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Pairing the accuracy of Kohn-Sham density-functional framework with the efficiency of a stochastic algorithmic approach, mixed stochastic-deterministic Density Functional Theory (mDFT) achieves a favorable computational scaling with system…

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We explore electron transport properties for the model of benzene-1, 4-dithiolate (BDT) molecule and for some other geometric models of benzene molecule attached to two semi-infinite one-dimensional metallic electrodes using the Green's…

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Classical density functional theory (DFT) is a statistical mechanical theory for calculating the density profiles of the molecules in a liquid. It is widely used, for example. to calculate the density distribution of the molecules in the…

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We overview nonequilibrium Green function combined with density functional theory (NEGF-DFT) modeling of independent electron and phonon transport in nanojunctions with applications focused on a new class of thermoelectric devices where a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-04-19 Branislav K. Nikolic , Kamal K. Saha , Troels Markussen , Kristian S. Thygesen

This paper aims at introducing the formal foundations of the application of reduced density-matrix theory and Green's function theory to the analysis of molecular electronic transitions. For this sake, their mechanics, applied to specific…

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We present quantum electron transport theory that incorporates dynamical effects of motion of atoms on electrode-molecule interfaces in the calculations of the electric current. The theory is based on non-equilibrium Green's functions. We…

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Representing spectral densities, real-frequency, and real-time Green's functions of continuous systems by a small discrete set of complex poles is an ubiquitous problem in condensed matter physics, with applications ranging from quantum…

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Accurate modeling of the electronic structure of warm dense matter is a challenging problem whose solution would allow a better understanding of material properties like equation of state, opacity, and conductivity, with resulting…

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To understand sparse systems we must account for both strong local atom bonds and weak nonlocal van der Waals forces between atoms separated by empty space. A fully nonlocal functional form [H. Rydberg, B.I. Lundqvist, D.C. Langreth, and M.…

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We characterize the transport properties of functionalized graphene nanoribbons using extensive first-principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) that encompass both monovalent and divalent ligands, hydrogenated defects…

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Density Functional Resonance Theory (DFRT) is a complex-scaled version of ground-state Density Functional Theory (DFT) that allows one to calculate the resonance energies and lifetimes of metastable anions. In this formalism, the exact…

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We present and review an efficient method to calculate the retarded Green's function in multi-terminal nanostructures; which is needed in order to calculate the conductance through the system and the local particle densities within it. The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-16 G. Thorgilsson , G. Viktorsson , S. I. Erlingsson

Standard density functional approximations often give questionable results for odd-electron radical complexes, with the error typically attributed to self-interaction. In density corrected density functional theory (DC-DFT), certain classes…

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We investigate transport properties of gate-all-around Si nanowires using non-equilibrium Green's function technique. By taking into account of the ionized impurity scattering we calculate Green's functions self-consistently and examine the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. H. OH , D. Ahn , Y. S. Yu , S. W. Hwang

We outline a methodology for the simulation of particle-laden flows whereby the dispersed and fluid phases are two-way coupled. The drag force which couples fluid and particle momentum depends on the undisturbed fluid velocity at the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2020-04-21 J. A. K. Horwitz , G. Iaccarino , J. K. Eaton , A. Mani

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…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Van Nam Do , Philippe Dollfus , Van Lien Nguyen

Metal-semiconductor contacts are a pillar of modern semiconductor technology. Historically, their microscopic understanding has been hampered by the inability of traditional analytical and numerical methods to fully capture the complex…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-04-13 Daniele Stradi , Umberto Martinez , Anders Blom , Mads Brandbyge , Kurt Stokbro

We discuss the general form of the transmission spectrum through a molec- ular junction in terms of the Green function of the isolated molecule. By introducing a tight binding method, we are able to translate the Green func- tion properties…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-16 Daniel A. Lovey , Rodolfo H. Romero

We present an efficient method for evaluating current-induced forces in nanoscale junctions, which naturally integrates into the non-equilibrium Green's function formalism implemented within density functional theory. This allows us to…

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