Inelastic transport theory from first principles: Methodology and application to nanoscale devices

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 20, 2007, Pages

  Frederiksen, Thomas ^a   Paulsson, Magnus ^a   Brandbyge, Mads ^a   Jauho, Antti Pekka ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

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EID: 34347326120     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.75.205413     Document Type: Article

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