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We present novel methods implemented within the non-equilibrium Green function code (NEGF) transiesta based on density functional theory (DFT). Our flexible, next-generation DFT-NEGF code handles devices with one or multiple electrodes…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-12-30 Nick Papior , Nicolás Lorente , Thomas Frederiksen , Alberto García , Mads Brandbyge

Non equilibrium Green's function methods are regularly used to calculate current and charge densities in nanoscale (both molecular and semiconductor) conductors under bias. This method is mainly used for ballistic conduction but may be…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Paulsson

Nonequilibrium Green's functions represent underutilized means of studying the time evolution of quantum many-body systems. In view of a rising computer power, an effort is underway to apply the Green's functions formalism to the dynamics…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Arnau Rios , Pawel Danielewicz

The quantum dynamics of correlated fermionic or bosonic many-body systems following external excitation can be successfully studied using nonequilibrium Green functions (NEGF) or reduced density matrix methods. Approximations are introduced…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-12-27 Erik Schroedter , Björn Jakob Wurst , Jan-Philip Joost , Michael Bonitz

Due to their small size and unique properties, single-molecule electronics have long seen research interest from experimentalists and theoreticians alike. From a theoretical standpoint, modeling these systems using electronic structure…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2021-10-04 Andrew M. Sand , Justin T. Malme , Erik P. Hoy

We give nonequilibrium Green's function (NEGF) perspective on thermodynamics formulations for open quantum systems strongly coupled to baths. Scattering approach implying thermodynamic consideration of a super-system (system plus baths)…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-04-19 Nicolas Bergmann , Michael Galperin

We present a microscopic modeling for a decay of a heavy compound nucleus, starting from a nucleonic degree of freedom. To this end, we develop an approach based on a non-equilibrium Green's function, which is combined with a configuration…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-08-14 K. Uzawa , K. Hagino

We use the Nonequilibrium Green's Function (NEGF) method to perform real-time simulations of the ultrafast electron dynamics of photoexcited donor-C60 complexes modeled by a Pariser-Parr-Pople Hamiltonian. The NEGF results are compared to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-01-25 E. Viñas Boström , A. Mikkelsen , C. Verdozzi , E. Perfetto , G. Stefanucci

We study quantum entanglement and its relation to transport in a non-equilibrium interacting double dot system connected to electronic baths. The dynamical properties in the non-interacting regime are studied using an exact numerical…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-11-26 Anirban Dey , Devendra Singh Bhakuni , Bijay Kumar Agarwalla , Auditya Sharma

We investigate memory effects and quantum transport in two-dimensional lattice systems within the framework of non-equilibrium Green's functions and Schwinger-Keldysh non-equilibrium quantum field theory. Starting from a 2D tight-binding…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-29 Pragya Chaudhary

We provide a systematic approach to compute different kinds of non-equilibrium Green's functions for open quantum systems which are essentially two-point correlation functions in time. We reveal that the definition of Green's functions…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2023-09-08 Katha Ganguly , Bijay Kumar Agarwalla

This article reviews the application of the non-equilibrium Green's function formalism to the simulation of novel photovoltaic devices utilizing quantum confinement effects in low dimensional absorber structures. It covers well-known…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-06-14 U. Aeberhard

We derive a general expression for the electron nonequilibrium (NE) distribution function in the context of steady state quantum transport through a two-terminal nanodevice with interaction. The central idea for the use of NE distributions…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-02-26 H. Ness

Ab initio modeling of molecular electronics is nowadays routinely performed by combining the Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Nonequilibrium Green function (NEGF) techniques. This method has its roots in the current formula given by Meir…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 A. P. Jauho

The interaction with time-dependent external fields, especially the interplay between time-dependent driving and quantum correlations, changes the familiar picture of electron transport through nanoscale systems. Although the exact solution…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-02-13 Thomas D. Honeychurch , Daniel S. Kosov

In non-equilibrium Green's function calculations the use of the Generalized Kadanoff-Baym Ansatz (GKBA) allows for a simple approximate reconstruction of the two-time Green's function from its time-diagonal value. With this a drastic…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2013-09-19 S. Hermanns , K. Balzer , M. Bonitz

We have developed a time propagation scheme for the Kadanoff-Baym equations for general inhomogeneous systems. These equations describe the time evolution of the nonequilibrium Green function for interacting many-body systems in the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Adrian Stan , Nils Erik Dahlen , Robert van Leeuwen

Theory of non-equilibrium Green's function (NGF) provides a practical framework for studying quantum many-body systems out of equilibrium. Extending the previous mean field approach developed for nuclear systems in one dimension with NGF,…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-08-26 Hao Lin , Hossein Mahzoon , Arnau Rios , Pawel Danielewicz

In this thesis we showed that Non-equilibrium Green's Function Perturbation Theory (NEGF) is really the overarching perturbative transport theory. This is shown in great detail by using NEGF as a starting point and developing in 3…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-02-05 Meng Lee Leek

We present a quantum kinetic approach for the time-resolved description of many-body effects in photoionization processes in atoms. The method is based on the non-equilibrium Green functions formalism and solves the Keldysh/Kadanoff-Baym…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 D. Hochstuhl , K. Balzer , S. Bauch , M. Bonitz