Hierarchical quantum master equation approach to electronic-vibrational coupling in nonequilibrium transport through nanosystems: Reservoir formulation and …

C Schinabeck, R Härtle, M Thoss - Physical Review B, 2018 - APS
We present a hierarchical quantum master equation (HQME) approach which provides a
numerically exact description of nonequilibrium charge transport in nanosystems with …

Cooling by heating in nonequilibrium nanosystems

R Härtle, C Schinabeck, M Kulkarni… - Physical Review B, 2018 - APS
We demonstrate the possibility to reduce the heating of nanoelectronic systems in
nonequilibrium situations by increasing the temperature of the environment. Such cooling by …

Current noise in single-molecule junctions induced by electronic-vibrational coupling

C Schinabeck, R Härtle, HB Weber, M Thoss - Physical Review B, 2014 - APS
The influence of multiple vibrational modes on current fluctuations in electron transport
through single-molecule junctions is investigated. Our analysis is based on a generic model …

Single-electron transistor strongly coupled to vibrations: counting statistics and fluctuation theorem

G Schaller, T Krause, T Brandes… - New Journal of …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Using a simple quantum master equation approach, we calculate the full counting statistics
of a single-electron transistor strongly coupled to vibrations. The full counting statistics …

Long transient dynamics in the Anderson-Holstein model out of equilibrium

KF Albrecht, A Martin-Rodero, RC Monreal… - Physical Review B …, 2013 - APS
We calculate the time-dependent nonequilibrium current through a single-level quantum dot
strongly coupled to a vibrational mode. The nonequilibrium real-time dynamics caused by …

Effect of broadening in the weak-coupling limit of vibrationally coupled electron transport through molecular junctions and the analogy to quantum dot circuit QED …

R Härtle, M Kulkarni - Physical Review B, 2015 - APS
We investigate the nonequilibrium population of a vibrational mode in the steady state of a
biased molecular junction, using a rate equation approach. We focus on the limit of weak …

Full counting statistics of a single-molecule quantum dot

B Dong, GH Ding, XL Lei - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2013 - APS
We investigate the full counting statistics of a single quantum dot strongly coupled to a local
phonon and weakly tunnel connected to two metallic electrodes. By employing the …

Bistability and displacement fluctuations in a quantum nanomechanical oscillator

R Avriller, B Murr, F Pistolesi - Physical Review B, 2018 - APS
Remarkable features have been predicted for the mechanical fluctuations at the bistability
transition of a classical oscillator coupled capacitively to a quantum dot [Micchi, Phys. Rev …

Transient dynamics and steady state behavior of the Anderson–Holstein model with a superconducting lead

KF Albrecht, H Soller, L Mühlbacher… - Physica E: Low …, 2013 - Elsevier
We analyze the nonequilibrium dynamics and steady-state behavior of the two-terminal
Anderson–Holstein model with a superconducting and a normal conducting lead. In the …

Vibrationally coupled electron transport in single‐molecule junctions: The importance of electron–hole pair creation processes

R Härtle, U Peskin, M Thoss - physica status solidi (b), 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Vibrationally coupled electron transport through single‐molecule junctions is considered.
Reviewing our recent theoretical work, we show that electron–hole pair creation processes …