Quantum properties of atomic-sized conductors

N Agraıt, AL Yeyati, JM Van Ruitenbeek - Physics Reports, 2003 - Elsevier
Using remarkably simple experimental techniques it is possible to gently break a metallic
contact and thus form conducting nanowires. During the last stages of the pulling a neck …

Electron transmission through molecules and molecular interfaces

A Nitzan - Annual review of physical chemistry, 2001 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Electron transmission through molecules and molecular interfaces has been a
subject of intensive research due to recent interest in electron-transfer phenomena …

Density-functional method for nonequilibrium electron transport

M Brandbyge, JL Mozos, P Ordejón, J Taylor, K Stokbro - Physical Review B, 2002 - APS
We describe an ab initio method for calculating the electronic structure, electronic transport,
and forces acting on the atoms, for atomic scale systems connected to semi-infinite …

Ab initio modeling of quantum transport properties of molecular electronic devices

J Taylor, H Guo, J Wang - Physical Review B, 2001 - APS
We report on a self-consistent ab initio technique for modeling quantum transport properties
of atomic and molecular scale nanoelectronic devices under external bias potentials. The …

First-principles based matrix Green's function approach to molecular electronic devices: general formalism

Y Xue, S Datta, MA Ratner - Chemical Physics, 2002 - Elsevier
Transport in molecular electronic devices is different from that in semiconductor mesoscopic
devices in two important aspects:(1) the effect of the electronic structure and (2) the effect of …

Inelastic transport theory from first principles: Methodology and application to nanoscale devices

T Frederiksen, M Paulsson, M Brandbyge… - Physical Review B …, 2007 - APS
We describe a first-principles method for calculating electronic structure, vibrational modes
and frequencies, electron-phonon couplings, and inelastic electron transport properties of …

Microscopic study of electrical transport through individual molecules with metallic contacts. I. Band lineup, voltage drop, and high-field transport

Y Xue, MA Ratner - Physical Review B, 2003 - APS
We present the first in a series of microscopic studies of electrical transport through
individual molecules with metallic contacts. We view the molecules as “heterostructures” …

Onset of energy dissipation in ballistic atomic wires

N Agraït, C Untiedt, G Rubio-Bollinger, S Vieira - Physical review letters, 2002 - APS
Electronic transport at finite voltages in free-standing gold atomic chains of up to seven
atoms in length is studied at low temperatures using a scanning tunneling microscope. The …

[图书][B] First-principles calculations in real-space formalism: electronic configurations and transport properties of nanostructures

K Hirose, T Ono, Y Fujimoto, S Tsukamoto - 2005 - books.google.com
With cutting-edge materials and minute electronic devices being produced by the latest
nanoscale fabrication technology, it is essential for scientists and engineers to rely on first …

Conductance, curves, and negative differential resistance of carbon atomic wires

B Larade, J Taylor, H Mehrez, H Guo - Physical Review B, 2001 - APS
We report on a first-principles analysis of transport properties of carbon atomic wires in
contact with two metallic electrodes under external bias. The equilibrium conductance of the …