Vibrational heat transport in molecular junctions

D Segal, BK Agarwalla - Annual review of physical chemistry, 2016 - annualreviews.org
We review studies of vibrational energy transfer in a molecular junction geometry, consisting
of a molecule bridging two heat reservoirs, solids or large chemical compounds. This setup …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective: Theory of quantum transport in molecular junctions

M Thoss, F Evers - The Journal of chemical physics, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Molecular junctions, where single molecules are bound to metal or semiconductor
electrodes, represent a unique architecture to investigate molecules in a distinct …

Effective-Hamiltonian theory of open quantum systems at strong coupling

N Anto-Sztrikacs, A Nazir, D Segal - PRX Quantum, 2023 - APS
We present the reaction-coordinate polaron-transform (RCPT) framework for generating
effective-Hamiltonian models to treat nonequilibrium open quantum systems at strong …

Multilayer multiconfiguration time-dependent Hartree theory

H Wang - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2015 - ACS Publications
Multilayer multiconfiguration time-dependent Hartree (ML-MCTDH) theory is a rigorous and
powerful method to simulate quantum dynamics in complex many-body systems. This …

Quantum heat current under non-perturbative and non-Markovian conditions: Applications to heat machines

A Kato, Y Tanimura - The Journal of chemical physics, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
We consider a quantum system strongly coupled to multiple heat baths at different
temperatures. Quantum heat transport phenomena in this system are investigated using two …

Thermodynamic uncertainty relation in thermal transport

S Saryal, HM Friedman, D Segal, BK Agarwalla - Physical Review E, 2019 - APS
We use the fundamental nonequilibrium steady-state fluctuation symmetry and derive a
condition on the validity of the thermodynamic uncertainty relation (TUR) in thermal transport …

[HTML][HTML] Green's function methods for single molecule junctions

G Cohen, M Galperin - The Journal of chemical physics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
We present a brief pedagogical review of theoretical Green's function methods applicable to
open quantum systems out of equilibrium, in general, and single molecule junctions, in …

Strong coupling effects in quantum thermal transport with the reaction coordinate method

N Anto-Sztrikacs, D Segal - New Journal of Physics, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a semi-analytical approach for studying quantum thermal energy transport at the
nanoscale. Our method, which is based on the reaction coordinate method, reveals the role …

Unifying quantum heat transfer in a nonequilibrium spin-boson model with full counting statistics

C Wang, J Ren, J Cao - Physical Review A, 2017 - APS
To study the full counting statistics of quantum heat transfer in a driven nonequilibrium spin-
boson model, we develop a generalized nonequilibrium polaron-transformed Redfield …

Nonequilibrium open quantum systems with multiple bosonic and fermionic environments: A hierarchical equations of motion approach

J Bätge, Y Ke, C Kaspar, M Thoss - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
We present a hierarchical equations of motion approach, which allows a numerically exact
simulation of nonequilibrium transport in general open quantum systems involving multiple …