Time-dependent quantum transport: A practical scheme using density functional theory

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Kurth, S ^a   Stefanucci, G ^b   Almbladh, C O ^b   Rubio, A ^c   Gross, E K U ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c DONOSTIA INTERNATIONAL PHYSICS CENTER DIPC   (Spain)

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EID: 33749158817     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.035308     Document Type: Article

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