Electron transport with dissipation: A quantum kinetic approach

International Journal of Quantum Chemistry

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 564-571

  Gebauer, Ralph ^a   Car, Roberto ^b  

^a ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissipation; Electron transport; Open quantum system; Quantum kinetics; Resonant tunneling

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TUNNELING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM THEORY; RESONANT TUNNELING;

DISSIPATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; OPEN QUANTUM SYSTEMS; QUANTUM KINETICS;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 13844271420     PISSN: 00207608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qua.20312     Document Type: Conference Paper

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