysh formulas for the nonequilibrium density operator in the steady-state linear-response regime. Its trace with operators of interest, such as…
We introduce an alternative route to quasiparticle self-consistent $GW$ calculations ($\mathrm{qs}GW$) on the basis of a Joint Approximate Diagonalization of the one-body $GW$ Green's functions $G(\varepsilon_n^{QP})$ taken at the input…
We present theoretical calculations of quasiparticle energies in closed-shell molecules using the GW method. We compare three different approaches: a full-frequency $G_0W_0$ (FF-$G_0W_0$) method with density functional theory (DFT-PBE) used…
The electronic structure of organic-inorganic interfaces often feature resonances originating from discrete molecular orbitals coupled to continuum lead states. An example are molecular junctions, individual molecules bridging electrodes,…
We present the implementation of spinor quantum transport within the non-equilibrium Green's function (NEGF) code TranSIESTA based on Density Functional Theory (DFT). First-principles methods play an essential role in molecular and material…
A surface-adsorbed molecule is contacted with the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) at a pre-defined atom. On tip retraction, the molecule is peeled off the surface. During this experiment, a two-dimensional differential…
GW calculations with fully self-consistent G and W -- based on the iterative solution of the Dyson equation -- provide an approach for consistently describing ground and excited states on the same quantum mechanical level. We show that for…
Self-interaction is a fundamental flaw of practical Kohn-Sham Density Functional Theory (KS DFT) approximations responsible for numerous qualitative and even catastrophic shortcomings. Whereas self-interaction is easy to characterize in…
The harmonic approximation of ionic fluctuations and the linear coupling between phonons and electrons provide the standard framework to compute, from first principles, the contribution of nuclear dynamics and its interaction with electrons…
Correlation effects in the transport properties of a single quantum level coupled to electron reservoirs are discussed theoretically using a non-equilibrium Green functions approach. Our method is based on the introduction of a second-order…
The $GW$ approximation is a widely used framework for studying correlated materials, but it struggles with certain limitations, such as its inability to explain pseudogap phenomena. To overcome these problems, we propose a systematic…
Due to the infinite summation of bubble diagrams, the $GW$ approximation of Green's function perturbation theory has proven particularly effective in the weak correlation regime, where this family of Feynman diagrams is important. However,…
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…
We use an all-electron implementation of the GW approximation to analyze several possible sources of error in the theory and its implementation. Among these are convergence in the polarization and Green's functions, the dependence of QP…
We study effects of electron correlation on the transport through a small interacting system connected to reservoirs using an effective Hamiltonian which describes the free quasi-particles of a Fermi liquid. The effective Hamiltonian is…
The reliable {\it ab-initio} description of strongly correlated materials is a long-sought capability in condensed matter physics. The $GW$+EDMFT method is a promising scheme, which provides a self-consistent description of correlations and…
On the basis of the self-consistent calculation scheme for the electron self-energy with the use of the three-point vertex function always satisfying the Ward identity, we find that the obtained quasiparticle dispersion in the normal state…
We present an implementation of the GW approximation for the electronic self-energy within the full-potential linearized augmented-plane-wave (FLAPW) method. The algorithm uses an all-electron mixed product basis for the representation of…
The role of electron-electron interaction in transport properties of open quantum dots is studied. The self-consistent full quantum mechanical magnetotransport calculations within the Hartree, Density Functional Theory and Thomas-Fermi…
Coherent electronic transport through a molecular device is studied using non-equilibrium Green's function (NEGF) formalism. Such device is made of a short linear wire which is connected to para- and ferromagnetic electrodes. Molecule…