Implementing the Keldysh formalism into ab initio methods for the calculation of quantum transport: Application to metallic nanocontacts

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1553211-1553215

  Louis, E ^a   Verges J A ^b   Palacios, J J ^a   Perez Jimenez A J ^a   SanFabian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; GOLD; METAL;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; GEOMETRY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0038120905     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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