Cluster-based density-functional approach to quantum transport through molecular and atomic contacts

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 10, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Pauly, F ^a,b   Viljas, J K ^a,b   Huniar, U ^a,c   Hafner M ^a   Wohlthat, S ^a,d   Burkle M ^a   Cuevas, J C ^a,b,e   Schon G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c COSMOlogic GmbH and Co KG ^*  (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; SMELTING;

ATOM CONTACTS; ATOMIC CONTACTS; BULK PARAMETERS; CHARGE TRANSPORTS; CLUSTER-BASED; CLUSTER-BASED APPROACHES; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL APPROACHES; ELECTRON TRANSPORTS; FINITE CLUSTERS; METAL CLUSTERS; NEAREST-NEIGHBOR INTERACTIONS; NONORTHOGONAL BASIS FUNCTIONS; QUANTUM TRANSPORTS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 61449160043     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/10/12/125019     Document Type: Article

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