The control of electrons at the level of the elementary charge e was demonstrated
experimentally already in the 1980s. Ever since, the production of an electrical current ef, or …

Abstract Properties of nanocomposite materials are affected by a coupling between
mechanical deformations of the materials and electronic charge transport. In one of the …

We analyze the dynamics of a nanomechanical resonator coupled to a single-electron
transistor (SET) in the regime where the resonator behaves classically. A master equation is …

We present a quantum theory of the shuttle instability in electronic transport through a
nanostructure with a mechanical degree of freedom. A phase space formulation in terms of …

Transport through a single-molecular conductor is considered, showing negative differential
conductance behavior associated with phonon-mediated electron tunneling processes. This …

An analytical analysis of quantum shuttle phenomena in a nanoelectromechanical single-
electron transistor has been performed in the realistic case, when the electron tunneling …

We investigate the effect of a quantized vibrational mode on electron tunneling through a
chain of three quantum dots. The outer dots are coupled to voltage leads, but the position of …

Self-oscillation is a phenomenon studied across many scientific disciplines, including the
engineering of efficient heat engines and electric generators. We investigate the single …

We study the charge transfer in a small grain oscillating between two leads. Coulomb
blockade restricts the charge fluctuations in such a way that only zero or one additional …

Motivated by recent experiments, we calculate both the average current and the current
fluctuations for a metallic island which oscillates between two symmetric electrodes …