Transport through nanostructures is studied at the many-body level using exact diagonalization and nonequilibrium Green's functions. Organic molecular junctions are a particular focus because of their technological promise. Work is presented regarding: (1) A π-electron model of organic molecular junctions developed using effective field theory; (2) series transmission and transmission node structure in interacting systems; (3) the effect of interactions on quantum interference and thermoelectricity in polycyclic junctions; and (4) nanoscale transport calculations using self-consistent statistical ensembles.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/301551 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Creators | Barr, Joshua |
| Contributors | Stafford, Charles A., Rutherfoord, John, Visscher, Koen, Zhang, Shufeng |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Electronic Dissertation |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. |
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