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The soft behavior of the bremsstrahlung from a source is discussed in terms of classical transport models and within a non--equilibrium quantum field theory (Schwinger - Kadanoff - Baym - Keldysh) formulation.
We study particle current and occupation distribution in a recently proposed model for coherent quantum transport. In this model a system connected to mesoscopic Fermi reservoirs (mesoreservoir) is driven out of equilibrium by the action of…
The Landauer-Butikker formalism is an important formalism to study mesoscopic systems. Its validity for linear transport is well established theoretically as well as experimentally. Akkermans et al [Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 66}, 76 (1991)] had…
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…
Recent electronic transport experiments using metallic contacts attached to proteins identified some 'stylized facts' which contradict conventional wisdom that increasing either the spatial distance between the electrodes or the temperature…
We develop a mesoscopic approach to model the non-equilibrium behavior of membranes at the cellular scale. Relying on lattice Boltzmann methods, we develop a solution procedure to recover the Nernst-Planck equations and Gauss's law. A…
Inelastic effects in electron transport through nano-sized devices are addressed with a method based on nonequilibrium Green's functions (NEGF) and perturbation theory to infinite order in the electron-vibration coupling. We discuss the…
Elucidating transport mechanisms and predicting transport coefficients is crucial for advancing material innovation, design, and application. Yet, state-of-the-art calculations are restricted to exact simulations of small lattices with…
The fully self-consistent non-equilibrium Green functions (NEGFs) approach to the quantum transport is developed for the investigation of one-dimensional nano-scale devices. Numerical calculations performed for resonant tunneling diodes…
On the basis of the Keldysh method of non-equilibrium systems, we develop a theory of electron tunneling in normal-metal/superconductor junctions. By using the tunneling Hamiltonian model (being appropriate for the tight-binding systems),…
Recent experimental advances probing coherent phonon and electron transport in nanoscale devices at contact have motivated theoretical channel-based analyses of conduction based on the nonequilibrium Green's function formalism. The…
We develop a method for the calculation of ballistic transport from first principles. The multiple scattering screened Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker (KKR) method is combined with a Green's function formulation of the Landauer approach for the…
Building on the many existing algorithms for calculating the DC transport properties of quantum tight-binding models, we develop a systematic approach that expresses finite frequency observables in terms of the stationary Green's function…
Based on our recent work on quantum transport [Li et al., Phys. Rev. B 71, 205304 (2005)], where the calculation of transport current by means of quantum master equation was presented, in this paper we show how an efficient calculation can…
Near equilibrium, Green-Kubo relations provide microscopic expressions for macroscopic transport coefficients in terms of equilibrium correlation functions. At their core, they are based on the intimate relationship between response and…
We present a scattering approach for the study of the transport and thermodynamics of quantum systems strongly coupled to their thermal environment(s). This formalism recovers the standard non-equilibrium Green's function expressions for…
We study the equilibrium and nonequilibrium electronic transport properties of multiprobe topological systems using a combination of the Landauer-B\"uttiker approach and nonequilibrium Green's functions techniques. We obtain general…
Within the real-time formulation of nonequilibrium field theory, generalized transport equations are derived avoiding the standard quasiparticle approximation. They permit to include unstable particles into the transport scheme. In order to…
Quantum dots are versatile systems for exploring quantum transport, electron correlations, and many-body phenomena such as the Kondo effect. While equilibrium properties are well understood through methods like the numerical renormalization…
Using non-equilibrium Green's functions, we derive a formula for the electron current through a lead-molecule-lead nanojunction where the interactions are not restricted to the central region, but are spread throughout the system, including…